Saturday, 16 August 2008

Paddy Killer

close-up of Paddy Killer's Embroidery (from The Marriage between Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain)

"Elizabethan"
"Ermine" portrait of Elizabeth I.

Potted History: Elizabeth I was Mary Tudor's step-sister and reigned after Mary's death from 1558 (24 yrs old) until 1603 (69). Elizabeth was succeeded by James I of England & VI of Scotland - he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), whom Elizabeth had beheaded.

Some Tudor and Elizabethan Jewellery

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