Visit Eltham Palace
Eltham Palace has had an interesting life being once an important royal palace and being the home of King Henry VIII and his siblings to
Category: Medieval 510AD – 1484
Michelangelo & Sebastiano Exhibition Review
The large altarpiece The Raising of Lazarus by Sebastiano (NG1) was one of the first paintings in the National Gallery and so it seems quite
Medieval London: Holy Trinity Priory
If you peer in the window of a modern office building at the end of Leadenhall Street, where it meets Fenchurch Street, you can see
An Evening Tour of Moorgate
Last week, Cubitts Opticians celebrated the opening of their new City of London store with a private tour of the local area for their staff.
Medieval London Bridge
London Bridge has a long history of destruction and construction. The first Roman bridge was built around 43 AD but it lasted less than 50
Unraveling the History of Crutched Friars
Religious orders of the past present a rich tapestry of monastic life, mendicant preaching, and acts of charity. The term “friar” was widely used to
The Queen’s House
The Queen’s House by Inigo Jones in Greenwich is frequently described as the first building in England to be based on the work of the
Holywell Nunnery, Shoreditch
1158 Holywell nunnery was founded just West of Shoreditch High Street. By the time of its demise in 1539 (due to the dissolution of the
Medieval Shoreditch
Medieval Shoreditch was still mostly rural. The doomsday book shows that ‘shore ditch’ had been part of the parish of Stepney before becoming its own
Saint Thomas Becket at the British Museum
The British Museum’s exhibition ‘Thomas Becket murder and the making of a saint’ closed on 22 August 2021. It is being held to mark the