Pieces of the past: recreating a 17th century...
I’m a volunteer at Hampton Court Palace and for the past year I have been working...
Archives: Curators
Portable Palaces: The Guild of the Golden Star
Visit to the Tent of the Guild of the Golden Star In our quest to understand...
Two weddings for less than half the price of one
This year at Kew, we mark two bicentenaries. It’s 200 years since the death of Queen...
Happy Birthday Henry VIII
Happy Birthday Henry VIII On 28 June 2018, Henry VIII will celebrate his 527th birthday. From...
A Tudor World Cup
Henry VIII’s World Cup Curators are not usually, in my experience, football obsessives. The ‘Miracle of...
Portable Palaces: Experimental Archaeology Update
Previous project blogs have introduced The Portable Palaces Project which is investigating Tudor royal tents and...
Starting in September: Our New MA in Heritage...
If you really want to get a discussion going at a dinner party the topic of heritage...
Royal Acorns: Wallpaper Designs at Hampton Court...
‘Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’ The oak is celebrated as England’s national tree and plays a...
Tudor Kitchens Have Re-opened!
My lunch today was a cut above the usual miserable-looking sandwich at my desk. I was...
Reopening a Revealing Exhibition on Queen Victoria
This month, Victoria Revealed, an exhibition about the life of Queen Victoria, reopened at Kensington Palace...