One of the central figures at the start of the English Revolution. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1621, eight years before Charles I dissolved Parliament. Ship Money was a tax sometimes levied on ...

Sir Arthur Ralph Wilmot, 7th Bt (1909-1942), Soldier. Sitter in 10 portraits. Pamela Vera (née Garrard), Lady Wilmot (later Cathcart) (1910-1987), Former wife of Sir Arthur Ralph Wilmot, 7th Bt, and ...

A talk on a chosen portrait in the Gallery's Collection, delivered every day at 11.00 and 14.00 ...

Raphael Tuck & Sons (active 1866-1959), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 263 portraits.

The timeline below will take you through the National Portrait Gallery's history, from how it came to be in existence to the present day. To use, click the arrows on either side of the slides to go ...

Margaret Thatcher introduces a Poll Tax. 'The Community Charge' replaced the old 'Rates' system of local taxation based on the value of property in favour of a flat rate for all householders. With ...

Simon De Passe was the son of prominent Dutch engraver and publisher Crispijn Van De Passe the Elder. His father was the founder of a distinguished publishing house in Cologne that produced portraits ...

Edwards was born in Batley, Yorkshire and initially served as an army driver-mechanic in the Second World War, before going on to study biology, eventually specialising in human fertilisation. In ...

At eighteen Blundell became a farm hand in Kenya, later buying a farm at Solai in the Rift valley. His political career began in 1948 when he became elected Member of Parliament in the Kenyan ...

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