top of page

BLOG
Search


The Queen's friend - María de Salinas
A proposed portrait of Maria de Salinas – © Pinterest On the 2nd of October 1501, a Spanish ship arrived at Plymouth’s harbour. After a...

Kali Hollands
Sep 27, 2024


An ambitious mother or a misunderstood woman?
Portrait of a woman tentatively identified as Frances, c. 1560. Once upon a time, a brave English princess found herself released from...

Sira Barbeito
Sep 23, 2024


Katherine Willoughby: her extraordinary life
Katherine Willoughby by Hans Holbein the Younger, Royal Collection Trust On this day in 1580, Katherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, also...

Charlotte-Whitney Brown
Sep 19, 2024


The life of Alice More
Lady Alice More, Hans Holbein the Younger, (1530) From Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendant, Rowland Lockey...

Kali Hollands
Aug 31, 2024


Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland: Henry VIII’s Overshadowed Niece
Portrait by Hans Eworth of either Lady Eleanor or her daughter, Lady Margaret. When one typically considers Henry VIII’s royal nieces, a...

Ellie Webster
Aug 16, 2024
bottom of page