Stories

This week Royal Oak will be hosting Vocali3e, the acclaimed Scottish trio, as they set Robert Burns' poetry to song.

My name is Wolf Burchard and I joined the Trust about six weeks ago to help with the Furniture Research Project, which is co-funded by the Royal Oak Foundation and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. My job is twofold: I assist Christopher Rowell, the Trust’s National Specialist on Furniture, with the research for his forthcoming book Furniture in National Trust Houses to be published with Yale University Press. While doing so, I am also helping the Head of Collection Management Philip Claris and his team with the updating of the Trust’s newly launched online catalogue with regards to around 57,000 pieces of furniture.

Learn the story behind The Earl of Shaftesbury and St. Giles House, before he lectures for Royal Oak.

This September, Royal Oak Board members visited Yorkshire on a tour of National Trust properties. After glowing reviews of the trip, we decided to post our itinerary here - use it to plan your own visit to "God's Own Country."

The National Trust’s Curator of Furniture on the importance of Royal Oak’s support and the exciting new opportunities presented by our 2015 National Trust Appeal.

One Anglophile's journey home, through the Royal Oak Foundation's Legacy Circle. Pictured above: Ellen (Nell) Whiting with HRH Prince Edward at a Royal Oak event.