https://toutparmoi.com/2016/09/29/73-newes-of-my-lord/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/henry-wriothesley-3rd-earl-of-southampton-artist-unknown.jpghenry-wriothesley-3rd-earl-of-southampton-artist-unknownGib's lord, the Earl of Southampton, with his armour. Artist unknown; probably painted c1598. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/robert-devereux-2nd-earl-of-essex-attrib-nicholas-hilliard.jpgRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex attributed to Nicholas HilliardThe Earl of Essex (and his horse) dressed for jousting.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/george-clifford-3rd-earl-of-cumberland-1558-1605-by-nicholas_hilliard.jpggeorge-clifford-3rd-earl-of-cumberland-1558-1605-by-nicholas_hilliardDressed for jousting: George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558-1603) - by Nicholas Hilliard.2026-02-15T00:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/12/05/197-i-admit-no-impediments/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/copyright_fotolia_18654026_xs_cropped.jpgKettie the Turkey Cat.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/onix_in_doorway2.jpgOnix_In_Doorway2Onix keeping his shop.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cat_on_wall_copyright_fotolia_11826990_xs.jpgA minion on the river wall.2026-02-14T07:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/references-more-reading/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/catholicism-community-questier-1.jpgCatholicism & Community Questierhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/anne_clifford.jpgAnne_Cliffordhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/doran-elizabeth-her-circle.jpgDoran - Elizabeth & Her Circlehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bookcover-amy-robsart.jpgbookcover-amy-robsarthttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/alexandra-gadja.jpgAlexandra Gadjahttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/james-shapiro.jpgJames Shapirohttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-case-books-of-simon-forman-al-rowse.jpgThe Case Books of Simon Forman - AL Rowsehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/john-guy-elizabeth_the-forgotten-years.jpgJohn Guy- Elizabeth_The Forgotten Yearshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paul-e-j-hammer-the-polarisation.jpgPaul E.J. Hammer - The Polarisationhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/robert-lacey-robert-earl-of-essex.jpgRobert Lacey - Robert Earl of Essex2025-11-20T06:15:27+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/2020/01/09/202-rejoycings-and-farewells/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sonnets_book_launch_copy1.jpgSonnets_Book_Launch_copy1https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sonnets_book_launch_copy.jpgSonnets_Book_Launch_copy2025-09-26T23:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/07/07/9-i-become-an-earls-cat/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cat_copyright_fotolia-13455661_cropped.jpgCat_copyright_Fotolia 13455661_croppedhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/crouching-cat-from-jacob-victors.jpgCrouching cat from Jacob Victorshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cat-on-table-detail-pieter-claesz.jpgCat on Table - detail Pieter Claesz2025-08-28T06:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/07/04/8-a-painful-interview/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/books-from-barthelemy-deyck.jpgBooks- from Barthelemy d'Eyckhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gibs-uncle-sees-red.jpgGib's Uncle sees red2025-08-28T06:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/06/30/7-i-give-hot-newes/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/standing-cat-copyright-fotolia_82892812_xs.jpgEgyptian Mau kitten isolated on a colored backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cat-from-clara-peeters.jpgCat from Clara Peetershttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gib3.jpgGib3https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hedgehog.jpghedgehog2025-08-28T06:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/06/18/4-a-glorious-morning/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/feline_surgery_romanino_castrazionegatto2.jpgFeline_Surgery_Romanino_CastrazioneGatto2Feline surgery in 16th century Italy.  Gib's seems to have been less public.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/young-cat-_copyright_fotolia_83284793_xs.jpgEgyptian Mau kitten isolated on a colored backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kitten_copyright_fotolia_83284728_xs.jpgEgyptian Mau kitten isolated on a colored backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/painted-by-girolano-romani-romanino-16th-century-e1434702349984.jpgPainted by Girolano Romani (Romanino) 16th century.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gib-portrait-3.jpgGib Portrait 32025-08-28T05:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/01/17/the-earl-of-southamptons-cat/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/torn-page-from-jan-de-heem.jpgTorn Page-from Jan de Heemhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toutparmoi1-e1433645956502.jpgToutparmoihttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toutparmoi.jpgToutparmoihttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/books-barthelemy-deyck-crop1-454x150.jpgBooks-Barthelemy d'Eyck crop1 454x1502025-08-28T05:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/about-the-cats/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/harry-detail_from_tower_portrait_attrib_de_critz.jpgHarry - detail_from_Tower_portrait_attrib_de_CritzHarry, our narrator. A.k.a Pie Face of Greediguts, but what's in a name?https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/copyright_fotolia_143085462_xs_cropped.jpgLuvvie, the Player Cat.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/copyright_fotolia_18653335_xs-cropped-with-filter-3.jpgKettiehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/stealer_small.jpgStealer_smallhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/picker_small.jpgPicker_smallhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/smokie1.jpggrey cat is enjoying naturegrey cat is enjoying naturehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/smokie2.jpgRussian blue cat posinghttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onix_at_the_window.jpgOnix_At_the_Windowhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kettie_copyright_-fotolia_-edited_-and_-cropped.jpgKettie_Copyright_ Fotolia_ edited_ and_ croppedhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/linkin_small_portrait.jpgLinkin_small_portrait2025-07-29T08:18:02+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/2017/08/03/98-i-learn-of-london/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/detail-from-marcus_gheeraerts_the_elder.jpgDetail from Marcus_Gheeraerts_the_Elderhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/from-claus-visschers-panorama-of-london_public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgFrom Claus Visscher's Panorama of London_Public Domain via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/saint-pauls-the-visscher-panorama.jpgSaint Pauls - the Visscher Panoramahttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lettice_knollys-attributed-to-george-gower-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgLettice_Knollys Attributed to George Gower Public Domain via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/windows_125936.jpgWindows_1259362025-05-12T06:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/02/15/85-a-sea-of-troubles/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/earl-of-essex-by-isaac-oliver-copyright-victoria-and-albert-museum-london.jpgearl-of-essex-by-isaac-oliver-copyright-victoria-and-albert-museum-londonRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex - a miniature by Isaac Oliver. © V&A Museum, London.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/abraham_willaerts-c1603-1669-stormy_sea-web-gallery-of-art-image-info-about-artwork-public-domain-wikimedia-commons-e1487150434410.jpgabraham_willaerts-c1603-1669-stormy_sea-web-gallery-of-art-image-info-about-artwork-public-domain-wikimedia-commons- by Abraham Willaerts (c1603-1669) via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/excerpt-from-plymouth_siege_map_1643-by-original-author-unknown-17th-century-scanned-reproduced-in-bracken-a-history-of-plymouth-1931-opp-p126-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgexcerpt-from-plymouth_siege_map_1643-by-original-author-unknown-17th-century-scanned-reproduced-in-bracken-a-history-of-plymouth-1931-opp-p126-public-domain-wikimedia-commonsAn excerpt from a 17th century map of Plymouth, via Wikimedia Commons.2025-04-27T23:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/11/16/113-i-propose-a-revel/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/chartley-manor-from-penelope-rich-and-her-circle-internet-archive-e1510810599416.jpgChartley Manor - from Penelope Rich and Her Circle - Internet ArchiveChartley Manorhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/elizabeth_russell-nee-cooke-by-unknown-artist_public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgElizabeth_Russell (nee Cooke) By Unknown Artist_Public Domain, via Wikimedia CommonsElizabeth Russell (nee Cooke), Countess of Bedford and the leader of the anti-playhouse faction in Blackfriars.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/onix_in_doorway.jpgOnix_In_Doorwayhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/penelope-devereux.jpgPenelope DevereuxThe Pretty Penny, better known as Penelope, Lady Rich (nee Devereux).2025-03-13T06:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/11/14/194-old-cats-are-stealthiest/2025-03-12T21:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/07/21/12-i-am-followed/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/detail-from-a-picture-of-john-dee-raising-a-spirit.jpgDetail from a picture of John Dee raising a spirithttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lion-rampant-e1437202165835.jpglion rampantLion Rampant.2025-02-25T09:51:03+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/07/11/10-the-old-earls-will/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gibs-uncles-tail1.jpgGib's uncle's tailhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bats-with-colander.jpgBats with Colander2025-02-25T09:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/07/26/13-a-fearful-encounter/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/william_cecil_lord_burghley-from-portrait-attrib-to-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger.jpgwilliam_cecil_lord_burghley-from-portrait-attrib-to-marcus-gheeraerts-the-youngerLord Purrlie, better known as William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gib-picture.jpgGib Picturehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/william-cecil-1st-baron-burghley.jpgWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron BurghleyLord Purrlie, better known as William Cecil, Lord Burghleyhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/a-tenterframe.jpgTenterframeA tenterframe2025-02-19T05:08:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/07/31/14-i-am-turned/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cheeses-from-floris-van-dyck.jpgCheeses from Floris van DyckWitless Cheeseshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/annunciation-by-lorenzo-lotto-c1480-1556.jpgAnnunciation, by Lorenzo Lotto (c1480-1556)Annunciation, by Lorenzo Lotto (c1480-1556)2025-02-19T04:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/about/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dress-basket1.jpgDress baskethttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/southampton-and-cat-1603.jpgSouthampton and cat 1603https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/da-vinci-cat.jpgDa Vinci catA Da Vinci Cat. Doubtless skilled in codes.