Platinum Jubilee 2022: the Queen’s jewellery to go on display
As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, incredible jewellery from the Queen's personal collection will go on display at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse
As each palace celebrates this year's Platinum...
Visit No. 1 Royal Crescent, Bath
Visit the only dressed Georgian house, No. 1 Royal Crescent, in the historic city of Bath
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No. 1 Royal Crescent is a magnificently restored townhouse museum where you can explore fashionable life in 18th-century...
Platinum Jubilee countdown: 70 fascinating facts about the Queen
As we count down to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking an unprecedented 70 years on the throne, we are celebrating this royal milestone with 70 fascinating facts about Her Majesty’s life and reign, and...
The Real Beatrix Potter
Her books are loved the world over, but the author’s unconventional life choices and passion for the Lake District make her own story a fascinating tale in itself
Words by Nadia Cohen
Say the name of...
Anne Boleyn’s heraldic badge to be displayed at Hampton Court Palace
To mark 500 years to the day that Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII first met, her carved heraldic badge will go on display at Hampton Court Palace
4 March 2022 marks exactly 500 years...
BRITAIN’s New Year Resolutions
This year, we’ve taken some inspiration from some famous figures from British history when it comes to planning our New Year Resolutions...
Live a healthier life
Although the image of King Henry VIII as some grotesque...
Visit Chatsworth House: The greatest estate?
Words: Ed Aves
The stateliest of stately homes, Chatsworth House has beguiling good looks, an extraordinary art collection and a remarkable history
The first glimpse of Chatsworth is unforgettable. Approaching the house, a harmonious ensemble of...
Gunpowder, treason and plot: The (almost) explosive story of Guy Fawkes
Remember, remember, the fifth of November, so the poem goes, but what was the true story behind the Gunpowder Plot – and was its protagonist Guy Fawkes really a freedom fighter or a fool?
A clerk...
Restoring Stowe House
Stowe House is a stately home with a difference, where schoolchildren work alongside conservators to keep its spirit alive
Today, visitors to Stowe House travel along the tree-lined Stowe Avenue from Buckingham, northeast of Oxford. En...
Curating the Crown: Tracy Borman’s insider’s guide to London
Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Tracy Borman shares the highlights of the job and reveals her favourite haunts
Author of biographies on Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Thomas Cromwell, as well as the...
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