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Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

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Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

by Simon de Passe, published by Compton Holland
line engraving, circa 1603-1618
7 in. x 4 5/8 in. (179 mm x 118 mm) plate size; 8 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (226 mm x 148 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1961
Reference Collection
NPG D4592

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  • Simon de Passe (1595-1647), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 200 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Compton Holland (died 1622), Print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 43 portraits.

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Named Lord High Admiral in 1585, Nottingham acted as the commander-in-chief of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He is shown here as a victorious noble commander with his hand upon a globe marked with the words Anglia (England) and Galicia (Spain).

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Current affairs

Death of Queen Elizabeth I at Richmond. She names King James VI of Scotland as her successor in her final moments. The Stuart dynasty begins with his accession as King James I of England.
Sir Walter Ralegh is implicated in a plot to prevent King James I's succession. He is found guilty of High Treason and imprisoned.

Art and science

William Shakespeare writes Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure and Othello at about his time.
The poet and lexicographer John Florio publishes his English translation of the French writer Michel de Montaigne's Essais.
Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk begins construction of Audley End, Essex. Completed in 1616, it is the largest private residence in England.

International

Tokugawa Ieyasu confirms his rule of Japan by receiving the title of shogun from the emperor. The Tokugawa shogunate will rule Japan until 1867.
In Ireland, Charles Blount, Lord Deputy of Ireland, defeats the Irish ending the Nine Years' War with Ireland. Blount signs the Treaty of Mellifont with Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, leader of the Irish resistance, obtaining Tyrone's acceptance of the English monarchy's authority.

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