Philip II, King of Spain
7 of 27 portraits of Philip II, King of Spain
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Philip II, King of Spain
after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1586
7 5/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (195 mm x 186 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32874
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- Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598), Husband of Mary I. Sitter associated with 27 portraits.
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Current affairs
Discovery of the Babington plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I. Mary, Queen of Scots is implicated. She is tried and convicted of High Treason.Sir Francis Drake undertakes raids on Spanish possessions in the West Indies. He is the most feared English pirate, known as El Draque (the Dragon) by the Spanish.
Death of Sir Philip Sidney at the Battle of Zutphen in the Netherlands. He is mourned as a Protestant hero.
Art and science
The historian and herald William Camden publishes Britannia, the earliest topographical survey of Britain.The explorer Thomas Cavendish departs from Plymouth on his circumnavigation of the world.
International
A revolutionary Catholic Government, the Council of Sixteen, is established in Paris. It supports the military campaigns of Henry, Duke of Guise against the Huguenots (French Protestants).Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Kashmir.
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