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Saira Baker chats with senior curator of photographs at the Royal Collection Trust and curator of the exhibition, Alessandro Nasini, in The King's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.‘Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography' charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day, revealing the stories behind the creation of some of the most iconic images of the British Monarchy.Bringing together more than 90 photographic prints, proofs and documents from the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives, the exhibition – which follows a successful run in London – will also consider the artistic and technological advances in photography as it evolved into a recognised art form.Visitors will see glamorous images from the first half of the 20th century, taken by some of the most respected photographers of the era. All of the photographs in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – and the earliest works date from the 1920s and 30s, the golden age of the society photographer. In the mid-20th century, no royal photographer had a greater impact on shaping the monarchy's public image than Cecil Beaton. The exhibition will present some of Beaton's most memorable photographs, taken over six decades. These include Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's famed 1939 shoot in the Buckingham Palace Gardens, dressed in gowns designed by Norman Hartnell, and Beaton's original Coronation portraits of Queen Elizabeth II – arguably the most prestigious photography commission of the century.The bold and colourful later photographs in the exhibition will demonstrate the extraordinary variety, power, and at times playfulness of royal portrait photography over the past four decades. These works range from Andy Warhol's diamond-dust-sprinkled screen print of Queen Elizabeth II to well-known photographs by David Bailey, Nick Knight, Annie Leibovitz and more. The exhibition runs until 7 September 2025. For more information about the portraits discussed in this podcast, visit the Royal Collection Trust website and visit the exhibition in person. To book tickets and discover the events programme, see: https://www.rct.uk/collection/exhibitions/royal-portraits-a-century-of-photography/the-kings-gallery-palace-of-holyroodhouseTo find out more about visiting the other royal residences and exhibitions mentioned in the episode, see: https://www.rct.ukRoyal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.

Theatre director Robert Icke's production of Oedipus won best revival and a best actress award for Lesley Manville at last night's Olivier Awards - but his new play Manhunt is now demanding his attention at the Royal Court Theatre in London. The drama focuses on the story of Raoul Moat who attacked his ex-girlfriend and killed her new boyfriend before a stand-off with armed police which ended in his suicide. Samira talks to Robert Icke and to Samuel Edward-Cook who plays Moat. The Edwardian era - from Queen Victoria's death to the start of the First World War - is the subject of a new exhibition at the King's Gallery in London. Samira is joined by its curator Kathryn Jones from the Royal Collection Trust and by the historian and Alwyn Turner, author of Little Englanders: Britain in the Edwardian Era.The Swinging Sixties bring to mind films like Michael Caine's Alfie and the social realist dramas like Up The Junction. But A Touch of Love, released in 1969 and now getting a fresh outing on DVD, offers up an unusual female perspective on the era of free love. Margaret Drabble adapted her own novel the Millstone for the film which starred Sandy Dennis - alongside a young Ian McKellen in his first screen role. We hear from its director Waris Hussein - who also directed the first episodes of Dr Who.

Friday, December 13th, 2024Today, a Department of Justice inspector general report finds that there were exactly zero undercover FBI agents at the Capitol on January 6th; President Biden pardons over 1500 non violent criminals in the single biggest day of clemency in the history of the United States; the Montana Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling allowing gender affirming care for minors; Manchin and Sinema hate working class Americans; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Thank You DeleteMeTake control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Get 20 percent off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JOINDeleteMe.com/Dailybeans and use promo code Dailybeans at checkout.Thank You Beam DreamIf you want to try Beam's best-selling Dream Powder, get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to ShopBeam.com/DAILYBEANS and use the code DAILYBEANS at checkout.Stories:Biden to commute sentences of 1,500 'non-violent' offenders, in the biggest single-day act of clemency to date (Patrick Smith | NBC News)Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors (Amy Beth Hanson | AP News)No undercover FBI agents were at the January 6 US Capitol riot, watchdog reports (Hannah Rabinowitz | CNN)A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Handling of Its Confidential Human Sources and Intelligence Collection Efforts in the Lead Up to the January 6, 2021 Electoral Certification - PDF Document (OIG.justice.gov)Manchin, Sinema prevent Democrats from locking in majority on labor board through 2026 (Matt Brown | AP News)How Trump Will Lawfully Appoint Loyalists Without Senate Consent (Jack Goldsmith | Lawfare)Steve Vladeck | Substack: One FirstGuest: John Fugelsanghttps://www.johnfugelsang.com/tmehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-john-fugelsang-podcast/id1464094232The Sexy Liberal Save The World Comedy Tourhttps://sexyliberal.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From The Good NewsAmerican Indian Family Center - AIFC (aifcmn.org)ADRIAN BELEW STEVE VAI TONY LEVIN DANNY CAREY - Beat Tour (beat-tour.com)Royal Collection Trust (act.uk)Canadian Society Of Painters In Water Colour / La Société Canadienne de Peintres en Aquarelle (cspwc.ca) Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.comFollow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Substack|Muellershewrote, Twitter|@MuellerSheWrote, Threads|@muellershewrote, TikTok|@muellershewrote, IG|muellershewrote, BlueSky|@muellershewroteDana GoldbergTwitter|@DGComedy, IG|dgcomedy, facebook|dgcomedy, IG|dgcomedy, danagoldberg.com, BlueSky|@dgcomedyHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/Patreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

