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National Gallery Podcast about Lady Jane Grey

The National Gallery March podcast includes Lady Jane Grey. Episode Forty One – March 2010 ‘This month, painting history: uncovering the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey at our latest exhibition. Plus shedding new light on the Gallery, and Hogarth’s … Continue reading

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The Making of Delaroche’s Lady Jane Grey – National Gallery Talk

The Making of Delaroche’s Lady Jane Grey Viyki Turnbull Friday 30 April 6.45–8.15pm Sainsbury Wing Conference Room 1 How was an academic history painting created? Artist Viyki Turnbull will trace the many stages of Paul Delaroche’s showstopper The Execution of … Continue reading

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Talk by Alison Weir at the National Gallery – updated 125/03

It is reported on Alison Weir’s website that she will be giving a talk at the National Gallery. 23rd April 6.30pm The National Gallery, London Paul Delaroche’s “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey”: Alison will tell the story of Lady … Continue reading

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Death Becomes Her: The Life and Afterlife of Lady Jane Grey – Lecture by Leanda de Lisle

Death Becomes Her: The Life and Afterlife of Lady Jane Grey National Gallery, 5th March 2010 On Friday I attended Leanda de Lisle’s lecture at the National Gallery. The curator of the ‘Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey’ exhibition … Continue reading

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Faking Jane by Leanda de Lisle

Leanda de Lisle’s article in the March issue of BBC History Magazine focuses on how the legend of Lady Jane ‘inspired a fraud’ (p35) that has lasted for over a century. Only one contemporary description of the teenage Queen exists … Continue reading

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