John Donne, 1572 - 1631. English metaphysical poet, satirist, lawyer and cleric in the Church of England. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Sir Hugh Myddelton (or Middleton), 1st Baronet, 1560 1631. Welsh clothmaker, entrepreneur, mine-owner, goldsmith, banker and self-taught engineer. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Nonsuch Palace, a Tudor royal palace, built by Henry VIII in Surrey, England which stood from 1538 to 16823. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Catherine Howard, c.?1523 1542. Queen of England from 1540 until 1541, as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

James Bainham doing penance. James Bainham, died 1532. English lawyer and Protestant reformer, burned as a heretic in 1532. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots, Westminster Abbey, London, England. Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 1587, aka Mary Stuart or Mary I. Queen of Scotland. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, 6th and 3rd Baron Montagu, 5th Baron Monthermer, and Count of Perche, 1388 1428. English nobleman and commander during the Hundred Years' War. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, c. 1567 -1640. Scottish courtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation of Habitation at Port-Royal, Nova Scotia and Long Island, New York. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

The Great Seal of James I. James VI and I, 1566 1625. King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from 24 March 1603 - 1625. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847. From Old England: A...

A suit of puffed and engraved armour from the 16th century. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.