This week our TV Editor Emmy Griffiths is elbowing her co-host Andrea Caamano and HELLO!'s Royal Editor Emily Nash out of the way to talk all about the BBC's new Tudor drama, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.  The series takes place in the court of King Henry VIII, so the trio take a trip back into the past while discussing what life was like in the King's court and how Christmas was celebrated - as well as some excellent fact vs fiction truths from this week's special guest, Historic Royal Palace's head of research, Professor Anthony Musson.  Andrea and Emily have also been busy looking into days of royals' past, and they took a trip to Windsor Castle to look at 2024's magnificent decorations, including a 100-year-old dollhouse belonging to Queen Mary. During their visit, they also spoke to Royal Collection Trust curator, Kathryn Jones, who gave the inside scoop on the display.  However, it's not all history in the new episode, as we also catch up on the latest royal news, including Queen Camilla's beautiful tiara at the diplomatic reception, Prince William's further efforts to end homelessness, the latest on Princess Kate's carol service - and who can forget a recent royal robbery at Windsor Castle...  Finally, if you also want to join thousands of royal fans just like you, then subscribe to our substack for EXCLUSIVE content: https://royalclub.hellomagazine.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: two exhibitions in London are showing remarkable works made during the Renaissance. At the King's Gallery, the museum that is part of Buckingham Palace, Drawing the Italian Renaissance offers a thematic journey through 160 works on paper made across Italy between 1450 and 1600. Ben Luke talks to Martin Clayton, Head of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Collection Trust, about the show. At the Royal Academy, meanwhile, the timescale is much tighter: a single year, 1504 to be precise, when Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael were all in Florence. We talk to Julien Domercq, a curator at the Academy, about this remarkable crucible of creativity. And this episode's Work of the Week is a magnum opus of Renaissance textiles: the Battle of Pavia Tapestries, made in Brussels to designs by Bernard van Orley, and currently on view in an exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Thomas Campbell, the director of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, talks to The Art Newspaper's associate digital editor, Alexander Morrison, about the series.Drawing the Italian Renaissance, King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, until 9 March 2025Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c.1504, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 9 November-16 February 2025Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries, de Young Museum, San Francisco, US, until 12 January; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, spring 2025Subscription offer: get three months for just £1/$1/€1. Choose between our print and digital or digital-only subscriptions. Visit theartnewspaper.com to find out more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this History of Prints episode of Platemark, host Ann Shafer and subject matter expert Tru Ludwig explore the extraordinary life and legacy of Maria Sibylla Merian. Celebrated for her pioneering work on insect metamorphosis and her detailed illustrations of flora and fauna, Merian's journey took her to Suriname where she documented local species with the help of native people and slaves. Despite the societal constraints of the 17th century, she made significant contributions to both science and art, influencing future generations. The discussion also situates her achievements within the broader context of the Enlightenment and printmaking evolution, drawing comparisons with other naturalists like Audubon. The episode concludes with a teaser for an upcoming feature on William Hogarth, noted for his political satire. George Peabody Library, Baltimore, MD. Johann Zoffany (German, 1733–1810). The Academicians of the Royal Academy, 1771–72. Oil on canvas. 101.1 x 147.5 cm. Royal Collection Trust. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717) on the 500 Deutsche Mark. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717) on a German postage stamp. Jacob Marrel (German, 1613–1681). Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian, 1679. Oil on canvas. 59 x 50.5 cm. Kunstmuseum Basel. [DETAIL] Joachim von Sandrart I (German, 1606–1688) and Philipp Kilian (German, 1628–1693). Detail of Portraits of Michel le Blond, Aegidius Sadeler, Georg Petele, Matthaus Merian, Renbrant a Rhen, Carol Screta, c. 1683. Engraving. Plate: 12 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (31.1 × 20 cm.); sheet: 12 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (32.4 × 21.3 cm.). Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. Wenceslaus Hollar (Flemish, 1607–1677). Muff with a band of brocade, 1647. Etching. Plate: 11.3 x 8.3 cm. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington,  New Zealand. Matthäus Merian (Swiss, 1593–1650). Todten-Tantz Wie derselbe in der Weitberümbten Statt Basel als ein Spiegel Menschlicher beschaffenheit gantz Künstlich mit Lebendigen Farben Gemahlet, nicht ohne nutzliche Verwunderung zusehen ist. Basel: Mieg, 1621. Thüringer Landesmuseum Heidecksburg. Jacob Marrel (German, 1613–1681). Four Tulips: (Boterman, Joncker, Grote geplumaceerde, and Voorwint), c. 1635–45. Watercolor on vellum. 13 3/8 x 17 11/16 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664–1750). Festoon with Flowers and Fruit, 1682. Oil on canvas. 38 x 33 cm. National Gallery of Prague. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717 ). Plate 5 from volume 1 of Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung (The Caterpillars' Marvelous Transformation and Strange Floral Food). Germany: self-published, 1679. Jan Goedaert (German, 1617–1668). Study for and engraving of metamorphosis of a moth. Tru Ludwig (American, born 1959). Dumb Luck, 2009. Two-plate etching, printed à la poupée. Plate: 37 ½ x 27 in.; sheet (42 x 30 in.). Courtesy of the Artist. Jacobus Houbraken (Dutch, 1698–1780), after Georg Gsell (Swiss, 1673–1740). Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian. Engraving with hand coloring, frontispiece in Der Rupsen Begin, Voedzel en Wonderbaare Verandering. Waar in De Oorspronk, Spys en Gestaltverwisseling; als ook de Tyd, Plaats en Eigenschappen de Rupsen, Wormen, Kapellen, Uiltjes, Vliegen, en andere diergelyke bloedelooze Beesjes vertoond word. Amsterdam: self-published, 1717.   Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Neues Blumenbuch. Nuremberg: self-published, 1680. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Blumenbuch. Nuremberg: Johann Andreas Graff, 1675. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Illustration of a Turk's cap lily (Lilium superbum) from Merian's New Book of Flowers, 1680. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Titlepage from Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung (The Caterpillars' Marvelous Transformation and Strange Floral Food). Germany: self-published, 1679. Jim Dine (American, born 1935). The Temple of Flora, 1984. San Francisco, Arion Press, 1984. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). A Pineapple Surrounded by Cockroaches, c. 1701–05. Watercolor and gouache on vellum. British Museum, London. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Merian's 'forest rat' or opossum (Didelphimorphia) carrying her young. Detail from plate 66 of Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (frog) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium ofte Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Ripe Pineapple with Dido Longwing Butterfly, 1702–03. Watercolor and gouache with gum arabic over lightly etched outlines on vellum. 43.5 x 28.8 cm. Royal Collection Trust, London. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Ripe Pineapple with Dido Longwing Butterfly, from the book, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensis. Amsterdam: Johannes Oosterwyk, 1718. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (praying mantes) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (snake) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (tarantula) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. [DETAIL] Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (tarantula) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (tarantula) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (croc eating snake) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (pineapple and cockroaches) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Watercolor study of Toucan for Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium ofte Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Maria Sibylla Merian (Dutch, 1647–1717). Plate (black tegu) from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam: self-published, 1705. Jacobus Houbraken (Dutch, 1698–1780), after Georg Gsell (Swiss, 1673–1740). Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian. Engraving, frontispiece in Der Rupsen Begin, Voedzel en Wonderbaare Verandering. Waar in De Oorspronk, Spys en Gestaltverwisseling; als ook de Tyd, Plaats en Eigenschappen de Rupsen, Wormen, Kapellen, Uiltjes, Vliegen, en andere diergelyke bloedelooze Beesjes vertoond word. Amsterdam: self-published, 1717.  Thomas Bewick (British, 1753–1828). Title page from History of British Birds. Newcastle: Beilby & Bewick, 1797. Thomas Bewick (British, 1753–1828). Title page from The Supplement to the History of British Birds. London: Longman and Co., 1821. Dr. Robert Thorton (British). Flowering Cereus from The Temple of Flora, 1807. Color mezzotint. London: self-published, 1812. Sotheby's auction house workers David Goldthorpe, left, and Mary Engleheart, go through a rare copy of a book of illustrations by John James Audubon's Birds of America, in central London, Thursday Sept. 9, 2010. (AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) John James Audobon (French-American, 1785–1851). The Birds of America. London: self-published, 1827–38. John James Audobon (French-American, 1785–1851). Flamingo fron The Birds of America. London: self-published, 1827–38. John James Audobon (French-American, 1785–1851). Carolina Parakeets from The Birds of America. London: self-published, 1827–38. John James Audobon (French-American, 1785–1851). Northern Loons The Birds of America. London: self-published, 1827–38. John James Audobon (French-American, 1785–1851). Hawks eating dinner from The Birds of America. London: self-published, 1827–38.      

If you have ever wanted to get a bit closer to the state coaches and carriages that His Majesty King Charles III and the Royal Family ride in for state occasions such as Royal weddings, trouping the colour and the state opening of parliament?   Well, through the recorded audio described guide to the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace where all the state coaches and carriages are housed you definitely will be able to get up close and marvel at the grandeur, workmanship and fine detail of many of the state coaches and carriages that are on display at the Royal Mews. The Royal Collection Trust who manage the opening of some of the official residences of His Majesty King Charles III to the general public as well as looking after the Royal Collection also provide access to the collection and some of the residences of King Charles III through live descriptive tours and recorded audio described guides.  Amy Stoker, Access and Inclusion Manager, Royal Collection Trust gave a tour of the Royal Mews to RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey which included a visit to the Queen Alexandra Coach, the Diamond Jubilee Coach and the Gold State Coach.  At the Royal mews there is also the opportunity to find out what it might be like sitting in one of the state coaches and going for a ride by climbing up and sitting in a model Landau coach too.  As well as following Toby on his tour of the Royal Mews with Amy you will also hear extracts from the Royal Collection Trust's recorded audio described guide to the Royal Mews with descriptions of the Queen Alexandr Coach, the Diamond Jubilee Coach and the stunning Gold State Coach too. To find out more about the Royal Mews and the recorded audio described guide for blind and partially sighted people do visit the following pages of the Royal Collection Trust website - https://www.rct.uk/visit/the-royal-mews-buckingham-palace Image shows the Golden Jubilee State Coach © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024 | Royal Collection Trust.

