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16th Collection (page 6)

In the 16th century, a world of wonder and change unfolded before our eyes

Background image16th Collection: Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack

Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack, the Sao Filipe, containing gold, spices and silk), off the Azores, 8 June 1587

Background image16th Collection: Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of England

Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of England
Eleanor Rumming, the (fictional) famous alewife of England, illustration to a poem by John Skelton, Poet Laureate to King Henry VIII. 16th century

Background image16th Collection: Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth enter London

Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth enter London
Queen Mary and her sister Princess Elizabeth enter London after the suppression of Wyatts Rebellion. Date: circa 1564

Background image16th Collection: The Pilgrimage of Grace

The Pilgrimage of Grace (October 1536-October 1537) - a massive protest against Henry VIIIs break with the Roman Catholic Church, the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Background image16th Collection: Mexican Priest Cut the Heart Out of Human Sacrifice

Mexican Priest Cut the Heart Out of Human Sacrifice
AZTECS OF MEXICO A priest cuts the heart out of a living victim Date: circa 16th century

Background image16th Collection: Old Six Chimneys, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Old Six Chimneys, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, a country residence built around 1520 with six gables and chimneys. The Crown and Anchor Hotel is on the left. Date: circa early 1900s

Background image16th Collection: Commedia dell arte Characters

Commedia dell arte Characters
Four Characters from Commedia dell arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters

Background image16th Collection: Drawing Of A Man Spanking A Child, After Hans Holbein The Younger

Drawing Of A Man Spanking A Child, After Hans Holbein The Younger. From Histoire Des Peintres, eCole Allemande
Drawing Of A Man Spanking A Child, After Hans Holbein The Younger. From Histoire Des Peintres, ECole Allemande, Published 1875

Background image16th Collection: Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired

Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired Francois Rabelais for
1734778 Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired Francois Rabelais for "Pantagruel" in 1532

Background image16th Collection: Fool's Cap World Map, c.1590 (hand-coloured engraving on off-white paper)

Fool's Cap World Map, c.1590 (hand-coloured engraving on off-white paper, with inscriptions in iron gall ink)
1217928 Fool's Cap World Map, c.1590 (hand-coloured engraving on off-white paper, with inscriptions in iron gall ink) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); 49.7x38.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Background image16th Collection: Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired

Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired Francois Rabelais for
1734780 Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired Francois Rabelais for "Pantagruel" in 1532, engraving by Albert Robida by Robida

Background image16th Collection: Necromancy: Edward Kelly, a magician, raising the Ghost of a Person lately deceased

Necromancy: Edward Kelly, a magician, raising the Ghost of a Person lately deceased
746859 Necromancy: Edward Kelly, a magician, raising the Ghost of a Person lately deceased, in the Church Yard of Walton-le-dale, Lancaster

Background image16th Collection: Robert Raikes House - an historic 16th century timber-framed town house at 36-38 Southgate Street

Robert Raikes House - an historic 16th century timber-framed town house at 36-38 Southgate Street, Gloucester. Date: circa 1907

Background image16th Collection: English attack on Puerto Rico, Battle of San Juan, June 1598

English attack on Puerto Rico, Battle of San Juan, June 1598, part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604). Date: 1598

Background image16th Collection: Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven

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

Background image16th Collection: Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe

Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe, Scottish battle axes used in medieval times, preserved at Edinburgh

Background image16th Collection: Sir John Bolle of Thorpe Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire

Sir John Bolle of Thorpe Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire
Sir John Bolle (?-1606) of Thorpe Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire. circa early 17th century

Background image16th Collection: Portrait of a German maiden in late 16th century garb

Portrait of a German maiden in late 16th century garb. She wears a lace ruff, a painted glass brooch with her own likeness, and holds a prayer book bound in painted parchment

Background image16th Collection: Ceremonial dress of orders of chivalry, 16th century

Ceremonial dress of orders of chivalry, 16th century
Ceremonial robes of knights of the Golden Fleece A, Order of the Garter B, Teutonic Knights C, D, and sword and wreath of Georg Hund von Wenkheim E

Background image16th Collection: Women of Venice dying their hair using a solana

Women of Venice dying their hair using a solana (a wide brim hat with a hole in the centre), one with a sponge A, and one with comb in front of a mirror after Cesare Vecellio B, and wooden comb C

Background image16th Collection: Amy Robsart, first wife of Lord Robert Dudley

Amy Robsart, first wife of Lord Robert Dudley
Amy Robsart (1532-1560), first wife of Lord Robert Dudley, favourite of Elizabeth I of England

Background image16th Collection: Joust between Duke of Norfolk and Duke of Hereford

Joust between Duke of Norfolk and Duke of Hereford
A joust between Thomas Mowbray, the Duke of Norfolk and Henry Bolingbroke, the Duke of Hereford at Gosford Green in Coventry on 16th September 1398 to settle an argument is disrupted by King Richard

Background image16th Collection: Virgin Mary with Santa Ines and Santa Tecla by El Greco

Virgin Mary with Santa Ines and Santa Tecla by El Greco (1541-1614) - canvas. Date: circa 1599

Background image16th Collection: Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Built in 1596 by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of the benefactor of Harvard University, John Harvard. Date: circa 1910s

Background image16th Collection: Astronomical Clock - Hampton Court Palace, London

