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Approaching the Stuart courts through the lens of the queen consort, Anna of Denmark, this study is underpinned by three key themes: translating cultures, female agency and the role of kinship networks and genealogical identity for early modern royal women. Illustrated with a fascinating array of objects and artworks, the book follows a trajectory that begins with Anna’s exterior spaces before moving to the interior furnishings of her palaces, the material adornment of the royal body, an examination of Anna’s visual persona and a discussion of Anna’s performance of extraordinary rituals that follow her life cycle. Underpinned by a wealth of new archival research, the book provides a richer understanding of the breadth of Anna’s interests and the meanings generated by her actions, associations and possessions.

Field focuses on the portrait of Anna of Denmark (1574- 1619), consort of King James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566-1625) by Flemish artist Paul van Somer (1577-1621) and examines Anna's patronage and political engagement to highlight her importance as a cultural and political figure at the Jacobean court. Field also states how the siting of Anna's hunting portrait not only highlighted her link to Elizabeth, but also her factional alignment and triumph, for it hung alongside a portrait of her long-standing ally at court, the Earl of Pembroke. As is well known, Anna was a fervent supporter of the Pembroke-Southampton faction, which stood in opposition to the Howard-Carr faction endorsed by James.