The Mayflower was a sailing vessel, with the so-called Pilgrim Fathers, many of whom were from central England, set out for America to lead a new life there.
The departure of the Mayflower, July 1620.
Category: England
Period Costumes and Fashion from England, Regency, Empire, Georgian, Directory, Victorian and Tudor dresses.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History Hardcover – Illustrated, November 4, 2015
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Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.
Court life under the Plantagenets. Reign of Henry II.
Court life under the Plantagenets. Reign of Henry the Second.
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Jack Cade and his insurrection. English history 1450.
Jack Cade and his insurrection. Jack Cade, assuming the name John Mortimer; (died July 12, 1450 in Heathfield, East Sussex) was an English rebel against the policies of Henry VI, which… Read More
Academic Gowns of Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh.
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Romeo and Juliet in Friar Laurence’s Cell
Romeo and Juliet in Friar Laurence’s Cell
Mary Stuart, Queen of France and Scotland 1542-1587.
Mary Stuart 1542-1587 born as Mary Stewart, was on 14 December 1542 to the July 24, 1567 as Mary I Queen of Scotland and through her marriage to Francis II. from 1559 to 1560 Queen of France.
King Richard III, last British monarch of the House of Plantagenet.
Richard III was from 1483 until his death at the Battle of Bosworth King of England. He was the last British monarch of the House of Plantagenet and also the last, who died on a battlefield.
Paris, Norman viking invasion in 845.
Norman viking invasion in 845. Siege and attack on Paris by Vikings
John Wycliffe (1330-1384) and the Dawn of the Reformation.
John Wyclif, also Wicklyf, Wicliffe, Wiclef, Wycliff, Wycliffe, called Doctor evangelicus, was an English philosopher, theologian and church reformer.
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. English magnate, military and rebel.
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March was an English magnate, military and rebel. After the fall of King Edward II in 1326, he was the real regent of England until he himself was overthrown and executed in 1330.
