Most of the exhibitions here are free and wonderfu...

Most of the exhibitions here are free and wonderful to see such a large collection of portraits. Many of these portraits date back hundreds of years and relate to the rich, famous and royalty, no paupers depicted here. Such people as Elizabeth Ist, Francis Drake, Nelson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel to name but a few. The pictures of the House of Commons and House of Lords with each person individually drawn is notable for the absence of any women, but this was the 1800's.
The exhibitions are organised into the specific periods of history e.g. The Stuarts, Tudors, Victorians, but there is also an exhibition of contemporary art.