90 year old Edna, who as a young seamstress helped make robes for guests at the coronation of King George VI in 1937, organised a street party for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and remembers seeing the Crown Jewels in their old home of

Memories - Crown Jewels and Coronation: Jenna and Nelly

Apr 11th, 2012 5m 15s

Jenna and Nelly sing a song which they were taught as children in Sierra Leone for The Queen's coronation in 1953.

Crown Jewels and Coronation: Dame Gillian Wagner

Apr 11th, 2012 10m 28s

Dame Gillian Wagner, who has had a distinguished public career in social work charities, is the widow of Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter King of Arms. She was present inside Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, as the wife of a herald, and had a grand

Crown Jewels and Coronation: Dr Anna Keay

Apr 11th, 2012 19m 48s

Dr Anna Keay, who is Curatorial Director of English Heritage, wrote the recent sumptuously-illustrated and scholarly book on the Crown Jewels (published by Thames & Hudson with The Royal Collection and Historic Royal Palaces). Here she reflect

Crown Jewels and Coronation: Sir Roy Strong

Apr 11th, 2012 18m 6s

Sir Roy Strong, one of the leading British art and cultural historians, wrote the modern authoritative account of English coronations. As a schoolboy, he was selected to watch the 1953 coronation procession. Here he uses those memories to pond

Tower of London - A King and a Rebel

Jan 19th, 2012 5m 33s

The Tower of London was built by Kings, was lived in by Kings, and built to protect Kings, but it has also kept Kings as prisoners and one such prisoner was a King of Scotland.

Tower of London - Lady Margaret

Jan 2nd, 2012 5m 57s

This is the story of one of those Royal names, and possibly the oldest female prisoner in the Tower's history - Margaret Pole, the Countess of Salisbury.

Tower of London - Alice Tankerville

Dec 22nd, 2011 6m 46s

In 1534 Alice Tankerville was imprisoned in the Tower, apparently in the Cold Harbour Gate, for financial offences. She escaped with the help of one of her guards, the only escapee in Henry's time.

Tower of London - Sir Thomas More

Dec 22nd, 2011 4m 50s

Henry VIII's Chancellor, Sir Thomas More was imprisoned for refusing to accept the king as Head of the Church. He was initially treated relatively well and dedicated himself to contemplation and writing. He was beheaded and later made a Catholi

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