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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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2020-06-13

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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2020-06-13

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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2020-05-30

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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2020-04-19

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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2020-03-08

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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2020-02-29

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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2020-02-29

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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2020-02-08

The 1st few episodes of were a bit L'Oreal and Lace but the plotlines improved with lots of spying and intrigue. Plus really great actors and CGI of the Palace evolving.

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2019-11-24

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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2019-11-02

Hear ye! Happy November! 'Tis time for 👑!
You get to eat just one Stuart-era meal. What are you going to choose? 🍽️
Image: Abraham van Beyeren: "Still-Life with Fruit, Sea Food, and Precious Tableware", 1654, via WGA.

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2019-11-02

Read , author of The King's Evil, on the ritual and the disease which gave his new book its title. Royalty! Smells! Gold! Religion! Magic!
https://t.co/QdeSSWsuxA

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2019-04-06