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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 4h

Pieter Bruegel the Elder c.1525-1569 A master of the Northern Renaissance, Pieter Bruegel the Elder is renowned for his richly detailed landscapes www.instagram.com/p/DebV-0ZiJ_... #PieterBruegel #NorthernRenaissance #ArtHistory #OldMasters #FineArt

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 12h

#TudorTuesday In 1587 there was speculation surrounding the possibility of Arbella Stuart becoming a successor to Queen Elizabeth I. www.instagram.com/p/Deabf8DiKt... #ArbellaStuart #QueenElizabethI #BessofHardwick #LineofSuccession #Tudors #Stuarts #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 12h

#OTD 13th October 1499 Claude of Valois, daughter of King Louis XII of France and his second wife, Anne of Brittany was born in Romorantin-Lanthenay. www.instagram.com/p/DeaaGNZiE7... #ClaudeofFrance #DuchessofBrittany #KingLouisXIIofFrance #KingFrançoisIofFrance #ValoisOrléans #France #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Chess Game Sofonisba Anguissola 1555 In this painting, Sofonisba Anguissola depicts members of her own family in an intimate representation of a family scene. www.instagram.com/p/DeYyW2eCFR... #TheChessGame #SofiaAnguissola #Spanish #Spain #Art #ArtHistory #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#OTD 12th October 1537 After a long and hard labour, Jane Seymour gave birth to a son at Hampton Court Palace. www.instagram.com/p/DeYI4onFM5... #EdwardTudor #EdwardPrinceofWales #KingEdwardVI #KingHenryVIII #JaneSeymour #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#OTD 12th October 1555 Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby of Willoughby, Beck and Eresby was born at Wesel In Cleves. www.instagram.com/p/DeYJCUmDTc... #PeregrineBertie #BaronWilloughbydeEresby #CatherineWillougbyDuchessofSuffolk #RichardBertie #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#OTD 11th October 1542 Sir Thomas Wyatt, poet and courtier died of a fever at the house of his friend, Sir John Horsey in Sherborne, Dorset. www.instagram.com/p/DeVjdgGiBN... #SirThomasWyatt #ThomasWyatt #Poet #AnneBoleyn #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#OTD 11th October 1537 A solemn procession took place at St Paul’s Cathedral to pray for Queen Jane Seymour, who was in labour with her first child. www.instagram.com/p/DeVi4pvDU3... #JaneSeymour #KingHenryVIII #ThirdWife #KingEdwardVI #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#OTD 11th October 1521 King Henry VIII was given the title Defender of the Faith by Pope Leo X. Who would have thought that seventeen years later, the King of England would be excommunicated by Pope Paul III. #KingHenryVIII #DefenderoftheFaith #PopeLeoX #CatholicChurch #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#OTD 11th October 1492 Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France & heir to the Duchy of Brittany was born at Château de Plessis-lez-Tours to King Charles VIII of France & his wife, Anne, Duchess of Brittany. He died aged 3 from measles. #CharlesOrlando #DauphinofFrance #ValoisOrléans #France #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Double-Sided Crucifix Pendant c.1575-c.1600 Spanish Gold, enamel, and pearls On display at The Art Institute of Chicago #Pendent #CrucifixPendent #DoubleSidedCrucifixPendent #Gold #Enamels #Pearls #Jewellery #Spanish #Spain #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#OTD 10th October 1530 Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquis of Dorset died. He was the grandson of Elizabeth Woodville by her first marriage to Sir John Grey of Groby. www.instagram.com/p/DeS9lsJG71... #ThomasGrey #MarquisofDorset #ElizabethWoodville #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#OTD 10th October 1588 The funeral of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester took place, he was laid to rest in the Beauchamp Chapel of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick. #RobertDudley #EarlofLeicester #MasterofHorse #QueensFavourite #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Apostle Spoons Silver-gilt Nuremberg or Augsburg 16th Century www.instagram.com/p/DeRDrWPEdF... #ApostleSpoons #Spoons #SilverGilt #German #Germany #16thCentury #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#OTD 9th October 1529 A writ of praemunire was filed against Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in the court of King’s Bench. Picture David Suchet as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in the 2003 tv series Henry VIII. #ThomasWolsey #CardinalWolsey #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#OTD 9th October 1514 Eighteen-year-old Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII, married fifty-two year-old King Louis XII of France at Abbeville in France. #MaryTudor #QueenofFrance #KingLouisXIIofFrance #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #ValoisOrléans #England #France #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Pendant 1580s Spain Emeralds, gold and enamel Chased, polished and painted www.instagram.com/p/DeOtX-eCIm... #Pendant #Caravel #Ship #Emeralds #Gold #Enamel #16thCentury #Spain #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#ThrowbackThursday Travelling spoon and case England or Flanders 1400 -1500 Silver gilt, enamel; leather. www.instagram.com/p/DeOMzRaCMP... #TravellingSpoonandCase #SilverGilt #AveMaria #England #Flanders #15thCentury #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#OTD 8th October 1549 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector and uncle of King Edward VI, was proclaimed a traitor by the King's Privy Council. www.instagram.com/p/DeNz7EkDUe... #EdwardSeymour #DukeofSomerset #LordProtector #PrivyCouncil #KingEdwardVI #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#OTD 8th October 1515 Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox was born at Harbottle Castle www.instagram.com/p/DeN0j8TgGt... #MargaretDouglas #CountessofLennox #MargaretTudor #ArchibaldDouglas #Scotland #England #Stewarts #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Letter from Philip of Spain to Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba. 4th April 1555 London www.instagram.com/p/DeMpDYUiFh... #Letter #Document #PhilipofSpain #FernandoÁlvarezdeToledoDukeofAlba #London #England #Hapsburg #Spain #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In 1534, King Henry VIII appointed himself head of the Church in England. www.instagram.com/p/DeMlydsiDE... #ValorEcclesiasticus #HeadoftheChurchofEngland #Reformation #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

