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Anne of Cleves
‘I like her not.’ The wife rejected by Henry VIII
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
Elizabeth I
Was Elizabeth’s 44-year reign really a ‘golden era’ of English history?
Katherine Parr
Henry VIII's last queen: wife, nurse and loving stepmother
Life at the Tudor court
In the Tudor period, a monarch’s home was centre of the nation
Katherine of Aragon
Henry VIII's first wife. She was 23, he was 17
WHAT'S ON AT THE PALACES
- Things to see
The King's Staircase
Discover the intriguing and unexpected characters depicted on the grand entrance to the King's State Apartments.
- Reopens 13 December 2023
- Kensington Palace
- Included in palace admission (members go free)
- Things to see
Untold Lives
A new exhibition at Kensington Palace, uncovering the forgotten stories of those who worked at the royal palaces over 300 years ago.
- Opens 14 March 2024
- In line with palace opening hours
- Kensington Palace
- Included in palace admission (members go free)
- For members
- Events
Members-Only Day at Banqueting House
Explore the Banqueting House, Whitehall at your leisure on this exclusive members-only day.
- 20 January 2024
- 10.00 - 16.00 (last entry at 15.30)
- Banqueting House
- Free
- Things to see
The Chapel Royal
Walk in the footsteps of kings and queens and see Anne Boleyn's Book of Hours, in the Chapel Royal.
- Open Wednesday - Saturday
- 10:00-16:30
- Hampton Court Palace
- Included in palace admission (members go free)
- Things to see
William III's apartments
Enjoy the beautiful State Apartments and private rooms of William III and Mary II at Hampton Court Palace as part of your visit.
- Open
- Hampton Court Palace
- Included in palace admission (members go free)
- Things to see
Medieval Palace
Step inside the luxurious lodgings of two kings, meticulously re-created in the Medieval Palace at the Tower of London.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (members go free)