Hi, I’m Becca! I’m a graphic designer and history enthusiast that loves bringing images of the past to life.
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Do you remember this crusty old image of what Caesar might look like if he lived today? It’s the image that truly launched Royalty Now, all the way back in 2019. I was able to revisit it in our new video on the Rise of Caesar (link in bio / Royalty Now Studios on YouTube), and I quite like how it turned out :) Let me know if you remember the original because you’ve been here for a looooong time and you’re the best!
I sat down with Adam Pennington of the last week for a really fun chat. We talked unpopular Tudor Opinions, the real appearance of Anne Boleyn and so much other fun stuff. Thank you for having me Adam! Check out the podcast now (and the other episodes too, it’s fantastic)
Alexei & Tatiana Romanov. Last year, we posted re-creations of the Romanov Daughters from their forensic reconstructions, made by Dr. Sergey Nitkin in the ‘90s. Sadly, the video was censored by YouTube because we included a description of the ex*****on scene. So this year, we revisited that video with a new edit, new versions of Tatiana, and a never-before-see Alexei. Sadly, a skeletal match for Alexei was never made after the ex*****on of the Romanovs (his body was completely cremated), so I wanted to make a photo composite of him. The version of Tatiana is from her forensic facial reconstruction. The new video is out now! Link in bio or at Royalty Now Studios on YouTube.
Now let’s move on to Elizabeth Woodville (the “White Queen”) - watch the full Wars of the Roses video at the link in our bio or search Royalty Now Studios on Youtube!
Similar to Edward IV (previous post), no contemporary portraits of Elizabeth exist, outside of some stained glass images and some manuscript illustrations.
In this famous portrait, of which there are several versions with slightly different features, we see her blonde hair peeking out from the headdress, and beautiful light brown eyes.
Now, Elizabeth’s story has been quite romanticized - It’s said that she met Edward IV on the roadside, and he was so taken with her that he immediately married her, with great political ramifications.
But based on descriptions from her life, she probably was very beautiful according to the beauty standards of the period.
Jean de Wavrin, the Burgundian chronicler, called Elizabeth “la plus belle fille d’Engleterre” - or the most “Beautiful Woman in England,” saying the king had chosen her because of this
“Very Great Beauty” (“sa très grande beauté”). There is also a quote that she had "heavy-lidded eyes like those of a dragon." which is an amazing description, but may have not been written at the time she was alive.
What’s really cool about this main portrait of Elizabeth is that it shows a collision of fashion trends from all over Europe.
She’s wearing a style of gown similar to those of the Burgundian court, which was her sister-in-law's residence and one of the most famously influential courts of the time in terms of politics as well as fashion.
The style of her gown is referred to as a ‘transitional’ dress - it bridges the gap between the V neck Burgundian gowns and the square-necked gowns we see later on the Tudors.
Elizabeth is wearing a variation of the Hennin headdress - Hennins were this crazy style of headdress popular during this time, they would use wire to shape a giant veil over the head and they could take many shapes.
We also see a trend all the way from Florence, Italy - her hairline in this portrait has been shaved back.
Second image here is just for fun and not historically accurate! I just wanted to see her with her hair down.
What did Edward IV really look like?
The Wars of the Roses is a fascinating time in English history - so fascinating that it served as the inspiration for the book and TV series, Game of Thrones. To watch the full video with history, check out the link in bio or search Royalty Now Studios on YouTube.
Edward IV unfortunately comes from a time of pretty cartoon-y portraiture. We are still one generation away from the wonderful Tudor portraits by Hans Holbein, and most of the portraiture made during the War of the Roses lacks a bit of skill.
Currently, there are no known contemporary portraits of Edward, so what we are left with are copies made from originals. The portrait I’ve used here shows Edward in his early 30s, and is considered to be the most accurate.
We know he was a very tall man. Edward’s remains were exhumed in 1789, and they measured almost 6’4”, which was gigantic for the time. This examination also revealed some long brown hair, which matches his portraits.
Edward was considered extremely handsome in his youth, although it sounds like his looks faded with time (and his hard-partying lifestyle!)
