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Giving and receiving gifts at Christmas is one of the joys of the festive season. But why do we engage in this annual tradition, and how has the custom of gift-giving changed over the years? In this article our Properties Historian Andrew Hann takes a closer look at one of our favourite festive traditions.
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Clothes that kept us warm and dry through history
Fashion Historian Amber Butchart explores some of the clothing our ancestors have worn to keep warm and dry through history, long considered one of the main reasons that humans wear clothes.
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How to celebrate Christmas like a medieval monk
Christmas has been celebrated on 25 December since the early 4th century. But the way Christmas is marked has evolved over the years. Dr Michael Carter, Senior Properties Historian, reveals how evidence from medieval monasteries gives an insight into how Christmas was celebrated in the Middle Ages, a time viewed by many as the 'heyday' of festive frolicking.
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Stories of England: Let the games begin
As the world prepares to celebrate a festival of sport at this summer’s Olympic Games, landscape adviser Emily Parker reveals those played in the grounds of our historic sites.
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Claude de Jongh’s masterpiece, one of the most popular paintings at Kenwood, provides a unique record of Old London Bridge and the architecture of the city that would be engulfed in 1666 by the Great Fire of London.
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The History of the Vikings in England
Historian Thomas Williams tells the story of the Vikings in England and explains how they changed society.
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Roman Coastal Defences and the Saxon Shore
Discover what we know about the Roman forts built along the coast of east and south-east England in the 3rd century AD.
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The History of the Vikings in England
Historian Thomas Williams tells the story of the Vikings in England and explains how they changed society.
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Richborough and the Roman World
The people of Roman Britain used and enjoyed goods brought from across the empire, and Richborough was a major point in an empire-wide network of travel and trade. Find out about some of the objects found at Richborough, where they were from, and how they came to be there.
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Joshua Reynolds is one of the most celebrated artists in the history of British art. At Kenwood, in London, we have 17 paintings by Reynolds, which span much of the artist’s career. From his portraits of children and his ‘fancy’ pictures, to his Grand Manner portraits and a self-portrait, in this article we explore the development of Reynolds’s work through the collection at Kenwood.