Henrietta Maria (1609-1669). Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. French wife of King Charles I of England. Portrait by unknown artist.

Unknown author (French art) - Portrait of Elisabeth of France (1602–1644), daughter of Henry IV of France.

Marcus Gheeraerts - William Cecil, I Baron Burghley. Was a statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1587, Cecil persuaded the Queen to order the execution of the Roman Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots , after she was implicated in a plot to assassinate Elizabeth.

Frans Pourbus the Younger - Portrait of Queen Elisabeth of France 1602-1644, Queen consort of Spain.

Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England. Pius considered Elizabeth to be illegitimate with no right to the throne. Catholics believed that Mary, Queen of Scots was the true Queen. Anyone following Elizabeth was also excommunicated.

Anonymous - A posthumously portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) in captivity.

Follower of Daniel Mytens - Portrait of Charles I, seated.

Florentine school - Unidentified painter - Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645-1721), Grand Duchess of Tuscany with the Tuscan grand ducal crown.

Portrait of Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603), in ballet costume as Iris (Rainbow Portrait). Museum: Musée de l'Histoire de France, Château de Versailles. Author: HEALY, GEORGE PETER ALEXANDER.

A couple of portraits of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628).

Isabel I of Castile (1451–1504) 16th century copy of original by Antonio del Rincón, the mother of Catherine of Aragon.

Frans II Pourbus - Portrait of Louis XIV (1638-1715) as a boy.

Elizabeth Vernon, Countess of Southampton attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Elizabeth Brydges was Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth and was at court in 1603 when Queen Elizabeth died and was included in Queen Elizabeth’s funeral procession.

A portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, c. 1564. Portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, painted when he was at the height of his influence and favour with Elizabeth I.

Margherita Gonzaga (1591-1632) Duchess of Lorraine (1606-1624) Princess of Mantua, portrait painting by Frans Pourbus the Younger, before 1622.

Isaack Luttichuijs (1616–1673) - Charles II (1630–1685). Royal Court House, Jersey.

Catherine Charlotte de Gramont was Princess of Monaco from 1662 to 1678 as the consort of Prince Louis I, and was once a mistress of Louis XIV of France .

British School, 17th century - Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans, young (1644-1670).

Portrait of King Charles I (1600 – 1649), circle of Sir Peter Lely.

After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641) - Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria as Saint Catherine.