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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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.
Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle -- the great Plantagenet king, Edward I who turned it into an instrument of colonization.
Sam Willis traces the history of the British castle from its first appearance in 1066.
A look at 1952, when tragedy struck as King George VI died in his sleep, discovering what happened as the new Queen began her reign.
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.
Alexander Armstrong returns to the late 18th century and learns that the royal building wasn't originally a palace but a private country house constructed by the Duke of Buckingham.
Dan Cruickshank explores the castles of King Ludwig II, a man who spent his life in pursuit of the ideal of beauty, an ideal that found expression in three of the most extraordinary, ornate architectural schemes imaginable.
The future of Britain's historic places and their conservation teams.
Nick Knowles and the team renovate a home that has been the site of two fatal tragedies.
Nick Knowles and his team join BBC Children in Need on a truly challenging build for the Blackburn homeless charity, Nightsafe, as young homeless people are often overlooked, vulnerable and very much in need of help.
Nick Knowles takes to the road to catch up with families and communities to find out what happened after the cameras left a second look at how the builds leave a meaningful legacy across the country and change the lives of thousands of people.
The team help the family of a three-year-old with a rare genetic condition.
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