Historic Royal Palaces
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We are the charity who love and look after Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House, Kew Palace, @HillsCastle and π·π» @TowerOfLondon πΊπΌ
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Lucy Worsley
The Tower of London
The 1,000 year old fortress in the city of London and at the heart of British history. Cared for by @HRP_Palaces. π°
Westminster Abbey
A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
Rebecca English
Royal Editor, Daily Mail London @DailyMailUK Royal news and insight here. RTs not endorsements. Own views, good shoes. https://t.co/vKKANhjL8y
Suzannah Lipscomb
Professor Emerita. Historian. Broadcaster. Author. Host of @NotJustTudors. Trustee @maryrosemuseum. Rep @knightayton & @plittyc https://t.co/oey8mqzCqM
This portrait of William III has hung in several royal palaces, yet the identity of the young Black man remains unknown. When the painting raises more questions than it answers, how do we find his identity? β‘οΈ brnw.ch/21wJWsB
πΌοΈRoyal Collection Trust/Β© His Majesty King Charles III 2024
#Onthisday in 1536 Anne Boleyn was executed at the The Tower of London on charges of adultery and treason βοΈ
Anne is buried in the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London βͺ
Henry VIII married Jane Seymour a mere 11 days after Anne's execution π
Happy International Museums day from our attic stores at Hampton Court Palace with @lucy_worsley ποΈ
International Council of Museums (ICOM) #InternationalMuseumDay2024 #IMD2024
This #InternationalMuseumDay we're throwing it back to our recent Lessons at 10 with Mrs Murty at Downing St. π Our education programme helps young people find out about the past, so they can build the future.
International Council of Museums (ICOM) #InternationalMuseumDay #IMD2024
The Museums + Heritage Show & Awards Awards take place tonight! π We are so excited to have been nominated in two categories
π° The Indian Army at the Palace π Temporary Exhibition (Budget under 80k) βοΈ
π The Crown Jewels Exhibition @TowerofLondon π Permanent Exhibition
Wish us luck π€
π 'When you experience history in an actual living space, that actually brings it to life' ποΈ Reflections from A little History of the SikhsΒ littlehistory'Sikhs community participants. Learn about the Indian Army at Hampton Court Palace Tej Pal Singh Ralmill
β‘οΈ brnw.ch/21wJMX2
Our pandemic baby is all grown up! π΄ George, who was born at Hampton Court in 2020, has now graduated boarding school and is busy learning the ropes as a working Shire.
We look forward to welcoming him to Hampton Court Palace once heβs found his hooves π°
π΄ Operation Centaur
Anne Boleyn was imprisoned at the The Tower of London in May 1536 π° Curator Alden Gregory shows us where she would have spent her final weeksβ¦
π° Last week our schools team and YW Terry βBasherβ Briggs were invited to No 10 Downing Street for Mrs Murtyβs βLessons at 10β π°
With thousands of schoolchildren visiting our palaces every year the team are used to teaching in historic buildings, but this was one to remember!
#Onthisday in 1536 Anne Boleyn was arrested and taken by barge to the Tower of London, arriving at the private postern gate π°
She was imprisoned in the same royal apartment where, just three years before, she had awaited her coronation π
π¨ Β©National Portrait Gallery, London
