History and Stories
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Sophia Duleep Singh
The Indian Princess who fought for women’s rights
Kings and queens of the Georgian period
Who were the Georgians – the kings and their queens who gave their name to an era?
The story of Kew Palace
Britain's smallest royal palace and George III's private retreat
George III
Dutiful, intelligent and cultured, but cruelly labelled ‘mad’
Thomas Cromwell
The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'
William Kent
Royal artist, architect and designer to Georgian kings
The royal kitchens at Kew
The kitchens have survived, practically untouched
The masque
A fabulously extravagant early 17th century court entertainment
The Tower's Mint
Guarding the production of all the country's precious coins for over 500 years