Portable Palaces: Experimental Archaeology Update
Previous project blogs have introduced The Portable Palaces Project which is investigating Tudor royal tents and...
Recent Posts for Jasmeet Barker
Tudor Kitchens Have Re-opened!
My lunch today was a cut above the usual miserable-looking sandwich at my desk. I was...
The real queen of Kensington
‘I know a reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend.’ This complimentary verse, penned by...
Portable Palaces: Royal Tents and Timber Lodgings
Back in 2015 HRP was awarded Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status by the Arts and Humanities...
This month I’m liking…a pair of shoes from...
A recent trip to a little auction house nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds yielded...
From Girl to Woman, Princess to Queen
179 years ago today, on 20 June 1837, Princess Victoria was awoken at her home in...
Fashion Rules Restyled – Marking Her Majesty...
Fashion Rules Restyled, which opened at Kensington Palace in February this year, explores the carefully considered...
Anne Boleyn’s Favourite Palace
On 1 June 1533 Anne Boleyn was crowned queen at Westminster Abbey following three days of...
Behind closed doors in the Tudor court
One of my favourite parts of my job at Historic Royal Palaces is going through the...
Out of Office
I’m going to let you in on a secret. I haven’t been to my office for...