Episode 328
A Tudor Mystery: The Girl Who Could Be Queen
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb looks into the 400-year old mystery of a previously unknown portrait of a young woman, dressed to look just like Queen Elizabeth herself.
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
June 6, 202433m 9s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (sphinx.acast.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
<p>This episode solves the 400-year old mystery of a previously unknown portrait of a young woman, dressed to look just like Queen Elizabeth herself.</p><br><p>When Emma Rutherford - the country's leading expert in portrait miniatures - first saw it, she knew that the painting was recognisably by the celebrated Elizabethan court painter Nicholas Hilliard. But who was the mysterious girl depicted?</p><br><p>Together, Emma along with Hilliard’s biographer Dr. Elizabeth Goldring set out on some remarkable historical detective work to find out. What they discovered was a story ripe with political importance, espionage, diplomatic intrigue and the question of Elizabeth I's successor.</p><br><p>You can see the portrait if you go to Professor Suzannah Lipscomb’s Facebook and Instagram accounts or @NotJustTudors on X. </p><br><p>This episode was edited and mixed by Ella Blaxill and produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><br><p>For more information about our guests, please visit:</p><p>Emma Rutherford: <a href="http://www.portraitminiature.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.portraitminiature.com</a> or email <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Elizabeth Goldring: <a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/centrestaff/elizabethgoldring/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ttps://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/centrestaff/elizabethgoldring/</a></p><p>Instagram: @elizabeth.goldring </p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code TUDORS - sign up <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here ></a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here ></a></p>
<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>