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John McCafferty

@jdmccafferty

Historian. Academic. Lover of archives, dead friars, old buildings and anything before 1700. Tweeting in personal capacity.

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9 Sept 1400: Henry IV summons the levies of #English borderlands and midlands counties against Owain Glyn Dŵr #otd #Cymru (NPG)

9 Sept 1400: Henry IV summons the levies of #English borderlands and midlands counties against Owain Glyn Dŵr #otd #Cymru (NPG)
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Archbishop Filippo Archinto c. 1558 Titian The veil here symbolizes the political troubles which prevented Archinto taking possession of his see. His episcopal ring, shown just outside the veil, symbolizes Archinto's legal right to office. (Philadelphia Museum of Art)

Archbishop Filippo Archinto c. 1558
Titian

The veil here symbolizes the political troubles which prevented Archinto taking possession of his see. His episcopal ring, shown just outside the veil, symbolizes Archinto's legal right to office.
(Philadelphia Museum of Art)
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The Last Supper Faenza 16th century Tin-glazed earthenware [maiolica] Overall dimensions: 21.6 x 32.6 x 58.1 cm (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

The Last Supper Faenza 16th century Tin-glazed earthenware [maiolica]

Overall dimensions: 21.6 x 32.6 x 58.1 cm  (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
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The Poultry Vendor Alejandro de Loarte, 1626. A depiction of a market stall in the Plaza de Zocodover in Toledo - it marks the end of a career cut short by the artist’s early death.

The Poultry Vendor Alejandro de Loarte, 1626.      A depiction of a market stall in the Plaza de Zocodover in Toledo - it marks the end of a career cut short by the artist’s early death.
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Joseph of Arimathea & Nicodemus Asking Pilate for the Body of Christ [?] Late 15thC Follower of the Master of the Virgin among Virgins. A most unusual subject. (Philadelphia Museum of Art)

Joseph of Arimathea & Nicodemus Asking Pilate for the Body of Christ [?] Late 15thC Follower of the Master of the Virgin among Virgins.  
A most unusual subject.  (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
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Jacqueline of Bavaria, Isabella of Portugal and three other noble women, all with 15th century headdresses; after Antonio de Succa from Peter Paul Rubens' Costume Book, c. 1609-1612. (British Museum)

Jacqueline of Bavaria, Isabella of Portugal and three other noble women, all with 15th century headdresses; after Antonio de Succa from Peter Paul Rubens' Costume Book, c. 1609-1612.  (British Museum)
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19 Sept 1115: Gilbert Bishop of #Limerick assists at the consecration of Bernard as Bishop of St Davids #Cymru in #Westminster Abbey #otd (The Abbey as it looked in 1647 by Wenceslaus Hollar, British Museum)

19 Sept 1115: Gilbert Bishop of #Limerick assists at the consecration of Bernard as Bishop of St Davids #Cymru in #Westminster Abbey #otd     (The Abbey as it looked in 1647 by Wenceslaus Hollar, British Museum)
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The Wine of Saint Martin's Day 1566 - 1567. Pieter Bruegel the Elder. On 11 Nov, people ate St Martin's Goose & drank the new wine from the harvest. (Museo Nacional del Prado)

The Wine of Saint Martin's Day 1566 - 1567.  Pieter Bruegel the Elder.  On 11 Nov, people ate St Martin's Goose & drank the new wine from the harvest.    (Museo Nacional del Prado)
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19 Sept 1619: Future Archbishop James Ussher's & Phoebe Challoner's only child, Elizabeth, baptised St. Dunstan-in-the-East #London #otd (Bodleian)

19 Sept 1619: Future Archbishop James Ussher's & Phoebe Challoner's only child, Elizabeth, baptised St. Dunstan-in-the-East #London #otd (Bodleian)
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland by Arnold Bronckhorst, 1580 (National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery)

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland by Arnold Bronckhorst, 1580    (National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery)
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The Miracle of Castel Sant'Angelo c. 1500 Artist unknown, active in Aragon. (Philadelphia Museum of Art) Gregory the Great (d. 604) leads a procession to avert plague. St Michael Archangel appears on the battlements of the fortress now called Castel Sant'Angelo after him. #Rome

The Miracle of Castel Sant'Angelo c. 1500 Artist unknown, active in Aragon.  (Philadelphia Museum of Art)  Gregory the Great (d. 604) leads a procession to avert plague. St Michael Archangel appears on the battlements of the fortress now called Castel Sant'Angelo after him. #Rome