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-fox-and-the-grapes.jpgThe Fox and the Grapeshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dress-basket-e1434326018433.jpgDress basket2025-02-05T10:37:27+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/about-the-people/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/frances_walsingham_countess_-of_-essex_from_portrait_attrib_to_-robert_-peake_-the_-elder_via-wikimedia-commons.jpgFrances_Walsingham_Countess_ of_ Essex_from_portrait_attrib_to_ Robert_ Peake_ the_ Elder_via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/elizabeth_vernon_wriothesley_countess_of_southampton_from_-society_women_of_shakespeares_time-by_violet_-a_wilson.jpgElizabeth_(Vernon)_Wriothesley_Countess_of_Southampton_from_ Society_Women_of_Shakespeares_Time-by_Violet_ A_Wilson.The Earl of Southampton's Puss - his wife Bess Vernonhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lady-mary-arundell-nee-wriothesley-from-the-wriothesley-portraits-in-the-eighth-volume-of-the-walpole-society-1919-1920-internet-archive.jpgLady Mary Arundell (nee Wriothesley) from The Wriothesley Portraits in The Eighth Volume of the Walpole Society 1919-1920 - Internet Archivehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/funeral-effigy-2nd-earl-of-southampton1.jpgfuneral-effigy-2nd-earl-of-southamptonThe second Earl's funeral effigy, from his tomb in St Peter's Church, Titchfield.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/funeral-effigy-2nd-earl-of-southampton.jpgfuneral-effigy-2nd-earl-of-southamptonThe Second Earl's funeral effigy, from his tomb in St Peter's Church, Titchfield.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wriothesley-monument-2nd-earl-of-southampton-from-hampshire-history.jpgwriothesley-monument-2nd-earl-of-southampton-from-hampshire-historyhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/henry-wriothesley.jpgHenry Wriothesleyhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mary_browne_wriothesley-e1434246791913.jpgMary_Browne_Wriothesley2025-02-05T10:16:13+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/2019/05/03/174-rewards-and-revengeance/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cat_on_stairs_southampton_house_derived_from_an_image_in_old_and_new_london_vol_2.jpgCat_on_Stairs_Southampton_House_derived_from_an_image_in_Old_and_New_London_Vol_2Harry in Southampton House.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/carisbrooke_castle_by_defacto-own-work_cc-by-sa-4.0_wikimedia_commons.jpgCarisbrooke_Castle_By_DeFacto - Own work_CC BY-SA 4.0_Wikimedia_CommonsOur castle: Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight. Photo by DeFacto via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0 The Earl of Southampton was appointed Governor of the Isle of Wight in 1603.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/robert_devereux_3rd_earl_of_essex_from_a_painting_c1605_by_robert_peake_held_royal_collection.jpgRobert_Devereux_3rd_Earl_of_Essex_from_a_painting_c1605_by_Robert_Peake_held_Royal_CollectionRobert "Robin" Devereux (1591-1646) - from a painting of a hunting scene c.1605.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/elizabeth_vernon_countess_of_southampton_1603_wikimedia_commons.jpgElizabeth_Vernon_Countess_of_Southampton_1603_Wikimedia_CommonsThe Countess of Southampton (Elizabeth Vernon), dressed for King James' and Queen Anne's coronation.2025-02-05T09:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/05/10/175-another-procession-and-a-new-akwayntance/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/prince_henry_harry_-frederick_from_a_painting_c1605_by_robert_peake_held_royal_collection.jpgPrince_Henry_Harry_ Frederick_from_a_painting_c1605_by_Robert_Peake_held_Royal_CollectionPrince Henry/Harry Frederick (1594 - 1612). the eldest of James' and Anne's children. 2025-02-04T20:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/05/16/176-the-attack-on-snakes-purr/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shakespeare_signatures.jpgShakespeare_Signatureshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/silver_street_derived_from_old_and_new_london_ed_thornbury_vol_2_p229_via_internet-archive..jpgSilver_Street_derived_from_Old_and_New_London_ed_Thornbury_vol_2_p229_Via_Internet-Archive.Silver Street, where Shakespeare was living in early 1604. -Derived from an illustration of the precinct of Cripplegate, which was itself based on an early print of the "Agas" Map.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/section_from_luis_melendez_still_life_with_salmonlemon_and_three_vessels1772_museo_del_prado_madrid_via_wikimedia-commons.jpgSection_from_Luis_Melendez,_Still_Life_with_Salmon,Lemon_and_three_Vessels,1772_Museo_del_Prado_Madrid_via_wikimedia-commons2025-02-04T20:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/08/08/180-the-witching-of-king-james/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/a_16th_century_sieve.jpgA_16th_century_SieveA 16th century sieve. This one's held by Queen Elizabeth in a portrait that may be copyright, so I can't show you any more. She wasn't planning to go to sea in it.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/king_james_interviewing_witches-from-newes_from-scotland_1591.jpgKing_James_interviewing_Witches-from Newes_from-Scotland_1591King James (seated) interviewing witches. An illustration from 'Newes from Scotland' published 1591.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/from_abraham_willaerts_c1603-1669_stormy_sea_web_gallery_of_art_public_domain_wikimedia_commons.jpgFrom_Abraham_Willaerts_(c1603-1669)_Stormy_Sea_Web_Gallery_of_Art_Public_Domain_Wikimedia_Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/harrys_mother1.jpgHarry's_Mother1Tricks, Harry's mother.2025-02-04T19:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/06/23/59-our-rehersell/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/linkin-who-plays-lord-purrlie.jpgLinkin, who plays Lord Purrlie.Linkin, who play Purrlie. And does publicity.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/copyright-fotolia_49384250_xs-cropt.jpgTwo Egyptian Mau CatsGib & his sister. Playwright/actor/manager and Ghost/Queen respectively.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kitchen-cat-who-plays-hamton.jpgKitchen Cat, who plays HamtonThe Kitchen Cat from Place House, who plays Young Hamton.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/copyright-fotolia_90343966_xs-cropped.jpgIsolated black and white kitten.A tender kitling.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/barn-owl.jpgBarn Owl2025-02-04T09:24:35+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/05/04/53-southamptons-star/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/henry_percy_9th-earl-of-northumberland-by-nicholas-hilliard-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgHenry_Percy_9th Earl of Northumberland. By Nicholas Hilliard - Public Domain wikimedia commonsLooking melancolie: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, to whom The Honour of the Garter was dedicated. A miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, c.1595 via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gib-poetickal.jpgGib - Poetickal2025-02-04T08:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/04/07/49-i-ride-in-triumph/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ivy-wreath.jpgIvy WreathGib's Garland.2025-02-04T07:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/03/24/47-of-poems-and-the-wisdom-of-cats/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hawthorn-1.jpgHawthorn 12025-02-04T07:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/03/02/44-sir-waine-is-wedded/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/double-portrait-by-giorgone-1477-1510.jpgDouble Portrait by Giorgone (1477-1510)- by Giorgone (1477-1510)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/detail-from-titian-bacchus-and-ariadne-c15231.jpgDetail from Titian - Bacchus and Ariadne c1523- from Titian, 1523https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hare-by-hans-hofmann-1528-adapted-from-albrecht-durers-more-famous-work-scanned-from-book-by-immanuel-giel-pd-wikimedia-commons.jpgHare by Hans Hofmann 1528. Adapted from Albrecht Durer's more famous work. Scanned from book by Immanuel Giel. PD, Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cheetah-copyright-fotolia_93124105_xs_cropt.jpgCheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)2025-02-04T06:53:40+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/02/11/book-41-my-sister-sees-queen-puss/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/detail-from-michael-konrad-hirt-vanitas-quill-e1522619286456.jpgDetail from Michael Konrad Hirt-Vanitas-Quillhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nicholas_hilliard_elizabeth_i_1595-1600_public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgNicholas_Hilliard_Elizabeth_I_1595-1600_Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsAn idealised image of Queen Puss (c1595), by the miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/woman-at-the-mirror-albrecht-durer.jpgWoman at the Mirror (Albrecht Durer)Albrecht Durer's Woman at the Mirror. Her true self is revealed in the glass.