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Mary I Collection

"Mary I: A Portrait of Power and Controversy" In the captivating portrait by Simon Renard, we catch a glimpse of Mary I, the first queen regnant of England

Background imageMary I Collection: Portrait of Simon Renard (c. 1513-73) 1553 (oil on panel)

Portrait of Simon Renard (c. 1513-73) 1553 (oil on panel)
XIR187082 Portrait of Simon Renard (c.1513-73) 1553 (oil on panel) by Moro, Giacomo Antonio (c.1519-c.1576); 72x56 cm; Musee du Temps, Besancon

Background imageMary I Collection: The Family of Henry VIII: An Allegory of the Tudor Succession, c.1572 (oil on panel)

The Family of Henry VIII: An Allegory of the Tudor Succession, c.1572 (oil on panel)
NGW215391 The Family of Henry VIII: An Allegory of the Tudor Succession, c.1572 (oil on panel) by Heere, Lucas de (1534-84); 131.2x184 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary Tudors chair, Winchester Cathedral. Artist: Kerr

Mary Tudors chair, Winchester Cathedral. Artist: Kerr
Mary Tudors chair, Winchester Cathedral

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, 1515, (1902)

Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, 1515, (1902). Mary (1516-1568) was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

Background imageMary I Collection: Queen Mary I of England, (1796). Artist: J Adam

Queen Mary I of England, (1796). Artist: J Adam
Queen Mary I of England, (1796). Mary Tudor (1516-1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 1553 until her death

Background imageMary I Collection: Letter from Emperor Charles V of Spain to Queen Mary of England, 1555. Artist: Emperor Charles V

Letter from Emperor Charles V of Spain to Queen Mary of England, 1555. Artist: Emperor Charles V
Letter from Emperor Charles V of Spain to Queen Mary of England, 1555. Letter in French from Charles V to Mary I, his daughter-in-law, expressing the desire to see his son King Philip, her husband

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary Tudor of England, 16th century (metal)

Mary Tudor of England, 16th century (metal)
3520279 Mary Tudor of England, 16th century (metal) by Jacopo Nizzola da Trezzo (c.1515-89); (add.info.: Coin depicting Mary Tudor of England. By Jacopo da Trezzo (1515-1587)

Background imageMary I Collection: Lady Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII. 1812 (engraving)

Lady Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII. 1812 (engraving)
7234574 Lady Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Mary, Mary Tudor, Bloody Mary)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 -1587, aka Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 -1587, aka Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland. Queen regnant of Scotland from 14 December
1219701 Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 -1587, aka Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland. Queen regnant of Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567

Background imageMary I Collection: Matrimonial Differences. A. D. 1554 (colour litho)

Matrimonial Differences. A. D. 1554 (colour litho)
670050 Matrimonial Differences. A.D. 1554 (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matrimonial Differences. A.D. 1554)

Background imageMary I Collection: The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt, by Albrecht DAOErer

The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt, by Albrecht DAOErer
After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, " Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you

Background imageMary I Collection: 'The Monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland'at the New Gallery (engraving)

"The Monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland"at the New Gallery (engraving)
1629355 " The Monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland" at the New Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMary I Collection: Tudor and Stuart Sovereigns (engraving)

Tudor and Stuart Sovereigns (engraving)
973048 Tudor and Stuart Sovereigns (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tudor and Stuart Sovereigns)

Background imageMary I Collection: Return of Catholic Prelates under Mary I (engraving)

Return of Catholic Prelates under Mary I (engraving)
727869 Return of Catholic Prelates under Mary I (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of Catholic Prelates under Mary I)

Background imageMary I Collection: Monument to John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, martyred in 1555 during the reign of Queen Mary I

Monument to John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, martyred in 1555 during the reign of Queen Mary I (engraving)
5197909 Monument to John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, martyred in 1555 during the reign of Queen Mary I (engraving) by English School

Background imageMary I Collection: Sawston Hall, Cambridgeshire, 1848 (litho)

Sawston Hall, Cambridgeshire, 1848 (litho)
KDC360266 Sawston Hall, Cambridgeshire, 1848 (litho) by Dafforne, James (1803/4-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cambridgeshire home of the recusant Huddleston family; rebuilt after the house was)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary Tudor (1516-58) engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) (engraving)

