Time Team Finds Henry VIII's Greenwich Tilt Yard and 1527 Banqueting Hall

Beneath Greenwich’s elegant lawns lies Henry VIII’s lost arena of power and pageantry. In three tense days, Time Team chases the footprint of the king’s tilt yard and the grand hall where he feasted after the jousts. Armed with a 1558 Wyngaerde view, cryptic accounts, and stubborn geophysics, the team battles cesspits, drains and a rumored air raid shelter to zero in on Tudor walls. A single heavy horseshoe, shards of Tudor greenware, and a “make-or-break” 40ft buttress test point to a 100ft by 30ft banqueting hall from 1527. Across the road, minute flecks of hammer scale reveal something the eye can’t see: where royal armorers not only hammered plate but welded it, right by the Thames. And as Master M shapes a Tudor breastplate, the clamor of Henry’s royal factory comes to life. Were those massive geophys anomalies the watching towers? Where exactly did the tilt surface run? Follow the clues, see the reveals, and decide for yourself. Watch the full dig to uncover how Greenwich’s Tudor heart was mapped again. #TimeTeam #HenryVIII #GreenwichPalace #TudorHistory #Archaeology #Documentary #History