In Platemark's History of Prints series, we are leaving the Baroque behind and are turning to the Enlightenment. The late seventeenth and eighteenth century is a fascinating time when social ideas focused on the value of knowledge in all sectors. Rationalism and empiricism led to the scientific revolution, the separation of church and state, literary salons, and for the purposes of this episode, art academies. The era saw the establishment of taxonomies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and studies of foreign cultures. The results of all of these studies led to both good and bad, leading Tru and I to discuss alternate terms for the era beyond the Enlightenment: the Endarkenment and the Enwhitenment. Listen in as we parse out this fascinating moment in history.   You can listen to Platemark or watch a video version. Links to all the possibilities are on the episode page at www.platemarkpodcast.com.   George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Hyacinth Rigaud (French, 1659–1743). Louis VIX, 1700–01. Oil on canvas. 277 x 194 cm. (109 x 76 3/8 in.) The Louvre, Paris. Aerial view of Versailles. Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665). Et in Arcadia ego, 1637–38. Oil on canvas. 85 × 121 cm. (34 1/4 × 47 1/4 in.). Louvre, Paris. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680). Bust of Louis XIV, 1665. Marble. Palace of Versailles. Façade of the Louvre Museum. Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665). Landscape with St. John Patmos, 1640. Oil on canvas. 100.3 × 136.4 cm (39 1/2 × 53 5/8 in.). Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Johann Zoffany (German, 1733–1810). The Academicians of the Royal Academy, 1771–72. Oil on canvas. 101.1 x 147.5 cm. Royal Collection Trust. Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520). School of Athens, 1509–11. Stanza della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican. Roman. Laocoön and His Sons, 27 BCE–68 CE. Marble. 208 × 163 × 112 cm. (82 × 64 × 44 in.). Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican City.   Wax ecorché figure. Science Museum, London. Johann Zoffany (German, 1733–1810). William Hunter Lecturing, 1770–72. Oil on canvas. Royal College of Physicians, London. Anton von Maron (German, 1733–1808). Portrait of Johann Joachim Winkelmann, 1767. Oil on canvas. 136 x 99 cm. (53 ½ x 38 7/8 in.). Collection of Schloss Weimar, Weimar, Germany. Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825). The Oath of the Horatii, 1784/85. Oil on canvas. 10.8 x 13.9 ft. Louvre Museum, Paris. Jan van Riemsdyck, Plate VI from The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus. London: S. Baker & G. Leigh, 1774. Engraving. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Plate 43 from Los Caprichos: The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueño de la razon produce monstruos), 1799. Etching and aquatint. Plate: 8 3/8 x 5 15/16 in. (21.2 x 15.1 cm.); sheet: 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (29.5 x 21 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Denis Diderot (French, 1713–1784). Title page and frontispiece from Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris : André le Breton, Michel-Antoine David, Laurent Durant, and Antoine-Claude Briasson, 1751–72.

The Chevalier d'Éon (1728–1810) is known as a transgender icon, living the first half of their life as a man, and the second as a woman. Theirs is also a life that is remarkably documented in contemporary artwork. But how much can we conclusively determine about how the Chevalier viewed themselves from their portraits? Today's Image(s): Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, The Fencing-Match between the Chevalier de Saint-George and the Chevalier d'Éon (c. 1787-9). Oil on canvas. Royal Collection Trust. And: Thomas Stewart, Chevalier d'Éon, after Jean-Laurent Mosnier (1792). National Portrait Gallery. ______ New episodes every month. Let's keep in touch! Email: artofhistorypod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/matta_of_fact Instagram: @artofhistorypodcast TikTok: @artofhistorypod // @matta_of_fact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Historian Alice Loxton discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Alice Loxton is a 28 year old history broadcaster and writer with over two million followers on social media (@history_alice). She has appeared on many channels including Sky Arts, Channel 5, BBC News and History Hit, and has worked with a wide array of organisations to bring history to mainstream audiences, including Christie's, Meta, The National Trust, 10 Downing Street, The Royal Collection Trust, The National Portrait Gallery and The National Gallery. UPROAR! Satire, Scandal and Printmaking in Georgian London is Alice's first book. Her second book, Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives, comes out in August 2024. James Gillray https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n12/peter-campbell/at-tate-britain The fact that Napoleon wasn't short https://www.history.com/news/napoleon-complex-short Landmark Trust https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/may/12/how-a-derelict-scottish-tower-was-turned-into-a-sumptuous-retreat The French House, Soho https://www.timeout.com/london/bars-and-pubs/french-house Parish churches https://www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/days-out/britains-most-beautiful-churches The London Library https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v13/n18/john-sutherland/sod-off-readers This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kate Heard about the most prolific and exceptional artist at the court of Henry VIII...Hans Holbein. Dr. Heard is Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, Royal Collection Trust in London. -- Credits: Hosted by: ⁠⁠Melanie V. Taylor⁠⁠ Guest: Dr. Kate Heard -- Commercial free episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TudorsDynasty⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rebecca-larson/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rebecca-larson/support

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Kate Heard about the life and work of Hans Holbein and the Royal Collection Trust's exhibition, Holbein at the Tudor Court. Find out more about the exhibition. https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/holbein-at-the-tudor-court/the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Support Talking Tudors on Patreon Join 'A Weekend with Elizabeth I' https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/a-weekend-with-elizabeth-i-tickets-769340547287  

Rerun. Queen Victoria moved from her birthplace, Kensington Palace, and decreed Buckingham Palace her official residence on 13th July, 1837. She was 18, newly-crowned – and until then had shared a bedroom with her mother. Built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham, the Palace had never previously permanently housed anyone, and was reportedly drafty, dirty, and staffed by ‘slovenly' servants. But, you know, she made do. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly examine the escapades of ‘the boy Jones' – a teenage stalker of the young Victoria; pore through the pages of the young monarch's diaries; and reveal which celebrities claim to have got down and dirty in the Queen's official residence… Further Reading: • Profile of Queen Victoria from Historic Royal Palaces: https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/history-and-stories/queen-victoria/#gs.59mhsd • Buckingham Palace page at the Royal Collection Trust: https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace/who-built-buckingham-palace#/ • ‘Victoria's Palace' documentary (ITV, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUn63ZIELxU&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ftheretrospectors.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title Love the show? Join

