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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An intimate exhibition exploring the Royal Family’s relationship with the camera An intimate exhibition exploring the Royal Family’s relationship with the camera Discover Life Through a Royal Lens, ...

James I: a religious reformer and obsessed with witches, a keen patron of architecture and the arts, and an early anti-smoking campaigner. Anne of Denmark: assertive and independent, a dynamic patron ...

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 ...

Few experiences capture the magic of Christmas quite like choral singing in a grand castle. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome back the extraordinary Cappella Caeciliana for an evening of festive ...

Meals were not just about eating. They were a display of the monarch’s power. Exotic foods demonstrated wealth, while seating arrangements reflected the court’s hierarchy. By Henry VIII’s reign, the ...

Step into the home of Princess Victoria and experience the magical atmosphere of a Regency Christmas, brought back to life at Kensington Palace. Enter a world of flickering candles, theatrical ...