Questions About Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe

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Who is the other portrait on the (UK)cover of? The top left is Margaret of Austria as it is also featured in the illustrations inside, but the bottom left portrait isn't.

Girl From the North Country It was a purported painting of Catherine Parr, by an anonymous painter, circa 1545. Not sure of origin specs, but i think it was housed at Lambeth Pal…moreIt was a purported painting of Catherine Parr, by an anonymous painter, circa 1545. Not sure of origin specs, but i think it was housed at Lambeth Palace. It has since been considered a spurious ID by the National Portrait Gallery, who say it's Katherine of Aragon. I'm inclined to believe them- it looks a lot like a host of women of that era, except Parr, don't you think? Parr's portraits are all pretty similar, this one looks nothing like them. Here's an article on it: http://www.npg.org.uk/research/conser...(less)

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