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Elizabeth I Portraits

As it’s the anniversary of our favourite monarch, the iconic Queen Elizabeth I, I thought I’d share some Elizabeth I…

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Elizabeth I’s Use of Dress as a Political Tool

There’s an interesting article on the BBC website entitled A Point of View: Dazzling in an age of austerity in…

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John Donne Portrait Needs Help

You may have noticed my post over at The Anne Boleyn Files about the National Portrait Gallery portrait of Anne…

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Elizabeth I Portrait to Go On Display in London

A 16th century portrait of Elizabeth I, painted by an unknown artist, is due to go on display at the…

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Is Anne Boleyn’s Famous Portrait Actually Elizabeth I?

I was inspired to write this post today by a member of The Anne Boleyn Files Facebook page, Jane, who…

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National Portrait Gallery Information on the Phoenix and Pelican Portraits

Following on from my post yesterday regarding the new evidence on the Elizabeth I Phoenix and Pelican portraits, Tamise who…

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New Evidence Regarding the Phoenix and Pelican Portraits

Back in June, I looked at the Phoenix and Pelican portraits of Elizabeth I and examined the symbolism in the…

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Elizabeth I Phoenix Portrait

Today we’re going to look at a portrait which is startlingly similar to last week’s Pelican Portrait, a portrait which…

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The Elizabeth I Pelican Portrait

Thank you so much for all of your comments regarding symbolism in the Armada portrait, I still can’t figure out…

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The Armada Portrait

Following on from last week’s article “Elizabeth I – Queen of PR”, I thought it would be good to start…

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Elizabeth I – Queen of PR

A few months ago I wrote an article entitled “Elizabeth I’s Image” which was based on the BBC series “The…

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Secret Snake in Elizabeth I Portrait

I love how Elizabeth I used portraits as propaganda and how her portraits are full of symbolism and hidden meanings,…

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Elizabeth I’s Image

This post continues from The Anne Boleyn Files post “Henry VIII’s England” which is an article on last night’s episode…

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What Did Elizabeth I Look Like?

“What a silly question!”, you may say, after all we’ve got an abundance of portraits and depictions of this famous…