Black History Month 2024 - Letter by Ira Aldridge

17 Oct 2024

This October, RHUL archives seeks to highlight special items within our archive to celebrate Black History Month.

Former student finds magazine artwork in College archives

17 Oct 2024

During our recent annual Heritage Open Day celebrations, we had the pleasure of inviting Bedford College alumnae to explore our archive collections.

Mary Robinson – Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical

16 Sept 2024

A special text from the RHUL Archive and Special Collections was recently sent on loan to Chawton House to feature in the exciting new exhibition: Mary Robinson - Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical

Penrose takes her place among Principals

12 Jul 2024

As part of the 175th anniversary celebrations of Bedford College, the Art Collections team have selected a portrait of a former Bedford Principal to be installed in the Executive Corridor of the Found

Classical Performances at Bedford College

20 May 2024

This year marks the 175th anniversary of Bedford College, one of the two women’s colleges that came together to form Royal Holloway University of London in 1985

Conserving Our Rare Books Collection

14 May 2024

The rare books collection at RHUL includes some interesting and unique items. Occasionally our rare books require expert care and attention by a professional conservator.

Hockey at Holloway

01 May 2024

Royal Holloway was one of the first colleges to establish a women’s hockey team, following the example set by Molesey Hockey Club, who had begun the first ever women’s hockey team in 1887.

Entangled Pasts 1768-now: Royal Holloway’s The Babylonian Marriage Market at the Royal Academy

08 Apr 2024

One of the most impactful, and challenging, works in Royal Holloway’s Picture Collection is featured a star loan in the Royal Academy’s current exhibition Entangled Pasts, 1768–now.

Through the Lens with Alex Istudor

04 Mar 2024

A Photographic Study of Life at Royal Holloway

A Tribute to Anna Swanwick (1813-1899)

07 Dec 2023

Writer, suffragist, abolitionist, and the first female ‘Visitor of the College’ at Bedford College for Women.