Anna Keay

Anna Keay (born 1974 or 1975 West Highlands of Scotland)^[1] is a British historian and Director of the Landmark Trust.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Keay is the daughter of author John Keay and grand-daughter of politician Humphrey Atkins, and is married to historian Simon Thurley.^[3] Her mother Julia Keay is also a writer.^[1]

Selected publications

• The Magnificent Monarch: Charles II and the Ceremonies of Power (2008, Bloomsbury, ISBN 978-1847252258)^[6]
• The Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle (2013, English Heritage, ISBN 9781848020344)
• The Crown Jewels: The Official Illustrated History (2012, Thames & Hudson, ISBN 978-0500289822)
• The Earl of Essex: The Life and Death of a Tudor Traitor (2001, Historic Royal Palaces, ISBN 978-1873993156)

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