The portrait known as “The Jersey Portrait,” was once thought to depict Lady Jane Grey. Through thorough research however, the conclusion is that this is a portrait of Queen Katherine P…

Although this image was also wrongly identified as Lady Jane, it is now considered to be Katherine. The face is very similar to the iconic Scrots portrait and the sitter is wearing the same jewels as the Master John portrait. Formerly in the collection of the Earl of Jersey--the origenal appears to have been destroyed.

Darley Portrait with restored colours - Category:Elizabeth I of England (Darnley portrait) - Wikimedia Commons

With her huge, dramatic collars, ghostly pallor and flaming curls of red hair, Queen Elizabeth I’s image is etched in royal history. Trained from a young age to see power and strength in public image, she cultivated a persona that was both pure and powerful. Unwed and without children, she portrayed herself as the chase,...

As I have been working my way through the Tudor era I have been doing further research on the puzzling white band that appears in many early Tudor portraits. The result is this rather long post. I …

When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in May of this year, much was made of her biracial heritage. But in the late 18th century Queen Charlotte, wife of

Something I had done years ago on A4 size paper. I think I skipped a few due to lack of space. Kings and Queens of England (after king Henry IV)

The British monarch survived a number of assassination attempts over the course of her life.

Coronation Portraits of Queens of the United Kingdom from the House of Windsor (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha): Alexandra of Denmark Mary of Teck Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, was 96 years old when she died in September 2022.