Rear-Admiral Frederick William Beechey FRS was an English naval officer, artist, explorer, hydrographer and writer.
Size 8 x 10 cms
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Category Archives: English
Sir John Fortescue 1394-1479
Sir John Fortescue of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, was Chief Justice of the King’s Bench and was the author of De Laudibus Legum Angliae, first published posthumously circa 1543, an influential treatise on English law.
Artist: T.Cook
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Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
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Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover 1771-1851
Ernest Augustus was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a monarch, but none of his elder brothers had a legitimate son.
Size 11 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
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Mary I, Queen of England 1516-1558
Mary Tudor (1516–58) was Queen Mary I from 1553 until her death. She was the first female ruler of England. The only child of Henry VIII and his first wife, Katharine of Aragon, she was almost immediately embroiled in European dynastic politics when, at the age of two, she was betrothed to the Dauphin of France.
Subject gender: Female
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Size 13 x 13 cms
Price £28.00
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Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. He was a devout Anglican. Politically, he was a committed Tory
Artist: J.Bacon(statuary)
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Size 10 x 19 cms
Price £14.00
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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset KG 1506-1552
Lord Protector of England during part of the Tudor period from 1547 until 1549 during the minority of his nephew, King Edward VI. Despite his popularity with the common people, his policies often angered the gentry and he was overthrown.
Size 8 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
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George Osbaldeston 1786-1866
George Osbaldeston, best known as Squire Osbaldeston, was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament but who had his greatest impact as a sportsman and first-class cricketer.
Artist: Woodhouse
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Size 13 x 19 cms
Price £28.00
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Edward Hyde 1st Earl of Clarendon 1609-1674
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English statesman who served as Lord Chancellor to King Charles II from 1658, two years before the Restoration of the Monarchy, until 1667. He was loyal to the king, built up the royalist cause, and served as the chief minister after 1660.
Artist: Wagstaff
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Size 10 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
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John Wesley 1703-1791
English cleric, theologian and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
Artist: C.Goodman
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Size 10 x 14 cms
Price £28.00
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Joseph Addison 1672-1719
English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.
Artist: Bolt after Kneller
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Size 7 x 9 cms
Price £14.00
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