Anna Keay
Anna Keay (born 1974, West Highlands of Scotland)[1] is a British historian and Director of the Landmark Trust.[2][3]
She was educated at Oban High School in Argyll, Bedales School, and Magdalen College in Oxford.[4] She worked for English Heritage 2002-2012 including seven years as Curator of the Tower of London,[3] and as its Director of Properties Presentation was involved in the restoration of the Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle which featured in a 2009 BBC television series about English Heritage.[5]
In October 2014 she appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity: her hypothetical donation to this fictional museum was the St Edward's Crown, part of the British Crown Jewels.[6]
Keay is the daughter of author John Keay and granddaughter of politician Humphrey Atkins, and is married to historian Simon Thurley.[3] Her mother Julia Keay is also a writer.[1]
Selected publications
- The Earl of Essex: The Life and Death of a Tudor Traitor (2001, Historic Royal Palaces, ISBN 978-1873993156)
- The Magnificent Monarch: Charles II and the Ceremonies of Power (2008, Bloomsbury, ISBN 978-1847252258)[7]
- The Crown Jewels: The Official Illustrated History (2012, Thames & Hudson, ISBN 978-0500289822)
- The Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle (2013, English Heritage, ISBN 9781848020344)
References
- 1 2 Dr Anna Keay Biography
- ↑ "Staff and Trustees". Landmark Trust. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 Lister-Kaye, Hermione (13 June 2014). "Anna Keay on India, motherhood and the Duke of Monmouth". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ Anna Keay's website.
- ↑ Jardine, Cassandra (18 April 2009). "Heritage TV or a restoration comedy?". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Gallery 7: Room 4". Museum of Curiosity. qi.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ Massie, Allan (2 August 2008). "The kingly touch of Charles II". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2014. Review