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How much do you know about Stuart architecture?? 🤔🧱 Our education channel has created a new series for children exploring building history hosted by the ghost of Sir Christopher Wren and a Tower of London raven! Watch the lastest episode on Stuart buildings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsTYM...

Tudor buildings here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8YAJ...

And Norman castles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvV02...

Stay tuned for Georgian architecture next Monday!!

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Did you know we have a YouTube channel for kids, schools & teachers?

If you know children interested in history, take a look at what our education channel is up to ‪@TeachwithHistoricRoyalPalaces‬

They've just launched a brand new video series for primary aged children to encourage them to become building detectives! Watch the first episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8YAJ...

This series is perfect for:
👩‍🏫 Teachers planning trips or local history topics
👨‍👩‍👧 Families visiting our palaces
🧒 Curious young historians who love to explore the past

In the first episode, children learn to spot key Tudor building features such as timber framing, red Tudor bricks and wattle and daub. They’ll also discover how the Great Fire of London changed the way people built homes. Subscribe for future episodes in December!

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🔦 Spotlight on our exciting new kid's series: Wren & Raven Investigate! 🏰

Do you have kids who love history? We’re thrilled to share something special from our schools' team: a brand new video series for primary aged children to encourage them to become building detectives!

This series is perfect for:
👩‍🏫 Teachers planning trips or local history topics
👨‍👩‍👧 Families visiting our palaces
🧒 Curious young historians who love to explore the past

Join Wren (our ghostly architect) and Raven (our sharp-eyed explorer) as they guide young viewers around historic buildings at our palaces and link them to other buildings across the UK.

In the first episode, children learn to spot key Tudor building features such as timber framing, red Tudor bricks and wattle and daub. They’ll also discover how the Great Fire of London changed the way people built homes.

Stay tuned to our education channel @TeachwithHistoricRoyalPalaces for more episodes over December.

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George III is one of the most complicated monarchs to have lived at our palaces.

He is often called 'The Mad King', sometimes a 'tyrant', and is now remembered by many as the king who lost the American colonies. What we know of him is shaped by the history we've been taught in school.

But there is always more to the story. George farmed sheep, studied architecture, played the flute, and was fascinated by different cultures from around the world. He and Queen Charlotte had fifteen children, and had a turbulent relationship with their eldest son, the future George IV.

George III struggled with his physical and mental health, and underwent brutal treatment from doctors who could not understand his symptoms. Still, he is the longest reigning male monarch in British history.

Objects such as his suits, and places like the pagoda at Kew Palace reveal these aspects of his life that we may not know about.

Learn more about what George III's clothes reveal in our latest video: https://youtu.be/bGuNZJN_-RM?si=quv2F...

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We hope you've been enjoying our new series all about historic cookery! Here's some behind-the-scenes pictures of filming in the historic kitchens at Kew Palace.

The team used original charcoal stoves to prepare dishes based on recipes from across history - starting with Medieval and going all the way up to the Victorian period.

Coming up next on the channel, the Historic Kitchens Team will show you how to prepare a Medieval recipe for pork apples and oranges, which were served at the coronation of Henry IV! You can read the recipe for Pome Dorryle here in the Forme of Cury, a roll of recipes compiled around 1390: archive.org/details/b28756332/page/78/mode/2up

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Thank you all for your comments on our historical dressing videos! We’re so glad you’ve enjoyed them. Here’s some behind-the-scenes pictures of filming Elizabeth I at Hampton Court Palace, as well as a sneak peak at what’s coming up on the channel... Stay tuned!

📷BTS stills of camera operator filming Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn in the Great Hall and Great Watching Chamber at Hampton Court Palace.

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Have you been looking closely at our channel? What do you think? Help us improve and show you more of what you love. Fill out our survey and be entered into a draw to win £100 in vouchers: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HRPYouTubeSurvey/

📷 A Royal Herald tabard from c.1831 is worked on by a Textile Treatment Conservator. Stay tuned on our channel for more videos from our Conservation Studio.

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📷 Gold lamé damask gown worn by the Hon. Ursula Mary Lawley, with tiara and shoes, on a mannequin in the conservation studio. © Historic Royal Palaces

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This fragile silk dress was worn by Queen Alexandra in 1894 when she was 50 years old. Its fashionable leg of mutton sleeves, high collar and cinched in waist were typical of Alexandra's style and late Victorian fashion. Stay tuned for more about this dress and other highlights from the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection coming up on our channel!

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