The Frontispiece to Winstanley's ''Loyall Martyrology'', 1665
1 of 2 portraits of Peter Vowell
The Frontispiece to Winstanley's ''Loyall Martyrology'', 1665
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1665
6 1/8 in. x 3 7/8 in. (157 mm x 100 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D26783
Sittersback to top
- Eusebius Andrews (died 1650), Royalist and barrister. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Edward Ashton (died 1658), Royalist colonel and conspirator. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Thomas Benbow (died 1653), Royalist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- John Benson (active 1650), Royalist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Michael Blackburn (died 1649), Royalist; Gentleman Clothier. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- George Boucher (died 1643), Royalist conspirator. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- John Burley (died 1649), Royalist naval and army officer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Browne Bushell (baptised 1609-1651), Royalist Navy officer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel (1604-1649), Writer, royalist and politician; MP for Hertfordshire. Sitter associated with 21 portraits. Identify
- Richard Chaloner (1606-1643), Royalist conspirator. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- King Charles I (1600-1649), Reigned 1625-49. Sitter associated with 335 portraits. Identify
- James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607-1651), Royalist soldier and politician; MP for Liverpool. Sitter associated with 24 portraits. Identify
- Sir Timothy Featherstonhaugh (1601-1651), Royalist army officer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- John Gerard (1632-1654), Royalist conspirator. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- John Gibbons (died 1651), Jesuit Martyr. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606-1649), Royalist leader and politician. Sitter associated with 42 portraits. Identify
- John Hewit (Hewett) (1614-1658), Royalist divine; chaplain to Charles I. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify
- Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (1590-1649), Courtier. Sitter in 27 portraits. Identify
- Sir Henry Hyde (circa 1605-1650), Royalist consul executed by Parliament. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- John Kensey (died 1655), Royalist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Daniel Kniveton (died 1643), King's messenger. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter associated with 61 portraits. Identify
- Robert Levinz (1614 or 1615-1650), Royalist agent. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir George Lisle (circa 1610-1648), Royalist leader and martyr. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
- Christopher Love (1618-1651), Puritan divine executed for treason. Sitter associated with 22 portraits. Identify
- Sir Charles Lucas (1613-1648), Soldier and royalist commander. Sitter associated with 13 portraits. Identify
- John Penruddock (1619-1655), Royalist. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- William Pitcher (died 1648), Royalist army Major, court-martialled and executed. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- John Poyer (died 1649), Merchant and army officer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield (1606-1671), Industrialist, landowner and royalist soldier. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir Henry Slingsby, Bt (1602-1658), Royalist army officer, conspirator and politician; MP for Knaresborough. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- Edward Stacy, Royalist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), Statesman. Sitter associated with 109 portraits. Identify
- Nathaniel Tomkins (1584-1643), Royalist conspirator. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Peter Vowell (died 1654), School teacher and Royalist martyr. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Robert Yeamans (died 1643), Merchant and royalist conspirator. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1665back to top
Current affairs
Great Plague initially breaks out in the deprived parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields killing thousands. Humphrey Henchman, Bishop of London, takes a leading role in organising collections of money for the poor.Five Mile Act forbids ejected clergymen from living within five miles of a parish they formerly served.
Art and science
A New Discourse of Trade, written by Sir Josiah Child, outspokenly advocates for the advantages of free trade.The first issue of the Royal Society's scientific journal, Philosophical Transactions, is edited by Henry Oldenburg, the Society's Secretary.
International
Second Anglo-Dutch War. Despite England's resounding victory at the first naval encounter, the Battle of Lowestoft, failure to seize the valuable Dutch East Indies fleet by Admiral Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, and subsequent Dutch victory at the battle at Vågen, were considerable setbacks for the English.Comments back to top
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