1588 Collection

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

Spanish Armada Defeated
The Spanish Armada is defeated by the sailors of the English fleet in the Channel

Drake Plays Bowls
Drake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted approaching England, insists on finishing his game of bowls

Spanish Armada Defeated
THE SPANISH ARMADA Drake tows the captured Capitana into Torbay

Thomas Hobbes
THOMAS HOBBES Philosopher

Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms

Ark Royal - Elizabethan Naval ship
Built by Raleigh, and named the Ark Raleigh, purchased by Elizabeth and renamed Ark Royal (and subsequently Anne Royal Date: 1587

Drake Plays Bowls 1588
Sir Francis Drake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted near England, insists on finishing his game of bowls at Plymouth

Armada / Warning Beacons
THE SPANISH ARMADA Beacon-fires warn of the approach of the Spanish Armada

Armada Beacons 1588
THE SPANISH ARMADA Lighting the beacons to signal the alarm as the enemy fleet approaches the English coast

Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, horned woman
Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, Welsh woman who exhibited herself with a 10 centimetre horn growing from her forehead

Resolution of Council of War for pursuit of Spanish Armada bearing the signature of Francis Drake amongst others. Date: 1588

Barricades 1588
THE WARS OF RELIGION The Ligue Catholique organises the Day of Barricades in Paris, with street fighting between the opposing parties

Edwin Sandys, Archbishop
EDWIN SANDYS Archbishop of York Date: 1516 - 1588

Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven there by storms, September 1588. Date: 1588

The English Fleet 1588 Royal Navy Watercolour
The, English, Fleet, 1588, Royal, Navy, Watercolour, painting, Robert, Aitchen, 12022891

Queen Elizabeth I addressing her troops at Tilbury, Essex, in preparation for the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada, August 1588. Date: 1588

Spanish Armada setting sail for England on 18 May 1588 - about 130 vessels with 24, 000 soldiers and sailors on board. Date: 1588

Engagement of British Fleet and Spanish Armada
Engagement of the British Fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Isle of Wight, 25 July 1588. 1588

Ancient English Dress - 16th century
Ancient English Dress - Nobleman 1557, London Merchant 1588, Gentleman 1590. 16th century

Admiral knighting brave soldiers - Spanish Armada
English Admiral knighting brave sailors during the battle against the fleet of the Spanish Armada - July to August 1588. 1588

Italy - Venice - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Italy - Venice - Base of the Campanile on Piazza San Marco and the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (National Library of St Mark s), designed by Jacopo Sansovino and finally finished in 1588. Date: 1903

Gold Naval Reward for the defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588

Drake taking the Spanish Galleon Capitana 1588
Drake taking the Spanish Galleon Capitana, one of the Armada to Torbay. Date: 22 July 1588

ARMADA BEACONS 1588
THE SPANISH ARMADA Lighting the beacons to signal the alarm Date: July 1588

Anne Bill Printers Wife
ANNE BILL, wife of John Bill the Kings printer - a splendid tribute to the lady. Date: 1588 - 1621

Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de (1588-1665). French noblewoman, owner of a famous literary caf頩 n Paris. Madame de Rambouillet and her daughter Julie d Angennes

Original map of the Battle of Lepanto of October 10, 1571. Naval Battle in the Gulf of Corinth between the Ottoman fleet, led by Ali Pasha, and the Holy League (Venice, Pontifical States)

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz
Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633). Infanta of Spain. Portrait of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz, 1585-1588. By Alonso Sanchez Coello (1531-1588). Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Sir Francis Drake, The Spanish Armada is in Sight (19 July 1588) -- despite which, according to legend, he stayed and finished his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. 1588

VERONESE, Paolo Caliari, called Paolo (1528-1588). Arachne or Dialects. 1575 - 1577. ITALY. Venice. Ducal Palace. Ceiling decoration in the Sala del Collegio. Renaissance art. Cinquecento

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1570. It is considered to be the first modern atlas. Map of the Caribbean Sea with the islands of Cuba, Cayman Islands

Siege Weapon - Catapault
A detailed drawing of a 16th century catapult, indicating its various and numerous forms of ammunition. Date: 1588

Water-powered furnace bellows
A water wheel operates two sets of bellows to keep two furnaces burning hotly. Date: 1588

Large Mounted Crossbow
A large mounted crossbow capable of firing a wide range of projectiles from iron balls to fire bombs and metal lances Date: 1588

RIBERA, JOS (1588-1652). MARTYRDOM
RIBERA, Jos (1588-1652). Martyrdom of St Bartholomew. Work from the Spanish gallery of Luis Felipe de Orleans at Paris. The plot flows the

Leamington Spa Spring
A Georgian building containing the The Original Spring Recorded by Camden, 1588, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1950s

Battle between the English Fleet and Spanish Armada, 1588
Illustration of a battle in the English Channel between Elizabeth Is fleet and the Spanish Armada of King Philip II. This image would appear to depict several English galleons or galleases exchanging

Italy. Rome. Church of Saint Jerome of the Croats. 16th cent
Italy. Rome. Church of Saint Jerome of the Croats (San Girolamo degli Schiavoni). Rebuilt between 1588-1589, under the pontificate of Sixtus V, by Martino Longhi the Elder (15341591). Facade

River Tiber. Four Fountains (Quattro Fontane), 1588-1593, de
Italy. Rome. Group of Four Fountains (Quattro Fontane), 1588-1593. River Tiber. Designed by Domenico Fontana (1543-1607)

Luis Granata
LUIS (Aloysius) GRANATA Spanish Dominican churchman, writer on asceticism, of which he was in favour. Date: 1504 - 1588

Brian Duppa, Bishop
BRIAN DUPPA English churchman, bishop of Winchester. Date: 1588 - 1662

Sir Ranulph Crew
SIR RANULPH (or RANDOLPH) CREW Judge : Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench. Date: 1588 - 1646

Francis Drake Bowling
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE The sign at the bowling green at Plymouth Hoe, Devon, where Sir Francis Drake was playing a game of bowls when he saw the Spanish Armada in 1588. Date: 1545 - 1596

16th Century Windmill
Cross section of a 16th Century windmill Date: 1588

Christian IV of Denmark
CHRISTIAN IV King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648). Date: 1577 - 1648

Reading W / Book Machine
A man uses a circular contraption to read books, enabling him to move between volumes with ease. Date: 1588

CHRISTIAN IV / 1577-1648
CHRISTIAN IV King of Denmark and Norway (1588 - 1648) Wearing a high ruff Date: 1577 - 1648

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