The Dawn of Empire


The Tudors


This is a painting shows Henry VII (1457-1509), Queen Elizabeth (of York) (1466-1503), Henry VIII (1491-1547), Queen Jane Seymour (1509-1537), and Edward VI (1537-1553), as the Prince of Wales. It was painted in 1669 by Remi van Leemput and adapted from an original by Hans Holbein the younger.

Picture courtesy of National Trust, Petworth House


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