Aurzelle da Silva
Aurzelle da Silva grew up in the arts in New York City, where her parents were both painters and her father a professor. She held a scholarship in ballet and did her studies in literature and writing. She has always been fascinated by medieval art and history, and after receiving a biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine when she was 10, knew that living in history was a life goal. She moved to France in 2003, and went back to school to do a Masters, this time to study one of her main passions, medieval art history, and specifically Romanesque wall painting, at the University of Poitiers. There, she had the opportunity to study Plantagenet history under the great French specialist, Martin Aurell, as well as deep study under her director in medieval art history. Her research on the wall painting of the Plantagenet in Chinon was published with their support by the Centre d’études supérieures de civilisation médiévale, which is a branch of the Nation Centre of Scientific Research in France. She works as a history guide in France and is also doing research for other publications.