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/place-house-hro-84m94-98-1501.jpgPlace House [HRO-84M94-98-150]Place House, one of the young Earl's houses, from an 18th century print held in the Hampshire Record Officehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/black-cats-copyright-fotolia_72990224_xs.jpg2025-02-04T06:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/12/18/35-a-tale-of-the-spanish-main/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/map_of_america_by_sebastian_munster-1540-licensed-under-public-domain-via-commons.jpgMap_of_America_by_Sebastian_Munster 1540 Licensed under Public Domain via Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/philip_ii_of_spain_sofonisba_anguissola_c1532-1625-public-domain_wikimedia-commons.jpgPhilip_II_of_Spain_Sofonisba_Anguissola_c1532-1625 Public Domain_Wikimedia CommonsPhilip II of Spain, by Sofonisba Anguissola c.1532-1625https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/copyright-fotolia_49001528_xs-cropped.jpgBlack cat on black backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fotolia_13455615_xs-dd.jpgEgyptian Mau Cat2025-02-03T08:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/12/04/33-purrsa-and-purrsie-triumph/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/medusa_gianlorenzo_bernini_musei_capitolini_wikimedia_commons_cc-_by_sa_4-0_photo_livioandronico2013.jpgMedusa_Gianlorenzo_Bernini_Musei_capitolini_Wikimedia_Commons_CC _BY_SA_4.0_Photo_Livioandronico2013Bernini's Medusa. CC photo by Livioandronico2013.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gib-portrait.jpgGib Portraithttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/unknown_lady_by_levina_teerlinc_c1550_yale_university_-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgUnknown_lady_by_Levina_Teerlinc_c1550_Yale_University_ Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsA miniature painted by Levina Teerlinc c.1515-1576https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pipistrellus-flight2-by-barracuda1983_-own-work-licensed-under-cc-by-sa-3-0-via-wikimedia-commons-e1449037215201.jpgPipistrellus flight2 by Barracuda1983_ Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsA pipistrelle in flight. CC photo by Barracuda1983.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cats-copyright-fotolia_38047532-cropped.jpgTails Up, Let's Go!2025-02-03T07:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/11/20/31-the-mad-cats-story/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cat-copyright-fotolia_39497045_cropped.jpgcat standing in the moonlighthttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/albrecht-durer_1471-1528_the-fall-of-man.jpgAlbrecht Durer_1471-1528_The Fall of Manhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/st-johns-college-copyright-fotolia_41231863_xs.jpgSt John's College at Cambridge UniversitySt John's College at Cambridge Universityhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/riverside.jpgRiversidehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cat_-copyright_fotolia_92072094_crop_moonlight1.jpgBeautiful black cat playing outdoors in autumn2025-02-03T07:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/10/22/27-wicked-cats/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-standing-copyright-fotolia_394970451-e1535027202502.jpgcat standing in the moonlightA Lunatick Cathttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/a-froward-kitling.jpgA Froward KitlingA Froward Kitling Lies Quiet (and watches for the Man-Bull).https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-copyright-fotolia_13455654-cropped.jpg2025-02-03T06:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/10/16/26-thieves-and-mad-men/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cat-copyright-fotolia_13455581_cropped.jpgchat tacheté mau égyptien assis en studio fond bleuhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/place-house-from-an-engraving-by-s-n-buck-1733-public-domain.jpgPlace House, from an engraving by S. & N.Buck 1733Place House, from an engraving by S. & N.Buck c.1733 via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-in-basket-copyright-fotolia_39135144.jpgEgyptian Mau Cat in a Wicker Basket2025-02-03T06:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/10/08/25-this-place/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-with-flowers-copyright-fotolia_13455660.jpgmau egyptien sur fond de fleurs jauneshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-copyright-fotolia_13455581.jpgchat mau égyptienhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/thomas_wriothesley_1st_earl_of_southampton_by_hans_holbein_the_younger.jpgThomas_Wriothesley,_1st_Earl_of_Southampton_by_Hans_Holbein_the_YoungerThomas Wriothesley, by Hans Holbein. Metropolitan Museum of Art.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/place-house-titchfield-from-victoria-county-history-v3-internet-archive.jpgPlace House Titchfield from Victoria County History v3 Internet ArchiveThe Placehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wall-with-trees.jpgWall with Trees2025-02-03T06:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/07/07/61-strange-thoughts/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/copyright_fotolia_39497045_xs.jpgcat standing in the moonlightThe Mad Cat, in his younger days.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/copyright-fotolia_86945193_xs-cropped.jpgStarry sky over the woodhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/copyright-fotolia_48646380_xs-cropped.jpgComfortable Egyptian Mau Cat2025-01-23T22:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/about/a-word-from-the-editor/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/denise-2016-small.jpgDenise 2016-smallhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/denise-2016-e1536526687440.jpgDenise 2016https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/elizabeth-vernon-countess-of-southampton-1603-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgElizabeth Vernon Countess of Southampton 1603-Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsThe Countess of Southampton (nee Elizabeth Vernon), dressed for King James' and Queen Anne's coronation.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/suspects-public-domain-wikimedia-commons-uploaded-paul-barrow.jpgSuspects- public domain Wikimedia Commons uploaded Paul Barrow,The Usual Suspects: Oxford, Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare, and Southampton.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-copyright-fotolia_134556541.jpgjeune chat mau égyptienhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sonnets-title-page-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgSonnets Title Page public domain Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-in-tower-portrait-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgCat in Tower Portrait public domain Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cat-copyright-fotolia_13455654.jpgjeune chat mau égyptien2025-01-06T04:03:31+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/2020/01/02/201-our-dedication/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/excerpt_from_a_printing_office_the-arts_in_the_middle_ages_and_at_the_period_of_the_renaissance_paul_lacroix_david_project_gutenberg..jpgExcerpt_from_A_Printing_Office_The Arts_in_The_Middle_Ages_and_at_the_Period_of_The_Renaissance_Paul_LaCroix_David_Project_Gutenberg.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/harrys_dedication_20200102_115848-2.jpgHarry's_Dedication_20200102_115848 (2)The dedication page, as Harry probably envisaged it.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sonnets_dedication.jpgSonnets_Dedication2025-01-05T01:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/10/01/24-fortunes-wheel/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/miniatuur_uit_natuurkunde_van_het_geheelal-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgMiniatuur_uit_Natuurkunde_van_het_Geheelal Public Domain Wikimedia CommonsThe Moon and Fortune. By an unknown artist for Evert Zoudenbalch (1424-1503) https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/from-danse-aux-aveugles-by-michault-artist-unknown.jpgFrom Danse-aux-aveugles by Michault-Artist unknownFortune's Wheel, from La Danse aux Aveugles by 15th century poet Pierre Michault. Artist unknown - Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/blue-cat-copyright-fotolia_34885128.jpgRussian blue cat posing2024-12-14T19:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/06/23/5-about-the-earl-and-his-wife/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mary_browne_wriothesley_countess_of_southampton-by-hans-eworth-circa-1520e280931574-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgmary_browne_wriothesley_countess_of_southampton-by-hans-eworth-circa-1520-1574-public-domain-wikimedia-commonsMary, Countess of Southampton, at the age of 13. By Hans Eworth (c.1520-1574)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cat-with-small-dog-from-adriaen-van-utrecht.jpgCat with small dog from Adriaen van Utrechthttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kitchen-cat-with-fish-from-clara-peeters.jpgKitchen Cat with fish from Clara Peeters2024-10-14T13:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/10/25/154-fortune-and-cats-eyes/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/view_of_london_derived_from_old_and_new_london_vol_3_walford_via_internet_archive.jpgView_of_London_derived_from_Old_and_New_London_vol_3_Walford_via_Internet_ArchiveTricks would have been familiar with this rooftop view, looking east towards St Paul's, and the precinct of Blackfriars. Arundel House was next door to Essex House.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cat-eyes-02-from_fotolia_copyright_189474086_xs.jpgThe cat's eyes are confined to the cage.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cat-eyes-01.jpgCat Eyes 01https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/the_savoy_from_old_and_new_london_vol_3_walford_via_internet_archive.jpgThe_Savoy_from_Old_and_New_London_vol_3_Walford_via_Internet_ArchiveThe old Savoy Palace, where the dowager Countess of Southampton had an apartment she'd inherited from her second husband Sir Thomas Heneage. The modern hotel now occupies part of its site.2024-09-25T13:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/02/14/163-our-mother-and-me/2024-09-23T07:22:11+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/06/28/93-i-take-up-my-pen-again/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/neros-viewof-venice.jpgNero's Viewof Venicehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nero-dreams-of-venice.jpgNero dreams of VeniceNero dreams of Venice.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/quill-pen-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons-e1576671947339.jpgQuill Pen, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tricksie_004.jpgTricksie_0042024-09-23T07:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/08/17/100-of-citie-cats-and-conies/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/title-page-from-one-of-robert-greenes-pamphlets-on-coney-catchers-printed-in-1592.jpgTitle page from one of Robert Greene's pamphlets on Coney-Catchers, printed in 1592.