The Virgin Mary sheltering the Bedingfeld family, Norfolk royalists, during the civil war. Painted shortly after the battle of Marston Moor, 1644. Fascinating image / allegory of an English Catholic family during the Interregnum.

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Is there a more overlooked woman in British history? Anne Monck met her husband George in the Tower when she was a laundrymaid; she went on to convince him to restore the monarchy. Yet she has no statue. No biography. No entry. See for her untold story.

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