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1552 Collection (page 5)

In the year 1552, a multitude of significant events took place across various corners of the world

Background image1552 Collection: BARNACLE GEESE, 1552. Engraving, 1552, from the Cosmographie Universelle, published at Basle

BARNACLE GEESE, 1552. Engraving, 1552, from the Cosmographie Universelle, published at Basle

Background image1552 Collection: SIEGE OF AUGSBURG, 1552. The forces of Duke Moritz of Saxony besieging Augsburg, Germany, in 1552

SIEGE OF AUGSBURG, 1552. The forces of Duke Moritz of Saxony besieging Augsburg, Germany, in 1552. Line engraving, German, 1619

Background image1552 Collection: NUREMBERG, GERMANY, 1552. German engraving

NUREMBERG, GERMANY, 1552. German engraving

Background image1552 Collection: Richard Brownlow

Richard Brownlow
RICHARD BROWNLOW Lawyer : Chief Prothonotary (sounds impressive !) of the Court of Common Pleas, London. Date: 1552 - 1638

Background image1552 Collection: RICCI (1552 - 1610)

RICCI (1552 - 1610)
MATTEO RICCI First Jesuit missionary in China. Arrived in Peking in 1601 and founded a mission. Date: 1552 - 1610

Background image1552 Collection: Metz in Dispute

Metz in Dispute
The German princes agree that Metz should be French, but emperor Carl V disagrees : he tries to re-take it, but it is successfully defended by Francois de Guise

Background image1552 Collection: Hayes Barton, Devon, 1892

Hayes Barton, Devon, 1892
Photograph showing Hayes Barton, Devon, the birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) English courtier, navigator and poet

Background image1552 Collection: French Theatre / Matthieu

French Theatre / Matthieu
Matthieu ( creancier ) A character from L Eugene by Jodelle

Background image1552 Collection: John Leland, Antiq

John Leland, Antiq
JOHN LELAND antiquarian

Background image1552 Collection: Edward Vi / Military Dress

Edward Vi / Military Dress
Only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and only legitimate son, reigned from 1547 to 1553, shown in military dress, 1552

Background image1552 Collection: Francisco Javier / Monnin

Francisco Javier / Monnin
FRANCISCO JAVIER (XAVIER) Spanish Jesuit missionary

Background image1552 Collection: Paolo Giovio

Paolo Giovio
PAOLO GIOVIO Italian historian

Background image1552 Collection: Edmund Spenser / Miniature

Edmund Spenser / Miniature
EDMUND SPENSER English poet

Background image1552 Collection: Luigi Settala / Larmessin

Luigi Settala / Larmessin
LUIGI SETTALA Italian medical

Background image1552 Collection: Luthers Wife (Colour)

Luthers Wife (Colour)
KATHARINA VON BORA Martins wife

Background image1552 Collection: Simon Forman, Astrologer

Simon Forman, Astrologer
A noted English astrologer

Background image1552 Collection: Ideal City of 1552

Ideal City of 1552
Plan for an Ideal City, prefiguring the city of the Sun proposed by Campanella

Background image1552 Collection: Edmund Spenser Writer

Edmund Spenser Writer

Background image1552 Collection: German Farm C16

German Farm C16
Busy scene on a German farm - the master on a horse gives orders, villeins and servants get on with their various tasks

Background image1552 Collection: Francisco Javier / Devotio

Francisco Javier / Devotio
FRANCISCO JAVIER (XAVIER) Spanish Jesuit missionary

Background image1552 Collection: Edmund Spenser / Reading

Edmund Spenser / Reading
Edmund Spenser Writer

Background image1552 Collection: Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary in China

Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary in China
Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary in China



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