The Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games opened in Birmingham on 28 July 2022. To celebrate yet another summer of...
Tag: Tower of London
The Jewish History of the Tower of London
Last month saw the public launch of Historic Royal Palace’s new research project investigating the Jewish...
A First World War Soldier Who Wished To Live As A...
February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, which aims to increase the visibility of lesbian,...
Catherine Howard: History and the Use of...
On the anniversary of the execution of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Collections Curator Brett...
Palaces and Censuses
Today sees the publication of the 1921 Census of England and Wales. The census is usually...
Anthony Salvin: the architect who transformed the...
On 17 December 1881, Anthony Salvin, the Victorian architect who began the transformation of the Tower...
Edward I’s Santa Suit: Christmas in the...
It’s December and many of us will be rushing about looking for gifts for friends and...
The Life of Edward Francis: Black history at the...
Misha Ewen, Curator of Inclusive History, reflects upon her research on the life of Edward Francis—an...
The First World War at the palaces: the Indian...
Armistice Day 2021 on 11 November at Hampton Court Palace is being marked with a special...
Gunpowder, Treason and Prejudice: Guy Fawkes at...
This weekend in 1605, the British government brought Guy Fawkes to the Tower of London. Curator...