History and stories

Known as the ‘Nine Day Queen’, Lady Jane had the shortest reign in British history

A Black musician at the Tudor court

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

Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?

Edward Francis, an enslaved African who lived at the Tower of London

The last Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and former owner of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

An ancient ceremony, largely unchanged for a thousand years

A Tudor servant with one of English history’s greatest secrets

How did Anne Boleyn become queen and why did Henry VIII execute her?

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