Every Tudor at the National Portrait Gallery Part 1 - Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and More (Museum Tour)

In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on museum tour of every single portrait in the Tudor Gallery at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Click here for Part 2: • Every Tudor at the Nat...
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VIDEO SUMMARY
Do you adore delving into Tudor history and learning all about the sordid tales of Henry VIII and his six wives, not to mention political intrigue and religious reformation? Then this is the video for you. Through these legendary portraits, I am going to explore and explain the entire history of the Tudor period.
This Tudor museum tour covers every single portrait at the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery and explains the meanings, symbolism, and stories behind the art.
0:00 - Introduction to the Tour
2:12 - Thomas More and Family - A monumental painting
4:36 - Margaret Beaufort - Cunning and savvy
7:16 - Henry VI and Edward IV -- The Wars of the Roses
9:55 - The Princes in the Tower - Tudor true crime
11:35 - Richard III - Elizabethan propaganda or murderer?
15:08 - Henry VII - The start of the Tudor dynasty
17:53 - Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon - A jilted queen
21:26 - Anne Boleyn - Iconic and infamous
27:15 - Thomas Cromwell - The brains behind the reformation?
30:00 - Thomas More - Brilliant yet dour
31:24 - Jane Seymour - Doomed to die young
34:02 - The Whitehall Cartoon - Henry VIII thinks highly of himself
35:34 - Anne of Cleves - The Flanders Mare?
37:34 - Catherine Howard - Naïve and manipulated or sexed up Jezebel?
39:32 - Catherine Parr - Survived, then died
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[@jacqui310angel]

I just love the tudors. Ive even done a tapestry of Henry Vlll & his 6 wives. Plus i have even got Tudor dolls of them all numbered individually. Totally a devout tudor fan . Thank you for this video look forward to part 2 😊😊

[@TheMuseumGuide]

It sounds like you need your own KZbin channel! 😍👑

[@chrisball3778]

What always gets me is that if Henry had died when he was 34, history would have given us a completely different image of him. Up until that point he was seen as pretty much the ideal late medieval King- he was handsome, intelligent, athletic, knowledgeable and pious. He'd had military successes against France and Scotland, had demonstrated the wealth and power of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold and his courting of his brother's bereaved widow was undeniably romantic. He'd ruled for 16 or 17 years like that, then he had some kind of mid-life crisis and rapidly turned into a bloodthirsty and paranoid tyrant who butchered his wives and advisors on a whim and plunged England into religious turmoil. Looking forward to part 2.

[@th3darkphoenyx]

Syphilis?

[@sba8710]

Some people think he had a brain injury when he fell at the joust. The one that Anne had a miscarriage after the fall due to the shock of her uncle telling her that the king was dead.

[@nikkidingman4371]

I would love a video about Richard III. The discovery of his burial place is fascinating.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

I’ll plan a trip to Leicester in the future! Thanks for watching,

[@jacquirhodes2834]

Very interesting indeed. A tour of Hever would be great as too would Hampton Court.

[@juliej9999]

That was so informative, can't wait for part 2 . And a tour of Hever Castle would be great.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you so much for watching! I don’t live far from Hever, so I’ll try to make it there soon.

[@lilpenny1982]

Same. Can't wait for Part 2

[@janeceeastwood8035]

I’m fascinated by the Tudor Dynasty and love portraits, so thank you for this and any other videos on this subject. I’d also love to see Hever Castle, about which I’ve read so much.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Great suggestion!

[@avalonkerr8332]

I am obsessed by Anne of Cleves.

[@england9904]

Thank you for this wonderful video. I can't wait to watch part 2. The National Portrait Gallery is my favorite museum in London. I hope to visit it again in 2024.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you so much! You’ve really made my day. ❤️

[@cindymarasligiller2115]

Great video! Looking forward to part 2. Yes to a video on Hever.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, and I’ll try to get to Hever soon.

[@Vic-mv8iz]

Really enjoyed the video look forward to part two

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@JessJArt]

The incredible thing is that King Richard was found by writer/producer and Richardian Philippa Langley. His body was found within the site of the former Grey Friars Priory in Leicester in 2012. There is a documentary about it by BBC. And he had extreme Scoliosis.

[@melissacoulter3996]

YES TO A HEVER VIDEO!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

I hope to go in the new year!

[@ambermarieadescat2530]

And yes could you please do a video on visiting Hever Castle!! Would be amazing to see!!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Sounds good! I hope to go early next year.

[@hollycourtney221]

I absolutely love your channel! ❤️

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@avalonkerr8332]

Great video. Especially as I am a pro-Richard person!

[@amb163]

So informative! Much of what you discussed concerning Catherine Parr was new to me. I thought I knew a lot about Henry VIII and his wives, but obviously I didn't know much about her! Can't wait for Part II -- thanks for the video :)

[@TheMuseumGuide]

You’re very welcome! Yes, she was truly fascinating.

[@gangsterthecat88]

Ohhh babes!!!! I'm so excited to see this.i just watched the cemetery tour. Love your vibe! Part two popped up first so, I had to start this first. Yay

[@TheMuseumGuide]

So glad you're excited! Thanks for watching.

[@christinaczarnecki625]

Thank you Jessica, that was amasing ! I would love to see all portraits of Elisabeth I if possible !

[@TheMuseumGuide]

They will be in part 2. Coming next week!

