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SUMMARY:Zoom | Gardens of Glass
DESCRIPTION:Trelissick Garden\, Cornwall \nWith the global expansion of 17th-century European trade networks\, plant collecting became a matter of both economic and intellectual interest in Britain. Exotic fruits and flowers were prized as prestigious displays of wealth and refinement\, fueling an obsession with horticulture among the elite. The fascination began with pineapples and soon extended to citrus trees; a trend particularly championed by King William III. By the late 18th century\, a glass house or ‘greenhouse’ was an architectural mark of a gentleman’s garden\, even if it was only to grow delicate fruits such as apricots or peaches. John Goodall\, Architectural Editor at Country Life\, will trace the rise\, fall\, and revival of Britain’s historic glasshouses\, exploring their cultural significance and the renewed interest in their restoration today. \nJohn Goodall – Architectural Editor – Country Life \nJohn Goodall has been architectural editor at Country Life since 2007 and has contributed to CL since 1994. He is the author of several books\, including English House Style: From the Archives of Country Life and The English Castle (2011). English Castle received numerous accolades: the 2011 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize (pre-1800). The work also received the G. T. Clark Prize for 2007–2012. He read history at Durham University and took an MA and Ph.D. in architectural history from the Courtauld Institute of Art. In 2003 he joined English Heritage as a senior properties historian. He had written several guidebooks for both English Heritage and the National Trust. He acted in 2007 as series consultant for the BBC 1 series How We Built Britain. Other projects include contributions to the photographic book The English Cathedral by Peter Marlow. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2001. Goodall is a patron of the Castle Studies Trust\, a UK registered charity founded in 2012. \nTickets: $15 members*; $25 non-members\n*Membership discount applied automatically when logged into your Royal-Oak.org account
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SUMMARY:NYC | J.M.W. Turner at Petworth
DESCRIPTION:The Carved Room\, with the four paintings by Turner at Petworth House and Park\, West Sussex. The carvings are by Grinling Gibbons.  \nThe year 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775– 1851)\, one of the most admired and influential British artists. J.M.W. Turner had a unique relationship with George O’Brien Wyndham\, the 3rd Earl of Egremont\, who inherited Petworth House and Park\, West Sussex\, in 1763—now an NT property. The artist was a frequent house guest and was free to explore the house and estate\, drawing great inspiration from the beauty of Petworth’s interiors\, collections\, and landscape. As a collector of British art\, the 3rd Earl was a great patron and host to many contemporary artists such as Turner\, John Constable\, and C.R. Leslie. Turner’s extraordinary talent\, combined with the unique opportunity to work at Petworth\, allowed him to produce detailed pictorial descriptions of the great house and estate. These masterpieces can be seen at Petworth in the original devised for them after being reinstated in the early 2000s. Join Dr. John Chu\, NT Senior Curator of Pictures and Sculpture\, as he examines Turner’s works which illustrate what life was like at Petworth almost 200 years ago. He will also discuss  the upcoming NT exhibition Turner’s Vision at Petworth (June 21–November 16\, 2025)\, and the artist’s relationship with the Earl and demonstrate the impact this extraordinary house and landscape had on one of Britain’s celebrated artists. \nJohn Chu was appointed Senior Curator of Pictures and Sculpture for Midlands at the National Trust\, UK in 2021. He joined the NT in 2015 as Assistant Curator of Pictures and Sculpture and worked on exhibitions at Osterley\, Powis Castle\, and Basildon Park among other properties. He also worked on permanent re-displays of state rooms at The Vyne\, Hampshire and Knole\, Kent. He graduated from Cambridge University and received a Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Courtauld Institute of Art\, London University. He was a visiting lecturer from University of Reading and an Associate Lecturer at Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at The Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art. \nLocation: CDA Abigail Adams Smith Ballroom\, 417 E. 61st Street\nNew York\, NY  10065 \nIn-Person: 6:15pm (ET)\, Lecture will be followed by a reception\nTickets: $35 members*; $45 non-members\n*Membership discount applied automatically when logged into your Royal-Oak.org account \nNote: This lecture will be in-person only\, with no rental recording.