English woman walking Hans Holbein Early 1530’s The front section of the gown is held up by a pair of dress-hooks attached to the girdle. On display at The British Museum, London Photo © The Tudor Age #Sketch #Drawing #EnglishWomanWalking #HansHolbein #16thCentury #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

King’s Warrant This document from 1538 securing the surrender of Hitchin Priory bears Thomas Cromwell’s signature at the bottom. Picture via Lambeth Palace Library. #Document #HitchinPriory #ThomasCromwell #KingHenryVIII #DissolutionoftheMonastaries #Reformation #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Portrait of a Surgeon Netherlandish 1569 A surgeon is represented here with the attributes of his trade www.instagram.com/p/DeMVvIOCFL... #Surgeon #Surgeonandthetoolsofhistrade #Netherlandish #16thCentury #Art #Portrait #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Opus Anglicanum Late 15th Century English Silk and metallic threads on linen; appliqué on silk velvet foundation with silk embroidery & silver-gilt shot. www.instagram.com/p/DeML5B2j8X... #OpusAnglicanum #Silk #MetalicThreads #Linen #SilkEmbroidery #ChurchVestment #England #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In 1571 the Royal Exchange in London was opened by Queen Elizabeth I. A grand scheme, the Exchange was founded by courtier and merchant Sir Thomas Gresham www.instagram.com/p/DeMLYH1iOb... #TheRoyalExchange #London #SirThomasGresham #CityofLondon #PrivyCouncil #Tudors #London

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#OTD 7th October 1577 George Gascoigne, author, poet and courtier died in Stamford, Lincolnshire. www.instagram.com/p/DeLQ0xHCdM... #GeorgeGascoigne #Poet #Courtier #ADiscourseoftheAdventuresofMasterFJ #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#OTD 7th October 1542 Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo undertaking a voyage for the Spanish Empire is the first European to discover Catalina Island off the coast of California #JuanRodriguezCabrillo #Explorer #Portugal #SpanishEmpire #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Tudor Farm Dawn to Dusk 03.00-05.00 Restricted by the amount of daylight, work on the farm began before dawn with the feeding and watering the livestock www.instagram.com/p/DeJ83d6CAF... #Lifeonthefarm #TudorFarm #Farmlife #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#TudorTuesday Cap 1500-1550 London Wool, hand-knitted, fulled This closely knitted woollen cap or coif could have been worn by a man or woman and been very warm and waterproof, protecting both the neck and ears with flaps. #Cap #WoollenCap #WoollenCoif #Headwear #Wool #London #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#OTD 6th October 1536 The reformer, scholar and Bible translator, William Tyndale was executed at Vilvoorde in the Duchy of Brabant (in modern day Belgium) www.instagram.com/p/DeIq7ougBU... #WilliamTyndale #Reformer #Scholar #BibleTranslator #Reformation #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#OTD 6th October 1600 Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, written by Jacopo Peri with additional music by Giulio Caccini had its 1st performance at Palazzo Pitti, Florence. The composer sang the role of Orfeo. #Euridice #Opera #Italian #JacopoPeri #GiulioCaccini #Florence #Italy #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In 1543 Andreas Vesalius published a book series on the human body called De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books) www.instagram.com/p/DeHheFAiHa... #AndreasVesalius #DeHumaniCorporisFabricaLibriSeptem #Physician #Anatomist #EuropeanHistory #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

