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Thomas Cromwell

The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'

Coronations Past and Present

An ancient ceremony, largely unchanged for a thousand years

Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London

The ‘Beefeaters’ have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times

The Medieval Palace

Luxurious royal lodgings from the 1200s

Elizabeth of York

The original Tudor Queen, and wife of Henry VII

LGBT Royal Histories

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer histories in our palaces

Jewish Medieval History at the Tower of London

The Tower of London holds a principal place in the complex story of England's Medieval Jewish community.

Eleanor of Provence

A powerful and political Queen

John Blanke

A Black musician at the Tudor court