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/nyc-j-m-w-turner-at-petworth/
LOCATION:CDA Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium\, 417 East 61st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10065\, United States
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SUMMARY:Zoom | Fred Astaire in London
DESCRIPTION:Fred Astaire\, 1935 Publicity still from Top Hat\, RKO pictures\, From former Marilyn Blaisdell Collection \nThough born in Omaha\, Nebraska\, and raised in New York City\, dancer Fred Astaire spent a significant portion of his early career in the United Kingdom. From 1922 to 1932\, he and his sister Adele captivated London audiences in three wildly popular West End musicals\, sparking a sensation so intense that critics dubbed it “Astairia.” During his time in London\, Astaire immersed himself in British culture; he studied music theory at London’s Guildhall School of Music alongside Noël Coward and socialized with the aristocracy. With his new dance partner\, Claire Luce\, Astaire expanded his repertoire\, incorporating sweeping\, romantic movements as well as an English sense of style. His impeccable fashion sense\, effortless charm\, and refined elegance—central to his dance films of the 1930s through the 1950s—were deeply influenced by the customs and style he observed while mingling with British high society and even the royal family. Victoria Kastner will explore the profound impact of Astaire’s years in the UK\, revealing how his time on the London stage helped shape the dancer\, actor\, and icon the world came to adore. \nVictoria Kastner is the leading scholar and author about the architect Julia Morgan as well as about Hearst Castle\, where she worked for 30 yrs as historian. She is the author of Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House\, published by Harry N. Abrams in 2000; Hearst’s San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land\, May 2009; and Hearst Ranch: Family\, Land and Legacy. She co-authored The Beverly Hills Hotel: The First 100 years with Robert Anderson. In 2022\, Victoria published; Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the trailblazing architect. Ms. Kastner has lectured extensively on Julia Morgan\, Hearst’s art collection\, and the history of collecting for many museums and groups: including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the American Museum in Britain in Bath; and the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. She has also written for The London Telegraph\, the American Institute of Architects\, Oxford University’s Journal of the History of Collections\, and The Magazine Antiques.\n \nTickets: $15 members*; $25 non-members\n*Membership discount applied automatically when logged into your Royal-Oak.org account
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SUMMARY:Zoom | The Lost World of Bletchley Park
DESCRIPTION:Wrens billeted at Wavedon Manor near Bletchley Park ©Bletchley Park Trust \nAt a casual glance\, Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire resembles any other sprawling country Victorian house that might have been owned by a wealthy businessman: in this case stockbroker Sir Herbert Leon. When Bletchley was purchased in 1938 by the Head of Secret Intelligence Service\, the estate quickly went from outdoor country pursuits\, to become the nerve centre of Britain’s war: the top-secret headquarters for Britain’s Government Code and Cypher School. Bletchley quickly developed into a place where the nation’s most brilliant mathematical minds toiled alongside cryptographers\, debutantes\, dons\, and factory workers on complex problems with world-wide resonance. Historian Sinclair McKay will reveal the day-to-day life at Bletchley\, and the activities of the extraordinary men and women who toiled in secret on the estate—secrets they kept for the following decades. Winston Churchill told them proudly\, on a visit to the Park in 1941\, that they were “the geese that laid the golden eggs and never cackled.” Based on first-hand interviews of surviving code-breakers\, Mr. McKay will also describe the entertainments and furtive Bletchley romances that helped ease the pressures faced by operatives as they worked to decipher German coded messages. Finally\, he will chronicle how the estate was abandoned\, nearly demolished\, and almost became a supermarket\, before being heroically saved as a museum. \nSinclair McKay writes for the Daily Telegraph\, the Mail on Sunday and The Spectator. He is a literary critic for the Telegraph and the Spectator. He has published extensively on Bletchley Park and codebreakers in his books\, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park\, The Secret Listeners\, and Bletchley Park Brainteasers. Among his other books include Dresden: The Fire and the Darkness (2020) and Meeting Churchill: A Life in 90 Encounters (2023). His upcoming book St. Petersburg: Sacrifice and Redemption in the City That Defied Hitler\, is due to be released in October 2025. He lives in London’s East End and can – in theory – walk along the Grand Union canal towpath without interruption to Bletchley Park some 48 miles north. \nTickets: $15 members*; $25 non-members\n*Membership discount applied automatically when logged into your Royal-Oak.org account
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SUMMARY:Zoom | Behind the Scenes: Georgian Buildings in TV and Film
DESCRIPTION:Kedleston Hall\, Derbyshire ©National Trust/Paul Barker \nBritain’s grand Georgian buildings have not only stood as architectural masterpieces for centuries\, but they have also played a starring role in some of the most beloved English period dramas. Among the finest NT examples\, Lyme Park\, Cheshire\, exemplifies the Georgian country house’s Palladian style; its grand façade and formal gardens make it the perfect choice for Mr. Darcy’s Pemberley in BBC’s Pride & Prejudice (1995). Kedleston Hall\, designed by Robert Adam\, showcases the height of Neoclassical design—the Kedleston state rooms provide a magnificent setting for the film The Duchess (2008). The Temple of Apollo at Stourhead set the scene for Mr. Darcy’s dramatic first proposal to Elizabeth Bennet in the later Pride & Prejudice (2005) film\, while Stourhead’s Palladian bridge and gardens are highlighted in the background. Meanwhile\, Saltram\, an elegant Georgian mansion in Devon\, lent its interiors to Sense and Sensibility (1995)\, offering an authentic glimpse into 18th-century refinement and taste. Social and architectural historian\, Dr. Amy Boyington will explore the histories of these treasures as she traces the development of Georgian architecture and its relationship to 18th-century aristocratic life. She will illustrate gorgeous examples used in period film and television. She will also explore how these houses\, as portrayed in film\, impacts how we visualize the Georgian period. Identifying these locations in period dramas is not only a delight for viewers (and Royal Oak Foundation members)\, but their on-screen presence also shapes how we understand and envision the past\, influencing our connection to the hallmarks of Georgian architectural style. \n \nDr. Amy Boyington is a social and architectural historian who attained her PhD in architectural history from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Boyington has worked in a curatorial capacity at Holkham Hall\, Goodwood House and Woburn Abbey. She has worked as a research consultant for the National Trust at Stowe Landscape Gardens and for Historic Royal Palaces at Kensington Palace. She was recently a Senior Properties Historian for English Heritage. Her debut book is Hidden Patrons: Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain (Bloomsbury\, 2023). She is now working on her second book Decadence & Display (Yale University Press) which focuses on the 18thc country house dining room. Dr. Boyington is a popular historian on social media (@history_with_amy) with over 1.4 million followers. \nTickets: $15 members*; $25 non-members \n*Membership discount applied automatically when logged into your Royal-Oak.org account
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