Blue Monday: Elizabeth I's tips for curing the blues

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Historic Royal Palaces

So, today (18 January) is officially Blue Monday – statistically, the most depressing day ...

Shakespeare, Plague, and Christmas at Hampton Court

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

With a rather different sort of festive season upon us, curator Brett Dolman reflects ...

Portraits and Lies: Deciphering Personality from Tudor Portraiture

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

We’ve all looked back in horror at snapshots of days-gone-by and thought “what was ...

The Tudor Times, 17 November 1558 🗞

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

BREAKING NEWS: 'Bloody' Queen Mary is dead. Long live Queen Elizabeth! It's a momentous day ...

Surviving lockdown: mindfulness, Tudor-style

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

As we all grow sick of staring at the same four walls during this ...

HRP Handover: Luke Pepera on a story of two kings

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

For our final HRP Handover for Black History Month 2020, we’re handing over to ...

HRP Handover: Zeinab Badawi on Sarah Forbes Bonetta and “contested...

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

Welcome to our second HRP Handover blog for Black History Month 2020! Throughout October ...

HRP Handover: Michael Ohajuru on the Black presence at the Tudor court

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

Welcome to our first HRP Handover blog for Black History Month 2020! Throughout October ...

A nursery fit for a (future) king: Edward VI and Hampton Court

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Historic Royal Palaces

Preparing for a new arrival is always tricky and usually expensive. But what if ...