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A Skirmish in a Landscape by Pieter Stevens III (GL) The Battle of Mookerheide fought between the Dutch provinces of Philip II of Spain. William I of Orange stood for the resistance of the Netherlanders and in 1574 his brothers Louis and Henry of Nassau held the Dutch village of Mookerheide on the Meuse. A Spanish force of 5,000 men attacked Mookerheide on April 14th, although the Dutch had superior numbers they were poorly armed and ill trained in the battle both Louis and Henry of Nassau were killed along with several thousand Dutch. |
Elizabeth I, Queen of England portrait in the style of George Gower. (GL) Queen Elizabeth 1st, Queen of England at the time of the Spanish Armada during the English Spanish wars and the Netherlands War of Independence, who sent troops under the Earl of Leicester, Robert Sidney, to aid the Dutch in 1586. Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII. Elizabeth 1st was born on the 7th September 1533 and her mother was Anne Boleyne (who was executed three years after Elizabeth was born) Queen Elizabeth ruled from 7th september 1533 until her death on the 17th November 1558, she was the seventh and last Tudor to rule England and Ireland. |
Portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein (GL) No text for this item |
The Surrender of the Town of Alkmaar by the Dutch by Robert Hillingford (GL) After capturing Haarlem, the Spanish troops of the Duke of Alva moved to take Alkmaar, 20 miles to the northwest of Amsterdam. Alvas natural son Don Frederic of Toledo again commanded the attack. With 16,000 men the Spaniard struck the city on August 21, 1573. He was beaten off by a stubborn defense carried out by only 2,000 soldiers and armed townspeople. Don Frederic then laid siege to the city. The Alkmaarites retaliated by opening the dikes and flooding the land. An inland Spanish fleet under the Comte Bossu (Jean de Henin-Lietard) sought to come up to help the besiegers. It was met in the Zuider Zee by a Dutch naval force under Admiral Dirkzoon. The Dutch destroyed the Spanish ships, capturing Bossu. On October 8 the Spanish had to abandon the siege. Alkmaar thus became the first city in the Netherlands to resist successfully the iron hand of Phillip II. It was also Alvas last battle against the Dutch; he was succeeded by Don Luis de Requesens. (It is likely the artist has mixed up the name of the town of Alkmaar with the captured city of Haarlem) |
Mary Queen of Scots by Sir John Everett Millais. (1829-1896) (GS) No text for this item |
Awaiting the Armada, Drake Playing Bowls on Plymouth Hoe. by Briton Riviere (GL) No text for this item |
The Meeting of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn at Hampton Court by Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) (GL) No text for this item |
The Battle of Towton by Graham Turner With the wind and driving snow at their backs, the Yorkist archers shoot their final deadly volleys of armour piercing arrows into the advancing Lancastrian army while Edward IV and his knights and men-at-arms move through the ranks to meet their oncoming foe. So began the battle of Towton, the biggest and bloodiest battle fought on British soil, contested by the armies of the two rival claimants for the throne of England; Edward IV, recently acknowledged as King and keen to avenge the deaths of his brother and father, killed at Wakefield three months before, and Henry VI, whose commanders the Duke of Somerset and Earl of Northumberland also sought vengeance in the vicious cycle that had been unleashed six years earlier at St Albans. In bitter conditions on that bleak Yorkshire plateau, many thousands would die in the long, violent struggle - and eventual rout of the Lancastrian army that occurred when re-enforcements finally swung the battle in the Yorkists favour. Their decisive victory would lead to the coronation of Edward IV as the first Yorkist King of England. |
Reverie by Graham Turner Sitting at the window of a great castle, a fashionably dressed Lady looks up from her book, her mind clearly lost in distant thoughts. |
The Battle of Bosworth - King Richard IIIs Charge by Graham Turner After three decades of civil strife between the Royal houses of Lancaster and York, now known as the Wars of the Roses, the army of the Yorkist King, Richard III, confronted the invading force of Henry Tudor, the Lancastrian claimant to the English throne, on the 22nd August 1485 near Market Bosworth in Leicestershire. With the two armies locked together in fierce hand to hand combat, Henry, surrounded by only a small body of men, becomes isolated from his main force. Seeing a chance to end the battle with one decisive stroke, Richard leads his household knights and retainers in a thunderous charge, seeking out his adversary. The unfortunate Sir William Brandon is unhorsed by the Kings lance and Tudors Red Dragon standard falls to the ground. To the left, Sir John Cheyney spurs his horse on to challenge the King and Henry Tudors mount rears up, startled by the deafening noise of battle. However, the hitherto uncommitted forces of Sir William Stanley can be seen approaching and their intervention on Tudors side will lead to the defeat and death of Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, and the succession of Henry Tudor as Henry VII. |
