Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

This week marks the penultimate episode in our six-part mini-series on special places in our palaces. We’re following Curator Polly Putnam into Queen Charlotte’s Drawing Room in Kew Palace, the home…

In the fourth part of this series, Curator Lee Prosser takes us into a hidden space at the Banqueting House, once part of the great Whitehall Palace.

It may not be the famous Rubens ceiling, but Lee …

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 Peter Ad Vincula at the Tower of Lo…

This week we’re continuing our mini-series on treasured spaces with a trip through a place full of historic clothing, the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection.  

We’ll follow Curator Matthew Storey i…

Welcome back to series two of A Space I Love.

In this six-part mini-series, we’re back exploring a selection of treasured spaces in our palaces with the people who know them best, our curators.  

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Coming next week on Thursday 29th June.

In this six-part mini-series, our curators are back sharing their favourite spaces with you. We’ll be exploring a selection of treasured spaces in our palaces,…

For today’s episode, we’re at Hampton Court Palace and we’re going behind the scenes into a very special place; the Textile Conservation Studio.  

We’ll speak to our specialist conservators to hear…

In this episode join Curators Polly Putnam and Claudia Acott-Williams for a mini tour of the Crown to Couture exhibition at Kensington Palace. They'll talk about their favourite pieces on display, as…

From Beyoncé to Billie Eilish, fashion is undeniably personal and political. But the legacy of harnessing fashion as a tool for power and representation goes back to the 18th century and beyond. In t…

The fashion history of the Georgian Court has a lot of similarities with the Red Carpet and Met Gala glamour of today. In this episode Curators Matthew Story, Polly Putnam and Claudia Acott-Williams …

Join us for a whistle-stop tour of the History of Coronations. Curators Charles Farris, Alden Gregory and Lee Prosser will lead you on a merry dance through time, from medieval pre-coronation baths, …

For this week’s episode we’re bringing you another talk from our archives given by our Curator Charles Farris.

We all know Henry VIII was an extravagant King, but in this talk we hear how he carrie…

For this week’s episode we’re bringing you another talk from our archives given by our Curator Alden Gregory.

We all know Henry VIII was an extravagant King, but in this talk we hear how he carried…

In today’s episode we’re celebrating International Women’s Day with our Chief Curator Lucy Worsley.  

In this second episode Lucy joins us for a chat about why the past is important, and who we sho…

In this episode we’re trying something new. Today is International Women’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than with two special episodes featuring our Chief Curators.  

In this first episode…

The Jewish medieval history of the Tower of London remains relatively unknown to our everyday visitors, and yet it is foundational to the first 200-years of the life of the fortress, as well as medie…

For this week’s episode we’re bringing you a talk from our archives by journalist and author Anita Anand, on the extraordinary life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh

As the daughter of the deposed Maha…

This week we’re back with the final episode from our mini-series on spaces we love in our palaces and what a way to end!

Chief Curator Tracy Borman has chosen to take us into a room that isn’t open t…

This week is the penultimate episode in our six-part mini-series and today we are in for a treat!

Curatorial placement student Cara Gathern takes us into one of the most exciting but hidden spaces at…

In the fourth part of this series, we’re taking a walk with curator Claudia Acott-Williams into her favourite space at Kensington Palace, the room where Queen Victoria was born. Claudia will explain …