The Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games opened in Birmingham on 28 July 2022. To celebrate yet another summer of...
Recent Posts for Historic Royal Palaces
A Turkish Bath for Horses at Hampton Court Palace
With eyes on Royal Ascot this week we wanted to share a lesser-known aspect of Hampton...
Four Hundred Years of Spectacle and Glamour!
This year we mark the 400th anniversary of the building of the Banqueting House, the only...
What’s in a date? The Use and Usefulness of...
Anniversaries of important historic events infest our calendars. Why do we choose to celebrate some and...
Royal Wetnurses: the ‘Foster Mothers’ of the...
Ahead of Mother’s Day, we share the lesser-known histories of the women employed as wetnurses in...
The Jewish History of the Tower of London
Last month saw the public launch of Historic Royal Palace’s new research project investigating the Jewish...
Beyond ‘Silver and Gold’: The Real...
February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, which aims to increase the visibility of lesbian,...
A First World War Soldier Who Wished To Live As A...
February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, which aims to increase the visibility of lesbian,...
Catherine Howard: History and the Use of...
On the anniversary of the execution of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Collections Curator Brett...
Palaces and Censuses
Today sees the publication of the 1921 Census of England and Wales. The census is usually...