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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Checking the index for my new book, I laughed when I came across this entry on the subject of footmen! Don’t you adore the casual way ‘sodomised’ pops up? footmen: distances covered daily, p.262; duties, p.103, p.199, pp.210–11, p.251, p.318; … Continue reading
Posted in If Walls book/TV
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Today we looked at George IV’s coronation robe, freshly conserved and on its way to Brighton for exhibition. It’s not in great condition, because for many years it was displayed on a mannequin at Madame Tussaud’s.
Posted in A curator's life
Tagged elegance and decadence, George IV, the age of the regency
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A week of King James Bible mania kicks off on Radio 4. Listen to the programme recorded at Hampton Court Palace about the commissioning of the new bible translation here. It was recorded all in one long evening, an occasion … Continue reading
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