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ENGLAND: MARTYR, 1550. Edward VI signing warrant for the arrest of Joan Bocher, an Anabaptist later burned at the stake for heresy at Smithfield, England, 1550

TRIAL OF WEIGHTS, 1497. Trial of weights and measures at the exchequer during the reign of King Henry VII of England. Wood engraving, 19th century, after a drawing of 1497

ENGLAND: ROYAL SEALS. Royal seals of the English monarchs, from Mary I to George III. Line engraving, c1800

ENGLAND: ROYAL SEALS. Seals of the monarchs of England, from Edward III to Edward VI. Line engraving, c1800

MEDIEVAL JUDGE. English judge in the time of Henry VII. 19th century line engraving

HENRY VIII AND ANNE BOLEYN. The first meeting of King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn. Steel engraving, 19th century

CATHERINE PARR (1512-1548). Sixth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Line and stipple engraving, 1829, after Hans Holbein the Younger

ANNE OF CLEVES (1515-1557). Fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Steel engraving, 19th century

OPERA: ANNA BOLENA, 1848. Scene from a London, England, production of Gaetano Donizettis Anna Bolena, 1848. Contemporary line engraving

LONDON: PROCESSION, 1547. The coronation procession of King Edward VI of England leaving the Tower of London on the way to Westminster Abbey, 19 February 1547. Engraving after a contemporary painting

BOSWORTH FIELD, 1485. The crown of the fallen King Richard III of England is placed on the head of the Earl of Richmond, victor in the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485)

HENRY VIII & FRANCIS I. The Alliance between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France, August, 1527. Wood engraving after an illumination in the Chapter House Treaties, August, 1527

HENRY VIII (1491-1547). King of England, 1509-1547: wood engraving, 19th century

SHAKESPEARE: HENRY VIII. Act V, Scene IV. Wood engraving, English, 19th century

LUIGI LABLACHE (1794-1858). Italian operatic bass. Luigi Lablache as Henry VIII. Wood engraving, 1842

SHAKESPEARE: HENRY VIII. Act I, Scene IV. Wood engraving, English, 19th century

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) reads one of his plays to Queen Elizabeth of England: wood engraving, 19th century

KING HENRY VIII OF ENGLAND (1491-1547) in Parliament: contemporary English engraving

SHAKESPEARE: HENRY VIII. Act II, Scene IV. Wood engraving, English, 19th century

SHAKESPEARE: HENRY VIII. Act I, Scene II. Wood engraving, English, 19th century

RICHARD III AT BOSWORTH. The defeat and death of King Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485) by the Earl of Richmond, who became Henry VII: line engraving, 19th century

HENRY VII OF ENGLAND (1457-1509): line engraving, 1819, after a contemporary portrait

ELIZABETH I: CORONATION. The coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1558: liine engraving, 19th century

TUDOR PERIOD: PACK HORSES. Pack horses of Tudor period England, 16th century. Line engraving, 19th century

STATUTE FAIR, 16th CENTURY. A Statute Fair (or Hiring Fair) in the days of Henry VIII. Line engraving, 19th century

GREAT HARRY & ROYAL ALBERT. The Great Harry (left), the largest ship in the world during the reign of King Henry VIII, contrasted with the Royal Albert, launched in 1854. English engraving, c1860

EDWARD VI (1537-1553). King of England and Ireland, 1547-53. Line and stipple engraving, English, 19th century

PRINCE ARTHUR OF WALES (1486-1502). Son of King Henry VII of England. Wearing the hat and collar of the garter. Line and stipple engraving, English, 19th century

JANE SEYMOUR (1509-1537). Third wife of King Henry VIII of England. Line and stipple engraving, 1836, after the painting by Holbein

BOSWORTH FIELD, 1485. Lord Stanley giving the crown of the defeated Richard III to the victorious Earl of Richmond, who thereby began his reign as King Henry VII, at the Battle of Bosworth Field

SHAKESPEARE: BIRTHPLACE. The house at Stratford-on-Avon in which it is thought that William Shakespeare was born. Copper engraving, 1769

CATHERINE OF ARAGON (1485-1536). First wife of King Henry VIII of England. The trial of Queen Catherine. Steel engraving, American, 1869

BOSWORTH FIELD. Henry VII (center, on white horse) at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485. Copper engraving, English, 18th century

ELIZABETHAN THEATRE. A performance of a play in the yard of a London, England, inn during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Wood engraving, English, 1876

ELIZABETH I (1533-1603) and her courtiers at a royal picnic: English engraving, 1575

QUEEN ELIZABETH I. (1533-1603). Queen of England and Ireland, 1558-1603: colored English engraving, 1586

FRANCIS DRAKE (1540?-1596). English naval commander and navigator. Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. Wood engraving, 19th century

HENRY VIII (1491-1547). King of England, 1509-1547. Wood engraving, 19th century

HENRY VIII AND ANNE BOLEYN. Their first meeting. Steel engraving, 19th century

ANNE BOLEYN (1507-1536). Second wife of King Henry VIII of England. Line and stipple engraving, English, 1832

ELIZABETH I / FRANCIS DRAKE. Queen Elizabeth I knighting Francis Drake on the deck of the Golden Hind in Deptford in
ELIZABETH I/FRANCIS DRAKE. Queen Elizabeth I knighting Francis Drake on the deck of the " Golden Hind" in Deptford in April 1581: colored engraving, 19th century

SHAKESPEARE: HOUSE. The house on Henley Street in Stratford-on-Avon in which it is thought that Shakespeare was born in 1654. Line engraving, 19th century

ANNE HATHAWAYs COTTAGE. Wife of William Shakespeare: wood engraving, 19th century

HENRY VII (1457-1509). King of England, 1485-1509. Henry (center, on white horse) at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485. Copper engraving, English, 18th century

FOXE: BOOK OF MARTYRS. A dagger is thrown at a Catholic priest while he preaches against the Protestant King Edward VI and in favor of Bishop Edmund Bonner at Saint Pauls Cross in 1553

MARY I (1516-1558). Queen of England and Ireland, 1553-58. Line engraving, English, 1630

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