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11 Aug 1577: Having quit St. Alexander Briant enters the College Douai

He was executed with St. Edmund Campion at on 1 Dec 1581 (NPG)

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2020-08-11

21 July 1541: Refoundation of the Inquisition- the circle around the aristocratic exile Reginald Pole rapidly comes under suspicion (NPG)

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2020-07-21

20 July 1603: Walter Ralegh placed in Tower of where he made a botched/unconvincing suicide attempt with a table knife (NPG/BM)

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2020-07-20

Here's a link to all nine of my Tolkienblogs (in reverse order for some reason) just in case you missed one or can be bothered to read them all. https://t.co/hDSHWXA5mL
(Art here by Pauline Baynes, the Brothers Hildebrandt and the NPG.)

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2020-07-20

17 June 1553: Edward VI (d. 6 July) alters his 'devise', leaving the throne to Lady Jane Grey (NPG)

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2020-06-17

13 June 1628: John Lambe, reputed sorcerer is stoned & killed by a mob (NPG)

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2020-06-13

11 June 1598: Hugh Peter[s] independent preacher, baptised at Fowey Much-satirised as right-hand preacher of Cromwell &c. I have put three satirical prints and one 'vera effigies' print here (BM/NPG) Take your pick.

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2020-06-11

Who will win My money is on the duke, but after all the nasty things he said about my chap, Stewart...hmmm, should we cheer on the admiral?!! (Image: NPG)

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2020-05-15

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born this 1828.
Herewith a selection of paintings throughout the stages & styles of his career.
'Self-Portrait' (1847 NPG)
'The Girlhood of Mary Virgin' (1849 Tate)
'The Tune of the 7 Towers '(1857 Tate)
'Joan of Arc' (1882 Fitzwilliam Museum)

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2020-05-12

9 May 1618: John Overall receives the congé d'élire as bishop of (NPG) He had questioned double predestination during the Hampton Court conference at the start of the reign of James I

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2020-05-09

自分のフリスクの解釈と合うかは知らんけどそれはそれとしてこういうのはいつまでたっても好き NPGでわけるやつ

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2020-04-23

16 Apr 1604: John Overall future bishop of m. Anne Orwell at Mitcham (NPG) He questioned double predestination at the Hampton Court conference at the start of the reign of James VI & I

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2020-04-16

The blue ribbon request concerned James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, who makes appearances in my first book. Arrogant and unpopular, I rather like him!! (Image: NPG)

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2020-04-15

11 Apr 1689: Archbishop Sancroft of refuses to crown William & Mary (NPG/BM) So Bishop Compton of does it instead

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2020-04-11

3 Apr 1630: d. Christopher or Kit Villiers, 1st earl of & brother of Buckingham, the royal favourite, ay ((Here's the whole clan, from the NPG/ map from Polyolbion, BM)

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2020-04-03

29 Mar 1578: St Alexander Briant ordained priest at Cambrai on 29 March 1578. He was executed along with St Edmund Campion on 1 Dec 1581 (NPG)

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2020-03-30

Purple History: 3/29/04 - Prince releases "Musicology" (some ticket holders got it 2 days in advance) alongside two NPG Music Club comps: The Slaughterhouse and The Chocolate Invasion. We are playing a track from one of these every hour on Purple Current today. Get involved.

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2020-03-29

Also released in 2004, & by (Trax from the NPG Music Club) - How often do you listen to these albums? Album Artwork by

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2020-03-29

23 Mar 1623: Christopher Villiers or 'Kit', Buckingham's brother, is created Earl of and Baron Villiers of Daventry (Here's the whole clan, from the NPG)

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2020-03-24

23 Mar 1708: James Francis Edward Stuart, James VIII & III, attempts to land at Firth of Forth (NPG)

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2020-03-23