Intimacy, ‘secret service’ and social climbing: meet the real Villiers women behind Mary & George
By Sarah Bendall, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
Megan Shaw, PhD Candidate in Art History, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Mary & George depicts the real-life story of Mary Villiers and her son George, and their social climbing at the early 17th century English royal court.
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Monday, March 18, 2024