9 March – 14 July 2013. The V&A reveals the majesty of the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I to Ivan the Terrible and the early Romanovs in a major exhibition celebrating 500 years of exchange between Britain and Russia. Comprising more than 150 objects, from royal portraits, jewellery and luxury goods to processional armour and heraldry, Treasures of the Royal Courts chronicles the close relationship between the English monarchy and the Russian Tsars.
Treasures of the Royal Courts: About the Exhibition
Experience the majesty of the
courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I to Ivan the Terrible and the early
Romanovs in a major exhibition at the V&A. From royal portraits, costume
and jewellery to armour and heraldry, Treasures of the Royal Courts tells the
story of diplomacy between the British Monarchy and the Russian Tsars through
more than 150 magnificent objects.
A rarely-shown painting of
Elizabeth I, Shakespeare's First Folio, a suit of armour tailor-made for Henry
VIII and the legendary ruby-studded Drake Star reveal the spectacular world of
kings, queens, merchants and courtiers from 1509 to 1685. At the heart of the
exhibition is the beautiful English and French silver given to the Tsars by the
British royal family, on exclusive loan from the Moscow Kremlin Museums in
celebration of 500 years of Anglo-Russian exchange.
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