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/
On 15th September I will be speaking at Buckingham History Festival on 'What the Tudors Saw'. I'll be talking about my new book and research into Tudor art, vividness and visuality. For tickets and mo
My article for Apollo Magazine celebrating the completion of the National Trust project to restore the Gideon Tapestries at Hardwick Hall can be read online: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/national-t
A review of my book Tudor Liveliness is out in July's issue of History Today. Read in print or online: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/look-and-learn