A nursery fit for a (future) king: Edward VI and Hampton Court
Preparing for a new arrival is always tricky and usually expensive. But what if ...
Category: Hampton Court Palace
Raphael and Verrio: The Odd Couple at Hampton Court Palace
Anyone with any interest in art will most likely have heard of Raphael! One ...
The winding history of the Wilderness garden at Hampton Court Palace
With the gardens at Hampton Court Palace and Hillsborough Castle now back open to ...
Henry VIII and the sweating sickness
Henry VIII is usually remembered as the uber-confident, intimidating megalomaniac who touted his magnificence ...
Creating your own wildflower garden
You don’t need large expanses of land to make your own wildflower meadow providing ...
Long Live the King: St George’s Day and the Accession of Henry VIII
On 23 April 1509, 17 year old Henry VIII was told that his father ...
Conservation of an 18th century headboard | Secrets of State Bed
In this blog post, conservator Viola Nicastro explains the process of conserving the headboard ...
Florimania comes to Hampton Court: diary of an exhibition
It’s Mothering Sunday on the 22 March and as usual at Hampton Court Palace ...
Dangerous Women: The Cross-Dressing Cavalier Mary Frith
In her second blog post written as part of her Queer History work placement ...