Historic Royal Palaces
We tell stories about the monarchs you know, and the lives you don’t.
Historic Royal Palaces looks after six sites: Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace, Banqueting House and Hillsborough Castle. Together these sites tell 1,000 years of history, from the royal families that chose these palaces, to the many lives of those that lived and worked alongside them.
We are a charity, and your support gives the palaces a future, for everyone. Stay tuned for new videos on Wednesdays two or three times a month.
Feeding 400 People Twice a Day | How Henry VIII’s Court Ate
Queen Victoria's 1870s Dress
Inside the Tower's Medieval Palace | Dan Snow at the Tower of London
We Baked Some Tudor Pastries | Historical Cookery at Kew
Silks, Crowns & Fairies | Dressing a 17th Century Queen
What Board Games Did Henry VIII Play?
Getting Dressed as a Medieval Queen
A Medieval Masterpiece | William the Conqueror's London Castle
Was This How Henry VIII Ate Cucumbers? | Historic Cookery at Kew Palace
The Extravagance of 1700s Court Dresses | The Spitalfields Mantua Dress
Why Tudor Theatre was Loved by Court and Commoners
What George III’s Clothes Reveal About His Life
The Extraordinary Art of Tudor Embroidery
Getting Dressed as Anne Boleyn
How To Dance Like A Tudor
How Queen Alexandra Influenced Late Victorian Fashion
14th Century Recipes Disguising Pork as Apples & Oranges | Historic Cookery at Kew
Wigs, Frills & High Heels | 17th Century Menswear
How the Tower of London Survived WW2
How The Beefeaters Got Their Uniforms
Why is this Medieval Recipe Cooked in a Flowerpot? | Historic Cookery at Kew Palace
Getting Dressed as Queen Victoria
A Jane Austen Dessert? | Historic Cookery at Kew Palace
Was This Henry VIII's Hat?
Getting Dressed as Elizabeth I
What We Discovered Conserving this Historic Japanese Court Suit
How Diana, Princess of Wales Understood Royal Fashion
The Rules of Jousting | Henry VIII's Favourite Sport Explained
What Queen Elizabeth II's Baby Clothes Reveal about Royal Childhood