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Katherine Parr

The remarkable life of Henry VIII’s last Queen

Tudor food and eating

Royal food and table manners at the Tudor court

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

Henry VIII's children

All three ruled England

Historic hauntings at Hampton Court Palace

Centuries of ghosts and grim tales

Elizabeth I

From Tower prisoner to English Queen

Chocolate fit for a king

Where royal chocolate makers prepared this expensive delicacy