Mary Tudor (1516-58) engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) (engraving)
STC152216 Mary Tudor (1516-58) engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German

Background imageMary I Collection: Reproduction of Signatures of the Tudors and their Court from

Reproduction of Signatures of the Tudors and their Court from
STC146720 Reproduction of Signatures of the Tudors and their Court from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825 (pen and ink on paper) by Essex

Background imageMary I Collection: Catholic prelates returning to England under the reign of Mary I (engraving)

Catholic prelates returning to England under the reign of Mary I (engraving)
3647448 Catholic prelates returning to England under the reign of Mary I (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary (chromolitho)

Mary (chromolitho)
669049 Mary (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary. Illustration for The History of England by David Hume et al (John Scott)

Background imageMary I Collection: Queen Mary (engraving)

Queen Mary (engraving)
451649 Queen Mary (engraving) by Houbracken, Jacobus (1698-1780); 35.2x21.8 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary Tudor

Mary Tudor
3781295 Mary Tudor by Ciseri, Antonio (1821-91) (after); (add.info.: Mary Tudor, 8 February 1516 - 17 November 1558. Queen of England from 19 July 1553 until her death)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (engraving)

Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (engraving)
812660 Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary, Queen of Scots, and her second husband Henry Stuart)

Background imageMary I Collection: Queen Mary I (mezzotint)

Queen Mary I (mezzotint)
3639057 Queen Mary I (mezzotint) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Mary I (1516-1558).); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary, Queen of Scots (aquatint)

Mary, Queen of Scots (aquatint)
726794 Mary, Queen of Scots (aquatint) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary, Queen of Scots)

Background imageMary I Collection: King Henry VIII with his two daughters, Mary I and Elizabeth I, 1936 (colour litho)

King Henry VIII with his two daughters, Mary I and Elizabeth I, 1936 (colour litho)
473449 King Henry VIII with his two daughters, Mary I and Elizabeth I, 1936 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMary I Collection: Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (engraving)

Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (engraving)
960082 Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Royal Palace of St James, an anceint painting)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary I (engraving)

Mary I (engraving)
5220851 Mary I (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary I. Illustration for The History of England by George Courtney Lyttleton embellished with a regular)

Background imageMary I Collection: Thomas Cranmer, 1489-1556, leader of the English Reformation

Thomas Cranmer, 1489-1556, leader of the English Reformation
6040067 Thomas Cranmer, 1489-1556, leader of the English Reformation. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Cranmer, 1489-1556)

Background imageMary I Collection: Cell in the Tower of London in which the future Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned in 1554 during

Cell in the Tower of London in which the future Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned in 1554 during the reign of her
6014167 Cell in the Tower of London in which the future Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned in 1554 during the reign of her half-sister Mary I (litho) by English School

Background imageMary I Collection: Habit of Queen Mary in 1554 (engraving)

Habit of Queen Mary in 1554 (engraving)
3640590 Habit of Queen Mary in 1554 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habit of Queen Mary in 1554)

Background imageMary I Collection: Habit of Mary Queen of Scots in 1570 (engraving)

Habit of Mary Queen of Scots in 1570 (engraving)
3640594 Habit of Mary Queen of Scots in 1570 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habit of Mary Queen of Scots in 1570)

Background imageMary I Collection: Queen Mary I (engraving)

Queen Mary I (engraving)
3639058 Queen Mary I (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Mary I (1516-1558).); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary Tudor touches a scrofulous boy (pigment on vellum)

Mary Tudor touches a scrofulous boy (pigment on vellum)
3744635 Mary Tudor touches a scrofulous boy (pigment on vellum) by English School, (16th century); Westminster Cathedral Library

Background imageMary I Collection: Autographs of famous people: prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation, Britain

Autographs of famous people: prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation, Britain
5216887 Autographs of famous people: prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation, Britain, the Thirty Years War and scientists (engraving) by German School

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary Stuart (engraving)

Mary Stuart (engraving)
812661 Mary Stuart (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Stuart, fac-similie in colours reproduced from a miniature by Janet)

Background imageMary I Collection: Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (engraving)

Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (engraving)
819640 Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary, Queen of Scots, from the original at Leith)

Background imageMary I Collection: Princess Mary, later Queen Mary I, c. 1537, pub. 1902 (collotype)

