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…
Treasure of the Month for April 2022
In today’s fast-paced world where emails are delivered in micro-seconds, and groceries, clothes and even automobiles can be ordered and delivered to your home in a matter of minutes, we look back 200 years to a time when the transport of mail and goods was a much more complicated affair. Travel with us to the extraordinary and often dangerous age of the mail coach.
Posted on the 1st April 2022 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for March 2022
The collections of The Rothschild Archive London hold some unexpected treasures; this piece of antique furniture, acquired as a gift in 2020, has this month been put on display at New Court. In all the cities where they settled, members of the Rothschild family sought to apply their wealth, patronage and influence for the good of their fellow citizens, supporting Jewish and non-Jewish charities engaged with a range of social issues such as children’s welfare and education. One such charity was London’s Jews' Hospital and Orphan Asylum (now Norwood), a venerable institution with which the Rothschild family have been involved for over four generations.
Posted on the 1st March 2022 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for February 2022
As many of us start to once again allow ourselves to plan trips, holidays, and vacations, the Archive team looks back to a travel log created by a member of the Rothschild family who was a keen horticulturist, taking inspiration from gardens visited during his travels.
Posted on the 1st February 2022 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for January 2022
Our first ‘Treasure’ of 2022 is not an object but an event: an exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Vienna about the history of the Austrian branch of the Rothschild family. The exhibition is open to the public until 5 June 2022 and – fittingly for the times – there is much to be discovered online too.
Posted on the 1st January 2022 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for December 2021
December is a month upon which the archivists always look fondly. Ten years ago, we completed the move of over 5km of shelving of archives and nearly 2,000 reference books to our new home at New Court. This month we look at a treasure of a different kind; the physical space inhabited by the Archive and we look back at the history of the Archive itself. From bank vaults to environmentally controlled purpose built storage, the Archive has a history of its own to tell.
Posted on the 1st December 2021 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for November 2021
This month we explore the connection between the English Rothschild family and the world famous Court Jewellers, Fabergé. As collectors and commissioners of luxury items, the family has been patrons of many famous artisans, but perhaps none so venerated today as Fabergé. The work of Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920), goldsmith by special appointment to the Russian Imperial Crown, will be celebrated in an eagerly anticipated exhibition opening later this month at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
Posted on the 29th October 2021 | Read more…