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ludgate_-by-w-hollar_-scanned-by-university-of-toronto_-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.pngLudgate_ By W Hollar_ scanned by University of Toronto_ Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsLudgate, from a drawing c1650. It probably looked much the same when Tricks rode through it. Via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tricks-on-a-roof.jpgTricks on a Roof2024-09-22T03:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/11/08/193-sad-times-for-some/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the_frozen_thames_from_the_great_frost_1608_pamphlet_attributed_to_t_dekker_author_houghton_library_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgThe_Frozen_Thames_from_the_Great_Frost_1608_Pamphlet_attributed_to_T_Dekker_author_Houghton_Library_via_Wikimedia_Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/excerpt_from_blaeu_map_of_hampshire_showing_beaulieu_and_isle_of_wight2.jpgexcerpt_from_blaeu_map_of_hampshire_showing_beaulieu_and_isle_of_wight2024-08-26T21:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/03/08/127-of-prisons-high-and-low/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/robert_devereux_-2nd_-earl_of_essex-from_a_sketch_by_the_miniaturist_isaac_oliver.jpgRobert Devereux, Earl of Essex - from a sketch by the minaturist Isaac Oliver.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/essex_-house-from_the_comprehensive_history_of_england_v-iv-ed-_thos-_-thomson_1859_-via_-internet_-archive.jpgEssex_ House-from_The_Comprehensive_History_of_England_v. IV - ed._Thos._ Thomson_1859_ via_ Internet_ Archive2024-07-20T02:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/10/24/191-a-royal-revel/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sister_from_cropped_white_cat_photo_by_-jonnelle_yankovich_on_unsplash.jpgSister_from_cropped_White_Cat_Photo_by_ Jonnelle_Yankovich_on_UnsplashHarry's sister.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/anne_of_denmark_by_john_de_critz_weiss_gallery_-public_domain_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgAnne_of_Denmark_by_John_de_Critz_Weiss_Gallery_ Public_Domain_via_Wikimedia_CommonsChristian's sister Anne. A definite resemblance.2024-07-09T21:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/about-the-people/the-court-of-wards-liveries/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/henry-viii-c1337-from-a-portrait-by-hans_holbein_the_younger-c-1497-1543_-pd-via-wikimedia-commons.jpghenry-viii-c1337-from-a-portrait-by-hans_holbein_the_younger-c-1497-1543_-pd-via-wikimedia-commonsHenry VIII, Elizabeth I's father, c1537. From a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/henry_garnett-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpghenry_garnett-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commonsHenry Garnethttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/william-cecil-presiding-over-the-court-of-wards-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgwilliam-cecil-presiding-over-the-court-of-wards-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commonsLord Purrlie, better known as William Cecil, Lord Burghley, presiding over the Court of Wards & Liveries.2024-07-08T05:37:06+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/2017/12/07/116-the-bloodie-banquet/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/detail-from-fighting-cats-attrib-workshop-of-franz-snyders-1579-1657.jpgDetail from Fighting Cats, attrib workshop of Franz Snyders (1579-1657)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/excerpt-from-a-map-of-ireland_c1570_from-bagwell1885_ireland_under_the_tudors_v_2_p_168.jpgExcerpt from a map of Ireland_c1570_from BAGWELL(1885)_Ireland_under_the_Tudors_v_2_p_168Part of a map of Ireland c1570, showing Ulster and the O'Neill territory of Clandeboy. The map is from Richard Bagwell's "Ireland under the Tudors" (1885) via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/excerpt-from-franz-snyders-still-life-with-maidservant-and-young-boy.jpgExcerpt from Franz Snyders - Still life with maidservant and young boy.The makings of a banquet, not bloodie. From a painting by Franz Snyders.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/walter_devereux_1st_earl_of_essex_artist-unknown_1572_held_npg_via-wikimedia-commons.jpgWalter_Devereux,_1st_Earl_of_Essex_artist unknown_1572_held_NPG_via Wikimedia CommonsWat Devilry, better known as Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. In April 1572 he was made a Knight of the Garter, and in May created Earl of Essex.  This portrait by an unknown artist celebrates both events.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/robert_devereux_2nd_earl_of_essex_by_isaac_oliver-c1597-held-va-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgRobert_Devereux,_2nd_Earl_of_Essex_by_Isaac_Oliver c1597 held V&A via Wikimedia CommonsRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, whom Linkin so admires.2024-05-30T06:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/08/29/183-i-am-accused-of-what/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/still-life-by-pieter-claesz-held-in-the-mauritshuis-photo-by-sailko-own-work-cc-by-3.0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgStill Life by Pieter Claesz-held in the Mauritshuis-photo by Sailko - Own work, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons- By Pieter Claesz, held in the Mauritshuis. Photo by Sailko - CC BY 3.0 https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/peter-claesz-1628.jpgPeter Claesz 1628https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pieter_claesz_stilleven_met_kalkoenpastei_-_google_art_project-public-domain-wikimedia-commons..jpgPieter_Claesz_Stilleven_met_kalkoenpastei_-_Google_Art_Project Public Domain Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/titchfield_to_isle_of_wight_derived-_from_blaue_map.jpgA possible route from Titchfield Harbour to the Isle of Wight. Most convenient for Harry and the Earl.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/squirrel_cropped_from_british_mammals_by-a._thorburn_public_1920_domain_commons.wikimedia..jpgSquirrel_cropped_From_British_Mammals_By A._Thorburn_Public_1920_Domain_commons.wikimedia.A Thieving Vermin.2024-05-15T05:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/12/27/200-i-go-to-the-print-shop/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sonnets_title_page_as_harry_envisaged.jpgSonnets_Title_Page_as_Harry_envisagedThe title page for 'our book', as envisaged by Harry.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/copyright_fotolia_244183303_xs_cropped.jpgThe print-shop cat.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/candle_detail_from_clara_peeters_still_life_c.1607.jpgCandle_detail_from_Clara_Peeters_Still_Life_c.16072024-05-09T03:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/12/19/199-i-write-a-fine-page/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/m_william_shakespeare_from_king_lear_title_page_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgFile source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_lear_title_page.jpg2024-05-09T03:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/12/12/198-stay-shunners/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/onix_a_pied_cat-2.jpgOnix_a_pied_Cat (2)Onix, a pied cat.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/king_lear_title_page_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgFile source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_lear_title_page.jpgThe title page of King Lear, 1608.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/copyright_fotolia_190053643_xs_cropped-e1576139614411.jpgStealer, sitting pretty.2024-05-09T03:24:41+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/10/31/192-a-most-famous-entertainment/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the_original_royal_exchange_by_wenceslas_hollar_artwork_from_univ_of_toronto_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgThe_original_royal_exchange_by_Wenceslas_Hollar_Artwork_from_Univ_of_Toronto_via_Wikimedia_CommonsThe original Royal Exchange, opened in 1571 by the wealthy merchant Sir Thomas Gresham, and sometimes referred to as London's first shopping mall.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/drum-horse.jpgDrum horseDrum horses are a common sight in London processions nowadays, but King Christian's may have been the first Londoners saw. The crowds were impressed - most probably by the absence of obvious reins. While drumming, the rider controls the horse by the use of reins attached to the stirrups. 2024-05-08T08:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/10/17/190-a-year-of-frights-and-scandal/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/king_christian_iv_of_denmark_and_norway_by_pieter_isaacsz_c1612.jpgKing_Christian_IV_of_Denmark_and_Norway_by_Pieter_Isaacsz_c16122024-05-08T08:03:18+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/10/04/188-of-my-lords-cousin/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cowdray_house_from_a_painting_by_samuel_hieronymus_grimm_1781.jpgCowdray_House_from_a_painting_by_Samuel_Hieronymus_Grimm_1781https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/isaac_oliver_brothers_browne_1598_via_wikimedia_commons..jpgIsaac_Oliver_Brothers_Browne_1598_via_Wikimedia_Commons.My lord's cousin: Anthony Maria Browne, 2nd Viscount Montague, stands between his younger brothers. The painting, by Isaac Oliver is dated 1598. He's 24, and his brothers are 21 and 18. The young man (21) entering at the right is unknown.2024-05-08T07:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/09/12/185-a-cat-of-distracted-mind/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/robert_cecil_earl_of_salisbury_from_what_gunpowder_plot_was_by_s_r_gardiner_1897.jpgRobert_Cecil_Earl_of_Salisbury_from_What_Gunpowder_Plot_Was_by_S_R_GARDINER_1897Mr Secretary, aka Sir Rabbit, now the Earl of Salisbury.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/robert-cecil-earl-of-salisbury-from-edmund-lodge-vol-iv.jpgRobert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury - from Edmund Lodge vol IVhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/southampton_house_in_holborn_from_a_map_c1734_based_on_the_agas_map_via_wikimedia..jpgSouthampton_House_in_Holborn_from_a_map_c1734_based_on_the_Agas_Map_via_Wikimedia.Southampton House, Harry's vantage point.2024-05-08T07:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/08/22/182-horrid-thoughts-and-fears/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imagined_portrait_of_james_with_his_mother_mary_stuart_pd_wikimedia_commons..jpgImagined_portrait_of_James_with_his_mother_Mary_Stuart_PD_Wikimedia_Commons.An imagined portrait of the young James with his mother, Mary Queen of Scots who was executed in 1587. In reality, she'd been made to abdicate in favour of James when he was only a year old. They never met again.2024-05-08T06:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/07/26/178-an-interview-with-my-mother/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/inigo_jones_design_for_masque_of_blackness_1605_wikimedia_commons.jpgInigo_Jones,_design_for_Masque_of_Blackness_1605_Wikimedia_CommonsStrange attire - and body paint.