Lucy Worsley – Britain’s funniest, cleverest and fattest queen ever – Queen Caroline
Discover Medical London – The Handsome Hoaxer of Harley Street
Sir John Soane’s Museum – Adam’s London: Then and Now – 33 St. James’s Square
British Newspaper Archives – Top 5 April Fools Day jokes in history, found in British newspapers dating back to the 1700s
Gizmodo – The Fascinating Untold History of War and Prosthetics
Londontopia – What Heathrow looked like before it became an airport
Category: Kristine Hughes
THE WELLINGTON CONNECTION: STRAWBERRY HILL
From the Journal of Mrs. Arbuthnot, July 8, 1822
Went to see Strawberry Hill with the Duke of Wellington, Lady G. Fane, my two girls and some men; it is a curious place, very much in the state in which it was left by Horace Walpole, very dull and shews a good deal of bad taste; but still I should have liked to have had more time to examine it. There are some curious pictures and statues in the house, the grounds are not particularly pretty and not well kept. We returned to Richmond to dinner and came back, as we went, by water. The day was beautiful and the banks of the river between Richmond and Twickenham are like fairy land.
Vicky has also visited and there are several posts on Strawberry Hill from the past; you can find them using the Search This Blog box located in the left hand sidebar.
VIDEO WEDNESDAY
THE WELLINGTON TOUR – MEMORY LANE
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON TOUR – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS – WINDSOR
Upon arrival in Windsor, our tour group will be checking in to the Mercure Windsor Castle Hotel, where Hubby and I stayed two years ago. The hotel looks out upon Windsor Castle, the rooms are gorgeous, the bar is lined with windows and is supremely atmospheric and there’s a portrait of the Duke of Wellington just off the lobby. What could be more perfect? As regular readers of this blog will know, Windsor will always mean our dear friend Hester Davenport for myself and Victoria. Windsor is a wonderful town – just the right size, full of history – even Hubby loved it during our tour to England two Decembers ago. Here is a lovely, four minute video featuring highlights in Windsor.
Windsor is filled with great sights, including the Guildhall and Crooked House above, Peascod Street, the playing fields of Eton and the River Thames, upon which we’ll be ending our tour of Windsor with a boat cruise on the River.