King Henry V
8 of 32 portraits of King Henry V
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Henry V
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1638 (1618)
6 7/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (175 mm x 115 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1869
Reference Collection
NPG D9397
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- Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke) (1570-in or after 1625), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 152 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
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Current affairs
Amid turmoil in Scotland against Charles I's attempt to impose an episcopalian system of church government and Book of Common Prayer, theologian Alexander Henderson and politician Archibald Johnston of Wariston, defiantly draw up a new national covenant, whereby its signatories reaffirm their Presbyterian discipline.Art and science
Political agitator, John Lilburne, is imprisoned for distributing unlicensed satirical pamphlets against episcopacy.Luminalia by dramatist Sir William Davenant, is performed by Queen Henrietta Maria and her Ladies-in-Waiting. With designs by Inigo Jones, it was one of the last and most spectacular masques staged at the Stuart Court.
International
Lord High Chancellor Oxenstierna, head of the regency council ruling Sweden until the young Queen Kristina came of age, agrees the Treaty of Hamburg, renewing Sweden's alliance with France. Under its terms, in exchange for financial assistance from France, Sweden continued its military contribution in the Thirty years' War.Comments back to top
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