National Portrait Gallery: Faces of British History

Recently refurbished, the National Portrait Gallery presents the people who shaped the UK through portraits from the Tudors to today.

Highlights

• Tudor Rooms: Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and their courts.
• Victorians: Writers, reformers and industrialists.
• Contemporary: Photographs and paintings of modern cultural icons.

Planning

Free entry; special shows may charge. Located on Trafalgar Square next to the National Gallery.

Related: National Gallery • Tate Britain • Wallace Collection