Recent Posts for Historic Royal Palaces
This year we mark the 400th anniversary of the building of the Banqueting House, the only...
Anniversaries of important historic events infest our calendars. Why do we choose to celebrate some and...
Ahead of Mother’s Day, we share the lesser-known histories of the women employed as wetnurses in...
Last month saw the public launch of Historic Royal Palace’s new research project investigating the Jewish...
February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, which aims to increase the visibility of lesbian,...
February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, which aims to increase the visibility of lesbian,...
On the anniversary of the execution of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Collections Curator Brett...
Today sees the publication of the 1921 Census of England and Wales. The census is usually...
We’re often slightly exhausted by the time we reach New Year’s Day, certainly most of us...
On 17 December 1881, Anthony Salvin, the Victorian architect who began the transformation of the Tower...