It's time for another Random Friday, this month a volume from our collection full of uniform sketches from 1948-1955. This page features a fully annotated sketch of the dashing uniform of the deputy Serjeant-at-Arms. #TowerRandom
Random Friday this month is dedicated to all those ‘stamp crazy’ fans of Philately! As we showcase some 19thC Postal Franks that were presented to the House of Lords Library in 1904 by author Robert Needham Cust. The albums were collated in his days boarding at Eton. #TowerRandom
It’s Random Friday! Did you know The Daily Graphic was the first daily illustrated newspaper in England. Here is a Daily Graphic illustration of King Carlos's assassination in Lisbon, 1908. The Royal Family crossed Black Horse Square as the assassination occurred. #TowerRandom
Let’s take a key historic anniversary & give it a Random Friday reboot…The Great Parliament Fire happened on this very weekend in October 1834. From our collections, an example of those pesky wooden tally sticks that started the blaze leaving the old Palace in bits. #TowerRandom
Another month, another random Friday. Take to the stage with this theatre programme from 1903 for a performance of Shakespeare’s Richard II at His Majesty's Theatre. #TowerRandom
Find out more about theatre records in the archive on our blog ow.ly/gTss50M5ovA
It's time for this another Random Friday! This month is the despatch box which belonged to Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. The despatch box was originally used to carry important documents. #TowerRandom
Learn more about the life of Perceval on our blog: ow.ly/nOgz50QZuNP
