Shakespearean actor Charles John Kean (1811-1868) and his wife, Ellen-Tree, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in costumes that aimed to be historically accurate 1858
A mystery dating back to the court of Henry VIII (1491-1547) has inspired a landmark exhibition at Strawberry Hill House, which reimagines the extraordinary journey of a vanished Ottoman dagger — once believed to belong to the Tudor king — through Gothic collections, Victorian theatre, and the world of curatorial sleuthing.
Shakespearean actor Charles John Kean (1811-1868) and his wife, Ellen-Tree, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in costumes that aimed to be historically accurate 1858