Dr Elizabeth Nortonさんのイラストまとめ

#OTD 1526 birth of Elizabeth of Austria, eldest child of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. Married Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, in 1543. Crowned queen of Poland, although her husband only junior king (to his father). Marriage unhappy. She died of epilepsy aged only 18 #queen

#OTD 1534 death of Pope Clement VII. Remembered for refusal to grant Henry VIII annulment. Clement posthumous illegitimate son of Giuliano de Medici, who was killed in Pazzi Conspiracy 1478. Raised by uncle Lorenzo the Magnificent &came to prominence under papacy of cousin Leo X

#OTD 1445 death of Joan Beaufort widow of James I of Scots. Wed James in London at end of his imprisonment there. Injured, but survived assassination attempt that killed James. Regent during part of son James II’s minority, but forced to relinquish when remarried #queen #scotland

#OTD in 1492 birth of Elizabeth, 2nd daughter of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York. Born just over a year after her brother, the future Henry VIII, she died aged 3 in 1495. Elizabeth’s funeral in Westminster Abbey was the first royal funeral of the Tudor dynasty #tudor #royalty

#OTD 1242 birth of Beatrice, daughter of Henry III & Eleanor of Provence. Although her father’s reign was politically unstable, Beatrice enjoyed a close and loving childhood. Aged 17, she married future John II Duke of Brittany, but died before he succeeded to the duchy #royalty

Does anyone else think that Henry VII shows remarkable faith in the dragon-slaying abilities of St George in this painting. He’s literally lined all the princesses up in front of a princess-eating dragon. It’s like a sweet shop/candy store for hungry dragons 🤣 #dragon #princess

#OTD 1217 death of Henry I of Castile aged 13 after reign of less than 3 yrs. Henry, who was named after his maternal grandfather, Henry II of England, died after being struck on the head by a tile falling from a roof. Succeeded by his sister Berengaria #spain #history #medieval

#OTD in 1039 death of Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II, King of Burgundy, Germany & Italy. Reign relatively peaceful. First of the 4 Salian Emperors, with his son Henry III succeeding him #medieval #history

#OTD 1319 birth of John II of France. Captured at Battle of Poitiers in 1356, he spent four years imprisoned in England. When his son, who had been left with the English as a hostage, escaped, John voluntarily returned to captivity in 1363, dying in London the next year #royalty

Elizabeth II, who has just celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, is Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Interestingly, if James Francis Edward Stuart (Old Pretender) had succeeded his father James VII&II in 1701, he would be 2nd longest reigning monarch with reign of 64yrs #stuart