Sixteenth Collection

The Mary Rose, Tudor ship, built in 1510. In service for 34 years, it sank in 1545. Discovered in 1971 it was successfully raised from the sea bed in 1982 amid much publicity. Date: 1982

Anne Boleyn (1507? - 1536) Second Queen of King Henry VIII from 1533 until 1536. Mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Date: 1950

Spanish Armada - Golden Lion attacks Santa Ana
An Armada episode, the Golden Lion attacking the Santa Ana of the Spanish Armada on 25 July 1588. Date: 1588

Venetian Galley 1570
A Venetian Galley (Galleas) at the time of the Battle of Lepanto (1571)

Alchemy. Historical artwork by the German artist Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) titled Melencolia I. It represents one of the four temperaments or humours

16th century map of the British Isles
British Isles, 16th century Dutch map. This shows England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, though Ireland is not yet accurately mapped. Published in 1595, from work by Gerard Mercator

16th century world map made by Pierre Desceliers in 1546 on a commission by King Francis I for Henri II of France. Most noticeable is that the Northern hemisphere is upside-down

Barber
3782517 Barber by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Barber from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
3784939 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer; (add.info.: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Protestant reformer and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII)

Hernan Cortes meets Emperor Moctezuma
3846960 Hernan Cortes meets Emperor Moctezuma by Unknown Artist, (16th century); (add.info.: Hernan Cortes meets Emperor Moctezuma, 8 November 1519)

Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew Bridge
Poster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825

A barbers shop
A barber tends to his clients hair in a sixteenth-century barber shop. 16th Century

Lyrics by Anne Boleyn
Words by Anne Boleyn entitled O Death Rock Me On Sleep accompanied by an illustratio of the ill-fated Queen looking rather tragic. Date: 1934

Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890
Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890. The items pictured include: Henry VIIIs hat (top right)

Borgia Family / C16Th
Francesco Borgia, with Lucrezia, his mother

Sir John Smithes armour, 1585 (pen, ink and watercolour on paper)
3744587 Sir John Smithes armour, 1585 (pen, ink and watercolour on paper) by Halder, Jacobe (fl.c.1589); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

View of the Tower of London in 1553 (engraving)
5224947 View of the Tower of London in 1553 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Tower of London in 1553)

Rhinoplasty / C16Th
Rhinoplasty: nose correction

Polo in Persia
A game of polo, with musical accompaniment, in sixteenth century Persia

Caravel (Liebig)
A Spanish caravel

A Hieroglyphic of Britain, the frontispiece to John Dee's 'Arte of Navigation', published 1577 (engraving)
3789056 A Hieroglyphic of Britain, the frontispiece to John Dee's 'Arte of Navigation', published 1577 (engraving) by Unknown Artist

Christopher Columbus before the council of Salamanca, Spain in 1487, from The World's Inhabitants by G.T
5242670 Christopher Columbus before the council of Salamanca, Spain in 1487, from The World's Inhabitants by G.T. Bettany pub. 1888; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, 1451 to 1506)

Gustav I, aka Gustav Vasa, 1496 - 1560
3083168 Gustav I, aka Gustav Vasa, 1496 - 1560.; Private Collection; (add.info.: King of Sweden. Hand writing sample and signature.).

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1504 - 1553
3083297 John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1504 - 1553.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English general, admiral and politician. Hand writing sample and signature.).

A 16th century baker's shop. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs
1000927 A 16th century baker's shop. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection.

16th century German playing card. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs
955309 16th century German playing card. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection.

After a 16th century woodcut by Peter Flotner entitled The Hazards of Love. Lovers in a garden
955329 After a 16th century woodcut by Peter Flotner entitled The Hazards of Love. Lovers in a garden. Amongst the symbology, Father Time with a snake wrapped around his leg

Pope Paul III, 1468 - 1549
3062209 Pope Paul III, 1468 - 1549.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Born Alessandro Farnese. Hand writing sample.).

Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith in 1607. Captain John Smith, 1580 - 1631, Admiral of New England
2603484 Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith in 1607. Captain John Smith, 1580 - 1631, Admiral of New England. English soldier, explorer and author. Pocahontas Matoaka, 1595-1617

Don Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473320 Don Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Don Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, c. 1460 - 1528)

Pedro de Ribadeneira, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473311 Pedro de Ribadeneira, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Pedro de Ribadeneira, 1527 - 1611. Spanish hagiologist)

Juan de Urbina, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473297 Juan de Urbina, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Juan de Urbina, died 1530)

Juan de Jesus Maria, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473294 Juan de Jesus Maria, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Juan de Jesus Maria, 1564 - 1615. Carmelite monk, writer and philosopher)

Pedro Fernandez de Castro y Andrade aka the Great Count of Lemos, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles
3473283 Pedro Fernandez de Castro y Andrade aka the Great Count of Lemos, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Juan Bautista Perez Rubert, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473279 Juan Bautista Perez Rubert, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Juan Bautista Perez Rubert, c.1537 - 1597)

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473154 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, 1599 - 1660)

Don Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar, 1791 (engraving)
3473264 Don Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar, 1791 (engraving); (add.info.: Don Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar)

Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473260 Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, 1508 - 1566)

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1825 (engraving)
4071123 Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1825 (engraving); (add.info.: 1571 to 1610, Italian artist, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary pub.1825).

Henry IV, aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon, 19th century (litho)
3533953 Henry IV, aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon, 19th century (litho); (add.info.: Henry IV, 1553 - 1610, aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon. King of Navarre as Henry III, 1572 - 89)

Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
3473267 Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Diego Laynez or Lainez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473257 Diego Laynez or Lainez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Diego Laynez or Lainez, 1512 - 1565)

Bernardo de Balbuena, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473253 Bernardo de Balbuena, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Bernardo de Balbuena, 1561 - 1627. Spanish poet)

Don Diego Roque Lopez Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla
3253060 Don Diego Roque Lopez Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla; (add.info.: Don Diego Roque Lopez Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla, 7th Duke of Escalona, 7th Marquis of Villena and 7th Count of Xiquena)

Don Martin Enriquez de Almanza
3253042 Don Martin Enriquez de Almanza; (add.info.: Don Martin Enriquez de Almanza, c.1510-c.1583. Spanish politician, fourth viceroy of New Spain and sixth viceroy of Peru)

Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel
3253082 Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel; (add.info.: Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, 1550-1624. Spanish writer and musician. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900).

Paul Eber, German Lutheran theologian
3252992 Paul Eber, German Lutheran theologian; (add.info.: Paul Eber, 1511 -1569. German Lutheran theologian. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900).

Johann Maier von Eck
3252988 Johann Maier von Eck; (add.info.: Johann Maier von Eck, 1486 -1543. German Scholastic theologian and defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation)

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"The Sixteenth Century: A Tapestry of History and Intrigue" Step back in time to the captivating era of the sixteenth century, where stories of power, love, and adventure unfolded. From the enigmatic Anne Boleyn's rise and fall at Henry VIII's court to the tragic sinking of The Mary Rose, this period was filled with remarkable events. Picture yourself aboard a Venetian Galley in 1570, sailing through turquoise waters as you witness breathtaking views that would inspire explorers for centuries to come. Or imagine being on board the Spanish Armada's Golden Lion as it fiercely attacks Santa Ana during one of history's most epic naval battles. Alchemy also played a significant role during this time. Enter an alchemist's laboratory filled with bubbling potions and mysterious experiments aimed at unlocking the secrets of transmutation. Study a meticulously crafted 16th-century map showcasing intricate details of the British Isles or marvel at a world map from that same era, revealing uncharted territories waiting to be discovered by intrepid explorers. Intriguing figures such as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer left their mark on history through religious reforms while barbershops served as social hubs where gossip flowed freely amidst haircuts and shaves. The Tudor Exhibition held in 1890 showcased fascinating artifacts like items belonging to the notorious Borgia Family who wielded immense influence throughout Europe during this period. Sir John Smithes' armor from 1585 stands tall, its pen-and-ink depiction capturing both its grandeur and protective strength. The sixteenth century was an age defined by ambition, conflict, innovation, and cultural exchange. It continues to captivate our imagination today as we delve into its rich tapestry woven with tales both extraordinary and ordinary alike.