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Holbein: behind the portraits

Hans Holbein( (1497/8–1543)

The works of Hans Holbein, currently the subject of Tate Britain's 'Holbein in England' exhibition, provide matchless images of the characters of Henry VIII's court. To complement this major exhibition, we present the biographies of some of his sitters. Read the lives behind the portraits, and discover the soldiers, scholars, and schemers of the Tudor court.

Monarchy

The Court

Church and State

Cultural and intellectual life