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Mary II of England
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Mary II of England

Mary II of England (r. 1689-1694) ruled jointly with her husband William III of England (r. 1689-1702) until her death from smallpox. While William suffered a xenophobic reaction to his rule, Mary represented the continuity of the Royal House...
Anne Boleyn
Image by Unknown Artist

Anne Boleyn

A portrait of Anne Boleyn by an unknown artist but copied from an original by Hans Holbein the Younger. Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536 CE) was the second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Hever Castle, Kent, England)
Anne Hutchinson on Trial
Image by Edwin Austin Abbey

Anne Hutchinson on Trial

Anne Hutchinson on Trial, an illustration depicting the trial of religious dissenter Anne Hutchinson (l. 1591-1643 CE), by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1901 CE.
Blackbeard
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Blackbeard

Blackbeard (d. 1718), otherwise known as Edward Teach (probably an assumed name), was an infamous English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and Atlantic during a surprisingly short career lasting just 15 months. With his long black beard...
Portrait of Anne of Austria
Image by Peter Paul Ruebens

Portrait of Anne of Austria

Portrait of Anne of Austria, Queen of France (1601-1666), oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1622-25. Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California.
Sir Thomas More
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Sir Thomas More

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) was a lawyer, scholar, statesman, and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) who was executed in July 1535 CE for his refusal to endorse Henry's break of the Church in England from the Catholic...
Marie Antoinette
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (l. 1755-1793) was the queen of France during the turbulent final years of the Ancien Régime and the subsequent French Revolution (1789-1799). With the ascension of her husband Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792), she became...
Louis XIII, Anne of Austria, and Their Son Louis XIV
Image by Philippe de Champaigne

Louis XIII, Anne of Austria, and Their Son Louis XIV

Group portrait of Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643), Anne of Austria (l. 1601-1666), and their son Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715), flanked by Cardinal Richelieu and the Duchesse de Chevreuse, oil on by the circle of Philippe de Champaigne...
Henry VIII Meets Anne Boleyn
Image by Daniel Maclise

Henry VIII Meets Anne Boleyn

A 19th century CE painting by Daniel Maclise showing Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536 CE) meeting her future husband, Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE).
Anne Bonny and Mary Read
Image by Benjamin Cole

Anne Bonny and Mary Read

A colourised engraved print by Benjamin Cole showing the Irish-born pirate Anne Bonny and the English pirate Mary Read, both active in the Caribbean in 1719-20. (Appeared in an early edition of 'A General History of the Robberies and Murders...
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