Painting, Patronage and Politics under the Tudors

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Tudor England was a dangerous place for the wealthy and powerful. Art and architecture was a sign of connoisseurship but also political ambition. The cultural ambitions of the Tudor elite open a window into contemporary attitudes to religion, international relations and politics and illuminate the rise and fall of the century's great patrons.

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Professor Simon Thurley, former Provost of Gresham College

Professor Simon Thurley CBE

Visiting Professor of the Built Environment

Professor Thurley is a leading architectural historian, a regular broadcaster and was, for thirteen years and Visiting Gresham Professor of the Built Environment.

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