The King's Bedpost: Reformation and Iconography in a Tudor Group Portrait

The King's Bedpost is a fascinating and lavishly-illustrated detective story about the important allegorical painting Edward VI and the Pope, which the author has redated through the discovery of its Dutch sources. The anatomy of the picture and the imagery to which it is related opens up a wide-ranging discussion that contributes to the iconography, history and religious developments of the period. A large and varied cast of characters joins the Tudor monarchs as the tale unfolds, which ultimately offers the key to a series of hitherto locked doors.Margaret Aston is the author of 'The King's Bedpost: Reformation and Iconography in a Tudor Group Portrait', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521443753 and ISBN 052144375X.