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Palaces

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Henry VIII

Who was the real Henry VIII?

The Tower of London and the Second World War

Life at the Tower of London during the Second World War

Elizabeth II at our palaces

Elizabeth II had a deep connection to the Tower of London and the other five palaces in our care

William the Conqueror

England's first Norman King

George III

Dutiful, intelligent and cultured, but cruelly labelled ‘mad’

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?

Arbella Stuart

From contender for the throne to prisoner in the Tower of London

Duleep Singh

The last Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and former owner of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

The story of the Tower of London

Iconic fortress, royal palace and infamous prison.