1588 Collection (page 4)

Richard Brathwaite
RICHARD BRATHWAITE Writer, author of The English Gentleman etc. Date: 1588 - 1673

GERMAN NOBLES 1570-88
Two German noblemen wear small ruffs, doublets, cut-fingered pumps, hose or breeches ornamented with embroidery or ribbon bows, a sleeveless jerkin & short cloak. Date: 1570 - 1588

Armada Galleon
An Armada Galleon Date: 1588

Henri De Guise Murdered
Henri III invites Henri duc de Guise, leader of the Catholic League, to his chateau at Blois : after they take mass together, the king has Guise murdered

Elizabethan Warship, 1588
Illustration of an Elizabeth warship, circa 1588, from the Illustrated London News, 2nd March 1929. This image depicts a typical warship of 500 tons, mounting 28 guns

Spanish Armada in a gale, 1588
Engraving of several Spanish galleons, in heavy seas, trying to head for home. Once the Armada had been driven away from English shores

Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596)
Engraving of Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596), Elizabethan explorer and seafarer. In 1577 he and his crew became the first Englishmen to circumnavigate the globe

Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595)
Engraving of Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595); Elizabethan seafarer, shipbuilder, MP, Treasurer of the Navy. In 1588 he was Rear-Admiral of the English fleet

Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603), attired for the Royal Thanksgiving on the defeat of the Spanish Armada of 1588

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624)
Engraving of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624), Lord High Admiral. As Lord Howard of Effingham, he was in command of the English Fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588

Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594)
Engraving of Sir Martin Frobisher (c.1535-1594), Elizabethan explorer and seafarer. He was knighted in 1588 for his action against the Spanish Armada as Captain of the Triumph

Alexandria in C16Th
A fascinating early plan of Alexandria, showing the remains of Alexanders Palace, Pompeys Pillar, the Pharos, the city gates, the African coast and the Mediterranean

Officer Switzerland
Habit of a Swiss officer

Nobleman Netherlands
A nobleman of the United Provinces, now known as the Netherlands

Military Germany 16C
A German officer of over 100 men

Military England 16C
An English gentleman with his armour

Armada / Spanish Attacked
THE SPANISH ARMADA The Spanish fleet attacked by the English ships in the Channel

Thomas Hobbes / Clark
THOMAS HOBBES English philosopher at the age of 76

Costume / Men / Court 1588
An aristocrat in court dress, his trusty greyhound behind him

Armada / Lord Howard
The Spanish Armada Lord Howard of Effingham on board the Ark Royal, engaging the ship of Don Alonzo da Leyva

Marin Mersenne / Mag Pitto
MARIN MERSENNE French mathematician and monk

Henri De Guise / Triqueti
HENRI DE GUISE LE BALAFRE French Catholic soldier

JEAN AURATUS DORAT or DAURAT French poet and humanist

Pole (Larmessin)
REGINALD POLE Cardinal and Archbishop of Canterbury

Christian Iv / Danish Roya
CHRISTIAN IV King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648)

Thanks after Armada
Queen Elizabeth going to St Pauls cathedral, London, to give thanks after the defeat of the Spanish Armada

Wimbledon Manor House built by Sir Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter in 1588, re-modelled and then demolished in 1732 to make way for a new building

Luis De Granada / Larmessi
LUIS DE GRANADA Spanish prelate of the Dominican Order

R Dudley E Leicester
ROBERT DUDLEY, earl of LEICESTER statesman

POLE (1500 - 1588)
REGINALD POLE Cardinal and adviser to Queen Mary I

Arnold Vinnen
ARNOLD VINNEN Dutch jurist from Leyden

Duc De Guise Murdered
Henri III, angered by the Catholic League and suspecting the duc de Guise of plotting against him invites him to his palace of Blois and has him murdered

Richard Tarlton / Jester
RICHARD TARLTON - Clown and jester to the court of Elizabeth I

Nicolas Laniere
NICOLAS LANIERE (also Lanier/Laneer) English composer, singer and artist

Johann Weir / Malades
JOHANN WIER German medical at the age of 60

Robert Dudley / H T Ryall
ROBERT DUDLEY 1ST EARL OF LEICESTER Fifth son of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland English courtier

Robert Dudley / Anon Oval
ROBERT DUDLEY 1ST EARL OF LEICESTER Fifth son of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland English courtier

Spanish Galleon C1580
A Spanish galleon, of the type that sailed with the Armada in 1588

Palissy / Trade Card
BERNARD PALISSY French potter and painter

Claude De Saumaise
CLAUDE DE SAUMAISE French writer

Armada / Retreat of Fleet
THE SPANISH ARMADA The retreat of the Spanish fleet after encountering the Navy, the fireships and the storms

Armada / Vessels Wrecked
THE SPANISH ARMADA The dispersed Spanish vessels are wrecked by storms round Ireland and western England

ARMADA / ARK ROYAL
THE SPANISH ARMADA Lord Howard in the Ark Royal attacks Medina Sidonia in the San Martin

Thomas Hobbes / Dev House
THOMAS HOBBES Philosopher

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