The Royal Collection Trust looks after the public opening of the Official Residences of The King and cares for the Royal Collection. When the Covid pandemic hit the Royal Collection Trust took their regular free audio described tours online via Zoom and they have continued to do so post Covid. The next Royal Collection Trust audio described online Zoom session will take place on Tuesday 4 July 2023 at 2pm and will be focusing on the Gold State Coach which of course did feature in the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles and Queen Camilla on Saturday 6 May 2023. RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey was joined by Amy Stocker, Access Manager at the Royal Collection Trust to not only give a bit of background to the work of the RCT but also a hint of what blind and partially sighted people will experience during the online audio described Zoom session on the Gold State Coach.  Amy also mentioned that there is a recorded audio described guide for the Royal Mews where you will be able to get a bit closer to the Gold State Coach, other coaches and vehicles which are on display at the Royal Mews. To find out more about both the free online audio described Zoom sessions and details about the recorded audio described guide for the Royal Mews do visit the Royal Collection Trust website - https://www.rct.uk (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Canaletto rose to fame painting remarkable views of Venice. He became especially popular with wealthy tourists, who commissioned his paintings as souvenirs of their travels. Research: Constable, William G.. "Canaletto". Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Canaletto Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "War of the Austrian Succession". Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Mar. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-the-Austrian-Succession Binion, A., & Barton, L.  Canaletto. Grove Art Online.Retrieved 17 Apr. 2023, from https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000013627 “The Stonemason's Yard.” The National Gallery. https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/canaletto-the-stonemasons-yard “London: Interior of the Rotunda at Ranelagh.” The National Gallery. https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/canaletto-london-interior-of-the-rotunda-at-ranelagh “Canaletto's Drawings.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/canaletto-in-venice/the-queens-gallery-palace-of-holyroodhouse/canalettos-drawings Baetjer, Katherine and J.G. Links. “Canaletto.” Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1989. Accessed through The Met: Watson Library Digital Collections. https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15324coll10/id/49280 “Imaginary View of Venice.” The Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/335287#:~:text=It%20was%20in%20these%20years,representing%20actual%20sites%2C%20others%20imaginary. Erkelens, C. J. (2020). Perspective on Canaletto's Paintings of Piazza San Marco in Venice, Art & Perception, 8(1), 49-67. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/22134913-20191131 “Canaletto.” The Art Story. https://www.theartstory.org/artist/canaletto/ “Canaletto.” National Gallery of Art. https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1080.html?artistId=1080&pageNumber=1 “Piazzo San Marco.” The Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435839 “Architectural Capriccio.” https://www.themorgan.org/collection/drawings/141078 “Owen McSwiney.” The Fitzwilliam Museum. https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/objects-and-artworks/highlights/context/patrons-donors-collectors/owen-mcswiny  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us this week as we discuss the life of Queen Isabella I of Castille. In her nearly 40-year reign, she became a figure of both great controversy and power. We will look at some of the most famous events that made her reputation.Find us on social media, @tudortalktime and let us know what you think or what you would like to hear about next!Lara, Phoebe and Katie.Sources used:Hassner, Ron E., The Cost of Torture: Evidence from the Spanish Inquisition, Routledge Taylor and Francis, 13 May 2020Highfield, J.R.L.. Isabella I. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Nov. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isabella-I-queen-of-Spain . (Accessed 4/3/2023)Isabella of Castille, Brooklyn Museum, Available at: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/isabella_of_castile  (Accessed 4/3/2023)Isabella I of Castille: Europe's greatest queen?, History Extra, 26th November 2019, Available at:https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/isabella-castile-europe-greatest-queen-spain-who-was-she-what-famous-for-columbus/  (Accessed 4/3/2023)Pendrill, Colin, Spain 1474-1700, Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford, 2002Queen Isabella I of Spain, Queen of Castille, Royal Collection Trust, Available at: https://www.rct.uk/collection/403445/queen-isabella-i-of-spain-queen-of-castille-1451-1504 (Accessed: 4/3/2023)

In the very first episode of A Right Royal Podcast, Andrea and Emmy talk all things Christmas at the palaces. We talk gifts fit for a King with Hello!'s royal editor Emily Nash, decorating Windsor castle with Royal Collection Trust curator Kathryn Jones, and festive food with Charles and Diana's former chef, Carolyn Robb. We also have an exclusive chat with former royal photographer John Stilwell, who was one of the very few people allowed in the room while the Queen filmed her iconic Christmas speeches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Critics Tim Robey and Rhianna Dhillon join Front Row to watch the murder-mystery gothic horror film The Pale Blue Eye, starring Christian Bale, Gillian Anderson and Harry Melling, as Edgar Allan Poe, and the return of Happy Valley starring Sarah Lancashire and written by Sally Wainwright for what will be its final series. After the Windsor Castle fire in 1992, the artist Alexander Creswell was commissioned by the Queen to initially chart the destruction and five years later to capture the restoration of the castle. It was the only series of paintings that the Queen ever commissioned. Alexander Creswell reflects on the commission that led to him creating twenty-one watercolour paintings. The series is not currently on public display, but can be viewed on the Royal Collection Trust website. Picture credit of Harry Melling and Lucy Boynton in The Pale Blue Eye: Scott Garfield/Netflix © 2022 Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Sarah Johnson

Two things are true of history podcasts: Everyone loves a bit of Tudor History, and everyone loves a good ghost story. Today, we explore a bit of both! When visiting Henry VIII's magnificent Hampton Court Palace, it's often the darker episodes from its past that get the best reactions. Using Tudor portraiture as our guide, let's explore the origin of some of the Palace's ghostly tales and the lives at the center of them. Today's images: Jane Seymour (unfinished), after Hans Holbein the Younger (1537). Oil on panel. National Portrait Gallery, London. Jane Seymour, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1536/37). Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Portrait of a Lady, perhaps Katherine Howard, by Hans Holbein the Younger. (ca. 1540). Watercolor on vellum laid on playing card (the 4 of Diamonds). Royal Collection Trust. Effigy of Dame Sybil Penn, from Hampton Church British School, The Family of Henry VIII (c.1545). Oil on canvas. Hampton Court Palace, Royal Collection Trust. ______ New episodes every month. Let's keep in touch! Email: artofhistorypod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/matta_of_fact Instagram: @artofhistorypodcast Twitter: @ArtHistoricPod TikTok: @artofhistorypod // @matta_of_fact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Królewska Kolekcja Jej Wysokości Elżbiety II wraz ze śmiercią monarchini stała się własnością króla Karola III. Nie byłoby o czym wspominać, gdyby nie fakt, że jest to jedyna na świecie kolekcja królewska, która nie przeszła na własność państwa. I największa prywatna kolekcja dzieł sztuki na świecie. W tym odcinku usłyszycie między innymi o tym,

