1500s Stickers

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), English statesman. More was born in London, the son of a lawyer. He was educated at St. Anthony's School and later at the University of Oxford. More studied law and in 1501 became a barrister. In 1516 he published Utopia, a novel in which travellers take an imaginary island country run along the lines of a monastic communalism. He served as a counsellor to King Henry VIII, but fell from grace when he refused to take an oath on the Act of Supremacy 1534. This declared the king supreme head of the Church of England and was the final split with Catholicism and Rome. More was tried for high treason and executed. In 1935 he was canonised and is known as Saint Thomas More to Catholics. This engraving by Houbraken c...

Map of London. 16th-century map of Tudor London, titled 'Londinum Feracissimi Angliae Regni Metropolis'. In the top corners are Tudor (left) and City (right) coats-of-arms. Latin inscriptions (bottom corners) describe the city economy. Manor houses link the city with the royal court at Westminster (left). London Bridge (centre right) leads to Southwark. The spire of St Paul's Cathedral (destroyed 1561) is visible. The vignette (lower centre) shows local dress. This is a 1612 edition of a map first published in volume 1 (1572) of the city atlas 'Civitates orbis terrarum'. This atlas was edited by Georg Braun (c.1540-1622) and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg.

We have created these metal detecting designs to represent what Club you are apart of. This represent the oldest coin you have found while metal detecting. If you find a coin from 1099 or older then you would be part of the Legend Club. We have different colors and numbers for 1800's , 1700's, 1600's, 1500's, 1400's, 1300's, 1200's, 1100's, and anyone finding a coin from the year 1000's and earlier you will need to get yourself the Legend Club Member design. Please enjoy and share with other. This could make for a great gift for a friend that has just found a bucket Lister.

I love how this turned out, taking a work and remixing it multiple times over.... it's a current day couture dress + 1500s lace ruff + a conehead of hair + schiaparelli bag with eyes and nose.

De Arte Natandi. The Art of Swimming Everard Digby. 1587 Public Domain

Portrait of Anne of Cleves

Flock of Pegasi With Butterfly Wings Diagonal Line art- Modified from the etching by Italian renaissance artist Jacopo de'Barbari. Black default background. Modified by pelagioAM

Pegasus With Butterfly Wings Diagonal Line Art- Modified from the etching by Italian renaissance artist Jacopo de'Barbari. Black default background. Modified by pelagioAM

Dance of Death, 16th-century illustration. The concept is that of the Danse Macabre, a medieval allegory reminding people that death comes to everyone in the end. This anonymous artwork was published in Germany.

A sixteenth-century liturgical song sheet. Sourced from Library of Congress.