The text reads (in modern spelling): 'On Sunday August 20th 1704. Two West India Blacks were christened in the Royal Chapel of St James's. A boy and a girl by the names of John and Mary by Mr Samuel ...

Explore over 500 years of history during a signed guided tour of the Tudor palace at Hampton Court. These special tours will be led by John Wilson, a highly acclaimed deaf tour guide who specialises ...

World-famous as a royal fortress and prison, the Tower of London is also one of the most substantial standing remains of medieval England’s Jewish history. From the mid-twelfth century to the ...

Discover a royal masterpiece and home of the Rubens ceiling Discover a royal masterpiece and home of the Rubens ceiling Admire the epic Rubens' ceiling and discover the site of Charles I’s execution ...

Kew Palace is the smallest of all the royal palaces. It was originally built as a fashionable mansion for wealthy London silk merchant, Samuel Fortrey in 1631. George II (r 1727-60) and Queen Caroline ...

The Hampton Court Palace Maze is the UK's oldest surviving hedge maze. Commissioned around 1700 by William III, it covers a third of an acre and is known for confusing and intriguing visitors with its ...

What happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard? What happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard? The disappearance of the 'Princes in the Tower', Edward V and his brother Richard, ...

Transport yourself back to the heydey of Tudor cooking and entertainment Transport yourself back to the heydey of Tudor cooking and entertainment Henry VIII's Kitchens at Hampton Court Palace were the ...

Queen Elizabeth I was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, who ruled England between 1558 and 1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth became Queen aged 25, at a time of political ...

Make your way down through Kew Gardens and along the riverside to find Queen Charlotte’s Cottage – a secluded retreat used by Queen Charlotte, her husband George III and their family for resting and ...

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty: a 500-year old royal pleasure palace Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty: a 500-year old royal pleasure palace The original Tudor Hampton Court Palace ...

A revolutionary building. Spectacular paintings. Royal execution site. A revolutionary building. Spectacular paintings. Royal execution site. Banqueting House is a magnificent survivor of the lost ...