Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Tudor Palaces
Season 5 Episode 4 of 4
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
Secrets of the Royal Palaces airs on 5 HD at 7:00 PM, Saturday 6 September. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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Ben Kelly
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Luke McLaughlin
Executive Producer