Nov 7, 2024
Elizabeth I was profoundly shaped by the women around her, and this series will explore these pivotal relationships throughout her life.
Joint Chief Curator Tracy Borman opens our series with Dr Nicola Tallis, and together they explore the young Elizabeth, before she came to the throne. The formative relationships she...
Nov 5, 2024
This new three-part series on the Historic Royal Palaces Podcast will explore Elizabeth I, and the women who shaped a queen.
Joint Chief Curator Tracy Borman will take us on a journey from Elizabeth's early life, right the way through to the challenging final years of her reign.
We'll learn which pivotal female...
Oct 31, 2024
When James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne as James I, he sparked the English witch hunts into a fire. They would become one of the largest miscarriages of justice against women in the 17th century, but what prompted them, and why did James become such a ruthless champion of this war on women?
For this...
Oct 24, 2024
In this final episode of our A Space I Love Series, we join Deputy Chief Curator Sebastian Edwards in the Queen’s staircase at Hampton Court Palace. The stairs are the hub of the palace, and they represent a surprisingly unique space with a lot to say.
Once the main thoroughfare to the queen’s private apartments,...
Oct 10, 2024
This week is the third part of our mini-series on spaces we love. We’ll be joining Assistant Curator Alfred Hawkins, who has chosen to take us into the Chapel of St John the Evangelist, at the Tower of London.
As the most important space in the White Tower, the Chapel Royal holds huge historic significance in...