Princess Mary, later Queen Mary I, c. 1537, pub. 1902 (collotype)
1073608 Princess Mary, later Queen Mary I, c.1537, pub. 1902 (collotype) by English School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary I, Queen of England, 1600-1627. Creator: Francis Delaram

Mary I, Queen of England, 1600-1627. Creator: Francis Delaram
Mary I, Queen of England, 1600-1627

Background imageMary I Collection: Princeps Maria Henrici VIII Regis Angliae Filia, 1647. 1647

Princeps Maria Henrici VIII Regis Angliae Filia, 1647. 1647
Princeps Maria Henrici VIII Regis Angliae Filia, 1647

Background imageMary I Collection: The marriage feast at Cana, early 14th century, (1942). Creator: Unknown

The marriage feast at Cana, early 14th century, (1942). Creator: Unknown
The marriage feast at Cana, early 14th century, (1942). Below, in an initial letter S, the throwing overboard and casting up of Jonah. From the Queen Mary Psalter, in the British Library, London

Background imageMary I Collection: Martyr, (1499-1562), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Martyr, (1499-1562), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Martyr, (1499-1562), 1830. Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562) Italian-born Reformed theologian, considered an authority on the Eucharist

Background imageMary I Collection: Mary, (1516-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mary, (1516-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mary, (1516-1558), 1830. Mary I (1516-1558) Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death, best known for her attempts to reverse the English Reformation

Background imageMary I Collection: Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Edmund Bonner (c1500-1569) Bishop of London from 1539-49 and again from 1553-59, educated at Pembroke College, Oxford

Background imageMary I Collection: Queen Mary, c1540, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall

Queen Mary, c1540, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall
Queen Mary, c1540, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Queen Mary I of England. Mary Tudor (1516-1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 1553 until her death

Background imageMary I Collection: Philip (of England and Spain) hears of his wifes death, 1897. Creator: John Leech

Philip (of England and Spain) hears of his wifes death, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Philip (of England and Spain) hears of his wifes death, 1897.Philip celebrates by throwing his hat in the air. (King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598) married Queen Mary I of England (1516-1558) in 1554

Background imageMary I Collection: Philip of Spain, 1897. Creator: John Leech

Philip of Spain, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Philip of Spain, 1897. King Philip in feathered cap, ruff, cape, doublet and hose. (King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598) married Queen Mary I of England (1516-1558) in 1554)

Background imageMary I Collection: Philip and Mary, 1897. Creator: John Leech

Philip and Mary, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Philip and Mary, 1897. King Philip II of Spain and Queen Mary I of England at breakfast. Philip hides behind an anachronistic newspaper, while Mary looks grumpy



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"Mary I: A Portrait of Power and Controversy" In the captivating portrait by Simon Renard, we catch a glimpse of Mary I, the first queen regnant of England. Painted in 1553, this oil on panel masterpiece captures her regal presence and determination. As we delve into Mary Tudor's life, we discover various artifacts that shed light on her reign. The metal sculpture from the 16th century portrays her strength and resilience amidst political turmoil. J. Hooper's intriguing artwork from 1830 leaves us wondering about his connection to Mary I. Winchester Cathedral holds an exquisite chair believed to have been used by Queen Mary Tudor herself. Crafted with precision by Kerr, it serves as a tangible link to her royal heritage. Love also played a role in Mary's life; Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk was not only her brother-in-law but also someone she loved deeply. Their union is immortalized in an enchanting painting from 1902. J Adam's portrayal of Queen Mary I in 1796 showcases her majesty and grace—a testament to her enduring legacy. Emperor Charles V's letter to Queen Mary provides insight into their complex relationship during a critical period in history. Lady Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII, is depicted beautifully in an engraving from 1812—her elegance reminiscent of her mother Catherine of Aragon. However, another queen named Mary emerges—the ill-fated Scottish monarch known as "Queen of Scots. " Her tumultuous life unfolds through portraits and engravings that capture both moments of triumph and tragedy. The execution scene painted by an unknown artist in 1871 evokes deep emotion as we witness the somber procession leading up to Queen Mary Stuart's untimely demise—an event etched forever into history books. Finally, John Foxe's woodcut depicting martyrdom reminds us how religious conflicts shaped Queen Mary I’s reign—her efforts to restore Catholicism leading to persecution and division.