Portable Palaces: The Guild of the Golden Star
Visit to the Tent of the Guild of the Golden Star In our quest to understand...
Tag: Henry VIII
Happy Birthday Henry VIII
Happy Birthday Henry VIII On 28 June 2018, Henry VIII will celebrate his 527th birthday. From...
A Tudor World Cup
Henry VIII’s World Cup Curators are not usually, in my experience, football obsessives. The ‘Miracle of...
Royal Acorns: Wallpaper Designs at Hampton Court...
‘Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’ The oak is celebrated as England’s national tree and plays a...
Tudor Kitchens Have Re-opened!
My lunch today was a cut above the usual miserable-looking sandwich at my desk. I was...
Inspirational women through history
This International Women’s Day, we’re championing a selection of extraordinary women whose stories are often left...
PORTABLE PALACES: King Henry VIII’s Timber...
My work on the AHRC funded Portable Palaces research project is progressing well. I have spent the last few...
Real Royal Tennis
If Hampton Court Palace had an official sport it would be Real Tennis and we are...
Portable Palaces: The Field of Cloth of Gold, 1520
Four hundred and ninety seven years ago today – 7th June 1520 – Henry VIII and...
Portable Palaces: Royal Tents and Timber Lodgings
Back in 2015 HRP was awarded Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status by the Arts and Humanities...