ROTHSCHILD BEQUEST. Vol. XV. Drawings, mostly in Indianink (artt. 5, 7, coloured), of funeral processions:-(1) "Funeral processions of a Knight of the Garter and a Duchess." f. 1;-(2) Anne of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII. (ob. 1557). f. 7;-(3) Sir Chri... Early 17th century

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Catherine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536

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Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until their annulment on 23 May 1533. She was previously Princess of Wales as the wife of Henry's elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales. The daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, Catherine was three years old when she was betrothed to Prince Arthur, heir apparent to the English throne. They married in 1501, but Arthur di...

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for w...

Mary

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Epithet: Sister; of St Teresa's Hospital, Corston, near Bath British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x000046 Epithet: of Egypt; of Sloane MS 2569 Title: Saint British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x00004c Epithet: of Paris British Library Archives and Manuscripts...

Leuknor, Richard

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Dallender

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Browne, Richard, Sir, 1602?-1669

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Epithet: of Add MS 38260 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x000026 Epithet: Lord Mayor of London 1660 Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x0000af Title: Baronet 1649 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Descript...

Ratcliffe, Henry

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Title: 4th Earl of Sussex British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000877.0x0001ef Epithet: of Add MS 37425 Title: Earl of Sussex British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000877.0x0001f1 ...

Balch, Christiana, of St. Andries, near Watchet

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Hatton, Christopher

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Title: 1st Baron Hatton of Kirby British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x000202 Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton (1605-70) was the eldest surviving son of Sir Christopher Hatton, the Elizabethan courtier. His strong royalist sympathies led him to retire to France in 1648, whence he returned after the Restoration. At various times he occupied minor political posts, but never rose to high office. He was a cl...

Cecil, Robert

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Epithet: of Add MS 15914 Title: Earl of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001196.0x0000cc Epithet: of Add MS 12097 Title: Earl of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001196.0x0000cb Epithet: 2nd son of James, 3rd Earl of Salisbury British ...