Continuing our tour of London's local history museums. Richmond has an unusual history. On the one hand, it boasted a Tudor palace, which makes it proper ye olde. On the other, there was no such ...

The first Elizabethan era ended on March 24, 1603, when 69-year-old Queen Elizabeth I died in her sleep at Richmond Palace. “This morning, about three o’clock, her Majesty departed from this ...

Historic gems like the remnants of Richmond Palace and nearby Ham House nod to its regal past, while independent boutiques, artisan cafés, and gastropubs bring a fresh vibrancy to its cobbled lanes.

Queen Elizabeth I, reigned from 1533 until her death in 1603 in her privy chambers at Richmond Palace. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Elizabeth reportedly did not want to be disembowelled ...