[@tgill2943]

As you said-and given their circumstances-the wonder and excitement is in the paintings. Not the admiration or revulsion of the various historical subjects living at a very brutal time. Thank you for your informative and entertaining videos.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you for watching!

[@morgankirkendall5829]

Would love a 5 hr video... i struggle with insomnia and your tours are perfect...not "exciting " but informative. ❤😊

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Maybe one day!

[@beckymatthews3496]

Thank you. Sad I missed that this video came out two weeks ago but glad to be caught up now!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Glad you caught it now! I just published part 2 as well. :)

[@melissacoulter3996]

YES!!!! LOVE THE TUDORS!! LOVE THE VIDEOS PERIOD! LOL

[@andykellens7237]

Lovely format for a video! The history of England of the 15th and 16th centuries is very interesting, and had quite a big influence on the political situation of the entirety of Europe. Warm regards from Brussels!

[@undrwatropium3724]

I love learning new things. Thanks for the video ❤

[@TheMuseumGuide]

You’re very welcome!

[@anntee9036]

I love your accent; are you Canadian? I’m American and an art historian and have saved so many of your videos now to refer to when I visit the UK next! Time permitting I can’t wait to do one of your tours😊

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Yes I am! I’d love to guide you. ❤️

[@faytsampouri6197]

Well explained and enunciated..straightforward without too many complicated details..have subscribed and will follow..

[@ambermarieadescat2530]

Obsessed with Tudor Era English history! Absolutely loved this!! ❤ Have a new subscriber here 😊

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Me too. :) thanks so much for subscribing! Part 2 will be next week. :)

[@carolabruzzo4935]

Hever Castle please. You may enjoy Broadway’s “Six” here in New York.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

It actually started here in London! :) I’m hoping to get to Hever this winter. Thanks for watching!

[@josephmae1519]

Love your videos Jessica! I would love to see someday your take on propaganda arts of napoleon. For some reason, only a few covered this important and fascinating topic. Again, love your vids Jessica, keep it up and God bless always!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Great suggestion!

[@mabiak]

I live in St Petersburg Florida I know exactly what coffee shop I would treat you to

[@candicesantiago727]

Such an incredible video Jessica. I love the Tudor dynasty. I am honored to be related to them

[@TheMuseumGuide]

That is quite an honour! Thank you for watching.

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

Don't tell me, Anne Boleyn was your Granny! She seems to have been Every American's Granny! Odd, considering that her issue died out. But who knows, maybe Americans know something we don't. After all, they all seem to be related to any English speaking nobility in any documentary. Oddly they are never related to any non English speaking European nobility! Even though their English ancestors were! ROFL

[@reneesimpson7094]

❤

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thanks for watching, Renee!

[@kungshih3881]

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[@TheMuseumGuide]

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[@garycarpenter6433]

How come are some of these portraits are done by unknown painters and WHY... could they have been done by the same person and then just left their names off the record... have you done a tour of the Tower of London... you know it's haunted

[@garycarpenter6433]

Yes go to Heavner Castle 🏯 that should be fascinating

[@susanmorgan8833]

Why is there never any discussion over Henry's inability to tell if a woman he slept with had been a virgin or not? This was most likely a question in his marriage with Katherine Howard also. All that conversation regarding the subject and Henry has no opinion to offer one way or the other. It is understandable that he would not care to claim ignorance on the subject, and, tactfully, it appears no one asked him to join in on the discussion.

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

This is avery Tudors Lite, but I understand why. You could have mentioned the Real reason why Cromwell and Anne fell out, which was because Anne wanted the riches from the dissolution used for the people and Cromwell wanted it for his King, cronies and of course himself. Very RW versus Left!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Alas, the video (which is already 2 parts) could have easily spiralled into 3+ hours! I did A LOT of editing for time. My initial plan was to breeze through and talk about each person for 30 seconds but I quickly realised I just couldn’t do it. 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@TheMuseumGuide 30 seconds? That Long? Lol I enjoyed the vid, I just think you stayed on the tourist guide path That is a very well worn rut. You are worth more than that. As are your viewers.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 sorry, I’m not sure you understood the theme of the video. I’m visiting every single painting in the Tudor Gallery - so it’s not really the tourist rut, it’s literally the entire contents of the room. ;)

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

​@@TheMuseumGuide So, the Tourist Rut. You did not say anything that isn't known to any Tudor dork, including the Americans. We All Know the paintings, we all know the guide book history. And the endless plays, the laughable books and the American tv versions. The only thing you came up with that I had had a not heard before was the pearls of Anne's necklace being incorporated into Liz 1's crown A big problem there is that the crown Liz 2 wore was made for Charles 2nd in 1661. Because the Roundheads melted down the originals. And it doesn't have pearls. Maybe you could have talked more about the paintings themselves? Who made them, and the significance.? Thomas More was a fruitloop Zealot who debatably condemned 100s to horrible fates, but as usual that got glossed over. If you are going to do this, please try and do something that is Fact and different. Otherwise there is not much point is there?

[@TheMuseumGuide]

This wasn’t for Tudor dorks, though. It is a museum walkthrough for people travelling vicariously or planning their own trip to the NPG. You’re also confusing the Imperial State Crown (269 pearls) with St Edward’s Crown. And one of the first things I mentioned about More was his responsibility for the deaths of “heretics,” while featuring an illustration of the Tyburn Tree. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’d personally prefer if you just didn’t watch my channel. You really need to start your own. Cheers!