Elizabeth I was meant to be a boy; how did artists deal with representing this unprecedented monarch? Read my take on portraits of Elizabeth I for the website SmartHistory here: https://smarthistory.org/portraits-of-elizabeth-i/
I will be giving a weekend lecture course at the Institute for Continuing Education, University of Cambridge from 16-18 June, on the subject of Painters, Poets and Musicians in Shakespeare's England.
I'm thrilled to present Tudors Now!, the Paul Mellon Centre Summer 2023 Public Event Series. Roundtables and workshops to capture a snapshot of Tudor art history Now! To find out more and book tickets
Read an essay exploring the issues in my forthcoming book Tudor Liveliness: Vivid Art in Post-Reformation England, in this month's PMC Notes 23: https://issuu.com/paulmelloncentre/docs/pmcnotes_23