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Author : David Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0760746788
Author : David Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1100422840
Author : David Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998*
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1552670651
Author : David Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSD:31822038039954
David Williamson's text paints a vivid and sensitive portrait of each monarch, revealing the dramatic events and controversies that surrounded them. With a rich selection of images, anecdotes, comprehensive fact boxes and clear family trees, National Portrait Gallery Kings & Queens will appeal to everyone with an interest in history or the British monarchy. The book begins by charting Celtic Britain before the Roman invasion to the Norman Conquest of 1066: the establishment of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the coming of Christianity and the unification of England. The subsequent dynastic struggles of the Angevins and Plantagenets heralded the great age of English kingship under the Tudors and Stuarts, who united the crowns of Scotland and England, before the Hanoverians combined personal rule with parliamentary government, ushering in the modern age and the royalty of today.
Author : Roy Strong,National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015015257531
Author : Daniel Chalke
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781452183749
Royal portraits and fast historical facts on rulers from King Athelstan to Queen Elizabeth II. Whether famed like Queen Victoria or a bit more obscure like King Sweyn Forkbeard, this collection tells a story that spans more than a thousand years, showcasing the fifty-nine English monarchs who preceded King Charles. It features portraits from prestigious galleries like the National Portrait Gallery in London, each a beautiful, miniature work of art set in an elegant gilt frame, paired with fascinating details of the monarch’s reign. Perfect for reference, study, or an entertaining browse through history, Monarchs of England makes learning about the English monarchy a visual treat.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Portrait Gallery
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1855147564
The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, embraces over 500 years of British history, more than 60,000 sitters and explores ideas of social change, power and influence. Arguably as powerful and influential as any individual are the heads of state and empire, whose portraits are among the most popular in the Gallery_s Collection. For the exhibition that accompanies this book, the portraits of kings, queens, statesmen and stateswomen featured will go on tour for the first time, providing international audiences with the opportunity to encounter these famous historical and contemporary personalities face to face. The publication traces major events in British history and examines the ways in which royal portraiture has reflected individual sitters_ personalities and wider social, cultural and historical change. Works are arranged chronologically in sections, each of which is prefaced by an introductory text and timeline providing context to the period in question. Particularly significant portraits from each period are ac companied by extended captions that provide key information on the sitter and the artist. Tudors to Windsors also considers how each dynasty has been perceived and interpreted subsequently, with reference to popular culture and contemporary sources. A number of features on topics such as Royal Favourites, Royal Weddings, Satire, Royals at War, and Royal Fashion and Jewellery provide insights into particular aspects of royal portraiture and trends within the genre. The publication includes a foreword by the Gallery_s Director, a fully illustrated introductory essay discussing royal patronage and key artists in royal portraiture, and an essay by David Cannadine on the historical role of the monarchy in Britain.
Author : Tarnya Cooper
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300116113
Investigates the authenticity of the Chandos portrait and five others as true likenesses of playwright William Shakespeare, and explores Shakespeare's life and world, presenting and describing individual costumes, theater models, manuscripts, and maps from his time as well as portraits of his contemporaries.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781705103920
(Vocal Selections). Six has received rave reviews around the world for its modern take on the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII and it's finally opening on Broadway! From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power! Songs include: All You Wanna Do * Don't Lose Ur Head * Ex-Wives * Get Down * Haus of Holbein * Heart of Stone * I Don't Need Your Love * No Way * Six.
Author : Charlotte Bolland,Tarnya Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1855144921
Who were the Tudor kings and queens and what did they really look like? Mention Henry VIII and the familiar image of the rotund, bearded fellow of Hans Holbein the Younger's portraits immediately springs to mind - reinforced, perhaps, by memories of a monochromatic Charles Laughton wielding a chicken leg in a fanciful biopic. With Elizabeth I it's frilly ruffs, white make-up and pink lips - in fact, just as she appears in a number of very well-known portraits held in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London. But the familiarity of these representations has overshadowed the other images of the Tudor monarchs that were produced throughout their reigns. During the sixteenth century the market for portraits grew and so the monarchs' images multiplied as countless versions and copies of their likeness were produced to satisfy demand. Taken together, these images chart both the changing iconography of the ruler and the development of portrait painting in England. In considering the context in which these portraits were made, the motivations of the sitters and the artists who made them, the purposes to which they were put, and the physical transformations and interventions they have undergone in the intervening five centuries, the authors present a compelling and illuminating investigation into the portraiture of the Tudor monarchs.
Author : Hilary Cooper,Simon Szreter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781009005203
Reveals the deep roots of the UK's lack of resilience when COVID-19 hit and sets out an ambitious manifesto for change.
Author : Charlotte Bolland
Publisher : National Portrait Gallery
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Art
ISBN : 1855145987
Situating the Tudor dynasty, their court, and the country, in an international context, this book will be highly illustrated and feature contemporary research in an accessible way. It will provide an overview of the ways in which the Tudors engaged with the world and were impacted by broader currents: the internationalism of court culture, religious shifts, trade, naval conflict and the expansion in the Americas. The introductory text will consider the legacies of the Tudors, as the monarchs who reigned during the tumultuous years of the Reformation and the emergence of the transatlantic slave trade and English colonialism. Taking a thematic and biographical approach, the book will feature some of the most famous royal and court figures from the sixteenth century, from Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell, to Elizabeth I and Walter Ralegh. The works shown will be explored from a multitude of perspectives, looking at the sitters' impact at home and abroad in Europe and the Americas. The international impact of the Tudors will be very evident the portraits featured, the artists of which came from Netherlands, Germany, France and Italy. Artworks will be arranged by the key themes of: court culture, religion, queenship, conflict, empire, piracy and trade, and translation. Each theme will feature an opening text from a range of voices exploring the historical contexts of the works and new research on the topics. It will include biographical sketches of individuals whose role in Tudor history has often been overlooked, such as the trumpeter John Blanke.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Portrait Gallery
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 1855147432
With just under a thousand portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, the National Portrait Gallery boasts some of the most treasured and famous official portraits of the Queen captured at key historic moments, as well as day-to-day images of the monarch at home and with family, following her journey from childhood, to princess and Queen, mother and grandmother. This publication highlights the most important portraits of Elizabeth II from the Gallery's Collection. Paintings and photographs from the birth of Elizabeth II to the present will take readers on a visual journey through the life of Britain's foremost icon. 0The book will reflect on the Queen's life, presenting family photographs alongside important formal portraits to explore how, as her reign became record-breaking, she became an iconic figure in modern British culture and history. The publication features works by key artists depicting the Queen from 1926 to the present day, including Baron, Cecil Beaton, Dorothy Wilding, Patrick Lichfield, Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz and David Bailey. 0This book features an introductory essay by Alexandra Schulman, exploring how the collected portraits depict the Queen throughout her life and reign, and a timeline of key historical events and moments from Elizabeth II's life.
Author : National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain),George Scharf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Artists
ISBN : HARVARD:32044034153478
Author : Roy Strong
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780008612986
The definitive history of coronations and the Royal Family, from acclaimed writer Roy Strong.