Kings and Queens: a family tree - National Portrait Gallery
The origins of kingship in England can be traced to the second century BC when Celtic and Belgic tribesmen, emigrated from continental Europe and settled in Britain displacing or absorbing the aboriginal inhabitants.
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Identity through portraiture: the self - National Portrait Gallery
Everlyn Nicodemus is an artist, writer and curator. She has been described as ‘one of the strongest feminist Feminist Having or based on the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men. voices to emerge from eastern Africa in the past 30 years’. Born in Tanzania, Nicodemus moved across Europe before settling in Scotland.
Explore our Collection - National Portrait Gallery
Schools hub is the Gallery's free online learning resource hub designed to support Art & Design and History through portraiture. It features more than 150 newly commissioned learning resources and videos, as well as details of our learning sessions for schools.
Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker - National Portrait Gallery
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) is best remembered as the only person to have ruled Britain who wasn’t a king or queen. He was the only commoner Commoner A person who does not come from a royal or noble family. to become the head of state, ruling as ‘Lord Protector’ from 1653 to 1658.. Cromwell played a major role in the civil wars Civil war A …
King Charles III - Person - National Portrait Gallery
King regnant Charles III is the reigning King of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms. He acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022 following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. He was the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. Born in Buckingham Palace, he was the first child of then-Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
A Picture of Health - Timeline - National Portrait Gallery
The Victorian period. The Victorian period was a time of extraordinary change. Key scientific discoveries, changes in understanding about the human body and reform of housing, health and education transformed people’s lives and greatly improved life expectancy.
Queen Elizabeth II - Person - National Portrait Gallery
Reigned 1952-2022 Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch in history. Her devotion to the duty and public service was renowned and she ruled through a period of enormous social change and technological transformation. Her coronation in 1953 was the first to be televised and was broadcast internationally and she is the most portrayed person in the world. Born in London ...
Portraits of Henry VIII - National Portrait Gallery
The development of portraiture as a genre in early sixteenth-century England, coupled with Henry VIII’s desire to present himself as a powerful monarch whose influence stretched beyond England, meant that Henry VIII’s likeness was far more widely replicated than that of his predecessors.
Monarchs timeline - Tudors - National Portrait Gallery
The Tudor timeline below will take you through the Tudor Monarchs who reigned between 1485-1603. To use, click the arrows on either side of the slides to go through each slide individually, or use the bottom timeline to scroll through to locate specific dates.