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Kings and queens of the Georgian period

Who were the Georgians – the kings and their queens who gave their name to an era?

George III

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

Queen Charlotte

Wife of George III and mother to 15 children

William IV

The unexpected king, who lived in Bushy Park, near Hampton Court Palace and was married at Kew Palace

James I and Anne of Denmark

Generous, scholarly James and his cultured wife

The story of Hampton Court Palace

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty

William III and Mary II

England's only joint sovereigns, who transformed Kensington Palace into a royal residence

Art at Hillsborough Castle

Hillsborough Castle has become a place in which to see amazing art

The Tower of London Menagerie

For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals