Mary i: more bruised than bloody

Anne Boleyn dropped suggestive hints and Elizabeth I projected undying monarchy through her portraits: Tudor women knew how to use art to send a message, Philippa Gregory tells Carla Passino

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor ...

Edward VII swept away the cobwebs of mid-Victorian style, Queen Mary had passion for all things small and the Queen Mother bought rather avant-garde art. In a forthcoming talk, Tim Knox, director of the Royal Collection, charts a century of regal taste

LONDON’S V&A Museum has opened a showstopping new exhibition – “Marie Antoinette Style”. It’s the first UK exhibition dedicated to the woman it calls “the most fashionable, scrutinised, controversial

The ‘Pelican’ portrait , attributed to Nicholas Hilliard

She’s the most famous woman in France, one of the most celebrated royals ever, and, by all accounts, gracefulness personified. Marie Antoinette had beautiful hands, played the harp well, and collected