Janina Ramirez
Gender: Female
Birthday: 1980-07-07
Place of Birth: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Also Known As: Nina Ramirez
Biography
Dr Janina Sara Maria Ramirez (pronounced [ja'nina]; née Maleczek; born 7 July 1980), sometimes credited as Nina Ramirez, is a British art historian, cultural historian, and TV presenter. She specializes in interpreting symbols and examining works of art within their historical context. Ramirez went to school in Slough, Berkshire. She gained a degree in English literature, specializing in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. She completed a PhD on the artistic and literary symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at the University of Winchester, University of Warwick, and University of Oxford.
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Known For
2011Pointless Celebrities
2013Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
2020Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
2012Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
2015Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
2026Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
2017An Art Lovers' Guide
2020Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
2010Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
2017England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
2019Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts
2014Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
2011Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
2012Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
2018The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
2019Handmade in Bolton
2022Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts
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