Archivist’s Choice: Nathaniel von Rothschild and the First Vienna Football Club, 1894
As the Women’s World Cup draws to a close, this month’s Archivist’s Choice focuses on a football club that owes it origins to the Rothschild family: the First Vienna Football Club 1894.
Posted on the 6th September 2023 | Read more…
Archivist’s Choice: 200 years of Rothschild business with Portugal and the ‘Wedding Cake’ at Waddesdon Manor
In the year commemorating the 650th anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, we take the opportunity to reflect on 200 years of Rothschild business with Portugal, and explore a stunning new art commission by a Portuguese artist opening this summer at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England.
Posted on the 11th July 2023 | Read more…
Archivist’s Choice: The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla: the Royal Family, Rothschild gifts and Fabergé
This month we celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. In celebration of this once-in-a-lifetime historic event, we look back at the relationship between the Rothschilds and the royal family.
Posted on the 9th May 2023 | Read more…
Archivist’s Choice: Banker and philanthropist: A portrait of Anthony de Rothschild
The Rothschild Archive is pleased to announce the publication of a new book about a prominent member of the English Rothschild banking family. A new biography of Anthony de Rothschild (1887-1961), senior partner of N M Rothschild & Sons during the middle of the twentieth century, was launched in London in early December. The Rothschild Archive was commissioned to oversee the project with the generous support of Rothschild & Co.
Posted on the 15th December 2022 | Read more…
Archivist’s Choice: exhibition 'Collectionneuses Rothschild: Mécènes et donatrices d'exception', La Boverie museum, Liège
This November, we are pleased to launch the first in our new regular series of articles, 'Archivist's Choice' where a member of the Archive team chooses a document, artefact, or event and explores its significance and story.
Archivist’s Choice: exhibition 'Collectionneuses Rothschild: Mécènes et donatrices d'exception', La Boverie museum, Liège.
Posted on the 21st November 2022 | Read more…
EABH Conference: Financing Reconstruction: how can historical insight help? Call for papers
30 June 2023, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Financing Reconstruction: How can historical insight help?
A financial history conference organised by the eabh (The European Association for Banking and Financial History e.V.) in cooperation with Deutsche Bank.
Posted on the 10th November 2022 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for July 2022
As many of us look forward to our summer holidays we delve into the history of travel through an item in the Archive collection: a passport belonging to Charlotte, Baroness Lionel de Rothschild.
Posted on the 1st July 2022 | Read more…
EABH Conference: Monetary Unions in History, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1 July 2022: Registration open
Registration is now open for the eabh conference Monetary Unions in History, 1 July 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria.
The conference is jointly organised by The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) and eabh (The European Association for Banking and Financial History).
Posted on the 20th June 2022 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for June 2022
As the United Kingdom looks forward to Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, we explore how a previous royal jubilee was celebrated by members of the Rothschild family in 1897.
Posted on the 31st May 2022 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for May 2022
As recent events at home and abroad focus all our minds on the importance of good healthcare, we celebrate International Nurses Day with a treasure from the Archive that illustrates the Rothschild family’s long-held commitment to supporting the nursing profession, and those who dedicate their careers to society’s welfare.
Posted on the 1st May 2022 | Read more…