The Masque of Callisto: Queen Mary, Queen Anne,...
In 1675, two future queens performed in one of the most glittering and glamorous performances ever...
Category: Banqueting House
“The most magnificent Triumph…on the Thames”
Today the river Thames is full of Thames clippers and speed boats. Some 350 years ago...
The wine-fuelled destruction of Charles II’s...
Hear, touch and feel the past in The Lost Palace, our interactive experience taking you on...
Listen to the Building – Sound and...
How does sound help us understand a Palace? The Banqueting House, Whitehall, was the Stuart court’s...
The Great Fire, the ‘fanatics’, and the late...
The seventeenth century was a very bloody century indeed. And yet the Great Fire which devastated...
A Secret Tudor Wedding
In the early morning of 25 January 1533, Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in a secret...
Whitehall and a most delicate protest
Today Whitehall is the scene of frequent protests and demonstrations as it is the home of...
“Executed in the open street before Whitehall”
Over the past weeks, Whitehall – the heart of government – has yet again demonstrated its...
Anne Boleyn’s Favourite Palace
On 1 June 1533 Anne Boleyn was crowned queen at Westminster Abbey following three days of...
Easter Traditions: The Royal Maundy at Banqueting...
Dating all the way back to King John in the 13th century is the annual tradition...