Sam Willis explores how, by the Wars of the Roses, castles were under attack from a new threat -- the cannon, but survived into the Tudor era only to find their whole purpose challenged.
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The future of Britain's historic places and their conservation teams.
A Rubens painting on the ceiling of the Banqueting House is among the many treasures contained within the palaces.
The lesser-known departments of the palaces include a place to freeze stuffed bears in an effort to preserve them.
Entertainment may distract visitors from the palaces' educational and curatorial purposes.
Funding for renovation projects.
From bricks to dresses, the palaces contain crafted objects that wear out and need to be replaced.
Curators tread carefully while staging exhibitions about Diana, Princess of Wales, in Kensington Palace and George III in Kew.
Kew Palace harbors witch marks in its rafters.
Hampton Court food historians make a discovery in a library in Leeds a belt for a mad king in Kensington Palace.
Cracks appear in the Chapel Royal a special invention monitors dust.
Sam Willis explores how, by the Wars of the Roses, castles were under attack from a new threat -- the cannon, but survived into the Tudor era only to find their whole purpose challenged.
Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the least-known but most romantic of the royal palaces.
Exploring Windsor Castle, the world's oldest and largest inhabited castle.
The rise of Buckingham Palace from swampland in just 300 years.
Over the centuries, Buckingham Palace has witnessed it all Alexander Armstrong reveals the surprising stories hidden behind the walls of Britain's most iconic royal residence.
Over the centuries, Buckingham Palace has witnessed it all Alexander Armstrong reveals the surprising stories hidden behind the walls of Britain's most iconic royal residence.
Over the centuries, Buckingham Palace has witnessed it all Alexander Armstrong reveals the surprising stories hidden behind the walls of Britain's most iconic royal residence.
Over the centuries, Buckingham Palace has witnessed it all Alexander Armstrong reveals the surprising stories hidden behind the walls of Britain's most iconic royal residence.
Over the centuries, Buckingham Palace has witnessed it all Alexander Armstrong reveals the surprising stories hidden behind the walls of Britain's most iconic royal residence.
Curators tread carefully while staging exhibitions about Diana, Princess of Wales, in Kensington Palace and George III in Kew.
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