Enlightened Princesses Provisional Schedule caroline, augusta, charlotte Hampton Court Palace & the shaping of the modern world 7–9 July 2014
day 1: monday, july 7
9:00 Arrival and coffee
9:30 Introduction Amy Meyers, Yale Center for British Art John Barnes, Historic Royal Palaces
9:45 Opening lecture Joanna Marschner, Historic Royal Palaces Three German Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and Cultural Politics at the English Court in the Eighteenth Century
10:30 Break
10:45–13:00 session 1: the princesses and their world chair: Amanda Vickery, Queen Mary, University of London
Andrew Thompson, University of Cambridge The Hanoverians: Crafting a New Dynasty Stephen Taylor, Durham University Court Politics and Religion Berta Joncus, Goldsmiths, University of London The Court, Music and Theatre Rosemary Harden, Fashion Museum, Bath Dressing the Hanoverian Court
13:00 Lunch
14:00–16:00 session 2: the princesses’ gardens and architectural projects chair: Michael Snodin, Strawberry Hill Trust
Mark Laird, Harvard University The Princesses’ Collecting and Display of Exotic Flora and Fauna Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, landscape historian Royal Gardens: The Role of the Princesses Wolf Burchard, Royal Collection Trust The Palaces of the Hanoverian Consorts Lee Prosser, Historic Royal Palaces Kew and its Built Heritage
16:00 Tea
16:30 Close (board buses for London/Queen’s Gallery)
18:00 Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures Tour of the Queen’s Gallery exhibition The First Georgians; Art and Monarchy 1714–1760 Enlightened Princesses Provisional Schedule caroline, augusta, charlotte Hampton Court Palace & the shaping of the modern world 7–9 July 2014
day 2: tuesday, july 8
9:00 Arrival and coffee
9:30 Keynote lecture Clarissa Campbell Orr, Anglia Ruskin University The Hanoverian Court and Europe
10:15 Break
10:30–13:00 session 3: the princesses’ art and other collections chair: Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures
Cassandra Albinson, Yale Center for British Art Creating the Royal Image: Royal Princesses and Portraiture Cynthia Roman, Lewis Walpole Library The Princesses in Print: Character and Caricature Malcolm Baker, Victoria and Albert Museum Royal Sculpture Commissions John Goldfinch, British Library; Emma Jay, The National Archives The Princesses and their Books Jane Roberts, formerly Librarian, Windsor Castle, The Princesses as Artists Royal Collection Trust
13:00 Lunch
14:00–16:00 session 4: natural philosophy and medicine chair: Lucy Worsley, Historic Royal Palaces
Kim Sloan, British Museum The Role of the Court in the English Enlightenment Patricia Fara, Clare College, Cambridge Royal Women and Natural Philosophy Craig Ashley Hanson, Calvin College Royal Patronage and Medical Practice [4th Speaker TBD]
16:00 Tea
17:00 Historic Royal Palaces Curators Tour of the Queen’s Apartments, Hampton Court Palace
18:00 Drinks, reception, and concert, Hampton Court Palace Music from the Hanoverian Court Enlightened Princesses Provisional Schedule caroline, augusta, charlotte Hampton Court Palace & the shaping of the modern world 7–9 July 2014
day 3: wednesday, july 9
tours
9:00 Meet at speakers’ hotel
10:00 Kensington Palace Historic Royal Palaces Curators, Tour of King’s Apartments
12:00 Kew Historic Royal Palaces Curators, Tour of Kew Palace and the Royal Kitchens
2:00 Close of symposium