The Story of Tudor Art is published today! If you’re in striking distance of David’s Bookshop in Letchworth Garden City (a short train...

I will be in conversation with Aliki Braine online for National Gallery members from 4-5pm on 2nd October 2025, discussing my new book...

I will be discussing my new book, The Story of Tudor art, with Tracy Borman and Julia Wheeler at the Cheltenham Literature Festival at...

I will be speaking at David's Bookshop in Letchworth Garden City on 25th September 2025, the day The Story of Tudor Art is published! Get...

Elizabeth Goldring has written the first review of The Story of Tudor Art in the September issue of Literary Review.

My new book, The Story of Tudor Art, will be published three weeks from today! You can pre-order it from your favourite bookseller, or...

My review of 'The World of James VI and I' at Scottish National Galleries: Portrait is out in the September edition of The Burlington...

My review of Inger Christensen's experimental novel The Painted Room , which explores Mantegna's time in Mantua, has been published in...

My article on the two recently rediscovered busts of children, attributed to Guido Mazzoni, is now online for Apollo Magazine...

I'll be talking about my book, Tudor Liveliness: Vivid Art in Post-Reformation England, at the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend in...

My new episode for BBC Radio 3’s The Essay will be broadcast tonight, 24th September 2024, and is available online. “How musician Robert...

In July 2024 I was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London. You can read more here: https://www.sal.org.uk/2024/07/july-20...

I'm the host of British Art Matters, the official podcast of the Berger Prize for excellence in British art history, sponsored by the...

My latest article focuses on the appearance of Elizabeth I in works by three contemporary artists, The Singh Twins, Chan-Hyo Bae and Mat...

I am delighted to have been appointed as an Accredited Lecturer for The Arts Society. I am now taking bookings from local Arts Societies,...

I will be teaching a two-day lecture course on Tudor Portraits for the Wallace Collection on 13th-14th May, from 6-8pm each day. More...

I will be in conversation with Vid Simoniti online on 7th May, discussing 'Art and Politics' for the National Gallery. More information:...

Recordings of the Tudors Now! event series, which I convened last summer for the Paul Mellon Centre, are now available online:...

My article about the current vogue for exhibitions about Renaissance women is published in December's issue of Apollo, and available to...

I will be speaking about my book Tudor Liveliness at The Settlement in Letchworth Garden City this Friday, 20th October, at 7pm. Tickets...