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Love, Betrayal and War at the Stuart Court.

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📖🖋️Eyewitness to History

Love, Betrayal and War at the Stuart Court.

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This is Titian's Pardo Venus, which was hung behind the triple locks of Whitehall Palace's Privy Lodgings. After Charles I's execution, Col. John Hutchinson bought it for £600. One of the more pricier tags of the royal collection.

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Where to go for nudes but Nicolas Poussin was fond of them.
The Empire of Flora, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; Bacchic scene, Prado; Bacchanal of Putti, National Gallery of Ancient Art Rome

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Charles II as a king
Charles II as a party animal
Christopher Wren as the embodiment of Restoration science & architecture
A setting of so much Restoration fun - the theatre

Big 👍 for this theme,

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Today we celebrate the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and also the birthday of Charles II. Learn more with : https://t.co/PrneVkR5Js

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Had a testing day yesterday.

Was so excited to beta test white paints.

Got another page in my book done with it.
A hyperfocus dream. So relaxing.

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I'll be streaming live on FACEBOOK in 10 MINUTES! I'll be showing early Joker and Deadman sample pages from my college days! Talking about early Marvel, and drawing live!. I'll show the original art for this Kiss cover and tell you how I made it!

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1630s: humanely bump off John Pym, change into best silk gown to watch a masque, draw Charles I aside and convince him not to meddle with religion in Scotland.
Civil wars poss averted plus some fun: job done

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Robert Hooke, FRS (1635-1703), co-inventor of the watch balance spring, architect, but remembered best for his Micrographia (1665) - you'll have seen his Flea.
Worked with Boyle, Newton et al.

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Henry Sydney, Earl of Romney
One of the Immortal Seven malcontents, and author of the invitation to William of Orange to invade.

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Foul Fiends & Malcontents: John Wildman- serial revolutionary. Leading Leveller at Putney(1647), anti-Cromwellian plotter(1655), Rye House plotter (1683), involved in the Glorious Revolution 1688/9. Knighted & made Postmaster General by William III - sellout😉!

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Hear ye! 'Tis time for
**Dangerous Beauties**
One dangerous beauty was Anna Maria Talbot (née Brudenell), Countess of Shrewsbury (1642–1702). Her adulterous liaison with 2nd Duke of Buckingham led to a duel in which her husband, Francis, was killed. 🤺⚔💔

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If all the gang are coming round, I'd dispense with custom and have a buffet. Meat, seafood, fruit, wine, there must be something there for everyone. (Jan Davidsz de Heem, Boijmans Museum)

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