Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

From Tudor and Medieval Christmas tide celebrations, to Queen Victoria and Albert’s newer traditions, we’re re-releasing our Christmas episode to reveal the history of Christmas at our palaces.  

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Elizabeth I’s propaganda images of Gloriana and the Virgin Queen have hugely impacted her reputation as the last Tudor Monarch. Yet the twilight years of her reign were both personally and politicall…

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 episode in our series, Joint Chief Curator Tracy Borman i…

Elizabeth I was profoundly shaped by the women around her, and this series will explore these pivotal relationships throughout her life. 

Joint Chief Curator Tracy Borman opens our series with Dr Nic…

This new three-part series on the Historic Royal Palaces Podcast will explore Elizabeth I, and the women who shaped a queen.

Joint Chief Curator Tracy Borman will take us on a journey from Elizabeth'…

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 the largest miscarriages of justice against women in the 17t…

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 Palace. The stairs are the hub of the palace, and they re…

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 us into the Chapel of St John the Evangelist, at the Tower …

This week we’re continuing our mini-series on treasured spaces with a trip to Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in Northern Ireland. 

We’ll follow Research and Interpretation Producer Emma Lawthers, in…

In this four part mini-series, we’re back exploring a selection of treasured spaces in our palaces with the people who know them best, our curators. 

Each space has been personally chosen by our resi…

The Tudor world ushered in an age of wealth, magnificence, challenge and opportunity in the early 16th century. Hampton Court Palace stood at the heart of this period, as the home of Thomas Wolsey, H…

Women played vital roles in the power struggles of the Wars of the Roses, but history hasn’t always been portrayed this way. 

In this episode we’re putting women back in the narrative, from Margaret …

The middle and end of the Wars of the Roses is arguably the most complicated period of this history, with big personalities and power players fighting for the top spot in the game of thrones.  

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The Wars of the Roses was a turbulent period of conflict in the 15th century that ultimately ushered in a new dynasty with the Tudors. 

In this first episode of our new five-part series, Historic Roy…

In this new five-part series, Historic Royal Palaces Curator Charles Farris leads us into the stormy world of the Wars of the Roses.

  We aim to reveal how and why such a turbulent period of conflict…

The Tower of London holds an incredible collection of historic graffiti, from the prisoners of the Tudor dynasty, right through to the 20th century. But there is still so much that we don’t know abou…

Caroline Herschel stares at the stars. Recognition as an astronomer and scientist seems further away than even the most distant constellations. But her discovery of comets and her love for her work i…

Catalina served Katherine of Aragon for years, proudly, passionately, and loyally following her from Spain all the way to the side of King Henry VIII. But Henry’s interest has turned. He is intent on…