Astrological engravings carved as graffiti into the wall of the Salt Tower in the Tower of London in 1561 by Hugh Draper, a Bristol innkeeper who was accused of sorcery. Perhaps not the best choice of subject matter for a man attempting to convince the authorities that he was not…

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In 1520, Henry VIII travelled to France to meet King Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Outside Henry's temporary palace fountains flowed continually with wine.
Let's see how that went for them:

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she's buying all the books again, somebody stop her

Exquisite details from the portrait of Elizabeth I as a Princess, wearing crimson silk & cloth of silver tissued with gold - materials reserved for royalty. The prayerbook suggests piety and intelligence. Currently on display in Holbein at the Tudor Court Royal Collection Trust - closes on Sunday!

Shakespeare acted in a 1598 Ben Jonson play, original cast list revealed 400 years ago. But ⁦𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲-𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬⁩ research on his probable role is ingenious. theguardian.com/culture/2024/a…

#SaveMuseumStreet

The scale and bulk of the tower is out of all proportion to existing buildings in the neighbourhood. Victorian buildings will be demolished, and the listed ones will remain permanently in shadow due to the height of the tower.

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Get 30% off Tudor Liveliness (& other wonderful art and architecture books) from Yale University Press London📚 with code AAH24 at checkout - before 5th May!!

We don’t know who made this picture of Henry VIII and his Family (c.1546) but they left us lots of lovely information about Tudor design in the details - garden features, gilded columns, carpets and carved wooden panelling. Currently in the Holbein exhibition Royal Collection Trust.

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It's not just Holbein in the Holbein exhibition Royal Collection Trust. Here are some mouth-watering details from Hans Eworth's Elizabeth I and the Three Goddesses (1569). Look at the tiny jewels! The green stitches of the embroidery!

Can't stop thinking about this. The almost-photorealism of the face, combined with the bold sketchiness of the jacket... (Holbein, Unknown Man, c.1537, Royal Collection Trust)

Save Museum Street supported by Griff, the Vic Soc and other heritage groups campaigned against a 74m tower that will overlook the British Museum, Hawksmoor’s famous St George’s Church, that will be visible from Bedford Square, and parts of Westminster.

Don’t let derek guy see this

Even to this art historian, the effect of all the *real gold* paint used by Tudor artists is endlessly astonishing. Look at this copy after Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII: the light reflects off the glossy oil paint in the face, but the gold doublet glows with a deep lustre.