Worsley and Souden's book tells the story of one of the finest palaces in Europe, covering the original buildings of Henry VIII's reign and the baroque addition

Hampton Court Palace, to the south-west of London, is one of the most famous and magnificent buildings in Britain. The original palace was begun by Cardinal Wol

The massive kitchens at Hampton Court were built to supply the entire household of Henry VIII. They were the first professional kitchens organised on such a sca

Linked to a television series, this book interweaves the history, architecture and art of four centuries of Hampton Court Palace with personal accounts by membe

The book takes as its starting point the argument that the only way to understand fully a building such as Hampton Court is to set it in the political and socia