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Tudor England
- Lucas HorenboutGhent, 1512. Lucas Horenbout stood before the Guild of Saint Luke to claim his master status. He had trained under his father Gerard, a leading figure in…
- 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…
- Tudor LondonIn 1485, the city of London contained roughly 50,000 souls within its ancient medieval walls. By 1603, that number had swollen to an estimated 200,000 people.
- Tudor periodIn the year 1485, Henry VII defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field to seize the English throne. This victory ended decades of civil war known…
- Tudor Royal ProgressesHenry VII stepped onto the field at Bosworth in August 1485 to claim a crown stained with blood. He secured his victory but faced a kingdom fractured by…
- Elizabethan eraQueen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne in 1558, inheriting a nation that had been financially bankrupt and religiously fractured.
- Tudor navyIn 1495, Sir Reginald Bray constructed a dry dock at Portsmouth that remains the oldest surviving example of its kind. This infrastructure project marked…
- English RenaissanceScholars argue over the exact moment when the English Renaissance began. Some point to the late 15th century while others insist it started in the early 16th…
- Tudor architectureIn 1498, Henry VII began spending vast sums of money to enlarge Greenwich Palace. This project marked a sharp break from centuries of English building…
- Spanish ChronicleThe Chronicle of King Henry VIII of England emerged from the shadows of an unknown author. This writer worked during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI…
- Spanish ArmadaPhilip II of Spain sat in his chambers at the Escorial Palace, issuing written orders that would launch a fleet against England.