Monarch butterflies are still in the middle of their story – and it's one that is precarious. Humans are still trying to figure out a lot about them, and aspects of the monarch story have been misrepresented over the years. Research: Monarch Joint Venture: https://monarchjointventure.org/ “Monarch Butterfly.” The National Wildlife Federation. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Monarch-Butterfly Sutherland, Douglas W.S. and Jean Adams, ed. “The Monarch Butterfly – Our National Insect.” Part of “Insect Potpourri: Adventures in Entomology.” CRC Press. 1992. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Danaus". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Feb. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Danaus-Greek-mythology Kathleen S. Murphy. “Collecting Slave Traders: James Petiver, Natural History, and the British Slave Trade.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 4, 2013, pp. 637–70. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.5309/willmaryquar.70.4.0637 Müller-Wille, Staffan. "Carolus Linnaeus". Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carolus-Linnaeus Stearns, Raymond Phineas. “James Petiver: Promoter of Natural Science, c.1663-1718.” American Antiquarian Society. October 1952. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44807240.pdf “Mark Catesby (1683 – 1749).” Catesby Commemorative Trust. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130906122250/http://www.catesbytrust.org/mark-catesby/ Smith-Rogers, Sheryl. “Maiden of the Monarchs.” TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE. March 2016. https://monarchjointventure.org/images/uploads/documents/legacy_monarch_catalina_trail_article.pdf Scott, Alec. “Where do you go, my lovelies?” University of Toronto Magazine. Aug. 24, 2015. https://magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/history/where-do-you-go-my-lovelies-norah-and-fred-urquhart-monarch-butterfly-migration/ Hannibal, Mary Ellen. “How you can help save the monarch butterfly -- and the planet.” TEDTalk. April 28, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJTbegktKc Jarvis CE, Oswald PH. The collecting activities of James Cuninghame FRS on the voyage of Tuscan to China (Amoy) between 1697 and 1699. Notes Rec R Soc Lond. 2015 Jun 20;69(2):135–53. doi: 10.1098/rsnr.2014.0043. “The US Endangered Species Act.” World Wildlife Federation. https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/the-us-endangered-species-act#:~:text=Passed%20with%20bipartisan%20support%20in,a%20species%20should%20be%20protected. Associated Press. “Beloved monarch butterflies are now listed as endangered.” WBEZ Chicago. July 23, 2022. https://www.wbez.org/stories/beloved-monarch-butterflies-are-now-listed-as-endangered/0f3cf69b-8376-42eb-af0a-9e8b8b4ab6b3 Garland, Mark S., and Andrew K. Davis. “An Examination of Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) Autumn Migration in Coastal Virginia.” The American Midland Naturalist, vol. 147, no. 1, 2002, pp. 170–74. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3083045 “Natural History – Monarch Butterfly.” Center for Biological Diversity. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/invertebrates/monarch_butterfly/natural_history.html Catesby, Mark. “A Monarch butterfly, with orchids.” C. 1722-6. Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/926050/a-monarch-butterfly-with-orchids Daly, Natasha. “Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species.” July 21, 2022. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/monarch-butterflies-are-now-an-endangered-species Walker, A., Oberhauser, K.S., Pelton, E.M., Pleasants, J.M. & Thogmartin, W.E. 2022. Danaus plexippus ssp. plexippus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T194052138A200522253. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T194052138A200522253.en Price, Michael. “Monarch miscalculation: Has a scientific error about the butterflies persisted for more than 40 years?” Science. Feb. 24, 2007. https://www.science.org/content/article/monarch-miscalculation-has-scientific-error-about-butterflies-persisted-more-40-years Jiang, Kevin. “Study sheds light on evolutionary origins and the genes central to migration.” UChicago News. Oct. 6, 2014. https://news.uchicago.edu/story/genetic-secrets-monarch-butterfly-revealed Borkin, Susan Sullivan. “Notes on Shifting Distribution Patterns and Survival of Immature Danaus Plexippus (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) on the Food Plant Asclepias Syriaca.” The Great Lakes Entymologist. Vol. 15, No. 3. Fall 1982. https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1437&context=tgle Cudmore, Rebecca. “SNAPSHOT: Monarchs with big, bright wings arrive in Mexico first.” ScienceLine. June 16, 2014. https://scienceline.org/2014/06/monarch-migration/ Brower, Lincoln P. “UNDERSTANDING AND MISUNDERSTANDING THE MIGRAnON OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY (NYMPHALIDAE) IN NORTH AMERICA: 1857-1995.” Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. Vol. 49, No. 4, 1995. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/Monarch_Butterfly/documents/Understanding_Monarch_Migration1995-Brower.pdf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode John Yargo speaks with Kim about Environmental Catastrophe. In the episode John quotes Hannah Arendt and N.K. Jemisin, discusses a Shakespeare play and a 17th century Peruvian painting, and optimistically suggests that environmental catastrophe will save us. He references the work of many scholars in the field of environmental humanities, including Geoffrey Parker and Dagomar Degroot on the Little Ice Age in Early Modern Europe, Gerard Passannante's work on Catastrophizing, and Gavin Bailey on the Andean Baroque. He also talks about Amitav Ghosh's recent work The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (UChicago Press, 2016) and Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell (Penguin Random House, 2010). In the longer version of the conversation, John told Kim about how he teaches the literature of catastrophe in reverse, starting with the present and working backward, to upset teleological readings of cultural history. John Yargo is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Boston College, having recently received his Ph.D. degree in English literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He researches literary representations of environmental catastrophe, the subject of his dissertation titled Saturnine Ecologies: Environmental Catastrophe in the Early Modern World, 1542-1688. He is also a host for the New Books in Literary Studies, where he discusses recent scholarship in early modern studies, ecocriticism, and critical race studies. The image for this week's episode is Leonardo DaVinci's drawing “A deluge” c. 1517-18, held by the Royal Collection Trust. You can read more about the painting in an “Anatomy of an Artwork” feature written by Skye Sherwin on 8 Feb 2019 in The Guardian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royal Collection Trust which looks after the public opening of the Official Residences of The Queen and cares for the Royal Collection will be marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with accessible events for blind and partially sighted people  RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey was joined by Amy Stocker, Access Manager from the Royal Collection Trust to find out more about their accessible events for blind and partially sighted people in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The Royal Collection Trust events that are on from the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration Weekend, through out the summer and beyond with audio description include: The Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace with a display of portraits of The Queen taken by Dorothy Wilding alongside items of Her Majesty's personal jewellery worn for the portrait sittings, from July to October. On display at Windsor Castle are the  Coronation Dress and Robe of Estate worn by the Queen for her Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, from July to September. And at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh there will be a display of outfits worn by Her Majesty on occasions to celebrate the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees, from July to September. Audio described recorded guides are available via a handset for each display and personal descriptive tours with a guide can be booked in advance with two weeks notice to ensure that a guide will be available.    Amy also picked out an object from the RCT collection which for her sums up the Queen's 70 years of service. The Royal Collection Trust run monthly online audio described tours of works of art from the collection via Zoom on the first Tuesday of the month and more details about these tours along with more about the Jubilee celebration events can be found by visiting their website - https://www.rct.uk (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

The Royal Collection Trust looks after the public opening of the Official Residences of The Queen and also cares for the Royal Collection too. When the Covid pandemic hit and many museums, galleries and heritage sites were forced to close their doors to the public the Royal Collection Trust took their regular audio described tours online with descriptive Zoom talks for blind and partially sighted people and they are continuing to do so as the Covid restrictions start to ease.  RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey was joined by Amy Stocker, Access Manager from the Royal Collection Trust to find out more about the RCT and their online audio described tours for blind and partially sighted people  Amy also gave Toby a flavour of what is coming up in the next few online Zoom audio described tours including a descriptive tour of one of the most famous works of art from the collection which normally hangs in the picture gallery of Buckingham Palace. The online Audio described tours happen on the first Tuesday of the month from 2pm via Zoom. For more information about up-coming online described tours at the Royal Collection Trust do either email access@rct.uk or visit the What's On pages of the Royal Collection Trust website -  https://www.rct.uk/whatson/event/1071118/Descriptive-Zoom-talks-for-blind-&-partially-sighted-people (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Following in Dr. Rosenbach's footsteps, in this episode of The Rosenbach Podcast, we will take our own trip to the Royal Library at Windsor Castle and speak with a Royal Collection Trust staff member about the work of the Library today. Rachel Scott of Royal Collection Trust shares her thought about the book Dr. Rosenbach's acquired from the Royal Library and tells us what it's like to work at Windsor Castle today.

The depiction of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) as a woman of color in the Netflix series Bridgerton brought her to the forefront of a conversation about non-white historical figures. There's been much debate over this Georgian queen's character as a result. Was Queen Charlotte that formidable? And was she really mixed race? Much of the speculation over Charlotte's ancestry comes from interpretations of Sir Allan Ramsay's portraits of her, in which her features are, in one historian's words, “conspicuously African.” We'll examine the actual historical evidence that addresses Queen Charlotte's background, but we'll also try and get to know the woman behind all the spectacle and rhetoric. So, will the real Queen Charlotte please stand up? Today's artwork: Sir Allan Ramsay, Queen Charlotte (1762). Oil on canvas. Royal Collection Trust, U.K. New episodes every other week. Let's keep in touch! Email: artofhistorypod@gmail.com Instagram: @artofhistorypodcast Twitter: @ArtHistoricPod TikTok: @matta_of_fact // @artofhistorypod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/amanda-matta/support

Our popular image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) paints her as a monarch, a mother, a wife, and a widow. But today we are looking at a portrait of Victoria that shows us the woman, not her roles. Join me for a bit of historically sanctioned snooping into the hidden side of Victoria, her relationship with her hubby, and their love language of choice. Today's image: Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Queen Victoria (1843). Oil on canvas. Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom. New episodes every other Friday. Let's keep in touch! Email: artofhistorypod@gmail.com Instagram: @artofhistorypodcast Twitter: @ArtHistoricPod TikTok: @matta_of_fact --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/amanda-matta/support

