#OTD 27 Mar 1625 #CharlesI becomes King of England, Scotland & Ireland His coronation in London was 11 months later & he wasn't crowned in Scotland until 1633! He was executed on 30 Jan 1649 after a controversial trial where he was accused of #treason #KeepitStuart @17thcenturygirl.bsky.social

#OTD 22 Mar 1599 Antoon van Dyck was born in Antwerp One the greatest #17thcentury baroque painters, trained by another Antwerp master, Rubens He would go on to influence English portrait art & in 1632 became #CharlesI leading court painter #KeepitStuart @17thcenturygirl.bsky.social

#OTD 8 Mar 1702 William III died of pneumonia at Kensington Palace His sister in law Princess Anne succeeded him as Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland During Queen Anne's short reign England & Scotland united to become Great Britain Anne was the last Stuart monarch @17thcenturygirl.bsky.social

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"I black with white bespott you white with blacke this evil proceeds from thy proud hart then take her, Devill" Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies, English School The artist is unknown but has made it clear with his words that he condemns the beauty patches these women are wearing.

Sailors & the ship's cat "Convoy", as he sleeps in a hammock on board HMS HERMIONE. The cat obtained his name because of the number of times he accompanied the ship on duty patrols. IWM (A 6410) www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...