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29 Mar 609: d. Eustasius, 2nd abbot of Luxeuil after St Coumbanus #otd @PeritiaEditors @VoxHib
Bouquet of flowers, anonymous, 1680 (Rijksmuseum) A combination of field flowers and cultivated exotics. I love getting flowers as a gift.
24 Mar 1381: d. St Catherine of Vadstena #nuntastic daughter of the #nuntastic St. Bridget of #Sweden #otd
23 Mar 1708: James Francis Edward Stuart, James VIII & III, attempts to land at Firth of Forth (NPG) #otd
22 Mar 1644: Newark surrenders to Prince Rupert #otd (BM) He takes 11 brass cannon, 50 barrels of gunpowder & 4,000 muskets
22 Mar 1556: Cardinal Reginald Pole is consecrated Archbishop of #Canterbury #otd in succession to Thomas Cranmer who had been burnt the previous day (NPG)