Lydia holds a BA in Renaissance History from the University of Warwick and an MA in Art History from the University of Sussex. She was awarded the PhD from The Warburg Institute in London in 2020 for her thesis The Dynamics of Artistic Patronage in Perugia 1488-1540.
- From 2016
The Warburg Institute, University of London PhD (part-time)
Thesis title: The Dynamics of Artistic Patronage in Perugia 1488-1540
- 2014-2016
University of Sussex PhD (part-time)
Lydia began her doctoral research at the University of Sussex and then successfully applied to transfer to The Warburg Institute
- 2011-2013
University of Sussex MA (part-time) in History of Art: Distinction</span
- 1984-1987
BA Hons in Renaissance History: 2,1</span