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Death of historian and art author Carola Hicks, 68

A famous Cambridge art historian has died at the age of 68.

Carola Hicks died at her home in the city last Wednesday after contracting cancer.

She was the author of several historical biographies, and is probably best known for her most recent book, The King’s Glass: a Story of Tudor Power and Secret Art. It detailed the history of the stained glass of King’s College chapel....
Read entire article at Cambridge News (UK)