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A wide range of recorded lectures and talks from events at our palaces.
Thomas More lived by the mantra, 'I am the King's good servant, but God's first'. He would also die by it. His defiance at Henry VIII's brea...
Thomas Wolsey was born the son of a butcher from Ipswich, yet he rose to become one of the most powerful men in Tudor England as Henry VIII'...
T he Last P rincesses of Punjab left behind legacies that continue to resonate today, but w hat impact did these women have and how should w...
The Duleep Singh sisters went from Victorian Debutantes in high society, to defiant changemakers in the 20 th century, but how did this chan...
The lives of t he Duleep S ingh sisters were deeply impacted by Queen Victoria's Empire in India, and their father's displacement as the las...
Hampton Court is a palace of two halves and countless stories. But which side is best? The Tudor half displays all the court intrigue of the...
Mary of Modena and Mary II are two Queens whose lives have been l ost in the story of the 'Glorious Revolution' . Yet the y were fundamental...
Margaret Beaufort was a leading figure in the tumultuous Wars of the Roses and would go on to be come the matriarch of the Tudor Dynasty. Mo...
On the 1st of Janurary, 1604, Hampton Court Palace hosted a performance by William Shakespeare's acting troupe, The King's Men. They were bo...
Empress Matilda wielded an extraordinary amount of power during the period known as the Anarchy in the 12 th century, yet she just missed ou...
Archaeology can offer us new discoveries into the Tower of London's medieval past, as well as insights into the lives of the community that...
What was on the table for a Tudor Christmas dinner ? From the lavish feasts of Henry VIII to the sugar delicacies gifted to Elizabeth I, Chr...
The lie that started the Stuart Dynasty in England, also shaped the end of the Tudor era. But how can we better understand how this fiction...
Today Arbella Stuart is Elizabeth I's forgotten heir, yet during her lifetime she was raised in the belief that she might one day be Queen....
Guy Fawkes, the man behind th e iconic rhyme has just failed to light the fuse of the Gunpowder P lot , one of the most notable plots in Bri...
In November 1605, a group of religious radicals attempted to assassinate King James I, the man they deemed responsible for their oppression....
Who were the many uncrowned heirs to Elizabeth I, and how did their role as unnamed successors shape their lives? In this second episode of...
What is the story we think we know about the Elizabethan succession? Was it a smooth transition to the Stuarts, or was it a stolen Tudor cro...
The story of the end of the Tudor dynasty is well known. With the death of Elizabeth I, the accension of James VI & I saw the Stuarts take t...
The Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace is a melting pot of architectural styles from across history, reflecting the era-spanning life of t...
The Byward Tower at the Tower of London holds some of the oldest surviving treasures of the fortress, including a unique medieval masterpiec...
George III's Great Pagoda in Kew Gardens is the tallest building Historic Royal Palaces looks after. With its Chinese-inspired design and fi...
Step inside the Drawing Room of the official residence of the Royal Family in Northern Ireland. Inspired by the Queen Mother, full of contem...
The Private Tudor Gardens of Hampton Court were lost when they were replaced by later additions. Yet small glimpses remain to us of these Pr...
Hans Holbein's Tudor masterpiece known as the Ambassadors was painted in 1533, the year when Henry VIII changed the course of history. Relig...
The Gardens of Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland are the perfect place to walk and enjoy the sounds and feelings of being in nature. S...
LGBTQ+ people have always existed in the history of our palaces, yet the stories of this community have often been obscured or misunderstood...
There are two Queens Consort particularly connected to the history of the Medieval Palace at the Tower of London; Eleanor of Provence and El...
The history of the Jewish community in Medieval England is complex and fascinating, but it hasn't received as much attention as it deserves...
The Medieval Palace at the Tower of London formed a significant part of the Tower's large-scale expansion in the 13th Century, turning the c...
In this new three-part series Curator Charles Farris will be exploring what the Tower of London was like in the medieval times. We'll step i...
When the Mary Rose was raised in the 1980s, she brought to light a treasure trove of objects that can reveal so much about life in Tudor Eng...
The story of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII's favourite ship, is one that is closely connected to the reign of the iconic Tudor monarch, but it i...
Dress codes can tell us so much about historic court fashion and the rules and regulations of royal clothing. But they can also relate to th...
Matilda of Flanders is the formidable consort of William the Conqueror, yet she is relatively unknown in the story of the 1066 conquest of E...
We're all familiar with the iconic queens who have lived at the palaces, but what about the women who haven't made it into the history books...
Understanding the love life of James VI & I can give us a better picture of the man himself in his entirety, and not simply through the lens...
The Tower of London is almost synonymous with the idea of torture, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. When we think of this iconic h...
In this mini-series on new research at our palaces, PhD student Ellis Huddart joins Lucy Worsley to explore the history of the Royal Yacht....
In this mini-series on new research at our palaces, PhD student Gabrielle Fields joins Lucy Worsley to explore the life of Queen Victoria th...
In this mini-series on new research at our palaces, Dr Holly Marsden joins Lucy Worsley to explore the many identities of Mary II, disentang...
From Tudor and Medieval Christmas tide celebrations, to Queen Victoria and Albert's newer traditions, we're re-releasing our Christmas episo...
Elizabeth I's propaganda images of Gloriana and the Virgin Queen have hugely impacted her reputation as the last Tudor Monarch. Yet the twil...
Elizabeth I's relationship with Mary, Queen of Scots is perhaps the most pivotal of her entire life, and yet they never met. In this second...
Elizabeth I was profoundly shaped by the women around her, and this series will explore these pivotal relationships throughout her life. Joi...
This new three-part series on the Historic Royal Palaces Podcast will explore Elizabeth I, and the women who shaped a queen. Joint Chief Cur...
When James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne as James I, he sparked the English witch hunts into a fire. They would become one of t...
In this final episode of our A Space I Love Series, we join Deputy Chief Curator Sebastian Edwards in the Queen's staircase at Hampton Court...
This week is the third part of our mini-series on spaces we love. We'll be joining Assistant Curator Alfred Hawkins, who has chosen to take...
This week we're continuing our mini-series on treasured spaces with a trip to Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in Northern Ireland. We'll fol...