Magnificent masques - how the Stuart kings were entertained
19 July 2013 Last updated at 07:22 GMT In the early decades of the 17th Century, the Stuart monarchs bore witness to magical shows known as masques. Extravagant, elaborate and expensive, masques were one-off spectacles held in the Banqueting House at Whitehall in London.
This summer, the Banqueting House is capturing the spirit of the Stuart era - celebrating the spectacles which entertained King James I/VI, Charles I and their courts. Take a look with Rhiannon Goddard from Historic Royal Palaces.
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