History

The Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace – planted by Capability Brown in 1768 – is the largest in the world, and still gives a harvest each autumn. It was…

With the announcement that Princess Beatrice’s wedding is to take place on 29th May in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, we take a closer look at the history…

What makes a feminist? In my view, a feminist is someone who knows her rights and isn’t afraid to fight for them, regardless of societal pushback. A feminist looks out…

An enormously rare piece of Tudor clothing, known as the Bacton Altar Cloth, is now on show at Hampton Court Palace – and it was once one of Elizabeth I’s…

On the 6th September 1997, London’s streets were lined with hundreds and thousands of mourners; 2.5 billion people watched on television and 2,000 guests sat in Westminster Abbey as the…

The 24th May 2019 marks 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria, and to celebrate the anniversary, Historic Royal Palaces is mounting a major new exhibition to mark the…

A team of biological anthropologists exploring Winchester Cathedral have stumbled upon multiple skeletons – and it is thought one of them is Queen Emma, who died in 1052. As part…

2019 marks 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria, one of Britain’s most famous Monarchs; this year she is taking centre stage at Buckingham Palace for the summer opening,…

What a treat to have spent a morning at The Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace to visit the much-talked-about exhibition, ‘Russia, Royalty and The Romanovs’. We do not want to…

The Restoration and reign of Charles II are both notorious for their associations with excess: gambling, drinking and of course, women and sex. This series of posts will explore Charles…

The Great Pagoda within the botanic gardens at Kew is once more to open to the public, restored to its Georgian glory that first caused suspicion in the British public…

Each June, The Queen leads senior members of the Royal Family and other figures in a procession to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for the Garter Day service. The…

This year marks the 100th anniversary of (some) women getting the vote in England, thanks to the Suffragette movement. They made feminism a topic not to be ignored and due…

Queen Victoria is perhaps most famous for her dour look, girthy waistline, mourning dress and life of widowhood – essentially her later years. It is this period of her life…

St. George’s Chapel is the venue of Prince Harry and Meghan’s forthcoming wedding, and has also played the backdrop to other royal weddings, as well as funerals. Take a look…

Frogmore House, the glamorous venue for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s post-wedding party has attracted Monarchs and lords since the reign of George III and his equally glamorous wife, Queen…

The birth of Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge last week provided another example of the skill and finesse of the modern British Royal Family in their balancing act between…