Astronomical Clock - Hampton Court Palace, London. Installed in 1540 on the gatehouse to the inner court. Designed by Nicholas Crazter and made by Nicholas Oursian

Background image16th Collection: Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk

Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (1908-1975). Date: circa 1924

Background image16th Collection: The signature of Queen Elizabeth I of England

The signature of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603). Date: late 16th century

Background image16th Collection: The Great Pond At Elvetham In 1591, The Scene Of The Entertainment Given By The Earl Of Hertford

The Great Pond At Elvetham In 1591, The Scene Of The Entertainment Given By The Earl Of Hertford During The Visit Of Elizabeth I. The Queens Presence Seat And Her Attendants At A, Top Left

Background image16th Collection: Commedia dell arte Italian. 16th century. Engraving, 19th ce

Commedia dell arte Italian. 16th century. Engraving, 19th century. Colored

Background image16th Collection: Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Engraving. Colored

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Engraving. Colored
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Spanish admiral and governor. Engraving by Weber. The Artistic Illustration, 1886. Colored

Background image16th Collection: Francisco Pizarro (1471 / 1476-1541)

Francisco Pizarro (1471 / 1476-1541)
Francisco Pizarro y Gonzalez, 1st Marquess of los Atabillos ( c.1471 or 1476-1541). Spanish conqueror of the Incan Empire and founder of Lima. Peru

Background image16th Collection: Ufo / Trindade Island / 1958

Ufo / Trindade Island / 1958
Almiro Barauna aboard the ship Almirante Saldhana took six photographs of a UFO seen at Trindade Island near

Background image16th Collection: Arctic, North Pole

Arctic, North Pole

Background image16th Collection: Coat of Arms of Scotland

Coat of Arms of Scotland

Background image16th Collection: Mexican Indians Fighting

Mexican Indians Fighting

Background image16th Collection: Mexican Indian Peoples

Mexican Indian Peoples

Background image16th Collection: Mexican Indins Eating Fish

Mexican Indins Eating Fish

Background image16th Collection: Mexican Indians Canibalism

Mexican Indians Canibalism

Background image16th Collection: Asia Minor / Natolia

Asia Minor / Natolia

Background image16th Collection: Railway accident, Doncaster on 16th March 1951

Railway accident, Doncaster on 16th March 1951

Background image16th Collection: Doncaster Rail Accident 16th March 1951

Doncaster Rail Accident 16th March 1951

Background image16th Collection: Tupolev Tu-134A LZ D 050

Tupolev Tu-134A LZ D 050
Bulgarian Air Force - Tupolev Tu-134A LZ D 050 (msn 1351303), from the 16th Transport Air Base, at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford, 22 July 1995. Date: 1995

Background image16th Collection: Officer of the 16th Lancers

Officer of the 16th Lancers - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Background image16th Collection: Holmfirth Wesleyan Centenary 16th July 1910

Holmfirth Wesleyan Centenary 16th July 1910

Background image16th Collection: St. Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire

St. Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire
16th century St. Botolph's Church (the Boston Stump'), Boston, Lincolnshire. The church has one of the tallest medieval towers in the country

Background image16th Collection: St Mawes, Cornwall - The Castle

St Mawes, Cornwall - The Castle - an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542

Background image16th Collection: Brockworth Court (16th century Tudor manor house) and St George's Church tower

Brockworth Court (16th century Tudor manor house) and St George's Church tower, in the village of Brockworth, Gloucestershire Date: 1930s

Background image16th Collection: King's Room, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France

King's Room, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France
King's Room, 16th century, used for meals and audiences by Francois I, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona



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In the 16th century, a world of wonder and change unfolded before our eyes. From the delicate strokes of Durer's praying hands to Anne Boleyn's captivating presence, this era was filled with remarkable moments that shaped history. As we gaze upon Durer's artistry, his portrayal of praying hands reminds us of the deep spirituality that permeated society during this time. The religious fervor was not limited to Europe alone; in distant lands like Mexico, Alonso de Santa Cruz meticulously crafted a map of Tenochtitlan, showcasing the rich cultural tapestry that existed beyond borders. Amidst political intrigue and power struggles, figures like Anne Boleyn emerged as influential icons. Her enigmatic allure captivated hearts and minds alike, leaving an indelible mark on Tudor England. Meanwhile, SANTI di TITO immortalized Niccolo through his portrait - a testament to the importance placed on individuality and self-expression. The Mary Rose stands as a symbol of maritime exploration during this period. This majestic ship sailed across uncharted waters with brave souls aboard who sought new horizons and discoveries yet unknown. And while ships ventured into uncharted territories, James Clark depicted the harrowing Bombardment of Hartlepools - reminding us of the harsh realities faced by communities caught in conflicts. Artistic expression flourished in various forms: from Guido Reni's masterpiece depicting The Assumption of the Virgin Mary to Durer's Young Hare capturing nature's beauty with astounding precision. These works remind us that creativity knows no bounds and can transcend time itself. Beyond art lies Elizabethan London - a bustling city teeming with life and energy. It was here where Shakespeare penned timeless plays that continue to resonate today. In addition to literature came sport; boxing rules were established in 1743, laying down foundations for one-on-one combat within defined boundaries. The 16th century encapsulated an age marked by exploration, religious fervor, artistic brilliance, and societal transformation.