Items matching portraits taken from The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878) (results page 1)

Dean Colet The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

Dean John Colet is best known for having founded St. Paul’s school in London; he is called Dean Colet because he was the dean of St. Paul’s cathedral, and Colet was his name.. An 1812 biography of Dea [...]

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Added: 2012-05-02

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Sir Thomas More The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

Sir Thomas More was a Divine, and a central figure in the English Reformation.

Biography of Sir Thomas More

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Added: 2012-05-02

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Henry VIII and His Six Wives The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

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Added: 2008-03-09

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Portrait of King Henry the Eighth The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

King Henry VIII (Henry 8th) taken from the engraving King Henry VIII and His Six Wives. I have also made two cropped versions available for use as wide-screen (8:5) screen desktop backgrounds (“comput [...]

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Added: 2008-03-10

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Free Wallpaper: The head of Henry VIII The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of King Henry the 8th, scaled and cropped so that it makes a screen background image at an 8:5 aspect ratio. There is also a scarier version.

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King Henry VIII Stares Back The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of King Henry the 8th, tightly cropped so that it makes a screen background image at an 8:5 aspect ratio. There is also a full-head version.

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Added: 2008-03-10

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Sir Thomas More The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

A beautiful engraving showing Sir Thomas More in his prison cell; the gaoler [jailer] approaches, carring a heavy bundle of keys. Sir Thomas More (also Saint Thomas More) was executed by beheading whe [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, prisons, punishments, greyscale

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Added: 2008-06-24

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail] The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 4:3 aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen (8:5) version [...]

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Added: 2008-06-24

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail, widescreen version] The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 8:5 wide-screen aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen ( [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2008-06-24

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