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The execution of Charles I

Killing of a 'treasonous' King

Art at Hillsborough Castle

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

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 story of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

‘The Grandest House in County Down’

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Members-Only Days at Banqueting House

Explore the Banqueting House, Whitehall on this exclusive members-only day after its temporary closure. Learn all about this iconic building and its rich history.

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The Castle

Discover elegant State Rooms still used by the royal family inside Hillsborough Castle.

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Cumberland Art Gallery

Discover masterpieces by Rembrandt, Caravaggio, van Dyck, and more in the Cumberland Art Gallery.

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Rubens ceiling

Marvel at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' ceiling in its original setting of Inigo Jones' spectacular Banqueting House.

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Art and sculpture

See images of James I and VI and Charles I among the important collection of art and sculpture at Banqueting House.

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The King’s Gallery

Explore the King's Gallery, which was transformed by William Kent to showcase the finest paintings of the Royal Collection.

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William III's apartments

Enjoy the beautiful State Apartments and private rooms of William III at Hampton Court Palace as part of your visit.

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State Entrance Hall

Start your tour in the magnificent state entrance, where royals, politicians and peacemakers all enter the castle.

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State Drawing Room

Discover contemporary Irish art from the collection of His Majesty The King in this elegant family space.

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Searching for the Young Black Man in the Portrait of William III, Part 1

A young Black man dressed in blue and gold holding a helmet stands beside William III in a portrait that is a focal point of our exhibition: Untold Lives: A Palace at Work. Who was he? Where did he live and when? Why is he in the painting with William III? And how can historians unravel the mystery surrounding him?

Itinerary

Find out how to spend your day at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens with our useful itinerary.

Cumberland Art Gallery highlights

Find out more about the gallery and the display of works from the Royal Collection at Hampton Court Palace.

Searching for the Young Black Man in the Portrait of William III, Part 2

The next step in our search was to look at sources and pictures on William III's life before he arrived in England, and his first court, to attempt to discover more about this young man, and why he might have been painted with the King.

Conserving the Ruben's ceiling

Conserving the Ruben's ceiling

Visual and decorative arts collections

Visual and decorative arts at Historic Royal Palaces.

Hampton Court Palace as a Victorian art gallery

This little watercolour, painted by an unknown artist in the 1850s, is a revealing glimpse of what it was like to visit Hampton Court Palace in the 19th century.

Mary, Marchioness of Downshire: A Life in Miniature

Research and Interpretation Producer Emma Lawthers takes a brief glimpse into the lives of the Mary and the Hill family of Hillsborough Castle, as seen through the lens of a very unique object.

Sketches of Queen Victoria as a girl

A unique set of sketches in our collection show Princess Victoria at three years old, on holiday in the seaside town of Ramsgate, Kent in 1822. They give us a rare informal glimpse of Victoria as a pink-cheeked cherub and a bundle of energy.