Thomas More also wrote that Edward was “Of body mighty, but in his latter days, with over-liberal diet, somewhat corpulent and burly but nevertheless not uncomely.”
Regardless of his looks, Edward was always considered likeable and charismatic. As we know from the history of the War, this really worked to his political advantage because his original opponent Henry VI was seen as weak and shy. These are kings that actually fought and won the crown in battle, so his height and strength were huge advantages.
Some images of King Louis XIV - the Sun King - brought back to life.
Louis XIV ruled over France for 72 years (he even beat Queen Elizabeth II for longest reign in history). He is famous for constructing Versailles, one of the most magnificent palaces ever built.
There are hundreds of portraits of Louis that were created during his long life, basically from birth, and all the way to old age that we reference for Louis’ appearance.
Now, obviously these paintings are propaganda - meant to show the strength of Louis’ Absolute Rule over France. But surprisingly, they show his features quite consistently throughout his life. We see the same arching brows. A thin, hooked nose, and cleft chin in every depiction.
Louis has been created here around the age of 24, referencing the portrait by Charles Le Brun from around 1661, as well as at the age of 63, referencing the famous portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud painted around 1700.
For the full video with history and more in-depth information about his appearance, head to Royalty Now Studios on YouTube (link is also in the bio)!
What did Helen of Troy look like? As far as we know, she exists only in mythology. But that hasn’t stopped movies, artists, and stories from trying to imagine the “face the launched a thousand ships.”
I’ve made my re-creations of Helen using ancient Greek beauty standards, the golden ratio, and ancient statues of Aphrodite as references.
Some descriptions of Helen that I used as a jumping off point for the re-creation:
We get three descriptors from Homer: “White-armed”, “Long-Dressed” and “Lovely Haired”. In a surviving poem fragment by Sappho, Helen’s hair is described as “Xanthe” - which translates to anywhere between blonde, light brown, and reddish.
In ancient Greece, a full, softly shaped body with a small waist was ideal, with delicately curving facial features. A long, straight aquiline nose and large can be seen on idealized statues from the time period.
The most desirable hair was long, with a wavy texture. One of the reasons Helen is always depicted as light haired with blue eyes in art is that this was rare coloring for the Greeks, and therefore highly sought-after.
For the Greek Makeup (Slide 3), I’ve added period-accurate cosmetics. Greek women would use powdery white makeup to lighten their skin. Natural dyes like beetroot were used as rouge to their lips and cheeks. Kohl was used to line the eyes - a smoky eye was a very popular look. Eyebrows that met in the middle were seen as a sign of symmetry and purity. Obviously a little garish to our modern gaze!
As a bonus, I’ve also created a Mycenaean-style Helen (Slide 4).
The Myth of Helen of Troy may have actually originated even further back than Greek Culture. If Helen was a real woman, she would have lived around 1200 BCE during the Mycenaean period.
The plaster head of a woman dates back to that time. We don’t know much about it - historians believe it could be the head of a goddess. Of course, since we know so little, it’s hard to say if this is accurate, but I had fun creating an alternate version. I’ve incorporated the dark hair and eyes of this figure, as well as the red rosette makeup.
Is this how you imagined Helen to look? Which version did you like of her the best?
Just for fun - modern Alexander Hamilton :) based on my historical re-creation of the Ceracchi bust.
For our full Alexander Hamilton video, click the zezam link in my bio!
Tudor Queen Catherine Howard: Part 2. If you haven’t yet, check out the full YouTube video with history & bonus re-creations on Royalty Now Studios.
This portrait is a strong contender for being Catherine Howard. who studies Catherine, told me that he believes this to be the most likely image of the Young Queen.
Located at the Metropolitan Museum, this is certainly an alluring portrait - the beauty of the subject is undeniable, especially for the Tudor period. The dress is of the right style and rank to be Catherine, and it appears to have been painted in the early 1540s. Other women at court who had enough money to have a portrait painted at this time can be ruled out, looking nothing like other existing images of the women. What do you think of this image being young Catherine Howard?
