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Good Friday Agreement
Hillsborough Castle was the scene for key meetings that led to this historic moment in Northern Ireland’s history
John Blanke
A Black musician at the Tudor court
Catalina of Motril
A Tudor servant with one of English history’s greatest secrets
Sir Walter Raleigh
This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?
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
Thomas Wolsey
Henry VIII’s right-hand man – until the King met Anne Boleyn
Robert Dudley
Prisoner, favourite and Earl of Leicester
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- Things to see
Lady Grey's Study
Discover this calm, cosy room and learn about the historic meetings that have taken place within its walls.
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Closed until castle reopens on 14 March 2026.
- Hillsborough Castle
- Included in combined castle tour and gardens tickets (Members go free)
- Things to see
Tower Hill Execution Memorial
Complete your visit to the Tower of London at the Tower Hill Memorial, in what is now Trinity Gardens. Here, an estimated 125 people were executed– including many prisoners of the Tower.
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- Tower of London
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Hillary Clinton and the 'Vital Voices' of Northern Ireland's women
Hillary Clinton's speech at Hillsborough Castle in 2023 marked a 30-year relationship with the women of Northern Ireland, which started over tea in South Belfast.
A Turkish Bath for Horses at Hampton Court
With eyes on Royal Ascot in June, we wanted to share a lesser-known aspect of Hampton Court’s Equine Past. In the 1860s a Turkish bath was installed at Hampton Court Palace…for the horses! Buildings Curator Alexandra Stevenson explores this curious history.
George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham
In the ruthless world of the Stuart court, royal favour was everything. No one knew this better than George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, whose rise to power was built on the love and patronage of James I.
Barrage Balloons at the Tower of London in the Second World War
When London faced the fury of the Blitz during the Second World War, the Tower of London found a new way to protect the city from the sky – a huge hydrogen-filled 'barrage balloon'.
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.
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?
The Life of Edward Francis: Black history at the Tower of London
Misha Ewen, Curator of Inclusive History, reflects upon her research on the life of Edward Francis - an enslaved African man who lived at the Tower of London in the late 17th century.
Sideron and Cupido: Two untold lives at Hampton Court Palace
In 1795, two remarkable men arrived at Hampton Court Palace in the entourage of the Prince of Orange. Enslaved as children and given to the Prince as 'gifts', Sideron and Cupido now accompanied the Dutch Prince as he fled invasion.
Two skeletons found at the Tower of London
Curator of Historic Buildings Alfred Hawkins explains the results of continued analysis of a 2019 excavation at the Tower of London, and what they can tell us about the Tower community.