Queen Victoria moved from her birthplace, Kensington Palace, and decreed Buckingham Palace her official residence on 13th July, 1837. She was 18, newly-crowned - and until then had shared a bedroom with her mother.Built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham, the Palace had never previously permanently housed anyone, and was reportedly drafty, dirty, and staffed by ‘slovenly' servants. But, you know, she made do.In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly examine the escapades of ‘the boy Jones' - a teenage stalker of the young Victoria; pore through the pages of the young monarch's diaries; and reveal which celebrities claim to have got down and dirty in the Queen's official residence…Further Reading:• Profile of Queen Victoria from Historic Royal Palaces: https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/history-and-stories/queen-victoria/#gs.59mhsd• Buckingham Palace page at the Royal Collection Trust: https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace/who-built-buckingham-palace#/• ‘Victoria's Palace' documentary (ITV, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUn63ZIELxUFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/RetrospectorsWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/RetrospectorsThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spoilers ahead as Aidan Turner, Matilda De Angelis and Freddie Highmore return as the truth behind Leonardo's murder-mystery is revealed. We'll also delve into the mystery of another of Da Vinci's lost greats, Leda and the Swan, a painting that's been called ‘soft porn for the renaissance'. Leonardo's legacy is discussed as we bid series one farewell, and hear what didn't make the cut for the finale of the drama. Guests include Aidan Turner (Leonardo), Matilda De Angelis (Caterina), Freddie Highmore (Executive Producer / actor Stefano Giraldi), Frank Spotnitz (co-creator/writer), Dan Percival (Director), Caroline Campbell (Director of Collections and Research, National Gallery, London), Catherine Fletcher (Renaissance historian and author) and Martin Clayton (Head of Prints and Drawings at Royal Collection Trust). Hosted by Angellica Bell.

Leonardo Da Vinci wasn't the only eventual old master in town (Florence) in the early 16th century as young Michelangelo enters the picture. Their rivalry, or respect, comes under the spotlight as they are both commissioned to paint frescos on opposing walls in the Palazzo Vecchio. We'll learn more about what's survived of Leonardo's Battle of Anghiari and how the relationships with his parents and friends affected and complicated his life. Plus, as the drama on screen intensifies, an insight into popular curses and superstitions of the time. Guests include Caroline Campbell (Director of Collections and Research, National Gallery, London), Martin Clayton (Head of Prints and Drawings at Royal Collection Trust), Catherine Fletcher (Renaissance historian and author), Dan Percival (director of Leonardo), Steve Thompson (Leonardo co-creator/writer) and Alessandro Arcangeli (University of Verona). Hosted by Angellica Bell.

At the dawn of the 16th century, Leonardo Da Vinci found himself tied by patronage to Cesare Borgia. It's a tumultuous time as Leonardo turns his attention to weaponry, and he changes the future of map drawing with his birds-eye-view detail for The Map of Imola. Plus, he begins work on the Mona Lisa, so we look at the real life of the woman who is front and centre in that infamous painting and talk to the actress tasked with bringing her to life on screen. Guests include Aidan Turner (Leonardo), Matilda De Angelis (Caterina), Max Bennett (Cesare Borgia), Maria Vera Ratti (Lisa del Giocondo / The Mona Lisa), Martin Clayton (Head of Prints and Drawings at Royal Collection Trust), Frank Spotnitz (co-creator/writer) and Steve Thompson (co-creator/writer).

Welcome to a Renaissance world filled with murder, intrigue and a woman erased from history as we begin our episode-by-episode follow along with Leonardo, the drama starring Aidan Turner. We look at what is based in fact, such as Da Vinci's sexuality, and where dramatic license was used, including why the drama developed Caterina's character, the mysterious woman from Cremona.. Guests include Aidan Turner (Leonardo), Matilda De Angelis (Caterina), Frank Spotnitz (Co-Creator/Writer), Steve Thompson (Co-Creator/Writer), Dan Percival (Director) and Martin Clayton (Head of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Collection Trust). Hosted by Angellica Bell. Produced by Sony Pictures TV and Sony Music's 4th Floor Creative, in association with Lux Vide. To find out more about that royal collection of Leonardo's artwork, visit Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing: (rct.uk)

Charlotte of Wales was the IT girl of regency era Britain. As the only legitimate granddaughter of George III, she was destined to be Queen one day. yet hardly anyone knows about her. Join me to learn about her life story. Support this podcast: https://t.co/rHVVdHBtuf Works Cited Princess Charlotte of Wales, www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/hanover_9.htm. Cope, Rebecca. “The Fascinating Story of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Her Three German Suitors.” Tatler, Tatler, 28 May 2020, www.tatler.com/article/princess-charlotte-of-wales-and-her-three-german-suitors. “George IV.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/biography/George-IV. Geri Walton. “Princess Charlotte of Wales: A Most Unusual Princess.” Geri Walton, 31 Oct. 2019, www.geriwalton.com/princess-charlotte-of-wales-a-most-unusual-princess/. “Prince Leopold: Cavalryman and Lover.” National Trust, National Trust, 18 July 2017, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claremont-landscape-garden/features/prince-leopold-cavalryman-and-lover. “Princess Charlotte of Wales.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Dec. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Charlotte_of_Wales. “Princess Charlotte of Wales.” Royal Collection Trust, www.rct.uk/collection/georgian-papers-programme/princess-charlotte-of-wales. “RCIN 71997 - Princess Charlottes Wedding Dress.” Royal Collection Trust, www.rct.uk/collection/themes/trails/royal-weddings/princess-charlottes-wedding-dress. Rsb. “The Worst Couple in Royal History: George IV & Caroline of Brunswick.” Rebecca Starr Brown, 8 Apr. 2017, rebeccastarrbrown.com/2017/04/08/the-worst-couple-in-royal-history-george-iv-caroline-of-brunswick/. “Who Was Princess Charlotte?” National Trust, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claremont-landscape-garden/features/princess-charlotte-at-claremont-landscape-garden.

With the help from visually impaired Sight Loss Council members on a couple of pilot tours the Royal Collection Trust  (RCT) has just  launch free monthly audio described tours, opening masterpieces from the Royal Collection to blind and partially sighted people across the country.    RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Amy Stocker, Access Manager, Royal Collection Trust and Steven Ewens from the Bristol Sight Loss Council who helped out with the pilot audio described tours.  For more information about the Royal Collection Trust audio described online tours please email  access@rct.uk (mailto:access@rct.uk) or call 07860 612393.

Featuring some very special guests, our new Tall Tales podcast series is perfect for everyone who loves children’s books. Packed full of reading recommendations, ideas to help get your children reading, tips on writing for children … plus handy hints for all ages on how to get the creative juices flowing! Host Shane Hegarty is one of Ireland's most popular writers of children's fiction, creator of the best-selling Darkmouth series, and Boot, which is Dublin’s 2020 Citywide Read for children. Shane and guests discuss representation in writing and publishing, and how to make books for every child. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and teacher living in Dublin, Adiba Jaigirdar is a contributor for Bookriot. Her debut YA novel is The Henna Wars. Writer, curator and project director, Sharna Jackson has worked with BAFTA, Tate Kids, The Design Museum, and The Royal Collection Trust among others, and is the author of the bestselling High-Rise Mystery series. Sharna lives in the UK and The Netherlands. David Stevens is the co-founder of Knights Of, an independent, commercial, and inclusive children's books publisher based in London.