What did Tudor Queen Catherine Howard look like? Check out the full YouTube video with history & bonus re-creations on Royalty Now Studios.
Catherine was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England - a young woman who never expected to be queen, and paid a terrible price for it.
After moving to the Tudor Court to serve as a maid of honor, Catherine’s life took a dramatic turn. She caught the attention of King Henry VIII, and not long after, became the king's fifth wife, following the annulment of his marriage to Anne of Cleves.
Despite her initial popularity, Catherine Howard's marriage to King Henry VIII quickly unraveled. It was revealed that she had engaged in multiple love affairs prior to her marriage, including a relationship with Thomas Culpepper, a member of the king's court, during her marriage. Catherine was accused of adultery and treason and ultimately found guilty.
On February 13, 1542, Catherine Howard was executed at the Tower of London at the age of approximately 21.
Her life reads like a tragedy - that of a young woman being caught in the gears of the Tudor machine. In recent years, the scholarship of her life has shifted to focus on Catherine as a person. Not just to the personal choices she made, but also the failures of those around her to help and guide her.
I’ve re-created Catherine from two of the most likely portrait contenders. First, a miniature image by Hans Holbein. It was first identified as possibly being Catherine in the 1740s, found with a Howard ancestor’s personal belongings. The necklace she wears is known to have belonged to the royal collection, and the painting’s tentative dating of 1540-41 lines up with the time she was Queen. However, there are some that believe this could be Anne of Cleves (although I disagree).
What do you think of this being Catherine?
In the coming days I will post the second re-creation!
Meet the woman who gathered the largest army the Roman Empire ever faced. For the full video with history, check out our YouTube, Royalty Now Studios.
Boudica was the Queen of the Iceni tribe, located in what is now Norfolk, England. She led an uprising of Celtic tribes after the Romans pillaged her town, and r***d her daughters. Although she was eventually defeated, she remains a British folk hero to this day.
Boudica’s grave and body have never been found.
The only physical description we have to work from comes from Roman Historian Cassius Dio, although he was writing over a hundred years after her death:
"In stature she was very tall, in appearance most terrifying, in the glance of her eye most fierce, and her voice was harsh; a great mass of the tawniest hair fell to her hips; around her neck was a large golden necklace; and she wore a tunic of diverse colors over which a thick mantle was fastened with a brooch…"
She was in her late twenties or early thirties when she died. She would have classic Celtic-Briton features - tall, with light coloring - red or blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. Common Celtic-Briton facial features are a high forehead, defined cheekbones, narrow nose, and eyebrows that lay close to the eyes.
The Celts are not a unified people, so different tribes would have different traditions. But they loved brightly colored clothing, woven with wool and dyed with natural dyes. Actually, Celtic outfits were so colorful that the Romans often remarked upon it.
Dio also mentions this large gold necklace that she wears - and he’s talking about a Torc - this thick gold ring worn around the neck.
Despite romantic depictions of Boudica as a painted warrior queen, she probably never wore the blue face paint called woad, although she may have worn eyeliner or other makeup.
We know her hair was long and tawny - most assume this means she had red or red-gold hair. Celtic women would decorate their hair with braids or twists, as well as beads or bits of metal.
So while a definitive likeness of Boudica is no longer possible, this is a reliable depiction of what she could have looked like!
Joan of Arc:
For the full history of Joan as well as a bonus modern re-creation, watch the video on our YouTube Channel, Royalty Now Studios.
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc in French, although she probably never called herself this) is famous as the “Maid of Orleans,” the young woman who commanded soldiers and crowned a King, all before the age of 20. She was guided by visions, which she presumed to be from God, and they led her to astonishing victories during one of the most tumultuous chapters in French history: The Hundred Years’ War.
What did Joan of Arc look like?
In terms of Joan’s appearance, we have hardly anything to go on. The only image that remains from Joan’s lifetime is merely a doodle, made in the margins of French parliamentary notes by Clément de Fauquembergue, who had never seen her in real life.
