The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt by British Catholics to kill the Protestant King of England.
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Category: Europe
Fashions in Europe. European Costume and Cultural History.
Portrait of King James I of England. Son of Mary Stuart.
James Stuart was as James VI from 1567 King of Scotland, and since 1603 until his death in addition as James I King of England and King of Ireland.
Mary I, also Maria, the Catholic or the Bloody Mary.
Mary I, also Maria, the Catholic or the Bloody Mary (1516 – 1558), was from 1553 to 1558 Queen of England and Ireland and the fourth monarch of the Tudor House.
The english boy king Edward VI. Son of Henry VIII. The Tudor.
Edward Tudor 1537 – 1553. Pictures and Royal Portraits illustrative of English and Scottish History by Thomas Archer.
Relics associated with Queen Elisabeth. The Golden Prayer-book.
Relics associated with Queen Elisabeth. The Golden Prayer-book of Queen Elizabeth. Cup set with Amethysts and Turquois. Book of Meditations and Prayers
Queen Elisabeth knighting Drake on Board of the Golden Hind 16th c..
Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and discoverer of the Elizabethan era.
The offer of the crown to Lady Jane Grey.
Lady Jane Grey claimed the title of Queen of England as the official heir of King Edward VI from July 10 to July 19, 1553. Since then, she has had the nickname Nine Days Queen or Thirteen Days Queen.
The character of Henry VIII. Tudor King of England
Henry VIII. Tudor 1491-1547, was from 1509 to 1547 King of England, from 1541 King of Ireland. Henry VIII. was the first English king with a Renaissance education, he spoke several languages, wrote poems, composed music and showed great interest in religious themes.
History of a Crime. The Death of Baudin. Victor-Marie Hugo.
The Death of Baudin. History of a Crime by Victor Hugo. BEFORE being a Republican, Baudin had been a tutor. He came from an intelligent and brave race of schoolmasters, ever… Read More
Queen Elizabeth the first. The days of Queen Bess. The Virgin Queen.
Elizabeth I 1533-1603, actually Elizabeth Tudor, also known as The Virgin Queen was from 1558 to the day she died queen of England.