Stuart Interiors were commissioned to re-create King Edward I's Medieval Bed Chamber in St Thomas' Tower, as it might have appeared in the 13th century.
Working alongside Historic Royal Palaces' research teams, and because little evidence of furniture from this period survives, Stuart Interiors researched early historic documents to design King Edward's bed. The design emerged from arcade detailing on the early medieval chair at Hereford Cathedral.
The brief also covered woven carpets, bed furnishings, wall hangings, ironwork, ceramic jugs and X-frame chairs. These rooms are among the most decadent at the Tower, and give a fabulous insight into royal medieval life.