Historic Royal Palaces

On 1 February 1913, Leonora Cohen made history when she threw an iron bar at the Crown Jewels in protest at the Government. Becoming known as the ‘Tower Suffragette’, Leonora dedicated her l...

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#PalacePhoto! Our favourite pictures this week include a beautiful sky above Kew Palace, a snowy landscape in Hillsborough Castle gardens, the Rubens ceiling at The Banqueting House and the black...

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On 12 Jan 1618-19, the old Banqueting House is consumed by fire and Inigo Jones was hired to replace it. The old Banqueting House was only completed in 1606 as a replacement of the Tudor banque...

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Happy New Year from Historic Royal Palaces!! 

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CONGRATULATIONS to our #PalacePhoto of the Year winner!! This stunning picture of the Privy Garden at #HamptonCourtPalace is by Noleenwj, posted on Instagram, and it’s our favourite photo of th...

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Merry Christmas from Historic Royal Palaces 🎄

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A festive #PalacePhoto roundup this week featuring the Christmas trees at the #TowerofLondon, #HamptonCourtPalace and #KensingtonPalace! 🎄 🎄 🎄 Thanks to everyone who tagged a #PalacePhot...

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Hello cold weather 🧥❄️ Our favourite #PalacePhotos this week capture the cold mornings at the palaces, including the mist over @HamptonCourtPalace’s Privy Garden, sunrise at the @Towero...

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Today in 1618: Sir Walter Raleigh is executed. Raleigh is best known as an explorer and a favourite courtier of Elizabeth I. He was knighted and appointed captain of the Queen’s Guard in 1587...

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#Autumn is descending on the palaces. Our favourite #PalacePhotos this week include Kensington Palace ’s White Garden looking more gold than white, and orange leaves and bare trees at Kew Pa...

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Our palaces have been inspiring creativity! For our first ever #PalacePortrait  picks, here are some of our favourite artworks that our palaces were tagged in – including a watercolour of Hamp...

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This week’s top #PalacePhoto collection presents Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London and Kew Palace against some striking, colourful skies. Thanks to everyone who shared their pictures. J...

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Our favourite #PalacePhoto this week is a wonderful shot of the Long Water at Hampton Court Palace by giuliano0128 on Instagram! Thanks to everyone who tagged a photo!

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We’ve been tagged in some picture perfect photos of the palaces this week! Our favourites include a pic of some medieval tents at the Tower of London with The Shard captured in the background, ...

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Today in 1683: Princess Anne, the future Queen Anne, marries George, Prince of Denmark. The marriage took place in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace. Although it was an arranged marriage ...

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Today in 1554: Mary I and Philip II of Spain are married in Winchester Cathedral. A portrait of Philip by Titian had been sent to Mary in advance of the marriage. Their wedding took place just ...

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Our favourite photos of the week! This #PalacePhoto collection includes a stunning sunset behind Byward Tower, a silhouette of Hampton Court Palace and a dramatic vista of KensingtoPalace. Thanks...

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Spot the sphinx? We’re cloud watching at the palaces in this week’s #PalacePhoto picks! Our Photos of the Week are by NoleenWJ, RachelWilko78, and TheresaTayler on Instagram. Keep tagging y...

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13 May 1568: Mary Queen of Scots is defeated. The year before, she had been forced to abdicate and was imprisoned. She escaped and raised an army, but they were beaten at the Battle of Langside ...

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Brilliant sunlight creates a striking angle in the Beech Arch in Hampton Court Palace’s Privy Garden in this week’s #PalacePhoto, by a_kimbo on Instagram. Another great angle is captured by f...

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