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Connections: The Tudors

Publications production manager Peter Antony revels in the drama running throughout the history of the Tudors.
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"It's risky to judge a medieval or early Renaissance family by modern psychotherapeutic standards, but they seem to me to have been extremely dysfunctional."

Publications production manager Peter Antony revels in the drama running throughout the history of the Tudors.

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Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47), Steel, gold, textile, leather, Italian, Milan or Brescia

Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)

Italian, Milan or Brescia
ca. 1544
Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland, Jacob Halder British, Steel, gold, leather, textile, British, Greenwich

Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland

Jacob Halder
1586
Waistcoat, linen, silk, metal, British
Waistcoat
British
1615–20
King Philip II of Spain, Pompeo Leoni Italian, Marble, Spanish
King Philip II of Spain
Pompeo Leoni
second half 16th century
Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), Onyx and gold, probably Italian
Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603)
probably Italian
ca. 1570–1600
Groat of Henry VII (1485–1509), Silver, British
Groat of Henry VII (1485–1509)
British
early 16th century
Half groat of Henry VIII (r. 1509–47), Silver, British
Half groat of Henry VIII (r. 1509–47)
British
1544–47
Pair of gloves, Leather, satin worked with silk and precious metal thread, seed pearls; satin, couching, and darning stitches; metal bobbin lace; paper, British
Pair of gloves
British
ca. 1600
Testoon of Henry VIII (third coinage), Silver, British, London
Testoon of Henry VIII (third coinage)
British, London
1509–47
Doll Tearsheet, Falstaff, Henry and Poins (Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 4), William Satchwell Leney American, born England, Stipple engraving; third state of three
Doll Tearsheet, Falstaff, Henry and Poins (Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 4)
Multiple artists/makers
first published 1795; reissued 1852
Mary I, Queen of England, Francis Delaram British, Engraving
Mary I, Queen of England
Multiple artists/makers
1600–1627
Queen Elizabeth I of England, Frans Huys Netherlandish, Engraving
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Multiple artists/makers
late 16th–early 17th century
Portrait of a Woman, British Painter British, Oil on wood
Portrait of a Woman
British Painter
ca. 1600
Mary, Queen of Scots, with Her Son, James, British Painter British, Oil on slate
Mary, Queen of Scots, with Her Son, James
British Painter
19th century
Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex, Nicholas Hilliard British, Vellum laid on card
Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex
Nicholas Hilliard
1588
Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery, Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on parchment, laid down on linden
Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery
Hans Holbein the Younger
1532–35
Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Vellum laid on playing card
Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544)
Hans Holbein the Younger
1535–36
Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton, Hans Holbein the Younger German, Vellum laid on card
Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton
Hans Holbein the Younger
ca. 1535
Lady Lee (Margaret Wyatt, born about 1509), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on oak
Lady Lee (Margaret Wyatt, born about 1509)
Hans Holbein the Younger
early 1540s
Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall, Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on oak
Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall
Hans Holbein the Younger
ca. 1545; reworked 1547 or later
The Last Supper, Bernard van Orley Netherlandish, Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread.
The Last Supper
Bernard van Orley
Pieter de Pannemaker
ca. 1525–28