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tricks-2.jpgTricks (2)Tricks - Harry's mother.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/place_house_from_an_image_held_in_the_hro.jpgPlace_House_from_an_image_held_in_the_HROMy lord's great house in the countrie: Place House, from an image held by the Hampshire Records Office.2024-05-08T05:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/07/18/177-of-snakes-purr-slander/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/silver_street_derived_from_old_and_new_london_ed_thornbury_vol_2_p229_via_internet-archive..jpgSilver_Street_derived_from_Old_and_New_London_ed_Thornbury_vol_2_p229_via_Internet-Archive.The house where Shakespeare lived, on the corner of Monkwell Street and the now-vanished Silver Street.2024-05-08T05:12:30+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/04/19/172-i-listen-to-the-ladies/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dance_of_death_detail_from_18th_c_painting_wellcome_images_london-cc-by-4.0..jpgDance_of_Death_detail_from_18th_C_painting_Wellcome_Images_London-CC by 4.0.- Wellcome Images London. CC By 4.0https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sir_robert_carey_unknown_artist_-public_domain_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgA rascal that took horse: Sir Robert Carey (c1560-1639) by an Unknown Artist ib the early 1590s2024-05-07T05:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/12/20/162-i-am-undone/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Cat_looking_into_into_Basket_adapted_from-Fotolia_copyright.jpgCat_looking_into_into_Basket_adapted_from-Fotolia_copyright2024-05-07T04:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/11/08/156-of-locks-and-liberty/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20161113_120455.jpgThe remains of Place HousePlace house (Titchfield Abbey) as it looks today.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tower_of_london_derived_from_old_and_new_london_vol_2_ed_w_thornbury_internet_archive.jpgTower_of_London_derived_from_Old_and_New_London_vol_2_ed_W_Thornbury_Internet_Archive2024-05-07T04:24:35+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/12/05/160-signs-and-portents/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/kitten_copyright_fotolia_90343966_xs_edited.jpgblack and white kittenhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/excerpt_from_clara_peeters_still_life_c1607-1.jpgExcerpt_from_Clara_Peeters_Still_Life_c1607https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/parish_-of_-st_-giles_derived_from_a_map_c1734_based_on_the_agas_map_via_wikimedia-2.jpgParish_ Of_ St_ Giles_derived_from_a_map_c1734_based_on_the_Agas_Map_via_WikimediaSouthhampton House (upper right), siiting approximately where the British Museum is now.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/parish-of-st-giles-2-1.jpgParish Of St Giles 2https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/parish-of-st-giles-1.jpgParish Of St Giles 12024-05-06T08:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/11/15/157-a-cat-behind-the-arras/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/detail_from_the_-graham-children-by-william-hogarth-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgDetail_from_The_ Graham Children by William Hogarth Public Domain Wikimedia CommonsLuvvie the Player Cat.2024-05-06T06:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/10/18/153-a-turn-of-fortunes-wheel/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/paws-the-cat-of-st-pauls-cathedral.jpgPaws - the cat of St Paul's CathedralPaws, the cat of St Paul's Cathedral.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cat_attacks_dog_by_or_after_-jan_fyt_1611-1661_wikigallery.jpgCat_attacks_dog_by_or_after_ Jan_Fyt_1611-1661_WikiGalleryScabface's world, as portrayed by the Flemish artist Jan Fyt (1611-1661).2024-05-06T04:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/10/11/152-false-friends/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chapel_of_st_peter_ad_vincula_by_-michael_coppins_own_-work_cc-by-sa-4-0-wikimedia-commons.jpgChapel_of_St_Peter_ad_Vincula_By_ Michael_Coppins_Own_ work_CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia CommonsThe chapel of St Peter Ad Vincula in the Tower of London, near the spot where Essex was executed and where he's buried. Photo by Michael Coppins. CC By-SA 4.02024-05-06T04:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/08/09/143-an-army-against-us/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/detail2_from_the_old_palace_of_whitehall_by_hendrik_danckerts_public_-domain_-via_-wikimedia_-commons.jpgDetail2_from_The_Old_Palace_of_Whitehall_by_Hendrik_Danckerts_Public_ Domain_ via_ Wikimedia_ CommonsThe towers of Whitehall Palace.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/detail2_from_the_old_palace_of_whitehall_by_hendrik_danckerts_public_-domain_-via_-wikimedia_-commons-2.jpgDetail2_from_The_Old_Palace_of_Whitehall_by_Hendrik_Danckerts_Public_ Domain_ via_ Wikimedia_ Commons (2)The towers of Whitehall Palacehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chimney.jpgChimneyhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/earl_of_southampton_from_full_length_portrait01-2.jpgEarl_of_Southampton_from_full_length_portrait01 (2)His Harryship, as Tricks calls the Earl of Southhampton when she's in the mood to be disrespectful.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/detail-from-the-staircase-helen-allingham-1848-1926.jpgDetail from The Staircase Helen Allingham 1848 - 19262024-05-05T04:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/09/21/149-sir-rabbit-rules-and-crows-gather/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/elizabethan-women-detail-from-braun-hogenberg-map.jpgElizabethan Women - detail from Braun & Hogenberg MapEWomen - much the better for male guidance.2024-05-04T05:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/09/13/148-how-players-stole-a-boy/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/great_-st_bartholomews_exterior_by_chriso_wikipedia_-cc-by-sa-3-0.jpgGreat_ St_Bartholomews_exterior_by_ChrisO_Wikipedia_ CC BY-SA 3.0Great Bart today - better known as Great St Bartholomew's. Or perhaps Great Bart was the church cat. The Cliftons lived nearby. Via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/luvvie_adapted_from_fotolia_143086380_copyright_xs.jpgLuvvie2024-05-04T05:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/08/29/146-liars-all/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/detail-from-john-derrick-the-image_-of_-ireland_-plate02-from-the-somers-tracts-vol1-e1535539698613.jpgDetail from John Derrick The Image_ of_ Ireland_ plate02 from the Somers Tracts vol1A company of Irish kerns.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tricks-at-the-window.jpgTricks at the Window2024-05-04T04:48:06+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/08/23/145-the-earls-yield/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onix_4-2.jpgOnix_4 (2)Onix. Was it Harry's similarity to him that rise to the whisperings?https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lambeth_palace_from_anthony_van_der_-wyngaerde_panorama-_of_westminster_london_and_southwark.jpgLambeth_Palace_from_Anthony_van_der_ Wyngaerde_panorama _of_Westminster_London_and_SouthwarkLambeth Palace, where the Earls were first taken, in a rural setting over the river from from Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey. There's a horse ferry to the right.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heads-on-spikes-london-bridge-from-claes-van-visschers-panorama-of-london.jpgHeads on spikes London Bridge from Claes van Visscher's panorama of LondonHeads on spikes, over-large for emphasis on the south side of London Bridge. Heads were likely to be displayed on other city gates as well.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/letter-to-bess-vernon.jpgLetter to Bess Vernon2024-05-04T04:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/08/16/144-the-day-of-my-life/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/detail_from_night_-river_painting_arkhip_ivanovich_kuindzhi_via-wikimedia-commons.jpgDetail_from_Night_ River_painting_Arkhip_Ivanovich_Kuindzhi_via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/detail-from-night-river-painting-by-archip_iwanowitsch_kuindshi_via-wikimedia-commons.jpgDetail from Night River painting by Archip_Iwanowitsch_Kuindshi_via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sir-robert-sidney-from-a-c1617-painting-attrib-to-robert-peake.jpgSir Robert Sidney from a c1617 painting attrib to Robert PeakeThe courteous 'Captain' in the garden - Sir Robert Sidney (1563-1626).https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/detail-from-rembrandts-the-night-watch-via-wikimedia-commons1.jpgDetail from Rembrandt's the Night Watch via Wikimedia Commons2024-05-04T04:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/08/01/142-what-befell-onix/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sir_john_popham_by_unidentified_artist_via_wikimedia_commons_-public_domain.jpgSir_John_Popham_by_Unidentified_Artist_via_Wikimedia_Commons_ Public_Domainhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sir_thomas_egerton_lord_keeper_of_the_great_seal_by_simon_van_de_passe_via_wikimedia-commons.jpgSir_Thomas_Egerton_Lord_Keeper_of_the_Great_Seal_by_Simon_van_de_Passe_via_Wikimedia-Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/essex_-house-from_the_comprehensive_history_of_england_v-iv-ed-_thos-_-thomson_1859_-via_-internet_-archive-2.jpgEssex_ House-from_The_Comprehensive_History_of_England_v. IV - ed._Thos._ Thomson_1859_ via_ Internet_ Archive (2)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onix_hiding_under_table.jpg2024-05-04T04:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/07/05/138-the-player-cat-comes-among-us/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/copyright-fotolia_2928363_xs-2-edited.jpggros chatScabfacehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/richard-ii-title-page1.jpgRichard II Title Pagehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/richard-ii-title-page.jpgRichard II Title Pagehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/george_carey_lord_hunsdon_by_nicholas_hilliard_1601.jpgGeorge_Carey_Lord_Hunsdon_by_Nicholas_Hilliard_1601Lord Hunsdon, the Lord Chamberlain (1547-1601) by Nicholas Hilliard. He was patron of the company in which Shakespeare was a shareholder, but signed the petition that prevented them from using the Blackfriars theatre as a public playhouse.