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Amateur historian, page for all things Tudor and 16th century.
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Elizabeth I and the Three Goddesses
Hans Eworth
1569

This was painted for Queen Elizabeth I and shows the queen standing to the left watching the 3 goddesses
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#QueenElizabethI #ElizabethIandthethreeGoddesses #HansEworth #Tudors #History
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
#OTD
27th November 1556
Sir Nicholas Poyntz, soldier, courtier and landowner died.
During King Henry VIII’s and Anne Boleyn’s progress in 1535, the royal couple visited Poyntz’s home of Acton Court in Gloucestershire.

#SirNicholasPoyntz #Courtier #Landowner #Tudors #History
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
#OTD
27th November 1542
Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, died in Chelsea, London.

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#RobertRadcliffe #EarlofSussex #Courtier #LordGreatChamberlain #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#OTD
27th November 1582
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, at Temple Grafton near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire.
The bridegroom was 18 years old and the bride was 26 years old.

#WilliamShakespeare #Bard #Playwright #StratfordUponAvon #Tudors #History
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
#OTD
27th November 1556
Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley, nobleman, diplomat, translator died at Hallingbury Place, Great Hallingbury, Essex.

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#HenryParker #BaronMorley #JaneParker #JaneBoleyn #Courtier #Writer #Translator #Tudors #History
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#OTD
26th November 1504
One of the most influential female monarchs of the late 15th and early 16th century, Isabella of Castile died in Medina del Campo, Spain aged 53 years.

#IsabellaofCastile #Castile #Spain #Queen #Monarch #History
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#TudorTuesday
Portrait of a Woman
1562
Flemish

Inscribed to the left of the sitter: AETATIS SVAE 41. [aged 41]
Inscribed to the right of the sitter: Ao. 1562 [year painted]

In the collection of the Art Institute, Chicago.

#Portrait #Painting #Flemish #Art #ArtHistory #History
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
#OTD
25th November 1487
The coronation took place of Elizabeth of York at Westminster Abbey.

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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#OTD
25th November 1533
Henry Fitzroy, the Duke of Richmond and Somerset, married Lady Mary Howard, daughter at Hampton Court Palace.

#HenryFitzroy #MaryHoward #DukeofRichmond #DukeofSomerset #DuchessofRichmond #DuchessofSomerset #Tudors #History
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
#OTD
24th November 1542
The Battle of Solway Moss between England and Scotland took place at Solway Moss, a moss or peat bog in Cumbria near the Scottish border.

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#BattleofSolwayMoss #England #Scotland #Stewart #Tudor #History
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#OTD
24th November 1572
John Knox, the driving force behind the Scottish Reformation died in Edinburgh.
The preacher was charismatic, but highly controversial.

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#JohnKnox #Preacher #Reformer #ScottishReformation #Scottish #Scotland #History
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
#OTD
23rd November 1589
King James VI of Scotland married Anne of Denmark at the Bishop’s Palace at Oslo. L

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#AnneofDenmark #JamesVIofScotland #QueenofScots #KingofScots #QueenofScotland #KingofScotland #Denmark #Scotland #Stuarts #Oldenburg #History
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#OTD
23rd November 1585
Thomas Tallis, musician and composer, died at his home in Greenwich. He was buried in the chancel of St Alfege's Church, Greenwich.
He is known as one of England's greatest early composers.

#ThomasTallis #Musician #Composer #Tudors #History
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
#OTD
23rd November 1503
Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy died at Mechelen in the Low Countries.

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#MargaretofBurgundy #DuchessofBurgundy #MargaretofYork #HouseofYork #RedRoseofYork #Yorkist
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
#OTD
22nd November 1545
Sir William Butts, King Henry VIII’s trusted physician, died at Fulham Manor, Middlesex, after suffering from a form of malaria.

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#WilliamButts #SirWilliamButts #Physician
#KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#OTD
22nd November 1602
Elisabeth of France was born at the Palace of Fontainebleau, to King Henri IV of France & his wife, Marie de’ Medici
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#ElizabethofFrance #QueenofSpain #KingHenriIVofFrance #MariedeMedici #Bourbon #France #History
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
#OTD
21st November 1495
John Bale, Bishop of Ossory and historian, was born in Covehithe, Suffolk.

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#JohnBale #BishopofOssory #Historian #Bishop #Tudors #History
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
#OTD
21st November 1579
Sir Thomas Gresham, financier, died.
He was a leading merchant in Antwerp & financial agent in the Low Countries.
Founded the Royal Exchange in 1565.

#SirThomasGresham #Financier #TheRoyalExchange #Tudors #History
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
#ThrowbackThursday
Sundial in the shape of a Lute
Southern Germany
Late 16th Century

Gilded copper alloy, ivory, glass, silver.

On display at Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien.

#Sundial #Lute #CopperAlloy #Ivory #Glass #SouthernGermany #History
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#OTD
20th November 1591
Sir Christopher Hatton, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I died aged fifty-one at Ely Place.

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#SirChristopherHatton #LordChancellor #QueenElizabethI #Courtier #Tudors #History
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#OTD
20th November 1515
Mary of Guise was born at Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, to Claude, Duke of Guise, & his wife, Antoinette de Bourbon.

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#MaryofGuise #QueenofScotland #Regent #MaryQueenofScots #France #Scotland #Guise #Stewarts #Stuarts #History
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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19th November 1600
Anne of Denmark, Queen of Scots, gave birth to her second son, Charles, at Dunfermline Palace in Fife.
In 1612, Charles became the heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Henry, Prince of Wales.

#CharlesStuart #Stuarts #Scotland #History
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#TudorTuesday
Edward, Prince of Wales
Hans Holbein
c1538
Pen and black ink on paper

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#PrinceEdward #EdwardTudor #HansHolbein #Tudors #History
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#OTD
18th November 1590
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, politician and Lord High Steward of Ireland, died.

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#GeorgeTalbot #EarlofShrewsbury #LordHighStewardofIreland #MaryQueenofScots #BessofHardwick #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM