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Apsley House Collection highlights
View highlights from the outstanding collection of decorative and fine arts at Apsley House, formerly part of the collection of the 1st Duke of Wellington.
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Barnard Castle has sat on a dramatic site above the river Tees since the late 11th century. From 1471 to 1485 it belonged to the Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III. After a fierce siege in 1569, the castle went into steep decline and it was effectively abandoned by the early 17th century.
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The collection of objects on display in the museum at Richborough includes a remarkable number of faces – of gods and monsters, men and women, animals and birds. Discover what we know about some of them.
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Divine Retribution at the Jewel Tower, Westminster
How the 14th-century monks of Westminster Abbey interpreted the ‘wretched death’ of their hated next-door neighbour, the Keeper of the Palace of Westminster, as celestially ordained.
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Dracula: how a Victorian vampire is inspiring blood donations this Halloween
Katie Dabin, Keeper of Medicine at the Science Museum, investigates how Bram Stoker's Dracula took inspiration from the fascinating history of blood transfusion.
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20 years at Down House – then and now
Twenty years ago we reopened Down House so the public could follow Charles Darwin's footsteps through his family home. This blog takes a behind-the-scenes look at how we recreated Darwin's home for visitors to enjoy today.
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Lucius Septimius Severus (AD 145–211) was born in what is now Libya and became Roman emperor in AD 193 after a ruthless campaign against his rivals. He rose from relative mediocrity to start a new dynasty and his tenure as emperor was characterised by battling usurpers and brutal military campaigns in Parthia and Britain. Although his campaigns to the north of Hadrian’s Wall were cut short by his death, their effects on the frontier are visible to this day.
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History's 'Celebrity' Gardeners
Long before Alan Titchmarsh or Monty Don were on the scene, England's finest garden and landscape designers were in high demand. From the rolling parklands of Audley End House in Essex to the Arts and Crafts details at Mount Grace Priory in Yorkshire, the legacy of history's most renowned growers and landscapers can still be seen by visitors today. Here's our who's-who of English history's most illustrious gardeners, horticulturalists and designers.
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History of Bishop’s Waltham Palace
A history of Bishop's Waltham Palace, one of the fine residences of the medieval Bishops of Winchester, who exercised vast wealth and power in both church and state.
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Past Lives: George Orwell in London
It is 70 years this June since the novel 1984 was first published. Its author, George Orwell, is now commemorated with a blue plaque