History and Stories
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Thomas Cromwell
The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'
Coronations Past and Present
An ancient ceremony, largely unchanged for a thousand years
Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London
The ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times
The royal court in the Tudor period
The Tudor royal court was the place to see, and be seen
The Medieval Palace
Luxurious royal lodgings from the 1200s
Elizabeth of York
The original Tudor Queen, and wife of Henry VII
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
The gardens at Hampton Court Palace
A brief history of the famous royal gardens
LGBT Royal Histories
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer histories in our palaces