I enjoyed reading some of your wonderful and insightful details re: medieval jewels of the Tudors. Thank you all!
Not only these people in portraits already posted here wore them, there are also interesting jewel pieces (mostly pearls and gemstones) worn by Tudor men as well as Catherine Howard and Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (uncle to both Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn, 5th and 2nd queens of Henry VIII, respectively). Same source: 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII by G.W.O.Woodward (pub. in 1971).
Catherine Howard
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (interesting note here is that he appears to have these red Tudor roses on, what do you call it, the collar?, even though he was just related to the Tudors by marriage twice).
King Henry VIII, (I presume) his wife Jane Seymour (although she should be long dead since her son was in this portrait), his son later King Edward VI, and on the far left (as you look at it) his daughter later Queen Mary I, and on the far right (as you look at it) his other daughter later Queen Elizabeth I. They had jewels mostly of pearls. I tried to zoom it up individually to see details of the jewels but that was impossible.
King Henry VII (the central pendant reminds me of a jewel piece from one of the Scandinivan monarchies....is it Danish?). He holds a red rose of the House of Lancaster.
Elizabeth of York (daughter of King Edward IV, wife of King Henry VII, mother of King Henry VIII, grandmother of Queens Mary I and Elizabeth I & King Edward VI and great-great-grandmother of King James I, [therefore a direct ancestress of the current British royal family], and sister of King Edward V, & niece of King Richard III). She holds a white rose of the House of York. So it looks like red and white roses merged into one red and white rose that shows up in Tudor jewelry.
Arthur, Prince of Wales (older brother of King Henry VIII and first husband of Catherine of Aragon). Shows a couple of roses on his hat and some pearl jewels and some roses with gemstones on his collar.
King Henry VIII at various times wore jewels consisting of pearls and others.
Around the age of 30 years
Around the time he was involved romantically with Anne Boleyn.
1536 (in this same year, he was married to Jane Seymour as soon as he had Anne Boleyn executed).
Unknown year:
Unknown year:
--Previous Message-- : Source: The Six Wives of Henry VIII by G.W.O. : Woodward (published in 1971). : : I was looking at various portraits in this : little book when I noticed something. It : appears Queen Mary I had combined jewels : from Jane Seymour, 3rd queen of King Henry : VIII. : : I am sure this portrait is of Jane Seymour, : although the caption did not state who she : was. : : : : But I zoomed up Jane's picture from the : larger photo (it's said to be the family of : Henry VIII created by van Leemput, which was : copied from a life-size fresco by Holbein : that was present at the palace of Whitehall : which was destroyed in 1698. See the larger : one, below). The people above King Henry : VIII have to be Henry's parents, King Henry : VII and Queen Elizabeth [formerly Elizabeth : of York], therefore the younger lady has to : be Henry VIII's 3rd queen (for two reasons: : Jane was the only one of his wives to give : birth to a living son and also in that : portrait and one other portrait both ladies : looked alike enough to be one same person : which was Jane Seymour). : : : The point of posting these pictures above is : Jane's "T" shaped gemstones : (acting as a pendant from one strand of : pearl necklace). Keep that in mind when you : look at other pictures below. : : This portrait (below) is of Jane Seymour. : You may see that she had a : double-strand-pearl choker with alternating : gemstones surrounded by gold. Keep this in : mind when you look at Queen Mary I's : portrait further below. : : : Queen Mary I had this : double-strand-pearl-choker with alternating : gemstones surrounded by gold, with the : "T" shaped gemstones acting as a : pendant hanging from it. : : : What do you think? : :
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