Ernest Law

Born on 26 August 1854, Ernest Philip Alphonso Law was an English historian and barrister. He is most closely associated with Hampton Court Palace, the subject of his major multi-volume history and other shorter works that explored the building, its collections, and the people connected with it.

Law wrote in a way that combined careful historical research with a strong sense of place. Alongside his Hampton Court books, he also published studies connected with Windsor and notable paintings in the royal collections, showing a lasting interest in architecture, court life, and art history.

He died on 25 February 1930. Today he is remembered chiefly as a late Victorian and Edwardian writer who helped preserve and popularize the history of some of Britain's best-known royal sites.