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Updated 19 December: In line with the latest government guidance, Hampton Court Palace and gardens will be closed from 20 December until further notice. Please note this also includes the ice rink and Magic Garden.
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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
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Henry VIII's fifth wife: young queen beheaded for adultery
The Chocolate Kitchens
Where royal chocolate makers prepared this expensive delicacy
Sophia Duleep Singh
The Indian Princess who fought for women’s rights
Katherine of Aragon
Henry VIII's first wife. She was 23, he was 17
Elizabeth I
Was Elizabeth’s 44-year reign really a ‘golden era’ of English history?
The story of Hampton Court Palace
Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty
Henry VIII
Renaissance Prince or terrible Tudor? Who was the real Henry VIII?