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7 de jan. de 2022 · Here’s a good look at the real faces as never seen or depicted before, the lives and, in many instances, the untimely demise of Henry VIII’s wives along with the impact this...
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- Panagiotis Constantinou
16 de nov. de 2023 · This publication accompanies the National Portrait Gallery exhibition Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII's Queens. What were the real life stories and legacies of the six women who married Henry VIII?
21 de jun. de 2024 · The NPG’s superb new exhibition Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens is, surprisingly, the first to focus on the women who married the murderous king.
26 de fev. de 2017 · All six of Henry VIII’s queens were beautiful in their own way. Whether it was their physical beauty or their nature, there was something about each of them that the King was attracted to. Here we take a look at some wax figures of his wives and descriptions of their appearance – we are attempting to bring the Tudor queens to life.
28 de jan. de 2018 · Anne was unable to produce a male heir that Henry VIII so deeply longed for. She was beheaded on trumped up charges of adultery. Recently, a wax sculpture was done of Anne Boleyn by special effects artist Emily Pooley. It is currently on display at Hever Castle in Kent near Edinburgh.
The six women who married Henry VIII are compelling characters, whose stories have been re-examined and retold for centuries. Standing in front of their portraits, fragments . of their biographies come readily to mind. But what are the sources of these stories? This exhibition traces a line back through modern performance of the queens’ lives
7 de mai. de 2024 · 'King Henry VIII and his Six Wives' designed by William K. Harper, manufactured by Doulton & Co Ltd coloured and glazed earthenware, 1990 6 7/8 in. x 7 in. (176 mm x 178 mm) overall Purchased, 2017 Reference Collection NPG D48093