Tracy Borman OBE Holbein and The Year That Changed Tudor England

The year 1533 changed everything for Henry VIII and his kingdom. By the end of it, England had a new queen, Anne Boleyn, a new church and a new royal heir, the future Elizabeth I. This turbulent year was captured forever by Hans Holbein, the most famous court painter of the age. The Ambassadors, which is seen by millions of visitors to the National Gallery each year, is full of hidden meanings and symbols that have remained hidden for 500 years. Based on her new book, the historian and Chief Curator for Historic Royal Palaces will unlock the mysteries of this painting and reveal the secrets that it tells us about the Tudor court.