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The Tudor Age
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10th June 1540
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Privy Seal and King Henry VIII’s chief minister was arrested.
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#ThomasCromwell #LordGreatChamberlain #LordPrivySeal #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History
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Four polychrome maiolica tiles
Workshop of Masséot Abaquesne
Rouen
.c. 1547-1559
Originally part of the troisième pavement
commissioned by Anne de Montmorency
for the Château d'Ecouen, near Paris.
#Tiles #FloorTiles #ChâteaudEcouen
#Rouen #France #History
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11th June 1560
Mary of Guise, widow of King James V of Scotland & mother of Mary, Queen of Scots died at Edinburgh Castle whilst fortifying it against an English assault.
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#MaryofGuise #RegentofScotland #Stuarts #Scotland #France #History
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10th June 1513
Louis de Bourbon, 2nd Duke of Montpensier was born at Moulins, France to Louis, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon & his wife, Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier.
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#LouisdeBourbon #DukeofMontpensier #Bourbon #France #History
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11th June 1509
At Greenwich Palace the marriage took place between King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
#KingHenryVIII #KatherineofAragon #England #Aragon #Spain #Tudors #Trastámara #History
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11th June 1488
King James III of Scotland died at the Battle of Sauchieburn. It is not known whether the Scottish monarch died during the battle or after he fled the battlefield.
#KingJamesIIIofScotland #BattleofSauchieburn #Stuarts #Scotland #History
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11th June 1572
Ben Jonson, poet and playwright, was born in Westminster, London.
His plays included
Every Man in His Humour (1598)
Volpone, (or The Fox) (c. 1606)
The Alchemist (1610)
Bartholomew Fair (1614)
#BenJonson #Poet #Playwright #Stuarts #History
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10th June 1596
Dutch explorers Willem Barentsz & Jacob van Heemskerck discovered Bear Island.
The name for the island was given after a polar bear was seen swimming nearby.
#BearIsland #WillemBarentsz #JacobvanHeemskerck #Explorers #AgeofDiscovery #Netherlands #History
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10th June 1552
Alexander Barclay, poet and author died in Croydon, Surrey.
Amongst his notable works were The Ship of Fools & Lyfe of Seynt George.
He also translated from Italian, Dominic Mancini’s Mirrour of Good Manner.
#AlexanderBarclay #Poet #Author #Tudors #History
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10th June 1584
François, (Hercule François) Duke of Anjou and Alençon died of malaria in Paris.
A one time suitor of Queen Elizabeth I, she affectionately called him “Frog”.
#François #HerculeFrançois #DukeofAnjou #DukeofAlençon #Valois #France #History
