When it's spring again I'll bring again tulips from Amsterdam

April 11, 2019

Whenever I think of tulips I can’t help but start singing that lovely song ...

Falling in love with Auriculas: the most demanding and beautiful...

April 1, 2019

Primula auricula are the acknowledged ‘divas’ of the plant world. Originating from the alpine meadows ...

Two early Tudor buildings unearthed at Hampton Court Palace

March 15, 2019

The West Front in the mid-18th Century, sketch by John ...

Florimania: an exhibition diary

March 12, 2019

Historic Royal Palaces have been hosting Florimania for over 20 years for Mother’s Day ...

A Maharaja's daughter at Hampton Court Palace: the story of Catherine...

February 27, 2019

Catherine and her sisters, Sophia and Bamba, were granted Grace and Favour accommodation in ...

Portable Palaces: Wax Hearses for Henry VIII

February 15, 2019

Henry VIII’s burial took place on 16 February 1547 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor ...

Feasts and Frivolity: A Tudor Christmas

December 19, 2018

Christmas decorations in the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace. © ...

Hampton Court's Final Tenants: Christmas with the Grace & Favour...

December 14, 2018

In 1737, the royal family moved out of Hampton Court, preferring to live at ...

Happy Birthday Edward VI

October 11, 2018

History Happened Here Edward VI, King of England between 1547 and 1553, was born at ...