After last week’s insightful
episode which gave audiences a glimpse into the
Tudor buildings which used to, and some of which still do,
dominate our landscapes, such as the White Tower at the Tower of
London, Hampton Court and Nonsuch Palace, in the next episode
historian Dan Cruickshank takes viewers through the classical
architecture movement which began to occur in the seventeenth…
To the backdrop of the World Cup, Harry
met with patients undergoing rehabilitation for neurological
and orthopaedic problems. The Prince spoke with those who
attend the hospital for treatment and their families. At one point,
the mother of a girl named Eduarda welled up…
King William IV had one dying wish and
that was to see the anniversary of Waterloo on 18 June. Two days
later on 20 June 1837, The King died around two in the morning at
Windsor Castle. William IV was 71 when he died. It has been noted
that he drank more than a bottle of…
Monday 23rd June 2014 On Monday, The
Queen and Prince Philip will arrive at George Best Belfast City
Airport. The first engagement of the day will see The Queen arrive
at Hillsborough Castle and will have an Audience with the Secretary
of State for Northern Ireland, First Minister of Northern Ireland
and the Deputy First Minister, and the Chief Executive of Historic
Royal Palaces. Tuesday 24th…
The abdication of Juan Carlos comes
during a period of other notable abdications of Monarchs both in
Europe and around the world including in 2013 in the Netherlands
and Belgium and also the abdication of the Emir of Qatar and the
resignation of the Pope. Juan Carlos’s…
The Duchess of Cambridge has visited
Bletchley Park today, the hub of intelligence during the
Second World War. Bletchley Park, located in Milton Keynes, played
such a key role in WWII, that it is thought the work that took
place there, intercepting and decoding…
For royalists, tourists and
history-lovers alike, the palaces which still stand in Britain
today are grand symbols of our past royal courts, kings and
queens. In this new three-part series by BBC Four, historian Dan
Cruickshank will take viewers through the walls of some of the most
prominent palaces in Britain in order to unpick and understand the
significance of these dominating…
A collector, who bought the box at an
auction on a hunch, didn't want to damage the box by opening it so
he instead decided to x-ray it, with the scans revealing hundreds
of tins stuffed with goodies such as chocolate, cigarettes and
sweets. This one box however never…
The gardeners at Historic Royal Palaces
have “planted” the seeds of restoration at Hampton Court Palace and
what has grown is a newly restored Kitchen Garden. The Kitchen
Garden recreates the gardens that would have provided a wide
variety of vegetables, herbs and fruits…
