King Tester Bed Renaissance Style Oak Tester/4 Poster King Bed w/ Armorial Tapestry Bedspread In 31 Carts IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED In 3 Carts H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in English Country King Bed...
As a young man, the perpetually pleasure-seeking Albert, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) was responsible for commissioning arguably one of the most famous pieces of erotic furniture of all time – the love chair. It took the form of a brocade 'bunk bed' of stacking seats, complete...
his wonted sleep under a fresh tree’s shade, all which secure and sweetly he enjoys, is far beyond a prince’s delicates, his viands sparkling in a golden cup, his body couched in a curious bed, when care, mistrust, and treason wait on him. (Act II Scene V) ...
Founded in 1511 from the estate of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, this Cambridge college features a gatehouse whose exterior is beautifully carved and painted. Read more Trinity College Hotels Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, this college boasts the famous apple tree ...
HENRY VIII. (1491-1547), king of England, was born in 1491, being the second son of Henry VII. and of his wife Elizabeth of York. On the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, he became heir apparent to the throne. As younger son Henry had been educated for the church, and ...
Effigies of King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York. PICTURE:Ann Longmore-Etheridge/Public domain The couple were the first to be buried in a vault under the floor rather than a tomb but still features an elaborate monument above the floor. ...
Henry’s reign was littered with continuing disputes with his main rival, King Louis VII of France. In 1152, before he became king of England, Henry had dealt Louis the ultimate blow by marrying Eleanor of Aquitaine, only eight weeks after the annulment of her marriage to the French king....
King Edward VII was known as “the Uncle of Europe” because he was related to many other royals: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germanywas his nephew Nicholas II, Emperor of All Russiawas his nephew by marriage Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain,Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden,Queen Marie of Romania,...
From Paddington the coffin was taken by train to Windsor for burial in St George’s Chapel, where the King’s father and grandfather, George V and Edward VII, had been buried, and among his earlier predecessors both Henry VIII and Charles I. The government sent a wreath of white lilac an...
Before these Acts, Ireland had been inpersonal unionwithEnglandsince 1541, when theParliament of Irelandhad passed theCrown of Ireland Act 1542, proclaiming KingHenry VIIIof England to beKing of Ireland. Since the 12th century, the King of England had been technical overlord of theLordship of Ire...