Kristine Hughes's Blog, page 42

A NUMBER ONE LONDON GIVEAWAY!

Have you already subscribed to our newsletter? If not, this is your lucky day. Simply sign up using the link in the right sidebar and you may be the lucky winner of a pack of cards produced by the Guildhall Library, each card depicting an Old London Street Cry. Good Luck – The winner will … Continue reading "A NUMBER ONE LONDON GIVEAWAY!"

AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL – THE COUNTRY HOUSE TOUR

I’m pleased to say that Number One London’s Country House Tour was a resounding success and that a good time was had by all! Our group was the perfect size – eight like-minded people traveling together through Derbyshire in search of houses, history and a whole lot of fun. Of course, the Tour included stately … Continue reading "AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL – THE COUNTRY HOUSE TOUR"

THE DEATH OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE

Had she lived, Charlotte would have been Queen of the United Kingdom. Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales was the only daughter of George IV, then Prince of Wales, and his wife and first cousin, Caroline of Brunswick, who loathed one another and who separated soon after Charlotte’s birth, never to live together, nor indeed be civil … Continue reading "THE DEATH OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE"

A NUMBER ONE LONDON GIVEAWAY!

Have you already subscribed to our newsletter? If not, this is your lucky day. Simply sign up using the link in the right sidebar and you may be the lucky winner of two reproduction Civil War coins, the Charles I half-crown 1646 from the siege of Newark and the 1653 Commonwealth Shilling. The winner will … Continue reading "A NUMBER ONE LONDON GIVEAWAY!"

FASHIONED FROM NATURE AT THE V&A

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s next exhibition, Fashioned From Nature, opens on 21 April 2018 and will look to the past 400 years of fashion to explore what we can learn from fashion practice in the past, with objects dating to the early 1600s. Items include an 1875 pair of earrings formed from the heads … Continue reading "FASHIONED FROM NATURE AT THE V&A"

GRAVESITES WE HAVE KNOWN

Originally published in 2012 Perhaps it’s the season, but it occurred to me recently that, between us, Victoria, Jo and myself have visited an inordinate number of graves in our travels. We even visit graves that are graves no longer – I can well remember that visiting the site where Henry Paget’s leg was (formerly) buried … Continue reading "GRAVESITES WE HAVE KNOWN"

REVISITING MINSTER LOVELL CHURCH AND RUINS

Originally published in 2010 So, here we are at St. Kenelm’s Church on a cold, wet, foggy December day when our surroundings look for all the world like a Hammer Studios horror movie set. On the day we visited, the air was crisp and cold and the place was as deserted as it looks in the photos … Continue reading "REVISITING MINSTER LOVELL CHURCH AND RUINS"

A MACABRE LOOK AT DEATH MASKS

Benjamin Disraeli Sir Issac Newton Viscount Henry Palmerston   Richard Brinsley Sheridan Originally published October, 2010 Recently, I came across a book online called The Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks: A Pictorial Guide by John Delaney, held in the Manuscripts Division in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University … Continue reading "A MACABRE LOOK AT DEATH MASKS"

THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE EARL OF SHADOWS: TWO BROTHERS, TWO BOOKS, AND ONE OBSESSION

Guest post by Dr. Jacqueline Reiter   In the summer of 2003 I was just completing the first year of my PhD. In August I made a visit to Kent Record Office. It was the hottest British summer on record; my train out of London Bridge was delayed by the effect of the heat on … Continue reading "THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE EARL OF SHADOWS: TWO BROTHERS, TWO BOOKS, AND ONE OBSESSION"

DOWNTON ABBEY: THE EXHIBITION

OPENS IN NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 18TH The first-ever fully immersive Downton Abbey experience is coming stateside! Downton Abbey: The Exhibition will make its US debut in New York City on Saturday November 18, before traveling throughout the US. Tickets are now available to purchase at www.downtonexhibition.com. The Exhibition will connect fans with their favorite characters, costumes, locations and historic … Continue reading "DOWNTON ABBEY: THE EXHIBITION"