13
March 2025

Charles I: King and Collector

The Arts Society Teignbridge
Thursday, March 13, 2025 - 10:30
Courtenay Centre
Kingsteignton Road Newton Abbot TQ12 2QA
Online Event

This lecture celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Charles I’s accession to the throne in 1625.

This lecture celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Charles I’s accession to the throne in 1625. Charles I’s obsession for collecting works of art began when the 24-year-old became King in 1625, and purchased the fabulous collection of the Gonzaga Dukes of Mantua and he engaged Peter Paul Rubens and appointed Anthony van Dyck as his Court Artist.

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mrs Barbara Askew

Historian and London Blue Badge Guide since 1988. Lecturer, Examiner and Course Director on Blue Badge Guide Training Courses and an acknowledged expert on Royalty and Windsor Castle. The only Blue Badge Guide accredited to guide the Albert Memorial.

Offers guided visits and walking tours linked to her lectures.