Richard Duke of Gloucester at Middleham Castle by Graham Turner Following the death of the Earl of Warwick at the battle of Barnet in 1471, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was granted the Lordship of Middleham in Yorkshire. He had spent many formative years there as a boy, in the care of Warwick, and it is generally accepted that he preferred Middleham to his other castles. In 1472 he married Warwicks youngest daughter, Anne Neville, and their only son, Edward, was born in the castle in c.1473. |
The Battle of Tewkesbury, 4th May 1471 by Graham Turner. Fresh from his victory at the battle of Barnet, the Yorkist King, Edward IV, marched his forces from London to intercept those of Margaret of Anjou (wife of the Lancastrian Henry VI) and her son, Prince Edward, who had landed at Weymouth and were heading for Wales where supporters awaited them. Denied entry to Gloucester and its bridge over the River Severn, Margaret was forced to march her exhausted army to the next crossing point - at Tewkesbury. Here, with the Royal army hard on their heels and insufficient time to cross the river, they turned to confront their pursuers, the two armies meeting on the 4th May 1471. Following a heavy bombardment from the Kings artillery, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, led the Lancastrian right wing through the deep ditches and hedges that intersected the battlefield and attacked the Yorkist left, under the command of Edwards younger brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester. However, the other Lancastrian divisions failed to support the attack and Somersets men were soon outflanked and routed, the rest of Margarets army disintegrating in defeat. Edward IVs victory at the battle of Tewkesbury and the subsequent death of Henry VI in the Tower of London shortly afterwards, secured the throne for the remaining twelve years of Edwards life. |
The Battle of St Albans - 22nd May 1455 by Graham Turner. On the 22nd May 1455, the struggle for control of the government of England boiled over into armed conflict in the first battle of what would become known as the Wars of the Roses. When King Herny VI regained his sanity in January 1455, the Duke of Yorks brief protectorate came to an end and his chief rival, the Duke of Somerset, regained his position of influence at court. York withdrew to the north and began mustering men, supported by his brother in law, the Earl of Salisbury, and Salisburys son, Richard Neville, later known as the Kingmaker. Advancing to meet the Yorkist force and block their route to London, the royal army, commanded by the Dukes od Somerset and Buckingham, the Earl of Northumberland and Lord Clifford, took up position in the small town of St Albans. At first the two sides negotiated, with the Yorkists protesting their loyalty to the King but demanding that Somerset be surrendered to them. The Lancastrians refused and Yorks men stormed the towns defences while Warwick broke into the market place through alleys and gardens, attacking the Lancastrian centre. Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford were amongst those killed in the fighting and the King was slightly wounded in the neck by an arrow. Pardoned by the King after the battle, the Duke of York became protector once again, but this unstable situation would not last for long before the old rivalries led to further bloodshed. The painting is set towards the end of the battle and shows the Earl of Warwick greeting the Duke of York in the market place, with the Abbey towering over the proceedings in the background. York is indicating in the direction of the Castle Inn, site of Somersets last stand. |
Joust - Pas d armes de l Arbre d Or by Graham Turner In July 1468, Margaret of York, sister to King Edward IV of England, was married to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. This great dynastic marriage was marked by processions, pageants and banquets, so magnificent that contemporaries marveled at the wealth and splendour of the Burgundian court. The highlight of the celebrations was undoubtedly the tournament - the Pas d armes de l Arbre d Or (tournament of the Golden Tree) - held in the Market Place at Bruges in the shadow of the famous tower of the Market Hall. |
Battle of Poitiers, 1356 by Henry Dupray. No text for this item |
Battle of Hastings, 1066 by Henry Dupray. No text for this item |
Battle of Crecy, 1346 by Henry Dupray. No text for this item |
Battle of Agincourt, 1415 by Henry Dupray. No text for this item |
Death of Richard Coeur-de-Lion, 1199 by Henry Dupray. Siege of the castle of Chaluz, 1199, where Richard received a arrow in the shoulder |
Battle of Spurs, 1513 by Henry Dupray. (P) No text for this item |
Viking Bolt From the Blue by Stuart Liptrot (GL) No text for this item |
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