In this episode, called “Light and Luxe,” we take a look at the connections between Dutch painting, trade, and luxury during the so-called “Dutch Golden Age” of painting. We will focus on post-1650 genre painting as well as a new form of still life painting called Pronkstilleven (loosely translated as “ostentatious” or “sumptuous” still life) that emerged around the mid-17th century. Artists covered include Vermeer, Gerard ter Borch, and Willem Kalf.   Sources + further reading:   All episodes of this podcast, along with transcripts, are archived in the Brock University Digital Repository: https://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/14905   “Complete Catalogue of the Painting of Johannes Vermeer.” Accessed October 19, 2020. http://www.essentialvermeer.com/vermeer_painting_part_one.html.   Denny, Walter. “Islamic Carpets in European Paintings.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.  https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/isca/hd_isca.htm.   Franits, Wayne. "Genre Painting in Seventeenth-Century Europe." In Blackwell Companions to Art History: A Companion to Renaissance and Baroque Art, by Babette Bohn, and James M. Saslow. Wiley, 2013.   Kalf, Willem. Still Life with a Chinese Bowl, Nautilus Cup and Other Objects. 1662. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.  https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/kalf-willem/still-life-chinese-bowl-nautilus-cup-and-other-objects.   Liedtke, Walter. “Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) and The Milkmaid.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/milk/hd_milk.htm   Ter Borch, Gerard. Lady at Her Toilette. 1660. Detroit Institute of Arts. https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/lady-her-toilette-63323.   The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Nautilus Cup. Dutch, Utrecht.” https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/193582.   Tokumitsu, Miya. “The Currencies of Naturalism in Dutch Pronk Still-Life Painting: Luxury, Craft, Envisioned Affluence.” RACAR : Revue d'art Canadienne / Canadian Art Review 41, no. 2 (2016): 30–43. https://doi.org/10.7202/1038070ar.   Vermeer, Johannes. The Milkmaid. C. 1660. Rijksmuseum. Accessed October 14, 2020. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2344.   Vermeer, Johannes. Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman aka The Music Lesson. Early 1660s. Royal Collection Trust. Accessed October 14, 2020. https://www.rct.uk/collection/405346/lady-at-the-virginals-with-a-gentleman.   Vermeer, Johannes. The Lacemaker. Louvre. 1669-70.  Museum. https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/lacemaker.   “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry.” Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, USA. https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2017/vermeer-and-the-masters-of-genre-painting.html.   Wieseman, Marjorie E., Wayne Franits, and H. Perry Chapman. Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence. New Haven and Cambridge: Fitzwilliam Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2011.   Credits Unboxing the Canon is hosted and produced by Linda Steer for her course “Introduction to the History of Western Art” in the Department of Visual Arts at Brock University. Brock University is located on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples. Our sound designer and editor is Devin Dempsey, who is also reading these credits. Our logo was created by Cherie Michels. The music for this podcast has been adapted from “Night in Venice” and “Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod. Both are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0. Additional music in this episode is from Bach, “The Well Tempered Clavier,” Book I, BWV 846-869, musicians unknown. We are grateful to Alison Innes from the Faculty of Humanities for her sharing her podcasting wisdom and offering support. This podcast is funded by the Humanities Research Institute at Brock University.    

This episode is a double-bill, featuring two interviewees speaking about two historical figures who led lives with many parallels, although they were working almost two centuries apart. The first interview is with Teri Sayers-Copper and we discuss the life and work of Marianne North. Marianne was a biologist and botanical artist who journeyed across the world during the Victorian era, documenting the flora and fauna of the countries throughout which she travelled. Marianne explored and painted in every continent except Antartica and was responsible for documenting landscapes that were rapidly changing and disappearing in the wake of a developing world.  The second part of the interview is with Tanya Latty, Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of Sydney. Tanya talks about Maria Sibylla Merian, a naturalist and scientific illustrator who was born in Germany in 1647. Merian also travelled the globe, meticulously observing and documenting insects and plants. In fact, she was the first to document caterpillar metamorphosis in an age where her contemporaries believed they came about by “spontaneous generation”! Links: Teri Sayers-Cooper www.creativeforce.org.uk  www.mariannenorth.uk   The Marianne North Gallery - Royal Botanic Gardens Kew  Marianne North : The Kew Collection - RBG Kew, 2018 Recollections of a Happy Life: Being the Autobiography of Marianne North  www.tanyalatty.com  Hidden women of history: Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th-century entomologist and scientific adventurer - Dr Tanya Latty, The Conversation, February 20 2019 The Woman Who Made Science Beautiful - Andrea Wulf, The Atlantic, January 19 2016. Video of a talk given at the Linnean Society - A Curious Performance: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Art of Natural History by Kate Heard, Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings at Royal Collection Trust  Get in touch: Email podcast@rootsandall.co.uk  Website www.rootsandall.co.uk  Twitter @rootsandall Instagram rootsandallpod Patreon Link: Help me keep the podcast free & independent! Donate as much or as little as you like at https://www.patreon.com/rootsandall         

Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board evaluations and board development programmes deliver tangible results.To fulfil our mission, we listen and give a voice to all who care about creating better boards - Chairs, CEOs, Senior Independent Directors (SIDs), Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), Company Secretaries, academicians, investors, and regulators.All the views expressed in our podcasts are the views of our podcast partners and not those of Better Boards. I am delighted that Steve Maslin is joining me this week. Steve is the immediate Past Chair of the Partnership Oversight Board of Grant Thornton -  the world's sixth-largest professional services network of independent accounting and consulting member firms that provide assurance, tax and advisory services to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector entities. After almost three decades at Grant Thornton, Steven has established an impressive portfolio of roles on Commercial boards, Charity boards and committees that include Nuffield Health, Ark Schools, The Royal Collections Trust, The Gurkha Museum, and most latterly Chair of an unlisted building company.Every time you tune in, we'll help you to develop and reinvigorate your board know-how and practice with insights, data, and practical advice. As a note for your diary, new episodes are available every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.   How can we help you and your board to become more effective? We at Better Boards are always delighted to hear from you. Get in touch. You can best reach us at info@better-boards.com. Thank you for listening.

The Gangster The Cop The Devil is an award-winning Korean action thriller about an unlikely alliance between a maverick police detective and a ruthless mobster who have to work together to catch a serial killer Touching the Void began life as a book by Joe Simpson, about a climbing accident which nearly killed him. It has since been turned into a film and now a stage play. How can you show vertiginous dangers and a lot of internal thought processes in the theatre? Sri Lankan writer Romesh Gunesekera was born in Ceylon - as it was known then - and his coming of age novel "Suncatcher" is set in his native country in 1964, as the struggle for independence began. Gold Digger is a Sunday night series just started on BBC1. When their 60 year old mum meets and moves in with a much younger man, Julia's children decide they don't like it and start to try and drive them apart George IV : Art and Spectacle has just opened at The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace. He was arguably the most magnificent of British monarchs and formed an unrivalled collection of art, much of which remains in the Royal Collection Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Charlotte Mullins, Lynn Shepherd and Jim White. The producer is Oliver Jones Podcast Extra recommendations: Lynn - Leonardo Da Vinci at London's National Gallery Charlotte - Kathe Kollwitz at British Museum and Elizabeth Peyton at London's National Portrait Gallery Jim - Bruce Springsteen, Western Stars Tom - Giri Haji on BBC2 Rembrandt van Rijn, The Shipbuilder and his Wife: Jan Rijcksen and his Wife, Griet Jans, 1633 Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / (c) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019

Poet Lemn Sissay discusses his new memoir, My Name Is Why, which tells the story of his fractured childhood within the now infamous Wigan care system in the '60s and '70s. Since then he has gone on to become the official poet of the London 2012 Olympics, the Chancellor of the University of Manchester, and most recently won this year's PEN Pinter Prize. This Friday the BBC Proms celebrates the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth with a concert featuring Stephen Hough who will be playing Victoria’s own gold piano that she bought in 1856. Sally Goodsir from the Royal Collection Trust discusses the history of the grand piano which is being loaned for the first time by HM The Queen, as well as Victoria & Albert's keen enjoyment of music. The new HBO drama Euphoria is an uncompromising look at drug addiction, sex and the exhausting pressure of social media on a group of teenagers. The show has garnered criticism for its controversial depiction of sexual violence among young people desensitised by porn – but how accurate a portrayal of life in Generation Z is it? Critic Annie Lord gives us her take on a show purporting to give a no-holds-barred view of growing up in 2019. Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Jerome Weatherald

For Ashley Hicks, acclaimed interior and architectural designer, an eye for good taste runs in the family. Here, the son of David Nightingale Hicks recounts his illustrious upbringing amidst the upper echelons of British society – and reveals the secret behind his indefatigable ‘assistant’, Francis. Ashley Hicks’ formative years were as extraordinary as you’d expect from the son of David Nightingale Hicks – esteemed interior designer – and Lady Pamela Hicks, the younger daughter of Earl Louis Mountbatten. Luxurious and eccentric in equal measure, their influence lives on in Hicks’ own practice, from the designer’s signature totemic sculptures and opulent textiles, to his varied oeuvre of familial memoirs and photographic journals. The latest of these, Buckingham Palace: The Interiors, was published in 2018 by Rizzoli in partnership with the Royal Collection Trust.  

