Tag: English history

English history from the introduction of Christianity to the Present time.

The Gunpowder Plot.

King James I of England.

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.

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Queen Mary I. Tudor. Tudor Queen Mary I. Renaissance era clothing

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.

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Relics associated with Queen Elisabeth. The Golden Prayer-book.

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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 Sir Francis Drake

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Tudor Queen Elisabeth. Sir Francis Drake. Knighting. Renaissance clothing

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.

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Lady Jane Grey. England Nine Days Queen. Execution Twelve Days Queen.

Lady Jane Grey, the official heiress of King Edward VI, claimed the title of Queen of England from 10 to 19 July 1553. Since then she has had the nickname Queen of the Nine Days or Queen of the Thirteen Days. However, she was defeated by Maria I.

The character of Henry VIII. Tudor King of England

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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.