We have missed something interesting! On the 4th of April 1581, Francis was knighted by Queen aboard his ship, the Golden Hind. By the time, he had completed the first circumnavigation of the world a few months earlier.

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Elizabeth has too many cousins for comfort...

Strands of My Winding Cloth
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A strong woman for
Elizabeth I in paper collage rocking a Jackson Pollock overskirt.
The fine art of recycling!

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Elizabeth battles rebellion and royalty when her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, flees to England...

Treason in Trust
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As one man courts Elizabeth others seek to destroy her...

The Spider's Web
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Elizabeth has too many cousins for comfort...

Strands of My Winding Cloth
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As one man courts Elizabeth others seek to destroy her...

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26th January 1568
Lady Katherine Grey, wife of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford died of consumption at Cockfield Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk, aged 27.
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5th June 1600
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was charged with insubordination at a special hearing at York House. After which, he was ordered to remain under house arrest.

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2nd March 1545
Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of The Bodleian Library was born in Exeter.
The scholar & diplomat was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He served Queen Elizabeth I as a Gentleman Usher.

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An oldie & a newbie! Painted in 2012 but never posted! © Emma Hall

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Queen Elizabeth, inspired by, I think, a Victorian drawing of her.

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1977 Silver Jubilee Spoon WAPW Watson Vintage Commemorative S… https://t.co/tv9tArhAaQ

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