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English monarchy

  • Artists of the Tudor courtThe Tudor period began in 1485 with a landscape of artistic ruin. The Wars of the Roses had disrupted activity to such an extent that painting reached a very…
  • Stuart periodIn 1603, the death of Queen Elizabeth I ended five decades of Tudor rule and placed James VI of Scotland on the English throne as James I.
  • Privy chamberKing Henry VII created the privy chamber in 1485 as a private apartment within royal residences. This new space allowed him to separate his personal life…