Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

Historic Royal Palaces are a team of people who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. This fortnightly podcast brings you the history and stories of those palaces.

You’ll hear from our experts and the people who bring our palaces to life, as we create space to explore how history moves us, telling stories about the monarchs you know, and uncovering the lives and histories of the people you don’t.

Just like our palaces, this podcast is a mix of old and new. Each episode will have a different feel, from previously recorded live talks, to exciting new discussions and discoveries. You’ll have every opportunity to share in the history we love.

Explore more history and stories from our six palaces hrp.org.uk

Henry VIII's Portable Palaces Part 1

Mar 23, 2023

For this week’s episode we’re bringing you another talk from our archives given by our Curator Alden Gregory.

We all know Henry VIII was an extravagant King, but in this talk we hear how he carried this extravagance into temporary palaces that travelled with him to events such as the Field of Cloth of Gold. These...

21 Questions with Lucy Worsley

Mar 9, 2023

In today’s episode we’re celebrating International Women’s Day with our Chief Curator Lucy Worsley.

In this second episode Lucy joins us for a chat about why the past is important, and who we should be celebrating for International Women’s Day.

To find out more about the Crown to Couture exhibition

21 Questions with Tracy Borman - International Women's Day

Mar 8, 2023

In this episode we’re trying something new. Today is International Women’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than with two special episodes featuring our Chief Curators.

In this first episode Tracy Borman answers a quick-fire round of 21 Questions. We find out about her work, historic women who inspire her

Jewish Medieval History at the Tower of London

Feb 23, 2023

The Jewish medieval history of the Tower of London remains relatively unknown to our everyday visitors, and yet it is foundational to the first 200-years of the life of the fortress, as well as medieval England itself.

In this episode Curator Charles Farris is joined by Dr Rory MacLellan and Professor Miri Rubin, to...

Sophia Duleep Singh - Suffragette and Revolutionary

Feb 9, 2023

For this week’s episode we’re bringing you a talk from our archives by journalist and author Anita Anand, on the extraordinary life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh

As the daughter of the deposed Maharaja Duleep Singh and Goddaughter to Queen Victoria, Sophia learned to use her fame and position to passionately fight...