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This is not your typical mask. It towers over people at an enormous 14foot high and 7.5 foot wide. It is constructed...
Discover more about the warrior queen Boudicca.
A website full of fascinating facts about the Tudors.
Do you have the courage and skills to defeat Henry VIII at his favourite pastime - jousting?
Discover what happened when archaeologists found a Saxon burial site in Essex.
The Pekinese is the dog of Chinese Emperors. They were bred with bowed legs making them unable to stray far from the...
Have you wondered why we make bonfires and say 'Remember, remember, the 5th of November'? Did you know that the 5th of November is also called Guy Fawkes Night?
Did you know horses have been helping humans in warfare for more than 6,000 years?Knights on horses (cavalry) were us...
Test your knowledge of the Tower of London and its history. Will you be able to answer enough questions to free the d...
Stories from Parliament is a series of audio dramas each telling a story from Parliaments' past. Each episode is acco...
Create your own fearsome beast using parts from the many creatures that were part of the Royal Menagerie at the Tower...
A short film showing some rare footage of Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day in 1947.
Show Me gets to know what Henry VIII was like as a boy at Hampton Court Palace.
Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 in order to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Watch his famous speech in this...
Find out more about the Tudor rose with Show Me.
Could Henry VIII enjoyed a game of football? We take a look at the evidence.
