King Charles III’s official portrait is stirring conversation, but it’s far from the first to do so. Throughout history, portraits have often been sources of controversy, blending fact and fiction.

A detail from a portrait of Anne of Cleves, after Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1860-62) - Christie's Images “Not another Henry VIII exhibition?” School boys and girls the nation over can be heard to ...

I have only caused a Twitter cancellation once in my life. It’s something I find mildly embarrassing to remember – me, the uppity twentysomething, drunk on the power of my smartphone – but, in my ...

In the saga of King Henry VIII, Anne of Cleves holds her secrets tight. She gave him no children, they were married for barely half a year, and most surprising of all, she survived. Legend has it that ...