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The Ceremony of the Keys

Centuries-old traditions of the Tower of London including the Ceremony of the Keys and Beating the Bounds.

Thomas Wolsey

Henry VIII’s right-hand man – until the King met Anne Boleyn

Oliver Cromwell

Soldier, Statesman, Lord Protector

Sir Thomas More

Henry VIII's 'good servant, and God's first'

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?

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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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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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Thomas More's imprisonment at the Tower of London

Chief Historian Tracy Borman recounts one of the most dramatic falls from favour in the Tudor court. 

Captain Scott and Kathleen Bruce's Wedding at Hampton Court Palace

Assistant Curator Minette Butler explores how Captain Scott's wedding to his beloved wife Kathleen Bruce at Hampton Court Palace intertwines with the aftermath of his ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole.

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?

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'. 

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.