Hampton Court Palace Archives

Henry VIII and the men who made him

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

Primula auricula are the acknowledged ‘divas’ of the plant world. Originating from the alpine meadows of...

A Tudor Christmas During the reign of Elizabeth I, Christmas celebrations could begin at Allhallowtide (1 November) and...

My name is Ruby, and I am coming to the end of my year at Hampton...

The magnificent Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace – the largest and oldest vine in the...

I’m a volunteer at Hampton Court Palace and for the past year I have been working...

Volunteering at HCP As a volunteer at Historic Royal Palaces for several years, I was delighted...

“The Genius of Grinling Gibbons from Journeyman to King’s Carver” How do you put on a...

This International Women’s Day, we’re championing a selection of extraordinary women whose stories are often left...

The Collections Management team at Historic Royal Palaces runs an ‘object of the month’ competition to...