It was a pleasure to be part of a panel after tonight’s performance of Three Queens at Barons Court Theatre alongside the play’s writer, Rosamund Greville and Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, former leader of the House of Lords, chaired by Sharon Willems, the play’s director. We got

It was so wonderful to see Three Queens today at Barons Court Theatre in London. It’s a new play by @rosamund_gravelle which looks at the relationship between Mary I, the future Elizabeth I and Jane Grey. I absolutely loved it. The cast were all fabulous, bringing a real nuance

It was a pleasure to meet the fabulous cast of Three Queens, which is now playing at the Barons Court theatre in London. The play concerns a fictional meeting between Jane Grey, Mary I & Elizabeth I on the eve of Jane’s execution. I’m standing in between Jane Grey and Kat Ashley

It was such a pleasure to watch Three Queens at Barons Court Theatre tonight in London. It’s a fascinating new play by the wonderfully talented Rosamund Gravelle, which looks at a fictional meeting between Jane Grey, Mary I & the future Elizabeth I on the eve of Jane’s execution

Mayan lintels, dating to 770 AD from Mexico and on display in British Museum They depict Lord Bird Jaguar carrying out a bloodletting ritual. #maya n #maya #mexico #britishmuseum

Sandstone statue of the Aztec god Mictlantecuhtli, dating to around 1350-1521 and on display in British Museum The focus of a death cult, the god wears a skull mask. #mexico #aztec #mexica #aztec s #britishmuseum

Stone sculptures of Huaxtec goddesses 900-1450 CE and on display in British Museum #mexico#huaxtec #britishmuseum

The Codex Zouche-Nuttall, which dates to the 14thC and is on display in British Museum A Mixtec painted screen fold book it is, essentially, a narrative annal. It depicts dynastic succession from the 8thC or earlier and recounts 6 centuries of history. Read from right to left.

Standing figures of Chicomecoatl, an Aztec goddess, which date to c.1300-1521 and are on display in British Museum The sculptures were likely mass produced and used as cult objects in shrines and houses #aztecs #mexico #mexica #britishmuseum

Tickets are now available for my lunchtime lecture on The Lives of Tudor Women at National Portrait Gallery It’s part of a wider series on Queens in Context: Women in. 16thC Europe to accompany the new exhibition Six Lives: The stories of Henry VIII’s Queens npg.org.uk/whatson/event-…

Congratulations to Rosalind Gravelle on the opening night of her wonderful new Tudor play, Three Queens. I’ll be there on Thursday to take part in a post show Q&A and cannot wait to finally see the show. Tickets can be purchased at baronscourttheatre.com

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The young Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon displayed together in ⁦National Portrait Gallery⁩ #henryviii #catherineofaragon #sixwives #sixeivesofhenryvikk

The Phoenix Portrait of Elizabeth I, on display on ⁦National Portrait Gallery⁩ Painted by Nicholas Hilliard, the detail of Elizabeth’s dress is almost photographic. #elizabethi #phoenixportrait #elizabethan

The famous Ditchley Portrait of Elizabeth I, on display at ⁦National Portrait Gallery⁩ Dating to 1592, it depicts Elizabeth standing on a map of the world, with her feet specifically on Oxfordshire. Behind her are stormy skies, but in front there is sunshine #elizabeth i #tudor #elizabeth

So exciting to have received a copy of ⁦Dr Nicola Clark⁩ ‘s wonderful new book, The Waiting Game. I was lucky enough to be sent an advanced copy a while ago and thought it was wonderful. Highly recommended! #thewaitinggame ⁦Orion Publishing⁩

Feeding time for the alpacas at Pennybridge Farm #alpaca #pennybridgealpacas

Me and my friend Pegasus 🦙 ❤️ #alpaca #pennybridgealpacas

I took an alpaca for a walk today 🦙 #alpaca #pennybridgealpacas

Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, in a painting displayed in ⁦National Portrait Gallery⁩ Margaret, through whom Henry claimed the crown, was the major architect of the Tudor dynasty, keeping her son’s highly dubious claim alive throughout his exile and political troubles in England

A very unusual depiction of Edward VI, dating to 1546 and on display in National Portrait Gallery Viewed form the front, the image is distorted. Edward’s face becomes clear only when viewed from a specific angle #tudor #edwardvi #tudor a #henryviii #tudor dynasty