Elizabethan Collection (page 13)

Lord Henry Stewart Darnley, King Consort of Scotland, (1907). Darnley (1545-1567), second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered at Kirk O Field near Edinburgh in February 1567

Mary Stuart when young, (1907). Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) as a teenager

Mary, Queen of Scots, 19th century. Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart) (1542-1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots

George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, 19th century. Artist: WT Mote
George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, 19th century. Portrait of the archbishop (1562-1633)

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, c1615. Artist: William Larkin
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, c1615. Found in the collection of English Heritage, Audley End, Essex

The Cholmondeley Sisters, 1600-1610. Double portrait of the sisters sitting in bed, each holding a baby. From the Tate Gallery, London

A Young Woman, 1569. Half-length portrait of a richly dressed young woman aged 21. From the Tate Gallery, London

William Lee, English inventor of the frame-knitting machine, 19th century. Born in Nottinghamshire, Lee (c1550-c1610) invented his knitting machine in 1589

Winter Palace and River Neva, Leningrad, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Winter Palace and River Neva, Leningrad, 20th century. Official residence of the Russian monarchs 1732 to 1917, was constructed on a monumental scale intended to reflect the might

Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), 16th century. Also known as The Virgin Queen, as she never married, and Good Queen Bess

Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State to Elizabeth I, late 16th century. Artist: H Robinson
Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State to Elizabeth I, late 16th century. English statesman Walsingham (1530-1590) was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I from 1573 until th eyear of his

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1569. Elizabeth (1533-1603), Queen from 1558, at prayer. Frontispiece to Christian Prayers

William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1609. Portrait in oils dated 1609. This is the portrait engraved by Droeshout for the First Folio edition of his plays published in 1623

William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1623. Artist: Martin Droeshout
William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1623. Title page from the First Folio edition of Shakespeares (1564-1616) plays, published in 1623

Signature of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Artist: Queen Elizabeth I
Signature of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Interior of the Swan Theatre, Bankside, London, 1596. Artist: Aernout van Buchel
Interior of the Swan Theatre, Bankside, London, 1596. The Swan theatre was built by Francis Langley in c1595. The last known mention of the theatre dates from 1632

The Revenge engaging the Spanish fleet off Flores, 1591 (c1900). Artist: TM Robinson
The Revenge engaging the Spanish fleet off Flores, 1591 (c1900). Cut off from the rest of the English fleet, the Revenge, under the command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-1591)

Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London, as it appeared c1598. Wood engraving after contemporary drawing. The original Globe Theatre opened in 1598 and staged several of Shakespeares plays

Forging a magnet, 1600. The piece of metal on the anvil is aligned north/south. From De Magnete by William Gilbert. (London, 1600)

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1580
Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558. Flemish school portrait. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. The Darnley portrait, artist unknown. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. From the National Portrait Gallery

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1558-1603. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. She is depicted seated on the throne holding a sceptre

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1575. Artist: Federico Zuccaro
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1575. Crayon drawing of Elizabeth (1533-1603) attributed to Fredrigo Zuccaro

Queen Elizabeth I and her attendants out hawking, 1575. The Queen rides side-saddle, on the left a man has just released his hawk, while above a hawk is bringing down a bird

A falconer, 1611. The bird perched on the gauntlet on the mans wrist is still hooded. From the Book of Faulconrie by George Turbevile

Tudor falconry, mid 19th century. A woman, with a falcon perched on her glove, is riding side-saddle

Interior of Haddon Hall, 19th century. Artist: Laslett John Pott
Interior of Haddon Hall, 19th century. Painting by Laslett John Pott (1837-1898), British history painter, showing Haddon Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire, in Elizabethan times

Elizabeth I performing the ceremony of assaying the stag, 1576. Elizabeth (1533-1603) alights from her horse onto the hunting field to perform the ceremony and is handed the knife by the huntsman

Theatre or Playhouse in the time of Elizabeth I
Artists reconstruction of a Theatre or Playhouse in the time of Elizabeth I, mid to late 16th century

Elizabeth I on her way to open the first Royal Exchange, London, 23 January 1571 (c1680). The building, designed by Sir Thomas Gresham, was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666

Gervase Babington (1550?-1610) English churchman, c1620. Artist: Reginald Estracke
Gervase Babington (1550?-1610) English churchman, c1620. Babington was appointed Bishop of Llandaff (1591), Exeter (1595), and then Worcester (1597)

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English statesman. Cecil was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years

Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark (right) and the Bear Garden, c1597 (1825)
Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark (right) and the Bear Garden c1599 (1825). The Globe Theatre was opened in 1599 and is associated with performances of Shakespeares plays

John Milton (1608-1674), English poet, 1870. Milton is shown here imagined in later life when blind, seated by a small chamber organ

William Allen (1532-1594), English prelate. A Catholic, after the accession of Elizabeth I Allen fled England and went into exile in Flanders

Part of Old London Bridge, c1600. Part of the bridge originally built between 1176 and 1209, showing the Middlesex (London) shore with (left)

Death of Sir Philip Sydney, 1586 (c1815). Philip Sidney (1554-1586) English soldier, statesman poet, and patron of poets was appointed Governor of Flushing in the Netherlands in 1585

Philip Sidney, 16th century English soldier, statesman, poet, and patron of poets, c1840. Sidney (1554-1586) was appointed Governor of Flushing in the Netherlands in 1585

Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), English statesman, 1750. A staunch Protestant, Bacon fell out of favour during the reign of Mary I. Under Elizabeth I he was created Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (1558)

Title page of Instauratio Magna, by Francis Bacon, 1620. Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, became Lord Chancellor in 1618

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, 1618. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618. He is shown here after his appointment to the position

Water closet, 1556
Water Closet, 1556. A man sitting on a toilet being menaced by a demonic creature. From The Metamorphosis of Ajax by Sir John Harrington

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