Insights and behind the scenes from our palaces
Using Heritage Science to Conserve Queen Caroline's State Bed
13 September 2024
Work on Queen Caroline’s much-loved State bed, which we care for on behalf of the Royal Collection Trust, continues at Hampton Court Palace and our attentions are now drawn to protecting the feet of this priceless historic object.
Medieval and Tudor Poets at the Tower
09 August 2024
What dramatic Tudor event might Sir Thomas Wyatt have drawn on for his poetry? And did you know Geoffrey Chaucer worked at the Tower of London?
Charles II and the Discovery of the 'Princes in the Tower' in 1674
17 July 2024
Tower of London Curator Charles Farris explores one of the most famous discoveries in the Tower’s history – a small chapter in the continuing mystery of the Princes in the Tower.
An Asian wild cat and his Indian trainer in 18th-century London
12 July 2024
Curator of Inclusive History, Dr Mishka Sinha, picks up the tale of the 'Shah Goest' - a wild cat kept in the Royal Menagerie within the confines of the Tower of London.
The Death of Elizabeth of York at the Tower of London
05 July 2024
Tracy Borman delves into the story behind the death of the original Tudor Queen, within the walls of this royal fortress.
Imagining Anne Boleyn's Coronation in 1533
10 May 2024
Curator of Historic Buildings, Alden Gregory imagines the ambitious festivities that Henry VIII commissioned to welcome Anne Boleyn as his second Queen Consort.
'Washing the Lions': A Famous April Fools Hoax at the Tower of London
01 April 2024
The Tower of London is home to Britain’s earliest recorded April Fool’s prank – the so-called 'Annual Ceremony of Washing the Lions'.
Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection in the Jewel House
26 June 2023
Curator Charles Farris introduces some of the amazing ceremonial dress now on display in the Jewel House exhibition.
Charles II's Coronation Procession from the Tower of London
24 April 2023
Curator of Historic Buildings, Alden Gregory, takes a look at Charles II's Coronation - the last coronation in which the Tower of London played a starring role.
Elizabeth I’s coronation procession from the Tower of London
17 November 2022
Curator Charles Farris recalls Elizabeth’s dramatic procession from the Tower of London to Westminster the day before her coronation.