Saturday 9 March 2013

March 9

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.

3 comments:

  1. James "Jim" Cregan (born 9 March 1946), is an English rock guitarist and bassist, best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer. He has also worked with London Quireboys, Glass Tiger, Katie Melua and formed Farm Dogs with Bernie Taupin.

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  2. Joseph William "Joe" Gilgun was born on 9 March, 1984. He is an English actor best known for playing Eli Dingle in ITV's Emmerdale, Woody in the film This Is England and its subsequent TV spin-offs, and Rudy Wade in E4's Misfits.

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  3. Laura Katherine Parkinson (born 9 March 1978 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is an English actress and comedienne, who is known for playing the part of Jen Barber in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd for which she received a BAFTA TV Award nomination in 2011. Parkinson was also a main cast member of the UK series Doc Martin, playing his receptionist, Pauline, from series 2-4. She is also starring in the 'Malteaster advert' 2013.

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