Articles on:

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   Keeping the fire
   Who keeps the fire going in the Tudor kitchens?
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   Palace visitors
   Discover who visited the palaces since the Elizabethan period.
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3. 
   Food
   Get your fill of historical haute-cuisine
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4. 
   Dressing for court
   Find out what people wore to court throughout history.
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5. 
   Sleeping arrangements
   Discover how royal sleeping arrangements changed over time.
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6. 
   Family life
   Learn more about royal family relationships.
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7. 
   Health and hygiene
   Find out about illness, disease and poisoning at the palaces.
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8. 
   Art and collecting
   Explore centuries of art and collecting at the palaces.
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9. 
   Toilets and bathrooms
   Read about royal sanitary arrangements since the medieval period.
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10. 
    Eating and drinking
    Kings and queens always dined in style.
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11. 
    Entertainments
    Parties, dancing and music were central to court life.
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12. 
    Manners and etiquette
    Find out what was and was not considered appropriate palace behaviour.
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13. 
    Palace gardens
    Historic royal gardens from their medieval beginnings up to the present day
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14. 
    Further reading
    Find out more about life in the palaces with this reading list.
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