-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: December 2012
The Tudor Dynasty
This gallery contains 16 photos.
Pretty, clever, chic, sharp tongued and ambitious, Anne kept Henry’s lust at bay for 8 years while she schemed to become wife and queen. In triumph she was crowned in 1533 pregnant with her first child Elizabeth. Three miscarriages … Continue reading
Catherine of Aragon 1485-1536 The Virtuous
First wife of Henry VIII and daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain. She loved and was ferociously loyal to her husband of 24 years. Unable to fulfill her primary duty to bear a son and heir, she was pregnant … Continue reading
Mary Tudor 1496-1533 The Romantic
Daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII Mary was intelligent, beautiful, spirited and willful. She was one of the most desired women of her time. She was persuaded to marry the old, gouty French king Louis XII at … Continue reading
Margaret Tudor 1489-1541 The Conflicted
Margaret was the formidable eldest daughter of Henry VII. She was crowned queen and wife of the Scottish king, James IV. The purpose of this marriage was to create peace between the two countries. She gave birth to the future … Continue reading
Henry VIII 1491-1557 The Monster
Henry started his reign as the quintessential renaissance prince: handsome, educated, generous and lively. However he ended his reign as one of the most unstable, greedy, neurotic, paranoid, cruel and disgustingly obese English kings. He dragged England to the Protestant … Continue reading
Elizabeth of York 1466-1503 The Beautiful
Queen consort of Henry VII she was uniquely the daughter, sister, niece and wife ( Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III and Henry VII) of a reigning English king. Apparently happily married, Elizabeth gave birth to eight children but died … Continue reading
Henry VII 1457-1509 The Parsimonious
The two ambitious houses of England, the Yorks and the Lancasters, clashed in armed conflict for the throne: the War of the Roses. Henry deposed the despised Richard III and ascended the throne. He married Elizabeth of York effectively fusing … Continue reading
Pax
This piece shows the first time I started to inlude objects in the layers of resin.
Ophelia
Based on the tragic character from Hamlet. With thanks to J.W. Waterhouse’s great painting.
Mark Evans Fine Art 