Conference: Courts & Capitals, 1815-1914 (29 September, 2007)

Event: The second Courts & Capitals conference organised by The Society for Court Studies and The Victorian Society.

The nineteenth century was one of the great eras of court culture and architectural patronage on a grand scale. Royal courts made huge contributions to cities and their planning but this has not received the attention it deserves. This conference highlights recent reserach and will shed new light on the influence of royal courts on the architecture and culture of some of the world’s great cities. It is intended to publish the proceedings in a special number of The Court Historian.

Date: Saturday 29 September, 2007, 10 am-5pm.

Where: The Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, London W1

Cost: £45, inc. coffee, sandwich lunch and tea.

Contact: 020 8747 5895 or events@victoriansociety.org.uk

The Society for Court Studies Event (4-5 October, 2007)

Theme: Westminster Palace

Event: A two day interdisciplinary conference on the Palace of Westminster from the Middle Ages to the Present Day.

Date: 4-5 October, 2007
04 Octotober: Study tours of Westminster Palace; thematic and chronological overviews.
05 October: Papers looking at the function, purpose, structure, and meaning of the palace in its national and international context from the 11th-20th centuries.

Where: Porticullis House, Victoria Embankment.

Contact: Ms. June Prunty, The Society for Court Studies, PO Box 57089, London EC1P 1RF; admin@courtstudies.org.