The Royals: Tudors to Windsors

A luxurious visual guide to the past 500 years of the British monarchy

Public image has been a concern of every monarch since the dawn of visual culture, and depictions of rulers have consistently appeared through art history's various mediums. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the National Portrait Gallery, London's stunning collection of British royal portraiture. Through a continuous chronology spanning 500 years, from Henry VIII to Charles III, discover how kings and queens have posi...