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/globe_derived_from_an_illustration_in_shakespearean_theatres_-by_joseph_quincy_adams_ebook_project_gutenberg.jpgGlobe_derived_from_an_illustration_in_Shakespearean_Theatres_ by_Joseph_Quincy_Adams_ebook_Project_GutenbergThe Glob, better known as the Globe, on the south bank of the Thames.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cat_attacks_dog_by_or_after_-jan_fyt_1611-1661_wikigallery.jpgCat_attacks_dog_by_or_after_ Jan_Fyt_1611-1661_WikiGalleryA painting from WikiGallery in the style of the Flemish artist Jan Fyt. A suitable image for the sort of action Scabface hopes to encounter at Whitehall.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/adapted_from_shakespearean_theatres_joseph_quincy_-adams_-via_project_gutenberg.jpgAdapted_from_Shakespearean_Theatres_Joseph_Quincy_ Adams_ via_Project_GutenbergThe Player Cat's Journey, adapted from a map in Joseph Quincy Adams' 'Shakespearean Theatres'. He set out from the vicinity of the Curtain (upper right) and made his way down to the bridge. The blue stars mark the inns where he may have sheltered - these were inns with yards where plays were performed. Also within the city walls were many halls where plays were staged, but these were invitation only. The brown circles on the south bank mark the approximate sites of bear and bull baiting; the playhouses are red. 2024-05-04T03:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/06/21/136-an-attempt-to-murder-our-earl/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/earl_of_southampton_from_full_length_portrait01.jpgEarl_of_Southampton_from_full_length_portrait01Our Earlhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metmuseum-org_crdimages_aa_web-large_sfsb29-157-13a-e1529501187330.jpgmetmuseum.org_CRDImages_aa_web-large_sfsb29.157.13ahttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/metmuseum-org_crdimages_aa_web-large_174000.jpgmetmuseum.org_CRDImages_aa_web-large_174000- courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Arthttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/durhamhousecolourised_from_thomas_allen_history_and_antiquities_of_london_vol4_1829_internet_archive.jpgDurhamHouseColourised_from_Thomas_Allen_History_and_Antiquities_of_London_vol4_1829_Internet_ArchiveDurham House, from the Thames. The assault on the Earl of Southampton is said to have taken place near here. At the time it belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh, another of Essex's enemies.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/copyright-fotolia_2928363_xs-2-edited.jpg2024-05-04T02:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/06/07/134-in-search-of-snakes-purr/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ben-jonson-from-the-cover-of-the-biography-by-ian-donaldson.jpgBen Jonson - from the cover of the biography by Ian Donaldson.Ben Jonson, from the cover portrait of Ian Donaldson's 'Ben Jonson: A Life.' No stranger to trouble, he killed the actor Gabriel Spencer in 1598.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/picker-licking-lips.jpgPicker licking lipsPickerhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/stealer-at-night.jpgStealer at Night2024-05-04T02:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/04/19/133-bristling-up/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/frances_howard_countess_of_hertford-by-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger.jpgFrances_Howard_Countess_of_Hertford By Marcus Gheeraerts the YoungerThe 'other lady' Frances Prannell (nee Howard) and next Countess of Hertford.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/elizabeth-vernon-countess-of-southampton-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger.jpgElizabeth (Vernon) Countess of Southampton - Marcus Gheeraerts the Youngerhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/charles-blount-lord-mountjoy-based-on-original-portrait.jpgCharles Blount, Lord Mountjoy - based on original portraitCharles Blount, Lord Mountjoy.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/charles-blount-lord-mountjoy-based-on-a-portrait.jpgCharles Blount, Lord Mountjoy - based on a portrait.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/engraving-of-the-earl-of-essex-from-print-by-thomas-cockson.jpgEngraving-of-the-Earl-of-Essex-from-print-by-Thomas-CocksonA version of the picture that stole Tricks thunder. At least one modern historian claims it was commissioned by Essex himself, but another notes there's no evidence to link him to it.2024-05-04T02:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/04/12/132-my-verses-fly-forth/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rooves-with-paper-01.jpgRooves with paper 01https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/still-life-by-pieter-claesz-held-in-the-mauritshuis-photo-by-sailko-own-work-cc-by-3-0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgStill Life by Pieter Claesz-held in the Mauritshuis-photo by Sailko - Own work, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons- By Pieter Claesz. Sailko Photo via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-3.02024-05-04T02:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/04/05/131-true-colours/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/st-pauls-cross-by-john-gipkyn-fl-1594e280931629-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgSt Paul's Cross By John Gipkyn (fl 1594–1629) - via Wikimedia CommonsPaws Cross: St Paul's Cross, an open air pulpit in St Paul's Churchyard.2024-05-04T01:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/08/25/68-a-heavie-heart/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/copyright-fotolia_106792322_xs.jpgFlower of Narcissus2024-04-27T08:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/03/15/128-i-go-among-the-great-folks/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tricks-on-the-bed1.jpgTricks on the Bed2024-03-04T09:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/11/09/112-going-to-the-war/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cheapside_cross_1547_from-old-and-new-london-by-walter-thornbury_vol-1_p313_-via-the-internet-archive-e1510174330487.jpgCheapside_Cross_1547_from Old and New London by Walter Thornbury_vol 1_p313_ via the Internet ArchiveA glimpse of 16th Century Cheapside, with the Westcheap Cross in the foreground. From a panorama showing Edward VI riding to his Coronation, 1547.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/onix_at_his_window.jpgOnix_At_His_Windowhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/detail-from-george-flegel-dinner-scene.jpgDetail from George Flegel Dinner Scene.2024-03-02T09:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/09/14/104-my-first-parlement/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/onix-in-his-shop1.jpgOnix in his shopOnix, who has employment in an apothecary's shop.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/elizabeth-i-from-the-first-volume-of-william-camdens-annales.jpgElizabeth I, from the first volume of William Camden's AnnalesQueen Elizabeth, from the first volume of Camden's Annales (1625 edition).https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/onix-in-his-shop.jpgOnix in his shopOnix2024-03-01T12:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/07/27/97-an-unfortunate-traveller/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/buckets-2.jpgBuckets (2)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/london-bridge-a-detail-from-claes-visschers-panorama-of-london-1616.jpgLondon Bridge - a detail from Claes Visscher's Panorama of London, 1616.Heads on Spikes, somewhat out of proportion. A detail from Claes Visscher's panorama of London from the south bank of the Thames.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tricks-in-the-hay.jpgTricks in the Hay2024-03-01T10:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/06/05/2-some-words-about-me/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kitten_copyright_fotolia_79700389_xs-cropped.jpgEgyptian Mau kitten isolated on a colored backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gib-portrait.jpgGib Portrait2024-02-29T05:54:02+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/03/23/90-of-lords-ladies-and-leave-taking/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/frances_seymour_nee_howard_countess_of_hertford_by-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger-c1611-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgFrances_Seymour_nee_Howard_Countess_of_Hertford_By Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger - c1611 via Wikimedia CommonsA later portrait (c. 1611) of Frances Howard - now Frances Seymour, Countess of Hertford By Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/nashe-title-page-complete-works-vol-ii-internet-archive.jpgNashe Title Page Complete Works Vol II Internet Archivehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/excerpt-from-a-painting-of-elizabethan-gentlemen-playing-cards-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgExcerpt from a painting of Elizabethan gentlemen playing cards. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons2024-02-28T02:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/03/09/88-wanderings-upon-the-sea/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/map_azores_-from_the_naval-tracts_-of_-sir_-william_monson_-v2_internet-archive.jpgMap_Azores_ from_the_naval tracts_ of_ sir_ william_monson_ V2_Internet ArchiveA 16th Century Map of the Azores, from 'The Naval Tracts of Sir William Monson' vol II (1902) - Internet Archive.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/copyright-fotolia_101848170_xs-edited_cropped.jpgPlayful cat on a sailboat stands on two feet to reach the ropeshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/copyright_fotolia_119085322_xs_cropped.jpgChatonhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sir_-walter_raleigh_c1598_attrib_william_segar_cropped_public_domain_wikimedia_commons.jpgSir_ Walter_Raleigh_c1598_attrib_William_Segar_cropped_Public_Domain_Wikimedia_CommonsSir Water Rawley, better known as Sir Walter Raleigh2024-02-28T02:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/03/02/87-nero-goes-forth/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/an-elizabethan-pinnace-from-j-s-corbett-drake-and-the-tudor-navy-1917-internet-archive.jpgan-elizabethan-pinnace-from-j-s-corbett-drake-and-the-tudor-navy-1917-internet-archiveAn Elizabethan Pinnace, from ain illustration in Julian S. Corbett's 'Drake and the Tudor Navy' (1917) via the Internet Archive.