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Called King William I ('The Conqueror')

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Called King William I ('The Conqueror')

by Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1584
7 5/8 in. x 5 3/4 in. (194 mm x 146 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D9378

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  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

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  • NPG D9377: Called King William I ('The Conqueror') (from same plate)
  • NPG D42355: Called King William I ('The Conqueror') (after)

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Current affairs

Expulsion oft he Spanish ambassador to England for his part in the Throckmorton Plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I.
Parliament passes legislation to expel all Jesuits from England.
The explorer Sir Walter Ralegh renews his half-brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore and colonise North America.

Art and science

Sir Walter Mildmay established Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to train Protestant preachers.

International

Assassination of William of Orange, leader of the Dutch rebellion against Philip II of Spain. His son, Maurice of Nassau, succeeds him as Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht.
Death of François, Duke of Anjou. The Protestant Henry of Navarre becomes heir to the French crown.
Death of Ivan IV (the Terrible), Tsar of Russia. Succeeded by his son Feodor, power lies in the hands of Feodor's brother-in-law, Boris Godunov.

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