| The Tudor
era has bequeathed us some of the most captivating and enduring images in
English history and I have collected many of them at this page.
Enjoy.
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again. Image quality and size vary considerably. Some images
were scanned by an older scanner and others by a newer and much nicer
one. Consequently, I'm slowly rescanning the older scans. My
progress can be followed at New Tudor
Portraits.
***January 2004***I've resized several of the
images due to data transfer limitations.
Henry VII - Elizabeth of York - Princesses Margaret and
Mary Tudor - Prince Arthur Tudor
Henry VII's death
mask
Henry VII; painted by
Michael Sittow
Henry VII & his
son, Henry VIII, in a preparatory sketch by Holbein
Henry VII's tomb by
Torrigiano; in his Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey
Henry VII during the
early years of his reign
Sketch of Henry
while he was exiled in France
Position of the
armies at Bosworth Field, 1485
The famous portrait
of Henry's wife, Elizabeth of York
Elizabeth of York's
tomb at the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey
Prince Arthur Tudor,
Henry VII's eldest son & Katharine of Aragon's first husband
The only original
surviving portrait of Prince Arthur
the first
portrait was copied from this one
the Tudor family -
Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII & Jane Seymour
from a fresco at Whitehall Palace
Henry's mother,
Lady Margaret Beaufort
Henry's eldest
daughter, Margaret Tudor, queen of Scots
Henry VIII - & some of his courtiers
Anonymous portrait of
Henry VIII, c1509
Henry VIII, c.1542;
by an unknown artist
Henry VIII as a
child
Henry VIII, c.1536; after
Hans Holbein
miniature portrait
of Henry VIII, 1530s
Henry VIII &
Francis I of France
manuscript ....Henry is on
left side
Henry VIII in
1512
a famous portrait
of Henry, 1530s
Henry VIII in his
early thirties
Henry VIII by
Holbein
the most famous image of the king
Henry VIII & his
father, Henry VII, c.1536-37; by Hans Holbein the Younger
engraving of Henry
VIII at dinner, surrounded by his lords
medal showing Henry
VIII as Supreme Head of the Church
Henry VIII's will
& his seal
Henry VIII in old
age
the picture accurately reflects Henry's
personality in his later years
Henry's great rival,
Francis I of France
Christina of
Denmark, Duchess of Milan
Henry's first choice for
the role of fourth wife, an 'honor' which eventually went to Anne of
Cleves
Henry Fitzroy, duke
of Richmond
illegitimate son of King Henry
VIII
Charles Brandon and
Princess Mary Tudor
Henry's best friend and his
favorite sister in their 1515 marriage portrait
Thomas Cranmer,
archbishop of Canterbury
Another portrait of
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas More
A sketch of Thomas
More
The family of
Thomas More
Thomas Cromwell,
earl of Essex
A sketch of Thomas
Cromwell
Thomas Howard, duke
of Norfolk
uncle of Henry's two wives, Anne Boleyn
and Catherine Howard
Margaret de la
Pole, countess of Salisbury
Henry's cousin and one
of the last Plantagenet heirs
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Katharine of
Aragon - Anne Boleyn - Jane Seymour - Anne of Cleves - Catherine Howard
- Katharine Parr
Katharine of Aragon,
1502, by Michael Sittow
Katharine of Aragon,
1530s
A miniature
portrait of Katharine by Lucas Horenbout
Katharine of
Aragon, c1525-26 by Lucas Horenbout
Miniature
portrait of Anne Boleyn by John Hoskins
Portrait of
Anne Boleyn, by Frans Pourbus, 17th century
Portrait of
Anne Boleyn, c.1520s by Lucas Horenbout
The most famous
portrait of Anne Boleyn, c.1534
Miniature portrait
of Anne Boleyn
Sketch of Anne
Boleyn by Hans Holbein the Younger
Another sketch of
Anne Boleyn, perhaps done while she was pregnant in 1533
An 18th c. portrait
of Anne Boleyn
The falcon emblem of
Anne Boleyn
granted to Anne when she was made
Marquess of Pembroke
Tower Green, where
Anne was executed in 1536
St Peter ad Vincula,
where Anne was buried
Jane Seymour,
1537
Sketch of Jane
Seymour, perhaps done while she was pregnant
Engraving of Jane
Seymour, perhaps a copy from Holbein
Jane Seymour,
miniature portrait by Lucas Horenbout
The betrothal
portrait of Anne of Cleves
Read commentary
on this portrait.
It was on the basis
of this portrait that Henry chose her as his wife.
Portrait of Anne of
Cleves, date unknown
Engraving of Anne of
Cleves, a copy from Holbein
Miniature
portrait of Anne of Cleves
Portrait of
Catherine Howard
On the back of a playing-card, by
Holbein;
Please note: This is not the
discredited Elizabeth Howard portrait.
Katharine Parr,
1545
Miniature portrait
of Katharine Parr by Lucas Horenbout
Katharine Parr, date
unknown
Edward VI
Edward VI as a
toddler, by Holbein
Edward VI as king,
in a pose reminiscent of his father, 1543
Edward VI as king,
quite similar to the above portrait
Profile portrait of
Edward VI
Edward VI as
king, anonymous portrait, c1547
Lady Jane Grey
The Execution of
Lady Jane Grey
painted by Paul Delaroche
at the National Gallery of Art, London
two crops from the above painting:
Jane kneeling
alone before the block
Jane guided to the
block
the most famous
portrait of Lady Jane Grey
painted by Master
John
at the National Portrait Gallery,
London
There is now some dispute over this
portrait; some people believe it is actually Katharine Parr, Henry
VIII's sixth and last wife. Katharine was also Jane's guardian for
a short while. The NPG in London has changed the title to
'Katharine Parr'. I still consider the matter open to
interpretation.
a black and white
portrait of Lady Jane Grey
scanned from a
biography
I will try and find out more about
the history of this image
Mary I - Philip of Spain
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visit the Mary I and Philip of Spain: Images site.
This is part of my redesign of the Images site.
Commentary
included.
Elizabeth I - & her courtiers
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the Elizabethan Images site.
This is part of my redesign
of the Images site.
Commentary
included.
Mary, queen of Scots - & her family
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visit the Mary, queen of Scots: Images site.
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is part of my redesign of the Images site.
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