#ThrowbackThursday Sundial in the shape of a Lute Southern Germany Late 16th Century Gilded copper alloy, ivory, glass, silver. On display at Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. #Sundial #Lute #CopperAlloy #Ivory #Glass #SouthernGermany #History

#OTD 20th November 1591 Sir Christopher Hatton, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I died aged fifty-one at Ely Place. www.instagram.com/p/DRQ0hCLgBB... #SirChristopherHatton #LordChancellor #QueenElizabethI #Courtier #Tudors #History

#OTD 20th November 1515 Mary of Guise was born at Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, to Claude, Duke of Guise, & his wife, Antoinette de Bourbon. www.instagram.com/p/DRQ0141ERI... #MaryofGuise #QueenofScotland #Regent #MaryQueenofScots #France #Scotland #Guise #Stewarts #Stuarts #History

#OTD 19th November 1600 Anne of Denmark, Queen of Scots, gave birth to her second son, Charles, at Dunfermline Palace in Fife. In 1612, Charles became the heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Henry, Prince of Wales. #CharlesStuart #Stuarts #Scotland #History

#TudorTuesday Edward, Prince of Wales Hans Holbein c1538 Pen and black ink on paper www.instagram.com/p/DRLqmLKERp... #PrinceEdward #EdwardTudor #HansHolbein #Tudors #History

#OTD 18th November 1590 George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, politician and Lord High Steward of Ireland, died. www.instagram.com/p/DRLpUYhCHq... #GeorgeTalbot #EarlofShrewsbury #LordHighStewardofIreland #MaryQueenofScots #BessofHardwick #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

#OTD 18th November 1523 Giulio Giuliano de’ Medici was elected as Pope Clement VII. www.instagram.com/p/DRLqVUWl78... #PopeClementVII #GiulioGiulianodeMedici #PopeofRome #Pontiff #CatholicChurch #History

#OTD 18th November 1559 Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, died at the age of eighty-five at Lambeth Palace. www.instagram.com/p/DRLp-26Anw... #CuthbertTunstall #BishopTunstall #BishopofDurham #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

#OTD 18th November 1531 Roberto di Ridolfi, merchant, banker and conspirator, was born in Florence, Italy. www.instagram.com/p/DRLplHwCn5... #RobertoRidolfi #TheRidolfiPlot #ThomasHoward #4thDukeofNorfolk #MaryQueenofScots #Howard #Stuart #Tudor #History

#OTD 17th November 1558 Elizabeth Tudor, the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, succeeded her half-sister, Queen Mary I, as Queen of England. www.instagram.com/p/DRJGosIlOH... #ElizabethI #QueenElizabethI #KingHenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #History

#OTD 17th November 1558 Queen Mary I died at St James' Palace at the age of forty-two. instagram.com/p/DRJGXJPDlpK/…#MaryIy#QueenMaryIy#QueenofEnglandn#KingHenryVIIII#KatherineofAragono#Tudorsr#Historyry

#OTD 17th November 1558 Cardinal Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury, died at Lambeth Palace in London. www.instagram.com/p/DRJGI32lOe... #ReginaldPole #CardinalPole #PapalLegate #ArchbishopofCanterbury #MargaretPole #CountessofSalisbury #Plantagenets #Tudors #History

#OTD 16th November 1528 Jeanne of Navarre was born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France. She was the daughter of Marguerite of France and King Henri II of Navarre. www.instagram.com/p/DRGhcEAk5k... #JeannedAlbret #JeanneofNavarre #QueenofNavarre #Albret #Navarre #Huguenot #History

#OTD 16th November 1531 Anna d'Este was born in Ferrara, Italy to Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and his wife, Renée of France. www.instagram.com/p/DRGhko4lCd... #AnnadEste #DuchessofAumale #DuchessofGuise #Este #Ferrara #Italy #History

#OTD 15th November 1527 Catherine of York, Countess of Devon, daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville died at Tiverton Castle, Devon. www.instagram.com/p/DRD8nh1kkW... #CatherineofYork #CountessofDevon #KingEdwardIV #ElizabethofYork #Plantagenet #Tudors #History

#OTD 14th November 1501 Catherine of Aragon married Arthur, Prince of Wales at St Paul’s Cathedral. www.instagram.com/p/DRBXyiVD-_... #ArthurTudor #PrinceofWales #CatherineofAragon #PrincessofWales #Tudor #Trastámara #England #Aragon #History

