Insights and behind the scenes from our palaces
Eleanor de Clare: The only female Constable of the Tower of London
15 June 2026
Curator Kate Clements tells the story of Eleanor’s remarkable life, and her time as the first - and only - woman to be Tower Constable.
Anne Boleyn and the rumours of witchcraft
19 May 2026
Tracy Borman investigates how patriarchal Tudor beliefs about witchcraft were used to undermine Anne's reputation, even after her death.
Njinga Mbande and Elizabeth I: two extraordinary queens
23 February 2026
Queen Njinga Mbande and Elizabeth I of England were both highly competent rulers, devoted to their people, and they remain profoundly impactful. But there was one big difference between them.
A model of queenship: Lady Elizabeth's summer with Katherine Parr, 1544
20 September 2024
Tracy Borman travels back to 1544, when Elizabeth spent a happy summer at Hampton Court Palace watching her beloved stepmother, Katherine Parr act as Regent. This visit would have an enduring impact on the young princess.
Imagining Anne Boleyn's Coronation in 1533
10 May 2024
Curator of Historic Buildings, Alden Gregory imagines the ambitious festivities that Henry VIII commissioned to welcome Anne Boleyn as his second Queen Consort.