Tag: Erasmus of Rotterdam

Artists of Northern Europe, Portraiture, Tudor portraiture

Sir Thomas More – how we know him & his family

Melanie V Taylor

This article first appeared in July on http://www.QueenAnneBoleyn.com as part of the series of articles commemorating the execution of Sir Thomas More (6th July 1535). The face of Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), faithful servant of Henry VIII first as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1525-1529, then as Lord Chancellor from 1529-1532, is known… Continue reading Sir Thomas More – how we know him & his family

Portraiture

How we know the Movers & Shakers of Tudor Society

Melanie V Taylor

How does a 21st century audience recognise the shakers and movers of Tudor society? Clearly those historians who immerse themselves in documents will have a feel for the way they believe these men and women thought.   Combine that with the use of the portrait as a propoganda tool and suddenly these influential people are no… Continue reading How we know the Movers & Shakers of Tudor Society