History and Stories
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Tower of London remembers
The First World War centenary commemorations
Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London
The ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times
LGBT Royal Histories
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer histories in our palaces
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?
Edward Francis
Edward Francis, an enslaved African who lived at the Tower of London
Duleep Singh
The last Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and former owner of the Koh-i-Noor diamond
Coronations Past and Present
An ancient ceremony, largely unchanged for a thousand years
Anne Boleyn
How did Anne Boleyn become queen and why did Henry VIII execute her?
A History of Royal Jubilees
In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, we look back at the history of royal jubilee celebrations through the ages.