In both life and art, Holbein had a “talent for catching every rising tide”, said Mathew Lyons in The Spectator. Goldring’s ...

It’s difficult to imagine a more skilful propagandist than Hans Holbein the Younger, the German-born artist who spent much of his career in London (where he died, probably from the plague, in 1543).

A new biography explores how Hans Holbein’s portraits shaped the public image and enduring legacy of England’s most famous ...

Tis the season for excellent biographies of great artists! Elizabeth Goldring’s Holbein: Renaissance Master (Paul Mellon ...

Spend just a few minutes with England's Joe Heyes and you will be entertained by his company. But you're also likely to learn ...

A new biography of the ruler of Scotland, England, and Ireland—the one for whom that famous Bible is named—reveals the way ...

Renaissance Master by Elizabeth Goldring ...

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Nov. 27, through Wednesday, Dec. 3 ...

Gorgeous frescos, marble sculptures, and beautiful buildings capture the imagination of anyone reading these books set in the ...

When the British military historian Alexander McKee began searching for shipwrecks near the Isle of Wight in 1965, there was one in particular he hoped to find: the Mary Rose. The Tudor-era ship had ...

Long before Farnham was a bustling market town, its quiet palace rooms once sheltered the most precious child in the kingdom, ...

Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves only lasted 6 months before (you guessed it), he divorced her to marry someone else! Henry was displeased with her appearance and character and annulled their ...