23 Apr 1610: Thomas Owen of #Winchester appointed Rector of the #English College #Rome #otd on the feast of St George

The Throne of Grace, 1510 - 1515.

Colijn de Coter

(Musée du Louvre)

23 Apr 1244: Innocent IV orders a commission of inquiry into the sanctity of Edmund of Abingdon #otd He pronounced this Archbishop of #Canterbury a saint on 16 Dec 1246

23 Apr 1549: #Protestant theologians Martin Bucer & Paul Fagius arrive in #England #otd they spend several months with Archbishop Cranmer.

In 1557 their corpses were exhumed & retrospectively burnt for heresy (BM)

Emperor Maximilian I on horseback as St. George c. 1522 by Hans Daucher (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)

That's some swagger.

#StGeorgesDay 23 Apr

Leonardo da Vinci
Horses, St George fighting the Dragon, and a lion c. 1517-18

On 23 Apr #StGeorgesDay

(Royal Collection Trust, HM CIII)

I think spell-checker got to this student's note of apology.

And I love it.

Panel with Dragon
China
17th century

'Gold metallic thread is especially prominent in the background, and thread made from peacock feathers wrapped around a silk core is seen in the scales of the dragon'

(Met Museum)

23 Apr 1602: Richard Carew #antiquary finishes his Survey of #Cornwall #Kernow with these words #otd : ‘because here we arrive, I will heere sit mee downe & rest’ (National Trust images).

Isn’t that a lovely closing?

Woman's cap
Venice
1500–1525

(Met Museum)

Christ and the Woman at the Well, Rembrandt, 1657/58 (Rijksmuseum)

Michael Wilson of #Dublin , his halfpenny, 1672. Butchers’ arms and St George ( #otd 23 Apr) & the Dragon. (British Museum)

Sea turtle [Cheloniidae], Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610 (Rijksmuseum)

23 Apr 1616: d. William Shakespeare playwright & poet #otd (Folger)

23 Apr 1661: Charles II is crowned King of #England and #Ireland #otd

A nice day for a Restoration of crowns.

A silver-gilt alms dish which is one of the largest of its type in existence [8.0 x 94.8 cm] first adorned the high altar of Westminster Abbey for Charles II's coronation ceremony #otd 23 Apr 1661, having been made for the purpose. (Royal Collection, HM CIII)

Ceremonies of the Order of the Garter on St George's day, #otd 23 Apr, two poor knights of Windsor Peter Lely, c. 1663-1671 (British Museum)

23 Apr 1685: Banquet #otd after the Coronation of James II in Westminster Hall: 'With the manner of Serving up the First Course of Hot Meat to their Majesties Table' (British Museum)

23 Apr: On his feast day #otd St George, the dragon and the princess do that extra bit of duty by making up a capital letter 'Y', 1466-67, by Master E.S. (Rijksmuseum)

23 Apr 1649: Charles II authorises James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, #otd to negotiate with 'all kings and princes' for military aid (NGS)