The dissolution of the pasties: GBBO’S Tudor Week
It’s Tudor Week on The Great British Bake Off tonight - so I've delved into our vast collection to find examples of Tudor food…
View ArticleOpus Anglicanum: medieval embroidery and fashion
We take a closer look at the V&A's exhibition and introduce some of our records which relate to medieval fine cloth and clothing…
View ArticleHans Holbein in England
We look for traces of Holbein’s activities, networks and movements during his two visits to England…
View ArticleThe civil servant’s tale: Geoffrey Chaucer in the archives
When you think of Geoffrey Chaucer, what words or themes do you think of? Words like ‘writer’, ‘poet’ and ‘philosopher’ come naturally to mind, but what about ‘accountant’, ‘soldier’, ‘politician’ and...
View ArticleThe civil servant’s tale: Geoffrey Chaucer in the archives (Part two)
In the first of this series of blogs, I looked into the early life of Geoffrey Chaucer, tracing the poet’s years of military and diplomatic missions, networks of patronage in and around the...
View ArticleMedieval army pensioners: the Poor Knights of Windsor
One of our most interesting collections for the study of military and family history is made up of the various series of army pension records, especially those of returning soldiers wounded...
View ArticleThe civil servant’s tale: Geoffrey Chaucer in the archives (part three)
In part one and part two of this blog series I’ve been tracing the history of the ‘real’ Geoffrey Chaucer – the man behind the Canterbury Tales – as he worked his way through the medieval civil service...
View ArticleSt George’s Chapel: history of a royal wedding venue
With nationwide excitement building in advance of this weekend’s royal wedding, I wanted to take a look at the venue which will be at the heart of proceedings: St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The...
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