Twickenhamshire
In the 18th century, Twickenham was a fashionable resort and centre of cultural life. This online talk introduces you to five of the glorious houses and gardens that sit along the Arcadian Thames.
Love, Death and Royalty: Kew Palace and Strawberry Hill House & Gardens
Speakers from two famous West London properties explore the relationships of love, politics and ultimately power and ponder the question of whether love is indeed ‘treacherous’.
‘All their blood lyes att the doore of this Bishop’
The site of Fulham Palace has been occupied for over 5,000 years, and from 704 AD to 1973 it was the home of the Bishop of London and is one of the oldest working estates in the country.
Morality and Mortality: Death Portrayed in Hogarth’s ‘Modern Moral Series’ and Mourning in Georgian Britain
Some of William Hogarth’s (1697-1764) most famous artworks are his ‘modern moral subjects’, such as ‘The Rake’s Progress’ and ‘Marriage a la Mode’, series of images that commented on many of the significant moral issues of his time.
The Mourning and Funeral of Sir John Maynard of Gunnersbury in 1690
On the night of 25 October 1690, locals would have witnessed a magnificent procession from Gunnersbury House to Ealing’s parish church, St Mary’s.