Holbein’s The Ambassadors is one of the most famous paintings from the Tudor age. Painted in 1533, the year that Henry VIII set aside Catherine of Aragon, married Anne Boleyn and sparked a revolution in England’s religious life, it is laden with hidden symbols, clues and mysteries. In this illustrated talk, based on her brand new book, bestselling historian and author Tracy Borman will reveal the secrets of the painting and the turbulent year in which it was created.

Tracy is well known in Lavenham as Patron of the Friends of Lavenham Library. She is Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces, and makes frequent TV appearances. Her books include ‘The Private Lives of the Tudors’, ‘Elizabeth’s Women’, and ‘Henry Vlll’s Men’.