The Armada Portrait (Icons, Band 1) - Hardcover

Riding, Christine

 
9781906367688: The Armada Portrait (Icons, Band 1)

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The Armada Portrait is perhaps the most immediately recognisable depiction of Elizabeth I and, arguably, of any British monarch. It captures both the drama of a pivotal moment in Britain's history - the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 - and the majesty of the Tudor monarchy. But while the image it presents is one of assuredness, success and might, the portrait both overstates English power and downplays the real dangers the Armada presented to England and its queen. By understanding the portrait and its symbolism, the history of the Armada and the turbulent Elizabethan age come to life.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Christine Riding is former senior curator of art at Royal Museums Greenwich in London. She is the editor of Turner and the Sea.


Christine Riding was formerly Head of Arts at 7783. Robert Blyth is Senior Curator of World and Maritime History at 7783.

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