#OTD 14th November 1532 According to the chronicler Edward Hall, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn secretly married on their return from Calais. www.instagram.com/p/DRBYB7CFt7... #AnneBoleyn #KingHenryVIII #SecretWedding #Tudors #History

#ThrowbackThursday Wooden triptych English School 1547-53 With additions 1558-1603 instagram.com/p/DQ-zSmeCF-u/…#Triptychc#WoodenTriptychc#RoyalArmsm#Reformationo#KingEdwardVIV#QueenElizabethIh#Tudorsr#Historyry

#OTD 13th November 1553 The trial of Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley took place at the Guildhall in London. www.instagram.com/p/DQ-zCSllX5... #JaneGrey #LadyJaneGrey #TheNineDayQueen #Tudors #History

#OTD 12th November 1547 Claude of France was born at the palace of Fontainebleau to King Henri II of France & his wife, Catherine de’Medici. www.instagram.com/p/DQ8M4hID0M... #ClaudeofFrance #ClaudedeValois #DuchessofLorraine #France #ValoisAngoulême #History

#OTD 12th November 1555 Queen Mary I's Parliament re-established Catholicism in England. A devout Catholic, Mary had long wanted to bring England back to the Church of Rome and Papal authority despite considerable opposition across the country. #QueenMaryI #Tudors #History

#OTD 12th November 1595 Sir John Hawkins, merchant, explorer and naval commander died during a voyage at Puerto Rico, with his cousin, Sir Francis Drake. #SirJohnHawkins #Explorer #NavalCommander #Tudors #History

#OTD 12th November 1554 The opening of Queen Mary I’s third Parliament. At this Parliament, a bill was passed allowing Cardinal Reginald Pole to return to England as Papal Legate. #ReginaldPole #CardinalPole #PapaLegate #QueenMaryI #Tudors #History

#OTD 12th November 1555 Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor to Queen Mary I, died at Westminster. He was laid to rest at Winchester Cathedral in what is now known as the Bishop Gardiner Chantry Chapel. #StephenGardiner #BishopofWinchester #Tudors #History

#TudorTuesday Embroidered fabric fragment 15th Century Florence Frisé velvet with overshot weave; silk, silver and gold. On display at Museo del Tessuto, Prato, Tuscany. #Fabric #EmbroideredFragment #Florence #Italy #History

#OTD 11th November 1599 Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg was born in Königsberg, to John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg and his wife, Duchess Anna of Prussia. www.instagram.com/p/DQ5pMqJDCr... #MariaEleonoraofBrandenburg #QueenofSweden #Hohenzollern #Brandenburg #History

#OTD 11th November 1491 Martin Bucer theologian and leading reformer was born at Sélestat in Alsace. www.instagram.com/p/DQ5pXGnDze... #MartinBucer #Reformation #Writtenworks #Books #MartinLuther #History

#OTD 11th November 1541 Catherine Howard was moved from Hampton Court Palace to Syon House where she was “examined touching Culpeper”, i.e. her alleged relationship with Thomas Culpeper. #CatherineHoward #QueenCatherineHoward #Tudors #History

#OTD 10th November 1536 Sir Henry Wyatt, father of Tudor poet, Sir Thomas Wyatt, died. www.instagram.com/p/DQ3EkKcFWU... #SirHenryWyatt #PrivyCouncillor #MasteroftheJewels #SirThomasWyatt #KingHenryVII #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

#OTD 10th November 1565 Robert Devereux was born at Netherwood near Bromyard, in Herefordshire, to Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, & his wife, Lettice Knollys. www.instagram.com/p/DQ3EzFSkba... #RobertDevereux #2ndEarlofEssex #Tudors #History

OTD 9th November 1569 Start of the Northern Rebellion or Rising of the North. instagram.com/p/DQ0fzUlkpup/…#NorthernRebelliono#RisingoftheNortht#CharlesNevillel#6thEarlofWestmorlandn#ThomasPercy7thEarlofNorthumberlandn#Tudorsr#Historyry

#OTD 8th November 1543 Lettice Knollys was born at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire to Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey www.instagram.com/p/DQx7DAlDJG... #LetticeKnollys #CountessofEssex #CountessofLeicester #LadyBlount #Tudor #History

#OTD 7th November In the city of Chester, Kate owner of The Tudor age was born. Hope you have a great day even though you have to work. Happy birthday to a dear friend. Debs and Susie Admins #HappyBirthday #BirthdayGirl #Birthday #AnotherYearAroundTheSun

