An American visitor to Kew, summer 1753

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Joanna Marschner

In the summer of 1753, it must have been with apprehension and excitement that ...

A soldier and an artist: the life and death of William George Storm

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Alden Gregory

In this blog post, Curator of Historic Buildings Dr Alden Gregory reveals the moving ...

Henry VIII and the men who made him

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Tracy Borman

The life of our most famous king began precisely 528 years ago today, at ...

Was George III Britain's best king?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Polly Putnam

King George III, c.1771, by Johann Zoffany © Granger Historical Picture Archive ...

Banqueting House: the birth of a revolutionary building

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

  On 1 June 400 years ago, payments ...

‘Little Vickelchen’: sketches of Queen Victoria as a girl

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

Victoria hiding under a blanket, by Lady Elizabeth Keith Heathcote, ...

Researching and redecorating Queen Victoria’s childhood home

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Lucy Worsley

On 24th May 1819 at Kensington Palace, Queen Victoria was born. On 24th May ...

'Dear old palace': Victoria's visit to her childhood home at...

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Joanna Marschner

Illustration depicting Queen Victoria arriving at Kensington Palace on 15 ...

Two early Tudor buildings unearthed at Hampton Court Palace

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

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