***BOOK REVIEW*** Death By Misadventure Jane Bitomsky This wasn’t a groundbreaking read, but it was an enjoyable historical mystery, helped by its interesting structure and strong historical research. www.instagram.com/p/DeHKlaNNmY... #BookReview #HistoricalFiction #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#OTD 5th October 1528 Richard Foxe, Bishop of Winchester and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, died in Wolvesey, Winchester. www.instagram.com/p/DeGHVa6jz6... #RichardFoxe #BishopofWinchester #CorpusChristiCollegeOxford #LordPrivySeal #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#OTD 5th October 1600 The proxy Marriage took place of Marie de Medici and King Henri IV of France in Florence www.instagram.com/p/DeGHgc6isf... #ProxyMarriage #KingHenriIVofFrance #MariedeMedici #Bourbon #Medici #France #Florence #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OTD 4th October 1550 King Charles IX of Sweden was born at Stockholm Castle to King Gustav I of Sweden & his wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud. He became the ruler of the Scandinavian country on the abdication of King Sigismund III Vasa in 1604. #KingCharlesIXofSweden #Scandinavia #Sweden #Vasa #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OTD 4th October 1539 A treaty was signed by King Henry VIII for his marriage to Anne of Cleves, sister of the Duke of Julich-Berg-Cleves. www.instagram.com/p/DeDgzazjfG... #AnneofCleves #KingHenryVIII #England #Cleves #Tudors #LaMarck #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

George, 5th Lord Seton and his Family Frans Pourbus the Elder 1572 This portrait shows George Seton surrounded by his daughter and four sons. www.instagram.com/p/DeCuucziAR... #GeorgeSeton #LordGeorgeSeton #FamilyPortrait #Stuarts #Scotland #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Purse 16th Century Germany Purse of leather with iron mount, to hang from the girdle, with five inner and four outer pockets. www.instagram.com/p/DeCsVZ4CPl... #Purse #Leather #IronMount #LeatherStrings #Tassels #Germany #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Ermine Portrait 1585 Attributed to Nicholas Hilliard Queen Elizabeth I holds a sprig of olive in one hand (representing Peace) and has a small white animal on the sleeve of her left hand. www.instagram.com/p/DeCrPCiCMd... #Portrait #TheErminePortrait #HatfieldHouse #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#OTD 3rd October 1554 Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, was born at Beauchamp's Court, Alcester to Sir Fulke Greville & his wife, Anne Neville. www.instagram.com/p/DeA9skND--... #FulkeGreville #BaronBrooke #Poet #Statesman #TreasureroftheNavy #ChancelloroftheExchequer #Tudors #Stuarts #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#OTD 3rd October 1568 Elisabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain, died, aged only 23 after suffering a miscarriage at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez in Spain. www.instagram.com/p/DeA99piiYd... #ElizabethdeValois #PrincessofFrance #QueenofSpain #KingPhillipIIofSpain #France #ValoisAngoulême #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OTD 2nd October 1536 A rising began in Lincolnshire that was the start of the most potentially damaging rebellion of King Henry VIII’s reign. www.instagram.com/p/Dd-YWTUDu9... #PilgramageofGrace #ReligiousChanges #Rebellion #RobertAske #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OTD 2nd October 1514 Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII left Dover for France at two o’clock in the morning. www.instagram.com/p/Dd-XxDwDI2... #MaryTudor #QueenofFrance #KingLouisXII #England #France #Tudors #ValoisOrléans #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OTD 2nd October 1528 William Tyndale’s “The Obedience of the Christian Man and How Christian Rulers Ought to Govern” was published. www.instagram.com/p/Dd-XxDwDI2... #WilliamTyndale #TheObedienceoftheChristianManandHowChristianRulersOughttoGovern #Tudors #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#ThrowbackThursday A hexagonal Limoges Enamel Salt Cellar depicting sibyls and prophets Mid 16th century www.instagram.com/p/Dd7uJdUCKX... #SaltCellar #Hexagonal #LimogesEnamel #Limoges #Prophets #Sibyls #France #History

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#OTD 1st October 1553 Mary Tudor was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony conducted by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. www.instagram.com/p/Dd7tmUjiqT... #QueenMaryI #QueenMaryIofEngland #QueenRegnant #Tudors #England #History

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