There is also a statue head from a church in Orleans. The statue dates to the 15th century, and given Joan’s association with the city and the feminine appearance, for many years historians believed this might be a depiction of her. However, in more recent years, this has become less likely, and it’s now generally believed to belong to a statue of Saint George.
Luckily, we do have many descriptions of the ferocious warrior.
We know that she was short - probably around 5’ 2”, and very muscular with a strong neck. She had dark hair, cropped short with bangs similar to the men’s hairstyles at the time. Artistic depictions of Joan actually popularized the bob hairstyle in the early 20th century. Her eyes were described as “large, dark, and grave”, and matched her skin tone, which was tan and sunburned from her time outdoors.
So, in terms of the re-creation, this is mostly an artistic depiction. But I’ve used these contemporary descriptions of Joan, as well as some influence from the statue head (since there is nothing else solid to use as a jumping-off point), to bring you what she might have looked like.
Some stills of the George Washington re-creation, based on his life mask.
Don’t forget to watch the full video about his life, with a bonus re-creation of a modern Washington snuck in there as well! Link in bio or search royalty now on YouTube :)
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Just wanted to share all of the Tutankhamen images in one place 🥰 hope you’re all having a great December
All of the Romanov sisters, side by side with their forensic reconstructions & photographs.
See previous posts for context!
My last Romanov daughter: Maria. I have such a soft spot for the sweet, kind face of Maria. Although scholars still debate, I believe Maria was the body found in the second Romanov gravesite, found in 2007. There were no forensic reconstructions made of the 2 additional bodies, since they were found so much later than the rest. So I wanted to make a photo-composite version of Maria as well just to make sure she was represented.
The mystery of skeleton #6!
Slide 1: forensic reconstruction of skeleton #6 recreated with Anastasia styling.
Slide 2: recreated with Maria Styling
Slide 3: comparison with photographs of Anastasia
Slide 4: Comparison with Photographs of Maria
For the full discussion make sure to check out the video in Royalty Now Studios YouTube (link in bio).
As I mentioned in the other posts, the first Romanov gravesite contained the bodies of Tsar Nicholas, Tsarina Alexandra, Olga, Tatiana, and one of the other daughters. The other body has become known as Skeleton #6, and debate still rages over whether this body belongs to Maria OR the youngest daughter Anastasia. The fact that one daughter was missing from this gravesite sparked all the rumors that one girl had potentially escaped.
However, in 2007, Investigators announced that they had discovered two additional skeletons, separated from the original gravesite. The site contained bones from a boy between the ages of 12 and 15, definitely the body of the Tsarevich Alexei, and a young woman between 15 and 24. Now, Anastasia was 17 and Maria was 19 when they disappeared - both still within the range of possibilities.
The Russians firmly believe that Skeleton Number 6 belongs to Anastasia, but the controversy is still raging. At one point, Skeleton number 6 was even identified as Tatiana, but later ruled out due to height.
So here are my re-creations of this forensic model, with comparisons to Anastasia and Maria, including the different hairstyles they often wore. Even with all of the photographs we have of the family, this girl is just hard to identify. The Romanov siblings all look incredibly similar, and there are very few images of them after their imprisonment. Anastasia was only 15 when the family was moved into captivity, so the young girl we see in photographs probably looks different from what she would look like as a more mature adult.
While I’m not a forensic scientist, this one to me is the spitting image of Anastasia, but I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Forensic reconstruction by Dr. Sergey Nitkin, the Russian Medical Examiner. Public Domain of the United States, CC 3.0.
Let’s take a look at my reconstructions of the second Romanov daughter, Tatiana.
Tatiana was another daughter found in the first Romanov gravesite, and her body was exhumed in the 90s. Nitkin’s forensic reconstruction of Tatiana is the only one that I find doesn’t really match her appearance in photographs. So I’ve made 2 re-creations for her - one that matches the forensic reconstruction, and one that is more of a photocomposite.
Of course, forensic models aren’t always accurate. I think Tatiana just has a face where her soft-tissue features really define her appearance, so she’s an interesting case study into the accuracy of forensic reconstructions. There are certain things that skull reconstructions can’t touch, like the soft-tissue features. The precise shape of the lips, Face fullness in certain areas, etc.
