Professor Thomas Maissen (Heidelberg/Paris) delivered this lecture on January 28, 2020 at the University of St Andrews.

Thomas Maissen - Britannia and her sisters in the 16th and 17th centuries: Political Representation and Iconography

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Thomas Maissen - Britannia and her sisters in the 16th and 17th centuries: Political Representation and Iconography

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