Sir Walter Raleigh
On Thursday 11 August at 13:15, Dr Anna Beer will talk about ‘The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh‘ at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
“Dr Anna Beer looks at explorer and poet Sir Walter Raleigh and his relationship to Queen Elizabeth I and her successor, James I. Beer will show the significance of portraiture to the worlds of both literature and politics at this point in history.”
Another event that sounds fascinating is Imagined Lives: Mystery Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, c.1540-1640.
This is a ‘partnership display at Montacute House exploring portraits from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries of sitters whose identities are uncertain’.
This August there will be a series of fascinating lectures exploring Tudor and Jacobean costume and portraiture, Elizabeth I’s travels around England and technology and innovation. With Adam Hart-Davis, Jonathan Foyle, Jenny Tiramani and Tarnya Cooper.
Booking is essential. Tickets £10 (this includes the opportunity to explore the house). Contact Montacute House on 01935 823289 or click here.
View full details of the lecture series here.
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