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EUTERPE; QUEVEDO y VILLEGAS, Francisco de (1580-1645). Spanish Golden Age writer. Las tres musas oltimas castellanas(The
QUEVEDO y VILLEGAS, Francisco de (1580-1645). Spanish Golden Age writer. Portrait (17th c.). Oil on canvas
ORRENTE, Pedro de (1588-1645). The Return to the Pen. Oil on canvas
The Spinhouse, AmsterdamA view of the Spinhouse on Oudezijdsachterburgwal, now SpinhuisSteeg, Amsterdam. The building, used as a house of correction for female vagrants
Workroom in the Spinhouse, AmsterdamWorkroom in the Spinhouse on Oudezijdsachterburgwal, now SpinhuisSteeg, Amsterdam. The building, used as a house of correction for female vagrants
The Spinhouse, Spinhuissteeg, AmsterdamThe Spinhouse (left) on Oudezijdsachterburgwal, now SpinhuisSteeg, Amsterdam. The building, used as a workhouse or house of correction for female vagrants
William Burton, AntiqWILLIAM BURTON of Falde Scholar, antiquary, topographer, with heraldic and other ornaments. Date: 1575 - 1645
Daniel BurgessDANIEL BURGESS Nonconformist churchman, noted preacher. Date: 1645 - 1713
Kings Arms Inn SignAn interesting placard outside the Kings Arms Inn, Stow- on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Licensed in 1548; King Charles I stayed there on 8 May 1645. Date: licensed 1548
Francesco BraccioliniFRANCESCO BRACCIOLINI Italian writer. Date: 1566 - 1645
Matthias HoeMATTHIAS HOE von Hoenegg German churchman and theologian Date: 1580 - 1645
Matthias Hoe Van HoeneggMATTHIAS HOE VON HOENEGG German churchman, involved in theological controversy. Date: 1580 - 1645
L apothicaire / SandDate: 1645
Tabor in 17th CenturyFounded by Hussite leader Zizka, this was a protestant stronghold during the Hussite wars of the 15th century
Sir John Hotham Riding 1SIR JOHN HOTHAM Parliamentary soldier during the Civil War
Basing House / 1645Basing House, besieged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War and finally taken by Cromwell in 1645
Jakob GronoviusJAKOB GRONOVIUS (Gronow) Dutch scholar, eminent in the history of language, professor of eloquence
Anton Van DiemenANTON VAN DIEMEN Dutch colonial administrator, who established the Dutch as the principal power in the East Indies
A Van Diemen / JohnsonANTHONY VAN DIEMEN Dutch colonial, governor- general of the Dutch East Indian colonies
JOHN MAYOW medical from London, anatomist who made important discoveries regarding the heart and respiration. Date: 1645 - 1679
Basing House BesiegedBASING HOUSE, a strategically located Royalist stronghold, is attacked periodically by the Parliament army : eventually Cromwell takes it and burns it to the ground
Englishman of 1645A gentleman of royalist sympathies
Naseby (Cattermole)BATTLE OF NASEBY Despite a fine charge by Prince Ruperts cavalry, Cromwell - with a larger army - completely defeats the Royalists
Taylor Preaching / C. 1645The English prelate Jeremy Taylor preaches to the Kings troops. Taylor was chaplain to Laud and Charles I, and took refuge in Wales after the downfall of the Royalist cause
ORAZIO / SAND / 1645DON JUAN He wishes there were other worlds to which he could extend his conquests
Madeleine Bavent ExorcisMadeleine Bavent, a young nun at Louviers, France, is exorcised : through her, the demon accuses the priest Boulle of seducing her - he will be burnt on her say-so
Old Basing CottagesA woman fills her bucket from the well in the village of Old Basing, Hampshire. In 1645, Oliver Cromwells men stormed and captured nearby Basing House in the Civil War
Uk / Civil War / Naseby 1645Battle of Naseby - Charles I in action (with Lord Carnewarth - in full armour)
Taj Mahal, AgraArguably the most beautiful building ever constructed, the Taj is built by Shah Jehan in memory of his wife. It is 78 metres in height, and is surrounded by fine gardens
John Sharp, ChurchmanJOHN SHARP churchman, archbishop of York with his autograph
William BurtonWILLIAM BURTON lawyer and antiquarian with his autograph
Tsar MikhailMIKHAIL FEDOROVICH first tsar of Russia of the Romanoc dynasty
William LaudWILLIAM LAUD Prelate; became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633
Count of OlivaresGASPAR DE GUZMAN Y PIMENTAL Conde-duque de OLIVARES Spanish politician Prime minister to Philip IV (1621-43)
Mikhail FedorovichMIKHAIL FEDOROVICH The first Romanov Czar, came to the throne in 1613
Copper Drink VesselsCopper drinking vessels from Scandinavia
Charles I journeys to Scotland to join his supporters there
Montrose retreats 1645James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose retreats to the Highlands during the civil war