Restoring Hillsborough’s Courthouse Clock
An exciting conservation project has been undertaken in Hillsborough. The courthouse clock – which stopped over...
Preserving our Works on Paper
Laurie Gibbs is a preventive conservator at Hampton Court Palace. In this blog post, she gives...
Oh Christmas Tree! O Tannenbaum!
All of the curatorial team at Historic Royal Palaces wish all of our readers a very...
Queen Victoria’s jacket
An addition to the HRP Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is this beautiful pink embroidered jacket, once owned...
Christmas Tales from the Tower
As it’s very nearly Christmas, we’re taking a look back at Christmases past. Hidden in the...
Feasts and Frivolity: A Tudor Christmas
A Tudor Christmas During the reign of Elizabeth I, Christmas celebrations could begin at Allhallowtide (1 November) and...