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Palaces

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Queen Anne

A surprisingly successful monarch, despite ill health and tragedy

The gardens at Hampton Court Palace

A brief history of the famous royal gardens

The Tower of London and the First World War

The Tower of London played an important role in the First World War

The Tower of London Menagerie

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

9 surprising facts about the Tower of London Moat

The Tower of London Moat wasn’t always the dry ditch that it is today. Did you know it was once filled with fish? Or that it has been used as an allotment? Here are 9 surprising facts about the moat at the Tower of London.

Tower of London remembers

First World War centenary commemorations at the Tower of London

The Princes in the Tower

Murdered or survived – what happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard?

The Medieval Palace

Luxurious royal lodgings from the 1200s