Revisit our our fancy dress history as we celebrate NZFW 2019! Marguerite Hill, heritage researcher with Auckland Council, takes us on a journey of fancy; a history of fancy dress in New Zealand. Her talk is illustrated with examples found in New Zealand museum and library collections. This talk is also available on Auckland Libraries' YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2XlgHMc The talk begins with examples of aristocratic dress including both royalty and high class New York society - look out for an electric light dress! Hill then shifts her focus to the New Zealand ball scene including an guide for "What to wear at fancy balls" (1887)This is available in digital form through the Internet Archive. Both formal and informal occasions for donning fancy dress are explored. An Onehunga Congregational Church camp photograph and a Lacrosse team, both from the early 19th century, illustrate popular dress up choices, some revealing trends and tastes of the time, such as black-face, and other more timeless characters such as pirates and clowns. The combination of costume and consumer advertising is explored through the "poster ball" and also in an impressive example of a dress overprinted with newspaper for a Canterbury Cricket Association fundraiser(pictured). Finally Hill looks at the phenomenon of cosplay, a term derived from the words costume play, where costumes are modeled on characters from popular culture. She uses the example of "Flat Man" a home-grown superhero who appeared in the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes and asks whether he might fit this definition. Ultimately the talk concludes that the essential motivation for dressing up hasn't changed, although the means available to people and social fashions have of course moved along. Recorded at the Auckland Central Library on Wednesday 10 April 2019 Main image: Dress worn by Miss Banks who won first prize in the Human Poster Competition at the Canterbury Cricket Association Floral Fete, 19 December 1908. Red satin overprinted with Canterbury Times newspaper of 16 December 1908, the intended date for the fete. (Canterbury Museum) Images referred to in this talk are taken from a number of both New Zealand and international collections. Links to these can be found below: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the Bal Costumé of 12 May 1842 (Royal Collection Trust) : http://bit.ly/2Jz2qUQ Fancy dress ensemble, “Electric Light,” worn by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt at the 1883 Vanderbilt Ball, (Museum of the City of New York) : http://bit.ly/2Jk9tkS Fancy dress ball at the Choral Hall. The Auckland Graphic, c1860 (Alexander Turnbull): http://bit.ly/2Jfoswz Lord Nelson fancy dress costume, WW1 Auckland Queen Carnival Children's Floral Fete (Auckland War Memorial Museum): http://bit.ly/2JftNUr Onehunga Congregational Church camp (Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 743-9333): https://bit.ly/3fwGxDb Elizabethan style fancy dress (Canterbury Museum): http://bit.ly/2VfuxdT CFCA float, Timaru Centenary Parade (South Canterbury Museum): http://bit.ly/2JfOekd Miss Laking 1911 (ALHC 31-68724): https://bit.ly/2YO1xPP Young lady advertising Aulsebrook's products (AT): http://bit.ly/2VTWmwN Representatives at poster ball, Woodville ; Papers Past: http://bit.ly/2HhDka8 Fancy dress, Mangere East(?) ca 1930 ; ALHC Footprints 01114 : https://bit.ly/2yCKHc6 Fancy dress football, Waiuku, 1895 ; ALHC Footprints 04600: https://bit.ly/35OCqxG Fancy dress lacrosse match, North Shore, 6 October 1900 (ALHC AWNS-19001012-8-4): https://bit.ly/3bfi5CU Flatman : http://bit.ly/2VDzYIM

It’s been 500 years since the death of Leonardo Da Vinci, and he’s remembered mainly for his great works of art, like The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But he was also a scientist, working across disciplines like anatomy, engineering, and architecture.Sadly, his scientific research was never published and his engineering ambitions went largely unrealised. However, through his sketches and drawings we can see his anatomical discoveries, his plans for machines, and his investigations into the world around him. We can see what was occupying his mind, allowing us to piece together clues about the mysteries he aspired to solve.So to mark the anniversary of his death, 200 of those drawings will go on display at the Queen’s Gallery next to Buckingham palace in the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. In this episode, we talked to Martin Clayton, Head of Prints and Drawings for Royal Collection Trust at Windsor Castle, about Da Vinci’s lasting scientific legacy. We ask him about the work he was doing, how he influenced the scientific disciplines he experimented with, and what we should remember him for.He speaks to BBC Science Focus editorial assistant Helen Glenny in this week’s episode of the Science Focus Podcast.If you like what you hear, then please rate, review, and share with anybody you think might enjoy our podcast.You can also subscribe and leave us a review on your favourite podcast apps. Also, if there is anybody you’d like us to speak to, or a topic you want us to cover, then let us know on Twitter at @sciencefocus.Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Remembering Professor Stephen HawkingThe mindset behind the Moon landing – Richard WisemanBelka and Strelka: Russia’s canine cosmonauts – Vix SouthgateIdentifying Jack the Ripper: old clues, new scienceThis is how to invent everything – Ryan NorthIs religion compatible with science? – John LennoxFollow Science Focus on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and FlipboardImage: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to Jen Hadfied's entrancing reading of her new poem, 'The Lantern Fly', commissioned by The Poetry Society and the Royal Collection Trust, and inspired by Maria Sibylla Merian's painting of a lantern fly. The exhibition of Merian's paintings, Maria Merian's Butterflies, was first shown at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, and continues at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, until 9 October 2016. This recording was made on 26 May 2016 at The Poetry Society premises. To connect with more poetry, visit poetrysociety.org.uk

Working in collaboration with Royal Collection Trust, The Poetry Society commissioned Forward Prize winning poet Kei Miller to create a new poem. Place Name – Oracabessa, skilfully unites the themes of Gold and Journeys and follows the form of Miller's award winning collection 'The Cartographer tries to map his way to Zion'. The poem was premiered at an evening event in The Queen's Gallery on Thursday, 12 February 2015 to a full audience.

Made in partnership ship with the Royal Collection Trust, Historic Royal Palaces and the Museum of London

Dr Cordula Van Wyhe (University of York) The fabric of Female Rule in Leone Leoni's statue of Mary of Hungary, c. 1555 Desmond Shawe-Taylor (Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures) Abstracts Desmond Shawe-Taylor As part of a campaign to capture all of the information from the inventories held within the Royal Collection and Royal Archives, Royal Collection Trust is examining the comprehensive inventories of the collection made during the Regency period and at the same time considering William Henry Pyne’s The History of the Royal Residences of 1819. Together, these provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of an historic paintings collection. Accordingly, this talk provides an opportunity to stand back from what is essentially a mechanical task and examine what these inventories tell us about the display and appreciation of paintings in this period. The purpose of the session is more to ask questions and to gather feedback from the audience than to provide theories, however, a number of key themes emerge. Firstly, the way in which, within the Royal Collection, long outdated decorative schemes survive alongside completely up-to-date ones and, secondly, how Old Master paintings seem to be valued for two, often quite separate, reasons, the aesthetic and the antiquarian. This period also allows us to contrast the collection of The Prince of Wales at Carlton House with the paintings accumulated at other royal residences.