The Victorians thought J M W Turner died in disgrace. Then they discovered his erotica.....
J.M.W Turner RA, arguably our greatest landscape painter, was born a Georgian - an era when attitudes to sex and marriage were perhaps at...
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Turner's rarely seen erotica!
I have curated an exhibition with my friend and colleague Dr Jacqueline Riding, featuring Turner's nudes and erotica. It's on now and...
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Heading for the London History Festival...
If you are in London please come along. If not you can catch me online. Details below https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/175565951487
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Gloucester, here I come
I'm delighted to be talking about Holbein and the court of Henry VIII in Gloucester next week, on September 15th. It's a stunning...
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I'm heading to Ilkley ... if you can't catch me in person...book the live stream! Oct 9 !!
https://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/?s=Franny+Moyle
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I'm thrilled to be returning to the Cheltenham Literary Festival (third or is it fourth visit?)
Tickets are available from Sept 10th https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/whats-on/2021/l120-the-kings-painter-the-life-and-tim...
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Catch me talking about the life and work of Holbein at the following events
I'll be giving a zoom talk to the St Alban's and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archeaological Society on Tuesday Sep 7th - you can buy...
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The King's Painter in The Times/Sunday Times - Best Books for Summer
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-books-to-read-this-summer-krh6tk7kn
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Latest Review, in the Sunday Times
Have a look of what Michael Prodger has to say about The King's Painter. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-kings-painter-by-franny-m...
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BBC History Extra podcast
Hear me talk Holbein on May 28th https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/painting-tudors-hans-holbein-younger-podcast-franny-moyle/
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Little Hans – the earliest known portrait of Hans Holbein??
Hans Holbein was born in Augsburg in Bavaria in 1497. His father and uncle ran a successful workshop in the city, producing devotional...
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Hans Holbein – The Dead Christ
In 1519 both Hans Holbein and his close friend Bonifacius Amerbach lost brothers to the plague. It was perhaps at this moment when,...
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Discovery of a portrait of Anne of Cleves
Have I discovered a portrait of Anne of Cleves? You decide. See article
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BBC sounds
Catch up on BBC Sounds : The King’s Painter was Book of the Week in May. See link
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History Hit documentary
Hear me talk about Holbein in this new documentary on the History Hit platform. See link
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Discovery of the Portrait of Hans Holbein in Augsburg
Read how I discovered the earliest known portrait of Hans Holbein in Augsburg in Germany, See article
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The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger
At the end of 1533, a very large item of personal luggage was manhandled onto a ship from one of London’s docks, headed for France. It...
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