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Elizabeth II at our palaces
Elizabeth II had a deep connection to the Tower of London and the other five palaces in our care
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
Art at Hillsborough Castle
Hillsborough Castle has become a place in which to see amazing art
The story of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
‘The Grandest House in County Down’
Mo Mowlam
A unique Northern Ireland Secretary and Hillsborough Castle resident
Henry VI
Intelligent and generous, he lived in his father's shadow and was killed for his throne
The Field of Cloth of Gold
Henry VIII's historic meeting with his great rival François I in 1520 was a defining point in his reign