🍲 A Tudor Intruder at Hampton Court Palace 🍲 . 🍲 Henry VIII's kitchens at Hampton Court were the largest in Tudor England. Henry VIII’s kitchens continued to be used for a further two hundred years - feeding the tables of Tudor, Stuart and Georgian monarchs - and their many courtiers. . 🍲 Video Credit - M.Tong. for The Tudor Intruders #hamptoncourtpalace | The Tudor Intruders -and more

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Following their construction in 1530, the kitchens at Hampton Court Palace continued to be used for 200 years, feeding the Tudor, Stuart and Georgian courts. They employed hundreds of people, and it was a hot, dirty place to work. Scullions were ordered not to go about naked or in vile garments, “nor lie in the nights and days in the kitchen or ground by the fireside.” This summer, we’re bringing the Tudor kitchens to life: bit.ly/TudorKitchens | Hampton Court Palace