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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
A history of royal weddings
From Queen Victoria to the modern royals
Mehmet von Königstreu
An Ottoman gentleman at George I’s Court
Tower of London Prison
The Tower is known as an infamous prison, but it wasn't built to be one
William Kent
Royal artist, architect and designer to Georgian kings
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.
Thomas Wolsey
Henry VIII’s right-hand man – until the King met Anne Boleyn