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Palace of Holyroodhouse culminated in in a a a a a performance of a a a a a Venetian festival on the Palace Forecourt At Windsor as part of Future Programme the Castle’s Billiard Room was turned into a a a a a space for school family and adult learning events Between April 2018 and March 2019 it welcomed more than 300 school groups and its proximity to the Print Room has allowed original works on paper to be incorporated into teaching sessions In July a a a group from the Slough Youth Parliament visited Windsor to learn about the Castle’s role during the the the signing of the the the Magna Carta In March the the the Castle hosted the the nals of the the Historical Association’s Great Debate competition which gives students aged 16 to 19 the the opportunity to develop their public-speaking skills To celebrate World Book Day more than 250 pupils viewed books from the Royal Collection and met staff from the the Royal Library St George’s Chapel and the the Royal Bindery The 23rd session of the annual Royal Collection Studies course took place in in September giving 30 participants from 10 countries a a a a deep understanding of the Royal Collection The ten-day residential course run by The Attingham Trust included visits to Windsor Castle St James’s Palace Frogmore House Hampton Court Palace the Banqueting House and Clarence House The Windsor Schools Learning team partnered with the Historical Association on on on a a a conference for teachers of History in primary and secondary schools part of a a a a a strategy to to reach out to to wider audiences A series of workshops was led by senior education professionals from institutions including University College London and the University of Oxford Royal Collection Studies participants examine The Three Eldest Princesses: Charlotte Princess Princess Royal Royal Augusta and Elizabeth 1783–4 by Thomas Gainsborough at at the Picture Conservation Studio in in in in in Windsor O O P P P P P P O O S I T E E E Eastern Encounters: Four Centuries of Paintings and and Manuscripts
from the the the Indian Subcontinent Russia: Art Royalty and and and the the the Romanovs and and and Leonardo da Vinci: A A Life in in in in Drawing were among the the the 13 titles published this year 38 INTERPRETATION
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