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Palaces

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The Tower of London Menagerie

For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals

George III

Dutiful, intelligent and cultured, but cruelly labelled ‘mad’

Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves was Queen of England and Henry VIII's fourth wife for just over six months. For many she was a brief footnote in Henry VIII's quest to secure the Tudor dynasty. But there is more to her story than meets the eye.

The story of Kew Palace

Britain's smallest royal palace and George III's private retreat

A history of royal weddings

From Queen Victoria to the modern royals

William Kent

Royal artist, architect and designer to Georgian kings

William III and Mary II

England's only joint sovereigns, who transformed Kensington Palace into a royal residence

Art at Hillsborough Castle

Hillsborough Castle has become a place in which to see amazing art

The story of Hampton Court Palace

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty