Secrets of the Royal Palaces Season 5 Episode 4 - Tudor Palaces

Airdate: 2024-Apr-27

Episode summary:

Behind-the-scenes tales of Tudor residences, with architectural historian Jonathan Foyle tracing the story of Hampton Court Palace's creation and revealing it was a radical departure for architecture in this country. Plus, Kate Williams takes us to a Tudor palace banquet as she enjoys a startling treat known as coqz heaumez, which consisted of a helmet-wearing chicken riding a pig and was meant to suggest a proud knight on his trusty steed.

About Secrets of the Royal Palaces series:

Behind-the-scenes stories of the British monarchy's residences. Historian Kate Williams also has some gruesome tales from palace history.