Tatiana was matched with Skeleton #5, although her initial identification was more tenuous than Olga’s. At one point she was even matched with the mysterious Skeleton #6, but later ruled out due to height. In the earliest papers released about the exhumation, she actually wasn’t matched with a skeleton at all.
Forensic reconstruction by Dr. Sergey Nitkin, the Russian Medical Examiner. Public Domain of the United States, CC 3.0.
In my post earlier, I mentioned that I began a project reconstructing the forensic reconstructions made of the Romanov Family. You can see the full video at Royalty Now Studios on YouTube.
Today I’m going to start with the oldest daughter in the family, Olga. She was just 22 at the time of her tragic death in 1918. In 1979, the first Romanov gravesite was discovered, in the woods outside of Yekaterinburg, where the family lived out their final days. But because of the secrecy in the Soviet Union, the bodies were not exhumed and examined until 1991.
The first gravesite was found to include the bodies of Tsar Nicholas, Tsarina Alexandra, Olga, and 2 other daughters. It also included the bodies of 3 of the family’s personal attendants.
Olga was the first daughter whose remains they were fully confident identifying - she was quickly matched with Skeleton #3.
It’s emotional to make these lifelike reconstructions. While we have many photos of the whole family, they are surprisingly low quality and grainy. Of course it’s not shocking that the forensic construction matches very closely to what Olga looked like in photographs, it brings us a step closer to seeing her humanity. I had such a great time working on this series.
Forensic reconstruction by Dr. Sergey Nitkin, the Russian Medical Examiner. Public Domain of the United States, CC 3.0.
SNEAK PEEK: I came across these amazing forensic reconstructions of the exhumed Romanov a few months ago, and I couldn’t wait to create images from them. The Russian Medical Examiner Dr. Sergey Nitkin created them from the skulls found in the first Romanov gravesite, exhumed in the 90s.
This week I’ll be posting my versions of all 4 Romanov Daughters, including the most intriguing skeleton, known as Skeleton #6. But if you’d like a sneak peak, the video is up on YouTube: Royalty Now Studios now!
One of my favorite times of year is here: Royalty Now 2023 Calendars are now available!
This year, there are 2 options. You have a choice between the "Past Re-creations" calendar - these are 12 favorite figures, recreated in the traditional costuming of their original time and place. One of my favorites from this calendar is the Anne Boleyn in the gable hood & green dress.
There is also the "Modern Re-creations" Calendar, that of course features your favorite historical figures brought into the modern day. One of my favorites from this calendar is of course Vlad the Impaler representing spookiness in October :)
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I want to share an exciting academic project I’ve been working on in the past year! As part of the project "Mesopotamia Sculptures in Colour," I was given the opportunity to step in and reconstruct the 4000-year-old head, to make it more lifelike.
The statues of antiquity, whether they belonged to the Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek or Roman culture, were brightly colored. Most colors are no longer preserved, so you have to actively search for them. This was the aim of the team around Astrid Nunn (Archaeologist, University of Würzburg/Germany) and Heinrich Piening (Restorer, Bavarian Administration of the Castles, Munich/Germany).
In several museums worldwide they investigated the polychromy of Mesopotamian stone statues dating from 4000-1000 BCE. With UV-VIS absorption spectroscopy, the pigments used can be measured and identified, bringing forgotten life and depth back to ancient antiquities.
The small female head that I reconstructed was found in Assur. The head itself is broken off above the neck, 7.5 cm high and carved in a beige alabaster. It is approximately 4000 years old.
The covered hair and bun suggest that the person depicted represents a lady from royal circles rather than a priestess. She is probably in her mid-20s, and would look very similar to populations of Iraq today. With their newly discovered colors, these statues are given life again. The lifelike representation makes ancient life more tangible for us, bringing us closer to the people of ancient Mesopotamia.
Images 1 & 2, ©Becca Saladin Segovia. Image 3, ©Heinrich Piening, Image 4, Testing pigments. ©Bavarian Palace Administration.
