Elizabethan Collection (page 9)

Queen Elizabeth attired for the royal thanksgiving on the defeat of the Spanish Armada, (1872). Elizabeth I in a dress covered in pearls and lace

Yeomen Warders on parade at the Tower of London, 1926-1927. Beefeaters being inspected on the occasion of escorting the governor of the Tower to St Peters Chapel, an Easter Sunday custom

Distribution of the Maundy Money by Yeomen Warders, Tower of London, 1926-1927
Distribution of the Maundy Money by Yeomen Warders, Thursday before Easter, Tower of London, 1926-1927. Beefeaters carrying out an ancient custom

The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

The Ashbourne Portrait of Shakespeare, 16th century. Artist: Cornelius Ketel
The Ashbourne Portrait of Shakespeare, 16th century. Originally thought to have been of William Shakespeare, the painting is now thought to be a lost Cornelius Ketel portrait of Edward de Vere

Queen Elizabeth I, (c1920s). The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. She is referred to as The Virgin Queen, as she never married

Queen Elizabeth I, (c1920s). Artist: EThomas
Queen Elizabeth I, (c1920s). The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. She is referred to as The Virgin Queen, as she never married

An illustrated timeline, 1935. From A Concise History of the World, introduction by Sir John AR Marriott (Associated Newspapers Ltd, 1935)

Entrance to Staple Inn, Holborn, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Entrance to Staple Inn, Holborn, London, 1912. Staple Inn, part of the Inns of Court, dates from the 16th century. Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London

Parham House, West Sussex, c1900s-c1920s. Parham is an Elizabethan house set in an ancient deer park close to the South Downs

Queen Elizabeth Opening the Royal Exchange in 1570, (c1920). Artist: Ernest Crofts
Queen Elizabeth Opening the Royal Exchange in 1570, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume II, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, 1581, (c1920). Artist: WS Bagdatopulos
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, 1581, (c1920). Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship Golden Hind after his round-the-world voyage

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624), 1824. Artist: R Cooper
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624), 1824. Wriothesley, one of William Shakespeares patrons, was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton

George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes (1555-1629), 1824. Artist: W Holl
George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes (1555-1629), 1824. Carew served under Queen Elizabeth I during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland and was rewarded by being appointed as President of Munster

Lucy Russell (nee Harington), Countess of Bedford (1581-1627), 1824. Artist: W Freeman
Lucy Russell (nee Harington), Countess of Bedford (1581-1627), 1824. Lucy Russell was a major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras

Old House, Hereford, Herefordshire, early 20th century

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and playwright, 1721, (1913). Artist: George Vertue
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and playwright, 1721. From The Connoisseur Vol XXXV [Otto Limited, London, 1913.]

Portrait of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 1572, (1840)
Portrait of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, and copies of letters written by him in 1572, (1840). The farewell papers were written immediately before Howards execution in 1572

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sailor, 1924
Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator. Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. He circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580)

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, 1924
Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

The Spanish Armada in a tempest, 1588 (late 19th or early 20th century(?)). The Armada, a fleet of 130 ships under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia was intended to protect an invasion force

Sir Thomas Gresham, British merchant and financier, 16th century (1793). Gresham (1519-1579) was the founder of the Royal Exchange and Gresham College, London

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, (1832). Artist: William Thomas Fry
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, (1832). The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. She is referred to as The Virgin Queen, as she never married

The Swan Theatre, London, 1596, (1893). The Swan theatre was built by Francis Langley in c1595. The last known mention of the theatre dates from 1632

The Redcrosse Knight, 1598, (1893). From The Faerie Queene, the epic poem by Edmund Spenser, third edition, 1598. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

February, 1597 (1893). Illustration from Shepherds Calendar, 1597. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co

January, 1597 (1893). Illustration from Shepherds Calendar, 1597. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co

Chart of the Spanish Armadas course, 1588 (1893). Pines engraving of 1739, of a tapestry then in the House of Lords. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Title page of Acts of Parliament, 1585, (1893). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co, London, New York

Title page of The Countess of Pembrokes Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney, third edition, 1598 (1893). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Queen Elizabeth I at prayer, 1569, (1893). Frontispiece to Christian Prayers, 1569. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II

Facsimile from the book of accounts of the Coopers Company, 1576, (1893). Hazlitt, Livery Companies of London. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Mary Stuart, Queen of France and Scotland, and Henry Lord Darnley, Her Husband, (1816). Artist: Robert Dunkarton
Mary Stuart, Queen of France and Scotland, and Henry Lord Darnley, Her Husband, (1816). Darnley (1545-1567) was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots

Queen Elizabeth I, (1816). Artist: Charles Turner
Queen Elizabeth I, (1816). The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. A print from Fifteen Splendid Portraits of Royal Personages

The Favourite, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

William Shakespeare, His method of work, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
William Shakespeare, His method of work, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Letter by Mary Queen of Scots to Sir Francis Knollys, 1568 (1865). Artist: Frederick George Netherclift
Letter by Mary Queen of Scots to Sir Francis Knollys, 1568 (1865). Her first English letter. Knollys was one of the people made responsible for taking charge of Mary after she fled Scotland

Letter by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Lord Burghley and Sir Walter Mildmay, 1576 (1856). A print from The Autograph Souvenir, A collection of Autograph Letters, Interesting Documents, &c

Letter by Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1594 (1865). A print from The Autograph Souvenir, A collection of Autograph Letters, Interesting Documents, &c

Letter by Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to James VI of Scotland, c1588 (1865). Artist: Frederick George Netherclift
Letter by Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to James VI of Scotland, c1588 (1865). The Queen is ready to drink of the river of Lethe and resume her friendship with James

Burton Agnes Hall, Worcestershire, home of Baronet Boynton, c1880. Burton Agnes was built in the 1600s for Sir Henry Griffith. The designs were by the Elizabethan architect Sir Robert Smythson

Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, home of Lord Middleton, c1880. Wollaton Hall was built in the 1580s and is said to be by the Elizabethan architect Robert Smythson

Burghley House, Lincolnshire, home of the Marquis of Exeter, c1880. The house was built in the 16th century for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I

Charlecote Park, Warwickshire, home of the Lucy family, c1880. Charlecote was a manor house built in the 16th century. George Hammond Lucy set about restoring it to its original Elizabethan style

Franks Hall, Kent, home of the Power family, c1880. Franks Hall, near Horton Kirby in north-west Kent, is an Elizabethan manor house built in 1591

Burton Constable, Yorkshire, home of Baronet Constable, c1880. Burton Constable is an Elizabethan manor house with 18th and 19th century interiors, set in grounds laid out by Capability Brown

John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1602. Whitgift (c1530-1604) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1567-1576. He became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1583

Woman in Elizabethan dress, c1819Artist: G Engelmann
Woman in Elizabethan dress, c1819

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