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9 Nov 1683: b. George Augustus, the future George II, in Hanover #otd (NPG)
Three miniatures of Henrietta Maria by John Hoskins, 1589/90-1664 from the Rijksmuseum.
7 Nov 1583: John Arden, #Shakespeare's mother's 2nd cousin, arrested on a charge of conspiring to kill Elizabeth I #otd #smallworld
Three views of the great fire of London, the first two done c. 1666 and the last in the 1670s, all Dutch School
(Museum of London)
Company of five from Gesina ter Borch, c. 1654 - c. 1658
(Rijksmuseum)
She's depicted an all-smoking, all-drinking, all-action evening here.
5 Nov: feast of Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist. Here she is abed having given birth to him (BM C. 1520)
He’s a big baby.
4 Nov 1661: A warrant is issued #otd appointing James Butler, Duke of Ormond Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (NPG)