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Castle Howard has been continually changing as generations of the Howard family have introduced new fashions and tastes—from 18th-century Chinese decoration to the Arts & Crafts style of William Morris in the late 19th century, and, most recently, the recovery of interiors lost in the calamitous fire of 1940. April 2025 saw the culmination of a five-year project across five rooms—join Curator of Castle Howard Dr. Christopher Ridgway to learn how this project marks another milestone in the never-ending story of a house that is a living work of art itself.

In this online lecture, Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert will discuss how to determine if your ancestor served — looking for clues in the census, gravestones, family heirlooms, and more.

Join Beckie Burton, Curator & Archivist at Harewood House in Yorkshire, England, to explore its newest exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversaries of two British cultural icons, novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) and artist JMW Turner (1775-1851).