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/detail-from-a-painting-by-willem-van-diest-c1600-1678-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgdetail-from-a-painting-by-willem-van-diest-c1600-1678-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons2024-02-28T02:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/02/22/86-the-fates-of-nero/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/whitehall_-antony-van-den-wyngaerde_-william-benham-charles-welsh_-medieval-london_-1901_online_public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgwhitehall_-antony-van-den-wyngaerde_-william-benham-charles-welsh_-medieval-london_-1901_online_public-domain-wikimedia-commonsA 16th century sketch of the palace of Whitehall, from the Thames, by Antony van den Wyngaerde. Via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/a-section-from-a-chart_of_falmouth-by-unknown-bl-uk-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpga-section-from-a-chart_of_falmouth-by-unknown-bl-uk-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commonsA section from a map of the port of Fowl Mouth (better known as Falmouth) on the coast of Cornwall.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/copyright_fotolia_108077097_xs-black-cat.jpgHauskatze (Felis silvestris catus) in braun schwarzer FärbungNero - a retired sea cat who was probably born without a tail, but whose dramatic tales usually explain its loss in a variety of ways. Unfortunately, little of his actual verse has survived, but there's an example here. 2024-02-28T01:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/02/09/84-contrary-winds/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sir-francis-vere-portrait-reproduction-from-thefightingveres-clementsrmarkham-1888-internet-archive.jpgsir-francis-vere-portrait-reproduction-from-thefightingveres-clementsrmarkham-1888-internet-archiveSir Francis Vere (1561-1609), from the reproduction of a portrait in 'The Fighting Veres' by Clements R. Markham (1888). Sir Francis spent most of his adult life as a soldier in the Netherlands, and commanded the English troops aiding the Dutch against Spain.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/detail-from-a-painting-by-abraham-willaerts-17th-century.jpgdetail-from-a-painting-by-abraham-willaerts-17th-centuryhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dorothy-and-penelope-devereux-c1581-artist-unknown-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgdorothy-and-penelope-devereux-c1581-artist-unknown-via-wikimedia-commonsA portrait c1581 of two young women, said to be Dorothy (left) and Penelope Devereux. Penelope - beautiful, clever, charming, and devoted to her brother, the Earl of Essex, was married to Robert, Lord Rich in 1581. By 1597 her relationship with Lord Mountjoy was common knowledge, and they had two children, though she and her husband appear to have remained on good terms. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/charles_blount_c_1594-by-unknown-artist-english-school-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons-weiss-gallery.jpgcharles_blount_c_1594-by-unknown-artist-english-school-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons-weiss-galleryCharles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, painted c1594 by an unknown artist. Via Wikimedia Commons.2024-02-28T01:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/01/18/81-of-wenches-and-war/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/venice-gabriel_bucelin_venedig_1649-50.jpgvenice-gabriel_bucelin_venedig_1649-50An early view of Venice, by Gabriel Bucelin (17th Century).https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/from-a-1590s-portrait-of-elizabeth-studio-of-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger-held-by-the-elizabethan-gardens-manteo-north-carolina.jpgfrom-a-1590s-portrait-of-elizabeth-studio-of-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger-held-by-the-elizabethan-gardens-manteo-north-carolinaQueen Elizabeth in her sixties. This is unlikely to have been seen by many people before her death. The original is held by The Elizabethan Gardens in North Carolina. Visit them (or their website) for the whole painting and the interesting story about its purchase and authentication.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ophelia-by-john-everett-millais-public-domain-via-wikimedia.jpgophelia-by-john-everett-millais-public-domain-via-wikimediaOphelia in her wet element.  From Sir John Millais' famous painting, held by Tate Britain.  Were Nero to attempt so tragickal a scene, he would probably have to put his feet as well as his paws above water, and his lack of tail might affect his balance.2024-02-25T10:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/01/11/80-shameless-doings/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lady-sidney-c1596-by-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger-via-wikimedia-commons.jpglady-sidney-c1596-by-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger-via-wikimedia-commonsLady Sidney with six of the eleven children she bore. She's indicating the two most important: sons. By Marcus Gheeraerts-the Younger, c1596.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/elizabeth-russells-effigy-in-westminster-abbey.jpgelizabeth-russells-effigy-in-westminster-abbeyThe effigy of the other young Puss, Bess Russell (c1575-1601) in Westminster Abbey. She died suddenly of a consumption (acute tuberculosis?). The monument was erected by her sister Anne, whose wedding she had danced at two weeks before her death.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/elizabeth_brydges_1589-by-hieronimo-custodis-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgelizabeth_brydges_1589-by-hieronimo-custodis-via-wikimedia-commonsA young Puss: Bess Brydges (c1574-1617), painted at age 14 by Hieronimo Custodis. 2024-02-25T10:35:20+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/01/04/79-hard-times-for-all/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/copyright_fotolia_48646380_xs_cropped.jpgComfortable Egyptian Mau Cathttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/miniatuur_uit_natuurkunde_van_het_geheelal-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgminiatuur_uit_natuurkunde_van_het_geheelal-public-domain-wikimedia-commonsThe Moon and Fortune. By an unknown artist, late 15th century.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/henry-percy-9th-earl-of-northumberland-by-nicholas-hilliard-c1595.jpghenry-percy-9th-earl-of-northumberland-by-nicholas-hilliard-c1595The other Earl: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, by Nicholas Hilliard c.1595. He was proposed as a husband for Elizabeth de Vere, but she declined the match; by the time of the quarrel with the Earl of Southampton he was married to Dorothy Devereux, one of the Earl of Essex's sister. falling out with 2024-02-24T09:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/10/26/77-queen-puss-is-offended/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cheilopogon_melanurus-photograph-by-patrick-coin-cc-by-sa-2-5-via-wikimedia-commons-e1477432551228.jpgcheilopogon_melanurus-photograph-by-patrick-coin-cc-by-sa-2-5-via-wikimedia-commons- Patrick Coin photo, CC by SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/the_battle_of_cadix_by-aert-anthonisz-1608-rijksmuseumc2a0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgthe_battle_of_cadix_by-aert-anthonisz-1608-rijksmuseum-via-wikimedia-commonsThe Battle of Cadiz, by Aert Anthonisz. Held in the Rijksmuseum.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ginger-and-white-cat.jpgginger-and-white-catLinkin, grown fat of late.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/robert_devereux_2nd_earl_of_essex_by_marcus_gheeraerts_the_younger.jpgrobert_devereux_2nd_earl_of_essex_by_marcus_gheeraerts_the_youngerRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger.2024-02-24T08:40:46+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/10/20/76-of-lady-moll-and-a-dog-collar/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lady-mary-arundell-nee-wriothesley-from-the-wriothesley-portraits-in-the-eighth-volume-of-the-walpole-society-1919-1920-via-the-internet-archive.jpgLady Mary Arundell (nee Wriothesley) from The Wriothesley Portraits in The Eighth Volume of the Walpole Society 1919-1920 via the Internet ArchiveLady Moll - Mary Arundell, the Earl of Southampton's sister. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mary-arundell-wriothesley-monument-in-st-peters-church-cropped-hampshire-history-website.jpgmary-arundell-wriothesley-monument-in-st-peters-church-cropped-hampshire-history-websiteAn image of Mary beneath her father's effigy on the Wriothesley Monument in St Peter's Church, Titchfield. From a photo on Hampshire History.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vertumnus_c3a5rstidernas_gud_mc3a5lad_av_guiseppe_arcimboldo_1591_skoklosters_slott-wikimedia-commons.jpgvertumnus_arstidernas_gud_malad_av_guiseppe_arcimboldo_1591_skoklosters_slott-wikimedia-commonsIn the absence of a portrait of Moll, I couldn't resist another of Emperor Rudolf II, c.1591, as Vertumnus, a Roman god of the seasons, by Guiseppe Arcimboldo. Held in Skokloster Castle, Sweden. Rudolph II was an enthusiastic patron of the arts.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sir-robert-cecil-attributed-to-john-de-critz-the-elder-dickinson-gallery-london-and-new-york-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgsir-robert-cecil-attributed-to-john-de-critz-the-elder-dickinson-gallery-london-and-new-york-public-domain-wikimedia-commonsMr Secretary - Sir Robert Cecil. Via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rudolph-ii-joseph-heintz-the-elder-the-yorck-project-10000-meisterwerke-der-malerei-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgrudolph-ii-joseph-heintz-the-elder-the-yorck-project-10000-meisterwerke-der-malerei-public-domain-wikimedia-commonsEmperor Rudolf II (1552-1612) - by Joseph Heintz the Elder. He created Thomas Arundell a Count of the Holy Roman Empire in reward for his military service. This is the honour the cats' refer to as a dog collar. Arundell's acceptance of the honour infuriated Queen Elizabeth.2024-02-24T08:25:39+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/10/13/75-of-my-lord-and-a-filthie-book/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/hieronymus-custodis-sir-john-harington-1560-1612-and-his-wife-mary-rogers.jpghieronymus-custodis-sir-john-harington-1560-1612-and-his-wife-mary-rogersThe fellow that writ this book: John Harington with his wife, Mary Rogers. A portrait attributed to Hieronymus Custodis.