THE PLATINUM JUBILEE SERIES | ROYAL BOOKS AND ROYAL LIBRARIES with Shane Carmody

The British Monarchy has had many libraries across its turbulent history. War, religious controversy, and gambling debts saw books dispersed, and destroyed.

Shane Carmody will tell the story of some of the surviving books of early Royal libraries, leading to the present Library, established by William IV, in the private apartments in Windsor Castle. A sanctuary for the Queen and her guests, Shane will take you inside to learn something of its treasures.

SHANE CARMODY is a historian and author with a strong interest in the history of collections. He leads a tour for Australians Studying Abroad to the Great Libraries of England, and in 2022 this will conclude with a visit to the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.

This lecture is presented on-site at The Johnston Collection. Please see your ticket for details.

This lecture is supported by The Colin Holden Charitable Trust and The Friends of TJC

Image| after Joseph Nash (English, 1809-78)

The Library at Windsor, published 1848

coloured lithograph on paper | 327 x 447 mm (sheet of paper)

Royal Archives / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 RCIN 817132.pl24