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Palaces

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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

Art at Hillsborough Castle

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

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’

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