Kings and Queens: a family tree - National Portrait Gallery
Follow the family tree of the Kings and Queens of England, from 871 to the present day. The origins of kingship in England can be traced to the second century BC when Celtic and Belgic tribesmen, emigrated from continental Europe and settled in Britain displacing or absorbing the aboriginal inhabitants. The settlers established a number of ...
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Online collections. Primary Collection. Discover over 11,000 portrait paintings, drawings, miniatures and sculptures. Photographs. Discover over 250,000 photographs and negatives that range from the 1840s to the present day. Prints and drawings. Discover over 80,000 portrait prints, drawings, silhouettes and caricatures from our Reference ...
Queen Elizabeth II - Person - National Portrait Gallery
Queen Elizabeth II. (1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022. Sitter associated with 974 portraits. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch in history. Her devotion to the duty and public service was renowned and she ruled through a period of enormous social change and technological transformation. Her coronation in 1953 was the first ...
What’s on - National Portrait Gallery
2 days ago · Portrait of a Top Boy. We teamed up with Netflix to mark the final season of Top Boy.Featuring portraits of the iconic cast of characters by 16 established and emerging UK-based artists, this online display, curated by multi-disciplinary artist Ronan McKenzie, celebrates the show’s lasting impact on our cultural industries.
A Picture of Health - Timeline - National Portrait Gallery
Mother Seacole. In 1854, a party of nurses, led by Florence Nightingale, was sent to Crimea to nurse soldiers fighting in the war there. Mary Seacole travelled from her home in Jamaica to Britain to join nurses in this work. When she was turned down by the War Office, Mary funded her own trip to Crimea.
Welcome to the Gallery - National Portrait Gallery
Gallery map. Pick up a free map to help you navigate the Collection, lifts, escalator, stairs, cafés, restaurant, shops and toilets or access our digital versions.
Monarchs timeline - Tudors - National Portrait Gallery
The Tudor timeline below will take you through the Tudor Monarchs who reigned between 1485-1603. To use, click the arrows on either side of the slides to go through each slide individually, or use the bottom timeline to scroll through to locate specific dates.
Queen Elizabeth I - Person - National Portrait Gallery
Queen Elizabeth I. (1533-1603), Reigned 1558-1603. Sitter associated with 138 portraits. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth came to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her long reign, beginning in 1558, saw the secure establishment of the Church of England. It was characterised by relative peace and prosperity ...
Sir Isaac Newton - Person - National Portrait Gallery
Sir Isaac Newton. (1642-1727), Mathematical scientist. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 46 portraits. An immensely influential mathematical scientist, in one year (1665-6), when driven from Cambridge by plague, Newton formulated a series of important theories concerning light, colour, calculus and the 'universal ...