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Tag: 18th Century

18th-century satire: displaying political cartoons at Kew Palace

18th-century satire: displaying political...

June 10, 2019
Preventative Conservator Laurie Gibbs looks after the Works of Art on Paper collections for Historic Royal...
The Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle

The Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle

June 26, 2018
The Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle was originally built in the 18th century. Now, work is...
Waking up Kew Palace

Waking up Kew Palace

March 28, 2017
Every spring we wake up Kew Palace from its winter sleep and get it ready for...
Let Them Glow: Lighting Kensington Palace

Let Them Glow: Lighting Kensington Palace

July 14, 2016
As curators, we spend a lot of the time immersed in libraries and archives.  Research is certainly...
The Empress and the Gardener: an unlikely story of love for a garden

The Empress and the Gardener: an unlikely story...

April 28, 2016
This week we opened the Empress and the Gardener, an exhibition of a unique set of...
Starting out as a Curatorial Intern

Starting out as a Curatorial Intern

January 7, 2015
My first few months as a Curatorial Intern have been a whirlwind of meeting new people,...
Georgian Celebrity and Gossip

Georgian Celebrity and Gossip

July 2, 2014
It’s thanks to parliamentary oversight that we have enjoyed a free, uncensored press in Britain. In...
And then there was Fred...

And then there was Fred…

May 7, 2014
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1735) by Jacopo Amigioni Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth...
The Royal Collection © 2017 HM Queen Elizabeth II

Introducing…. Queen Caroline of Ansbach

April 29, 2014
Let me introduce you to Queen Caroline of Ansbach, the wife of King George II.  She...
Fiddles & Dancing at George II’s Court

Fiddles & Dancing at George II’s Court

April 1, 2014
The court of George II and Queen Caroline was animated by minuets, country dances and arias...
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