Do you dream of holding history’s greatest get-together? Or being the host with the most? Take some tips for how to throw the perfect party from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who produced the ‘Princely Pleasures’ at Kenilworth Castle, a nineteen-day celebration put on for the delight of Q...
If you go down to the woods when you visit Queen Victoria’s home of Osborne, you’ll stumble upon the Swiss Cottage - an unusual building with a remarkable past. Built in 1853-4, with close input from Victoria's husband Albert, Osborne was a place for the royal couple’s children to play and t...
Recent research has revealed much about what the Neolithic people who built Stonehenge ate, and where their food came from. In this blog post, Jessica Seaton looks at how we can reconnect with the places where we live by foraging, just as our prehistoric ancestors did, and gives some tips for beginn...
Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is on 13 Februrary in 2018. We asked Sam Bilton about the history of the celebration. She's also found an 18th-century recipe for a kind of pancake pie for you to try at home - the ultimate Shrove Tuesday treat.
If you fancy something simpler, try Mrs Crocombe's ...
Stephen Courtauld and his wife Virginia were known for their fancy - and somewhat unconventional - dinner parties at Eltham Palace. Just imagine being invited for cocktails in an extravagant Art Deco home or dancing in a medieval hall that once accommodated Tudor kings. The gramophone is spinning,...
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