Hampton Court Palace Archives

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

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

The magnificent Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace – the largest and oldest vine in the...

I’m a volunteer at Hampton Court Palace and for the past year I have been working...

Visit to the Tent of the Guild of the Golden Star In our quest to understand...

Happy Birthday Henry VIII On 28 June 2018, Henry VIII will celebrate his 527th birthday. From...

Henry VIII’s World Cup Curators are not usually, in my experience, football obsessives. The ‘Miracle of...

Previous project blogs have introduced The Portable Palaces Project which is investigating Tudor royal tents and...

Volunteering at HCP As a volunteer at Historic Royal Palaces for several years, I was delighted...

‘Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’ The oak is celebrated as England’s national tree and plays a...