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Head and shoulders of Elizabeth 1 in black dress, white ruff and pearls with ornate broach
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Hidden Lives: researching the history of women at the Charterhouse

Stepping onto the grounds of the Charterhouse, it quickly becomes evident that women have been present on the site throughout...

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Detail from the Thomas Sutton monument in the Charterhouse Chapel
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13th December 2018

The right kind of poor for the Charterhouse?

Robin Isherwood, the Preacher at the Charterhouse, yesterday remembered the charity’s founder Thomas Sutton in our annual short memorial service, and pondered the different attitudes to the poor, and...

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The Carthusian Connection
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4th December 2018

The Carthusian Connection

I came to volunteer at the Charterhouse in April 2017, and I have enjoyed volunteering at this special historic place. Over time while supporting the guides and the Brothers with their tours, I began to...

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Object of the Month April 2018
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14th April 2018

Object of the Month April 2018

The ceiling of the Great Chamber, created in the 16th century and destroyed almost entirely in the 20th century, has played a complex role in the changing hands of the Charterhouse. The Great Chamber was...

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Queen Elizabeth I at the Charterhouse
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28th November 2017

Queen Elizabeth I at the Charterhouse

Research by Stephen Porter. When Queen Mary died on 17 November 1558 her half-sister Elizabeth was at Hatfield House. She had passed a perilous few years as the heir apparent and the hope and expectation...

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Object of the Month August 2017
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2nd August 2017

Object of the Month August 2017

A Relation of the Proceedings at Charter-House 1689 This booklet, on display in the Charterhouse museum, recounts the events of the period 1686-89 when, for the second time in its history, the Charterhouse...

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Object of the Month June 2017
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6th June 2017

Object of the Month June 2017

Walter Manny, the founder of the London Charterhouse, arrived in England aged 17 in the retinue of Philippa, daughter of the Count of Hainault. Philippa was on her way to marry the young king Edward III,...

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Organist of the Charterhouse (1938)
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2nd May 2017

Organist of the Charterhouse (1938)

The following article details the careers of a few notable musicians who have, at some time or other, been the organist of the Charterhouse. Originally published in the “Old Charterhouse Magazine”...

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