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House of Tudor Founded by Henry Tudor, arguably the most well-known of the royal dynasties The House of Tudor ruled England and it’s realms between 1485 and 1603. Five Tudor monarchs ruled for just over a century (Lady Jane Grey, commonly known as the Nine Days Queen, was not counted as having ruled). We're paying tribute to one of the most famous of all the Tudors with our beautiful stamps cover. Covers signed by Queen of Stage and ScreenIn her first career Glenda Jackson CBE was an Oscar-winning "A" list star.Our cover shows her as Queen Elizabeth I. She played Elizabeth in BBC's 1971 blockbuster serial, Elizabeth R and captured the role from start to finish. In fact, she took it so seriously that shaved her head in order to play Queen Elizabeth. Her portrayal is considered unparalleled in accuracy by Elizabethan scholars and she won two Emmy Awards for her work in this series. In fact, Glenda was one of our great actresses of screen and stage. She won 2 Academy Awards. So the audiences lost out when she went into politics (she has been an MP for Hampstead since 1992)! We have a lot to thank her for. Not only did she kindly autograph our covers to raise funds for ChildLine but she also allowed us to use her picture on the cover. The cover is postmarked at Hatfield, childhood home of Elizabeth I. Special EditionsWe arranged for a small number to have this excellent alternative postmark at Hatfield, the childhood home of Elizabeth I.
We produced just 75 of the unsigned edition with this alternative Hatfield postmark (please click on small picture above to see it more clearly). 11 of those have been damaged at postmarking so in reality, there are only 64 available to buy. There are also just 50 signed special editions. Click here to see a larger image of the rarer edition. Elizabeth I - a brief historyAt that time, as well as attending to matters of state, the second preoccupation of the Tudor royals was that of producing heirs, preferably male. It was the only sure way to fend off rivals who felt they had a rightful claim to the throne. None were more famous in their pursuit of a male heir than Henry VIII of course, who married 6 times in his quest for a legitimate son. Ironically, he needn’t have gone to such great lengths for it was his daughter by second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was to become one of the most successful monarchs in history – Elizabeth I. Good Queen BessAt the time of her accession, she rode from Hatfield House, where she was staying (our cover is postmarked in Hatfield, Herts), to London and was met with cheers from both nobility and common people alike. She was much loved and respected and throughout history she has been known as 'Good Queen Bess'. Elizabeth tried to avoid religious extremes and allow her subjects to live in peace and unity. She established a church which was sufficiently broad-based to appeal to most of her people. It was generally accepted that one of her first duties should be to find a husband. Numerous suitors from nearly all European nations sent ambassadors to the English court to put forward their suit but, despite the many threats to the throne, Elizabeth remained unmarried and was forevermore referred to as the ‘Virgin Queen’. ArmadaBy far the most dangerous - and infamous - threat that Elizabeth had to face was the Spanish Armada of 1588. Launched by Elizabeth's old suitor Philip II of Spain, the Armada contained 22 galleons and 108 armed merchant ships – a frightening prospect for any monarch. Elizabeth went to Tilbury, against her councillors' wishes, to exhort the troops to victory with her most famous speech: "Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and goodwill in the loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects... I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman but I have the heart and stomach of a King". Fortunately the ships of the English and the Dutch Republic outnumbered the Spanish, who lost as a result of bad weather on the English Channel, poor planning and supplies, and the skills of Sir Francis Drake and Charles Howard, the second Baron Howard of Effingham (later first Earl of Nottingham). Elizabeth I continued to run the country to the benefit of her subjects until her death on March 24th 1603. As she never named a successor, aided by her chief minister Sir Robert Cecil (who had been in secret negotiations with the son of Mary, Queen of Scots), King James VI of Scotland, Elizabeth’s cousin, became the next successor to the English throne and so ended the Tudor dynasty.
It pays to buy Buckingham Stamp covers as soon as they are issued. If you wait, the chances are they will sell out and you'll end up paying more in the future. If you love our covers, we recommend you join one of our Cover Clubs. There are lots of perks and no commitment whatsoever! Other Famous Royals - yours to ownOur Kings and Queens covers began with Richard III and Henry V. Why not add them to this cover to make a stunning collection? 500th Anniversary of Tudor warship The Mary Rose
Quick Facts: House of Tudor stamps cover is a First-day Cover Issue date (2009-04-21): 21 April 2009 Here are the options for this design. To buy any of the choices below, just enter the quantity you want and click the 'Add to Cart' button to place it in your Shopping Cart. Don’t worry if you make a mistake. You will be able to change the items in your Shopping Cart later. But please watch out, some options may be sold out already!
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As part of our Mary Rose 500th Anniversary series, we've produced this stunning Stamp Sheet Presentation Pack. We've worked again with The Mary Rose Trust to produce the sheet and we think you'll agree it's something quite special.