[1] By the kindness of the proprietors of the Connoisseur these items are given from their useful monthly publication, Auction Sale Prices.
II THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
By permission of Messrs. Hampton & Sons. CARVED OAK CHEST. ENGLISH; SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Panels finely carved with Gothic tracery.
II THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
Henry VIII. 1509-1547.
Edward VI. 1547-1553.
Mary. 1553-1558.
Elizabeth. 1558-1603.
1525. Hampton Court built.
1566. Increased commercial prosperity. Foundation of
Royal Exchange by Sir Thomas Gresham.
1580. Drake comes home from the New World with plunder
worth half a million.
1585. Antwerp captured by the
Duke of Parma; flight of merchants to London. Transfer of commercial
supremacy from Antwerp to London. Beginning of
carrying trade, especially with Flanders.
