becoming the principal royal residence after the fire of 1698 destroyed Whitehall Palace. Queen Mary, Henry VIII's daughter died here, his other daughter Queen Elizabeth I held court here as did ...

When you conjure up images of Otford, it's likely the serene River Darent, stunning historic buildings and breathtaking North Downs views spring to mind. However, this quaint west Kent village is ...

The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place on Sunday 24th June ... The day before the king and queen had processed from the Tower of London through the City to Whitehall. On the ...

and every couple of weeks the court would move to a new palace while the last was cleaned. The young Henry VIII wanted to create a magnificent court. He and his wife Catherine wore fine clothes ...

Henry VIII’s Abraham tapestries had to be digitally restored for the filming of the BBC’s Wolf Hall because they were so faded. The “national treasure” tapestries, which hang in Hampton ...

Public domain A drawing of Richmond Palace as built by Henry VIII, published in 1765 Dr Sean Cunningham, Head of the Medieval Records team at the National Archives, said: "These records really do ...

Wells Cathedral in Somerset doubled as the Palace of Whitehall for the second series of Wolf Hall Viewers from the West Country will be able to spot some very familiar backdrops when the second ...