Category Archives: Exhibitions

Horace Walpole & Strawberry Hill Exhibition Visit

Last weekend I visited the ‘Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill’ exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition runs until July 4th 2010. It is well worth a visit and among the items on display, there are these relating … Continue reading

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V&A Exhibition

The ‘Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill’ exhibition at the V&A features a clock belonging to Anne Boleyn and a lock of Mary Tudor’s hair (the grandmother of Lady Jane Grey). I will send you over to the excellent Anne Boleyn … Continue reading

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Henry’s Women Exhibition

The Hampton Court exhibition (which I visited at the weekend) is due to end on August 2nd. Henry’s Women The exhibition includes: Portraits of all six wives Two portraits of Mary and Elizabeth A lock of Katherine Parr’s hair Commemorative … Continue reading

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Portrait of ‘Unknown Woman’ on display at Montacute House

The National Portrait Gallery’s ‘Unknown woman, formerly known as Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey)’ is part of the ‘On the Nature of Women: Tudor and Jacobean Portraits of Women 1535-1620’ exhibition at Montacute House in Somerset. Continued from last year, … Continue reading

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On the Nature of Women: Tudor and Jacobean Portraits of Women 1535-1620 – Updated 14 March 09

Last week I visited the ‘On the Nature of Women: Tudor and Jacobean Portraits of Women 1535-1620’ exhibition at Montacute House in Somerset. The exhibition includes the ‘Unknown woman, formerly known as Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey).’ The following information … Continue reading

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