Feasts and Frivolity: A Tudor Christmas
A Tudor Christmas During the reign of Elizabeth I, Christmas celebrations could begin at Allhallowtide (1 November) and...
Tag: Hampton Court Palace
Weaving, Washing & Mermen: A Tapestry...
My name is Ruby, and I am coming to the end of my year at Hampton...
Happy 250th birthday to the Great Vine!
The magnificent Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace – the largest and oldest vine in the...
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...
Gibbons goes from Hampton Court to Fairfax House...
Volunteering at HCP As a volunteer at Historic Royal Palaces for several years, I was delighted...
Gibbons travels to Fairfax House – Part 1
“The Genius of Grinling Gibbons from Journeyman to King’s Carver” How do you put on a...
Inspirational women through history
This International Women’s Day, we’re championing a selection of extraordinary women whose stories are often left...
Object of the month: maiolica
The Collections Management team at Historic Royal Palaces runs an ‘object of the month’ competition to...
Relevance conference 2017 – Are we trying...
In October 2017, the Relevance conference was held at the Tower of London and Hampton Court...
Queen Victoria’s petticoat wrapped up!
In the last post we saw how Queen Victoria’s petticoat has been conserved. It is now...