Spanning more than 700 years, the history of Hever Castle is rich and varied. The original medieval defensive castle, with

The Castle was to become the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, who became Queen of

Hever later passed into the ownership of another of Henry VIII’s wives, Anne of Cleves, and from 1557 onwards it

The great Palace of Whitehall began as the medieval London home of the Archbishops of York, and was known as

Despite its flimsy construction, this old banqueting house was much in demand from Elizabeth’s successor as a venue for masques.

His spectacular Banqueting House building was completed in 1622, to the King’s great delight and the astonishment of all who

The crowning glory of the Banqueting House is its magnificent nine ceiling paintings by Peter Paul Rubens – one of

James I decided to use his fabulous new Banqueting House to stage this mystical ritual of monarchy, which was continued

This magnificent painting by Peter Paul Rubens remains the largest surviving work by the Flemish artist still in its original

As well as distributing cash, food and clothing, the monarch was also expected to wash the feet of the paupers