Triumph and tragedy: Jane Seymour's final days at Hampton Court Palace

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Tracy Borman

On 24 October 1537, Queen Jane Seymour died at Hampton Court Palace, just twelve ...

Life and death at the Tower of London: excavating the Tower’s chapel

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Alfred Hawkins

Earlier this year, once-in-a-generation excavation works taking place outside the entrance to the Tower's ...

Decadent art at Hampton Court Palace

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Brett Dolman

Over the summer, the Communication Gallery at Hampton Court Palace underwent a re-hang of ...

A Real Royal Visit: Princess Mary at Hillsborough Castle, 1928

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

With the new Downton Abbey film now in cinemas, fans of the show are ...

A royal arrival: the birth of Elizabeth I

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Tracy Borman

On 7 September 1533, Queen consort of England Anne Boleyn gave birth to her ...

Monarchy’s moderniser: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Posted on August 26, 2019 by John Davis

Today is the 200th birthday of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861). Professor John R Davis, ...

Henry VIII and the image of a sporting man

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Charles Farris

Henry VIII is one of our most notorious monarchs, and like him or loath ...

Thomas Cromwell’s Execution

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Tracy Borman

On 28 July 1540, Henry VIII married wife no. 5, Katherine Howard.  Although he ...

Queen Victoria: a life in bed

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Sebastian Edwards

I would not want to give the impression that Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was a ...