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Anne of Austria (l. 1601-1666) with her two sons Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715) and Philippe, Duke of Orléans (l. 1640-1701), oil on canvas by an unknown artist, between 1641-1650. Palace of Versailles.

A c. 1539 CE painting by Hans Holbein the Younger of Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Louvre Museum, Paris)

A 16th century CE painting of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

An 18th-century oil-on-canvas portrait by Louis-Michel van Loo of Madame Anne-Catherine Helvétius (neé de Ligniville, 1722-1800), famous as a Parisian salon host.

Portrait of Turgot (1727-1781), oil on canvas painting attributed to Antoine Graincourt, 1782. Palace of Versailles.

Henry VIII of England ruled as king from 1509 to 1547. The second Tudor king after his father Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509), Henry had inherited a kingdom which enjoyed both unity and sound finances. Famous for his six wives as he searched...

Thomas Cromwell (l. c. 1485-1540 CE) served as chief minister to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) from 1532 to 1540 CE. With his king and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer (in office 1533-55 CE), Cromwell masterminded the...

Religious Freedom in Colonial New England (Part III) Anne Hutchinson: Religious Dissenter View Part I: https://youtu.be/IePvJ2Vlw2g View Part II: https://youtu.be/deKlXQiwaow In the final segment of my lecture on Religious Freedom...

Anne Hutchinson, an extreme Separatist, threatens to split the Puritan community in Massachusetts by preaching that some people are pre-ordained. She is eventually driven out of Massachusetts to Rhode Island.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France (1601-1666), oil on canvas portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting Anne in ornate dressing and a lace collar, c. 1625. Palace of Versailles.