An assemblage of rare Tudor-era portraits has been brought together by the London gallery Philip Mould & Company for the extraordinary exhibition “Elizabeth I: Queen and Court.” It’s on view through ...
Last November, an Edinburgh auction house sold a petite portrait of Elizabeth I for a relatively modest sum: £5,588, or roughly $7,350. The listing for the “Elizabethan-style amber and enamel pendant” ...
Discover the hidden messages and symbolism in the famous portraits of Elizabeth I - the powerful Tudor queen. Elizabeth I is one of the most iconic figures from British history - her image can be ...
The aim of this lesson is to discover the hidden messages in Elizabeth I’s portraits and evaluate how she used art as Tudor propaganda to strengthen her image as Queen. Students investigate how ...
Attributed to George Gower (c. 1540–96), "The Hampden Portrait" (c. 1563–7), oil on panel, transferred onto canvas (all images courtesy Philip Mould Gallery) LONDON — I emerge from a cab to a drizzly ...
The Tudor dynasty lasted only three generations, from the late 15th century to the very early years of the 17th century, yet it is the most globally recognized British ruling family. During its ...
Anne Boleyn is arguably one of the most well-known figures in Tudor history. She was King Henry VIII's second wife of six wives, and she was famously beheaded at the Tower of London for treason in ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tudor historian Owen Emmerson about his theory that the face in a famous portrait of Anne Boleyn is actually that of her daughter, Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn is arguably one ...