Stuart describes how the long-standing rivalry between these two great houses shaped the fates of the surrounding kingdoms and may have set the stage for “the Great Rupture” of the nineth century

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As many nations across the world demand the return of their cultural patrimony and ancestral heritage

Holbein: Renaissance Master march Stuart describes how the long-standingA definitive biography of the artist who, more than any other, has shaped our image of the Tudor court. This landmark scholarly biography of Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 14971543), court painter to Henry VIII, is the first in more than a century. From his early days in Augsburg and Basel to his lasting impact on British art and culture, this definitive account breathes new life into Holbeins story, shedding light on the artist whose paintings would