History and Stories
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Queen Charlotte
Wife of George III and mother to 15 children
The story of Banqueting House
Four hundred years of history and the site of a royal execution
The Rubens ceiling
The crowning glory of the Banqueting House
The Whitehall Palace fire of 1698
Discover the dramatic story of the 1698 Whitehall Palace fire, a catastrophic blaze that destroyed Europe's largest royal palace in a single day, leaving behind a devastating legacy.
The Ceremony of the Keys
Centuries-old traditions of the Tower of London including the Ceremony of the Keys and Beating the Bounds.
The Tower of London Menagerie
For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals
The Princes in the Tower
Murdered or survived – what happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard?
Chocolate fit for a king
Where royal chocolate makers prepared this expensive delicacy
Edward Francis
Edward Francis, an enslaved African who lived at the Tower of London