1555 Collection (page 6)

Sun / Olaus Magnus / 1555
A face is seen in the sun

FINE ( 1491 - 1555 )
ORONCE FINE (FINAEUS) - French mathematician and astronomer

Henri II of Navarre wooing Marguerite de Valois
Henri II de Navarre (1503-1555, reigned from 1517), wooing his future wife Marguerite de Valois (1492-1549) -- they married in 1526, and she then became known as Marguerite de Navarre

Magician conjuring up favourable winds, Scandinavia
A magician conjuring up favourable winds in old Scandinavia

Wolves in 16th century Scandinavia
Wolves and their ravages in 16th century Scandinavia

Travellers defending themselves from wolves
Travellers in a horse-drawn sleigh in 16th century Sweden defend themselves from attacking wolves with gun, crossbow and pike

Interpreting Signs 1555
Interpreting signs and portents in old Scandinavia

Exacting Tax with Sword
Exacting taxes with the sword

Malherbe / Francois / Academ
Francois De Malherbe French Poet

Juana (The Mad) / Castile
JUANA (THE MAD) Queen of Castile

Russia / Chancellor Visit
The English seaman Richard Chancellor is received by tsar Ivan IV. Their meeting results in a trade agreement between Russia and England

Reinier Gemma / Frisius
REINIER GEMMA alias FRISIUS Dutch mathematician and medical

Wheeled Siege Ladder
Wheeled ladder for scaling city walls

Polydore Virgil / Thevet
POLYDORE VIRGIL Historian

COINING 1555
Coining

Market on Ice / Sweden / C16
A market held on the ice in Upsala. A transaction is going on between a customer and a tool seller

Transport by Raft 1555
Transporting root crops and other goods by raft

Lancelot Andrewes
LANCELOT ANDREWES Bishop of Winchester

Nicholas Ridley
NICHOLAS RIDLEY Martyred bishop

Various Sorts of Mill
Various sorts of mill including a water mill over a river and two windmills

Jester Entertains King
A court jester entertains a king and his courtiers

Lucas Van Gassel
LUCAS VAN GASSEL also known as Lucas van Helmont Flemish artist

English Bibles Burnt
BIBLE BURNING During Marys reign, english translations of the Bible are burnt at Saint Pauls Cross, London, to prevent ordinary people reading it

John Russell, Bedford
JOHN RUSSELL, first earl of BEDFORD statesman who served Henry VIII and Mary I

1st Earl of Bedford
John Russell, first earl of BEDFORD Statesman and ambassador

Convivial Christians
The convivial customs of Christians !

Swedish School 1555
The class listens intently to the teacher who is holding a cane

Fierce Wind Off Iceland
Fierce winds off Iceland batter the coast

Whaling Scene 1555
Hunting for whales and searching for amber off the Scandinavian coast Date: 1555

Frost and Ice 1555
Traveling in the frosty countryside of Scandinavia is best done on sledges drawn by reindeer, though a horse will do if its well shod

Pygmies and Big Birds
Combat between pigmies of Greenland, mounted on horses and armed with spears, against big birds

Fishing / Norway / Dangers
The variety of fishing styles in the Norwegian Sea, from ship-based catches to the dangers of fishing while balanced on floes of ice!

Fishing / Iceland / 1555
Fishing off the coast of Iceland

Letting with Leeches
A seated gentleman and a riders steed take benefit of blood letting, courtesy of some water-bound leeches

Otter, Fish & Man 1555
An otter delivers a fish to a man, who is about to cook it in a pot

Horse / Checking Mouth
A man checks a horses teeth before deciding whether to buy it

Training a Horse, 1555
Training a horse to carry a lady: two servants hold the kneeling horse while a woman prepares to ride

Maldonata and the Lion
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maldonata helps a pregnant lion, who in gratitude protects her from her enemies

Reindeer / Olaus / Riding
Riding on the back of a reindeer while herding some others

Reindeer / Olaus / Milking
Reindeer being milked

Tapestry Weaving 1555
Weaving tapestry and painted cloth in medieval Scandinavia

Stephen Gardiner
STEPHEN GARDINER Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor

Scandinavian Troops
Northern foot-soldiers travel on skis, and cavalry use reindeer, to make the best of winter conditions

Peregrine Willoughby
PEREGRINE BERTIE, lord WILLOUGHBY of Eresby soldier, mostly in Europe, fighting in the Netherlands and France where he assisted Henri IV. with his autograph

Robert Ferrar
ROBERT FERRAR churchman, bishop of St David s, married, which didn t please Mary Tudor who had him burnt as a heretic. with his autograph

Divine Comedy: Inferno
Homer, the Classic Poets. The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto four

Pope Julius III
POPE JULIUS III (Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte)

Swedes Fight Hail
People of Gothland (Sweden) attempt to dispel hailstorms by shooting at the clouds with bow and arrow

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