LINDA COLLINS holds a BA in early Italian art and an MA in the works of Georges de La Tour. She has over twenty years of experience at Historic Royal Palaces and appeared alongside her co-author Siobhan Clarke on PBS's Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace. She is also an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society.SIOBHAN CLARKE is a historian and lecturer. She has written for BBC History Magazine and featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. She has a BA in modern history and has worked for Historic Royal Palaces for 20 years.

‘An introduction to the wonderful art of the Elizabethan age.’

• TitleCopyrightContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction: Gloriana1 Elizabeth I and the English Renaissance2 Family and Survival: The Early Years3 ‘God Hath Raised Me High’: Accession and Religion4 ‘One Mistress and No Master’: Marriage Game5 Nicholas Hilliard: The Queen’s Painter6 Secrets and Codes: Mary, Queen of Scots7 Elizabethan Arts: The Golden Age8 Gold and Glory: Exploration and Armada9 Dress, Dazzle and Display: Mask of Youth10 Final Years: Death and LegacyAppendix: List of Artworks and TreasuresBibliography

LINDA COLLINS holds a BA in early Italian art and an MA in the works of Georges de La Tour. She has over twenty years of experience at Historic Royal Palaces and appeared alongside her co-author Siobhan Clarke on PBS's Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace. She is also an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society.SIOBHAN CLARKE is a historian and lecturer. She has written for BBC History Magazine and featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. She has a BA in modern history and has worked for Historic Royal Palaces for 20 years.

‘An introduction to the wonderful art of the Elizabethan age.’

• TitleCopyrightContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction: Gloriana1 Elizabeth I and the English Renaissance2 Family and Survival: The Early Years3 ‘God Hath Raised Me High’: Accession and Religion4 ‘One Mistress and No Master’: Marriage Game5 Nicholas Hilliard: The Queen’s Painter6 Secrets and Codes: Mary, Queen of Scots7 Elizabethan Arts: The Golden Age8 Gold and Glory: Exploration and Armada9 Dress, Dazzle and Display: Mask of Youth10 Final Years: Death and LegacyAppendix: List of Artworks and TreasuresBibliography