The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through Its Art and Objects by Faraday, Christina J.
The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through Its Art and Objects by Faraday, Christina J.

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through Its Art and Objects

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA unique, illustrated history of Tudor England told through its art and...
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Author: Christina J. Faraday
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through Its Art and Objects by Faraday, Christina J.

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through Its Art and Objects

$66.00
The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through Its Art and Objects by Faraday, Christina J.

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through Its Art and Objects

$66.00
Author: Christina J. Faraday
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

A unique, illustrated history of Tudor England told through its art and artefacts.

The Tudor dynasty (1485-1603) gave England five monarchs and an age of relentless power plays, scandal, and transformation. Thanks to artists like Hans Holbein the Younger, we feel we have a definite idea of the characters of these famous kings and queens: the miserly Henry VII, the six-times married tyrant Henry VIII, the boy king Edward VI, the devout matriarch Mary I and the virgin queen Elizabeth I. Yet, iconic as they are, when it comes to Tudor art, portraits - and rulers - are far from the whole story.

In the sixteenth century, images and objects took on powerful new roles, as more people than ever before used them to shape their worlds. Monarchs, archbishops and courtiers continued to commission artworks in a variety of media, to convey messages and create a record of themselves as office-holders and individuals. But in this period, the 'middling sort', professional men and women, were also gaining status, wealth and influence. They wanted to promote themselves too, and used art and a dazzling array of objects to do so.

In this unique and beautiful book, Christina Faraday uses art - paintings, sculpture, prints, tapestries, embroideries, clothes, jewels and household objects - to investigate every facet of the period. Beside dissecting familiar portraits of Tudor kings, queens and nobles, Faraday casts a forensic eye across a dynamic array of artefacts, giving the reader a vivid and detailed feel for the political, social, economic and cultural texture of sixteenth-century England.

Author: Christina J. Faraday
Publisher: Apollo Publishing International
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.31w x 1.35d
ISBN: 9781804547397

About the Author
Christina J. Faraday is Research Fellow in History of Art at Gonville and Caius, Cambridge where she specialises in the art and architecture of Tudor England. She contributes regularly to various media outlets including BBC Radio and the Telegraph.
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