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The story of Hampton Court Palace

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty

Katherine of Aragon

Katherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. In her eyes, she was his only Queen.

Anne of Cleves

Henry VIII's wife number four, but so much more

Henry VIII

Who was the real Henry VIII?

Chocolate fit for a king

Where royal chocolate makers prepared this expensive delicacy

Elizabeth I

From Tower prisoner to English Queen

The gardens at Hampton Court Palace

A brief history of the famous royal gardens

The Field of Cloth of Gold

Henry VIII's historic meeting with his great rival François I in 1520 was a defining point in his reign

Jane Seymour

Henry VIII's third and favourite wife