Reformation and art in England

Anne Roberts  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Feb 2017
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Reformation and art in England

Detail from the ‘Armada Portrait’ of Elizabeth I | image: Wikipedia

Anne Roberts examines how Protestantism supported artists in the UK

In 1534 HenryVIII triggered a Tudor ‘Brexit’ from the Church of Rome when he declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England.

In the wake of these changes, many artists and craftsmen were among the European migrants who began to arrive in the UK. They were economic migrants and refugees from persecution. Sound contemporary?

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