Elizabeth I is someone I could revisit over and over. I wanted to create a version of her in her own time, based on this 1560s portrait of her as a young woman. Check out the full video about her life and reign on YouTube - Royalty Now Studios.
Here’s what we know about her appearance: We know from her life that in order to establish power as an unmarried female monarch, Elizabeth could not let one crack of her personal vulnerability show. Her portraits are much the same - a bit impenetrable.
It was said that Elizabeth could be a vain woman. She was painted many times by artist Nicholas Hilliard, who explained why many portraits of her look a bit flat. Kind of the way we take selfies with good lighting today, Elizabeth insisted that she be painted while sitting in the open light, so that no shadows would come across her face.
Elizabeth was never described as a great beauty, something that she was keenly aware of, but she always looks so regal. The feature I love the most is the double crease that she has on her eyelids. Elizabeth was always described as taking more after her father, Henry VIII, but I love that she got her mother’s famous dark eyes.
As Elizabeth aged, she became more and more self conscious. A bout of smallpox in her late 20s did leave her with some scars. She remedied this by using a common makeup product at the time - Venetian Ceruse. We know now that this is a toxic mix of vinegar and lead.
The makeup wasn’t quite as cakey as we think of it today. It was more of a medium-coverage white makeup that would blend with the skin, not so much a layer of paint. Although she did have to wear it more and more as her life went on, due to the negative effects on her skin that it had.
For my interpretation of Queen Elizabeth, I’ve used one of my favorites, painted in the 1560s. This was painted by an unidentified painter shortly after she had ascended the throne and was in private hands for a long time. It was probably circulated as an image of Elizabeth for a potential marriage alliance.
Sorry for being a bit late to post this one: NEW Alexander the Great, created from the Azara Herm. The full video about Alexander's life and appearance can be seen on the YouTube channel (link in bio)!
This statue image is said to be about as close as we can get to Alexander's true appearance.
Its original was sculpted by Lysippos, the court sculptor of Alexander & his family, during Alexander's lifetime. The original would have been bronze, but this is a Roman-era stone copy. It's definitely safe to assume there is some stylization going on with images of Alexander, considering his huge reputation and penchant for depicting himself as god-like. But with this one, something just feels very real and natural.
In his young life, Alexander conquered a vast empire. His main rival was Darius III, the Persian King. Alexander pushed further and further East, conquering vast territories but tiring his men, who effectively mutinied at the edge of their march. Watch the full video about his life, history, and appearance on YouTube now.
Full video exploring Shakespeare’s life, personality and appearance is now up on our YouTube channel! Link in bio ☺️☺️
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Shakespeare is a subject I’ve really been looking forward to, but I’ve always been thrown off by the lack of portraiture for him. We don’t have a single verified description or portrait of William Shakespeare from life - we pretty much only know what we know about him thanks to his friends gathering and publishing his works after his death. I’ve used the so-called Chandos portrait to recreate Shakespeare here - both in his own time and of course as a modern day man (I admit I love the pompous professor look on him). A full YouTube video will be coming soon detailing what we know about his appearance and which other portraits may be Shakespeare.
There is no provenance to this painting, but if it is Shakespeare, it would be the one and only likeness of him taken from life. Here are some reasons why it might be him: The clothing the subject is wearing was popular between 1590 & 1610, the time when Shakespeare was having his greatest successes and therefore most likely to sit for a portrait. The gold earring suggests a “bohemian” appearance - common for a playwright. We can tell the subject is of reasonable wealth because of his all-back clothing. Black dye in large quantities was quite expensive.
I also wanted to share another exciting collaboration between KLEIO and Royalty Now: Introducing A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This candle takes inspiration from its namesake, one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated plays—and recreates the fragrances of a well-known scene.
The thing I find fascinating about this candle is that these are all scents that Shakespeare would have been familiar with in his lifetime. In fact, it may even encourage you to experience Shakespeare’s plays in a new way…and gain a fresh perspective on how he incorporated the senses into his work.
I personally worked with KLEIO to create this one-of-a-kind candle. And I’m excited to finally share it with you.
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