#OTD 7th November 1558 King Henri II of France entered Calais. The port has been in English possession since King Edward III annexed it in 1347. www.instagram.com/p/DQvWL0ODiq... #Calais #QueenMaryI #QueenofEngland #KingHenriIII #KingofFrance #Valois #Tudor #England #France #History

#ThrowbackThursday Woman’s shirt c1575 - 1600 Italy Linen canvas, silk embroidery and linen bobbin lace. On display at Museo del Tessuto, Prato, Tuscany. #Shirt #WomansShirt #Linen #SilkEmbroidery #Italy #History

#OTD 6th November 1479 In Toledo, Spain, a daughter was born to Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon & named Juana. www.instagram.com/p/DQsxuUzkXA... #JuanaofCastile #Juanalaloca #QueenofCastile #QueenofAragon #DuchessofBurgundy #Trastámara #Spain #History

#OTD 6th November 1541 King Henry VIII left Hampton Court Palace, abandoning his wife, Catherine Howard after claims that she had sexual relationships during her time in the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk’s household were proven. #KingHenryVIII #CatherineHoward #Tudors #History

#OTD 5th November 1514 Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII, was crowned Queen of France in a ceremony held at the royal Basilica of St Denis. #MaryTudor #KingLouisXIIofFrance #QueenofFrance #KingHenryVIII #Tudor #ValoisOrléans #History

#OTD 5th November 1530 Sir John More, lawyer and judge, died. The father of Sir Thomas More, he served as Serjeant-at-Law, Justice of Assize, Justice of the Common Pleas. In his will, he requested to be buried in the church of St Lawrence Jewry. #SirJohnMore #Tudors #History

#TudorTuesday Finger-ring 1575-1600 Gold Oval onyx with portrait of Queen Elizabeth I On display at The British Museum, London. #FingerRing #Gold #Onyx #16thCentury #Jewellery #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

#OTD 4th November 1530 Cardinal Wolsey was arrested for treason at his palace at Cawood, North Yorkshire. www.instagram.com/p/DQnn4iijME... #ThomasWolsey #CardinalWolsey #ArchbishopofYork #LordChancellor #Tudors #History

#OTD 4th November 1501 Arthur, Prince of Wales met Katherine of Aragon for the first time at Dogmersfield in Hampshire. The young couple were married a mere ten days later at St Paul's. #ArthurTudor #PrinceofWales #KatherineofAragon #Tudors #History

#OTD 3rd November 1592 Sir John Perrot, Privy Councillor and former Lord Deputy of Ireland, died at the Tower of London. www.instagram.com/p/DQlDCIsip6... #SirJohnPerrot #PrivyCouncillor #LordDeputyofIreland #Tudors #History

#OTD 2nd November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer gave King Henry VIII a letter which detailed the colourful past of Catherine Howard & how she had “lived most corruptly and sensually”. www.instagram.com/p/DQiIgvtigW... #CatherineHoward #QueenCatherineHoward #Tudors #History

#OTD 1st November 1456 Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond died of plague at Carmarthen Castle. www.instagram.com/p/DQf5bwOkap... #EdmundTudor #EarlofRichmond #Tudor #HouseofTudor #HouseofLancaster #WarsoftheRoses #Lancaster #History

#OTD 1st November 1527 William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham was born to George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham and his wife, Anne Bray. www.instagram.com/p/DQf5pFSinF... #WilliamBrooke #BaronCobham #LordWardenoftheCinquePorts #LordChamberlain #WilliamCecil #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

#OTD 31st October 1517 Martin Luther sent his 95 Theses denouncing what he saw as the abuses of the Catholic Church, especially the sale of indulgences, to the Archbishop of Mainz, Germany. www.instagram.com/p/DQdUpZiiT6... #MartinLuther #95Theses #Reformation #Protestants #History

#OTD 31st October 1494 King Henry VII’s son second son, Henry (the future King Henry VIII), was created Duke of York. #Henry #DukeofYork #HenryTudor #KingHenryVII #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

#ThrowbackThursday Four Gentlemen of High Rank Playing Primero Circle of The Master of the Countess of Warwick c.1567-1569 www.instagram.com/p/DQawFzmDar... #FourGentlemenofHighRankPlayingPrimero #ElizabethanGentlemen #Primero #CardGame #Gambling #Tudors #History

#OTD 30th October 1485 Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey and became King Henry VII. #HenryTudor #KingHenryVII #KingofEngland #EarlofRichmond #HouseofLancaster #Tudors #History