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/diagram-of-a-jax.jpgdiagram-of-a-jaxGib was obviously impressed by the fish swimming in the cistern. I suspect they're there to show the water's clean.2024-02-24T08:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/10/06/74-high-talk-of-spain/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/calais_1596-siege-unknown-artist-rijksmuseum-amsterdam-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgcalais_1596-siege-unknown-artist-rijksmuseum-amsterdam-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commonsThe siege of Calais, by an unknown artist. Held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/a-man-smoking-a-pipe-from-anthony-chutes-tobacco-tabaco-1595-via-wikimedia-commons.jpga-man-smoking-a-pipe-from-anthony-chutes-tobacco-tabaco-1595-via-wikimedia-commonsA Smoker.2024-02-24T08:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/09/22/72-a-young-skoller/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/copyright-fotolia_48646378_cropped_1.jpgTricks' uncle Gib (1580-1598). Poet, playwright, and the young Earl of Southampton's Cat of the Bedchamber.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/interior-with-a-man-writing-on-a-long-table_metropolitan-museum-of-art_dp808490.jpginterior-with-a-man-writing-on-a-long-table_metropolitan-museum-of-art_dp808490A drawing from 16th century France, by an anonymous artist. Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ovids-metamorphoses-arthur-golding-translation-1567.jpgovids-metamorphoses-arthur-golding-translation-1567Arthur Golding's translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses - one of Gib's favourites.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/detail-from-st-luke-the-evangelist-jan-van-bijlert-c1597-1671.jpgdetail-from-st-luke-the-evangelist-jan-van-bijlert-c1597-1671Cutting a quill - not a task for a cat. From Jan van Bijlert (c1597-1671) St Luke the Evangelist.2024-02-24T07:45:29+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/09/15/71-of-reading-writing-and-my-greatness/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/greenes-groats-worth-of-wit-1592-public-domain-held-bl-t00043-95.jpggreenes-groats-worth-of-wit-1592-public-domain-held-bl-t00043-95https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gibs-niece3.jpg2024-02-24T07:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/09/08/70-at-the-cats-field/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gibs-niece1.jpggibs-niece1Gib's Niecehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/nh-prob-robert-devereux-2nd-earl-of-essex.jpgnh-prob-robert-devereux-2nd-earl-of-essexA Nicholas Hilliard miniature of a young man, probably the Earl of Essex, in 1588.2024-02-24T07:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/09/01/69-vexations/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/john-florio-from-the-1611-edition-of-his-italian-and-english-dictionary.jpgJohn Florio, from the 1611 edition of his Italian and English dictionary.John Florio, from the 1611 edition of his Italian & English dictionary.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/copyright-fotolia_73901692_xs-cropped.jpgunderwater world with old shiphttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/copyright-fotolia_115337062_xs.jpgBlack Cat with yellow eyes peeping from behind a cornerhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gibs-niece.jpgGib's NieceGib's Niece2024-02-23T09:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/08/04/65-nero-gives-newes/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ginger-and-white-cat-copyright-fotolia_87100188_xs-cropped.jpgCloseup Portrait of ginger and white cat on Black background.Linkinhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/calshot_castle_1539-the-british-library_public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgCalshot_Castle,_1539 - The British Library_Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsCalshot Castle, one of a number of forts Henry VIII had constructed for coastal defence.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cat-with-basket.jpgCat with baskethttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/blaeu-section-of-a-map-of-hampshire-c-1645.jpgBlaeu - section of a map of Hampshire c 1645A section of a 17th century map of Hampshire, showing the locations Nero refers to. Marked are Titchfield House (Place House, where Gib lives), Hamble Haven (where Nero claims he went, with St Andrews castle nearby, and Calshot castle across the water.2024-02-19T03:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/07/28/64-word-of-murder/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wheellock-pistol-lc-14_25_1433a_b-002-held-in-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art.jpgWheellock pistol LC-14_25_1433a_b-002 held in the Metropolitan Museum of ArtOne of a pair of 16th Century wheellock pistols held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/frans_snyders_cook_at_a_kitchen_table_with_dead_game-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgFrans_Snyders_Cook_at_a_Kitchen_Table_with_Dead_Game. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.- by Frans Snyders (1579-1657)2024-02-19T02:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/07/14/62-quarrels/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/copyright-fotolia_109616193_xs.jpgzwei junge Katzen spielen auf einem Holzbrett im Gegenlicht2024-02-02T04:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/03/29/130-i-meet-a-saucie-poet/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/john-derrick-the_image_of_irelande_plate03-via-wikisource01.jpgJohn Derrick The_Image_of_Irelande_plate03 via Wikisource012024-01-07T11:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/03/22/129-what-linkin-knew/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/onix-the-fragrant-cat-from-the-apothecarys.jpgOnix - the fragrant cat from the apothecary's.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/the-infanta-isabella-with-her-husband-albrecht-archduke-of-austria-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgThe Infanta Isabella with her husband Albrecht, Archduke of Austria via Wikimedia CommonsThe King of Spain's daughter: Isabella Clara Eugenia with her husband Albrecht, Archduke of Austria.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hugh_c3b3_neill_2nd_earl_of_tyrone-by-anonymous-irish-history-links-cc-by-sa-3-0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgHugh_Ó_Neill,_2nd_Earl_of_Tyrone By Anonymous - Irish History Links, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsChief of all the rebels, arch-traytor, saucie knave:  Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone (c1550-1616). Via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0.2024-01-07T11:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/02/21/164-i-make-a-vow/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/from_the-friendship_book_of_michael_van_meer_copyright_university_of_edinburgh_bl_website_paintings-of-london-in-0003037c-cropped.jpgFrom_the Friendship_Book_of_Michael_van_Meer_copyright_University_of_Edinburgh_BL_Website_paintings-of-london-in-0003037c-croppedAnother image from the British Library website: well-dressed Londoners being rowed across the river below London Bridge. - Michael van Meer's Friendship Book (CC BY-NC-ND-4.0).https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/witch_and-familiars_from_a_1579_-witchcraft_pamphlet_held_british_library_public_domain.jpgWitch_and-familiars_from_a_1579_ witchcraft_pamphlet_held_British_Library_Public_DomainA witch with her evil assistants (two toads and a cat) from a 1579 pamphlet held in the British Library.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kitten_head_only_copyright_fotolia_90343966_xs_edited-2.jpg2024-01-07T10:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/03/01/126-queen-puss-astonished/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/detail_from_still_life_by_georg_flegel_1566-1638-via-_wikimedia_commons.jpgDetail_from_Still_Life_by_Georg_Flegel_1566-1638 via _wikimedia_commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nonsuch_palace_by_joris_or_georg_hoefnagel_from_an_engraving_by_braun_and_hogenberg-public_domain_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgNonsuch_Palace_by_Joris_or_Georg_Hoefnagel_from_an_engraving_by_Braun_and_Hogenberg - Public_Domain_via_Wikimedia_CommonsNonsuch Palacehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/detail_from_cornelis_de_man_interior_of_a_townhouse.jpgDetail_from_Cornelis_de_Man_Interior_of_a_Townhouse2023-12-26T04:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/02/22/125-of-earls-and-ireland/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sir_henry_danvers-from_an_engraving_-in_edmund-lodge-portraits_of_illustrious_personages_of_great-britain-vol-vi-harding_and_-lepard-1855.jpgSir_Henry_Danvers-from_an_engraving_ in_Edmund Lodge-Portraits_of_Illustrious_Personages_of_Great Britain-vol vi-Harding_and_ Lepard-1855Sir Harry (Henry) Danvers (1573-1644). The scar beside his left eye is probably from the wound received in Ireland.2023-12-26T03:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/02/15/124-bad-imprintings/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/title-page-the_passionate_pilgrim-via-wikimedia-commons1.jpgTitle Page The_Passionate_Pilgrim - via Wikimedia Commons2023-12-26T03:44:43+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/01/25/121-alarms-and-excitations/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/james_i_and_vi_by_john_de_critz_c-1606_-public-domain_wikimedia-commons.pngJames_I_and_VI_by_John_de_Critz,_c.1606_ Public Domain_Wikimedia CommonsJames VI of Scotland, son of Mary Queen of Scots. Queen Elizabeth's unwillingness to name him as her successor was making everyone nervous. 2023-12-26T03:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/about-the-people/house-rules/2023-12-23T07:46:30+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/about-the-people/domestic-difficulties/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sir-francis-walsingham.jpgSir Francis Walsinghamhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/robert-persons.jpgFr Robert Persons SJ.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/anthony-browne-1st-viscount-montague.jpgAnthony Browne, 1st Viscount MontagueThe Countess's Catlick father, better known as Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montague.2023-12-21T05:09:56+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/2018/01/11/119-our-earl-is-shamed/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clip-from-photo-by-david-brooks-23949-via-unsplash.jpgClip from Photo by david-brooks-23949 via Unsplash- Photo by David Brookshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clip-from-john-derrick-images-plate.jpgClip from John Derrick Images Platehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/plate-09-from-john-derricks-image-of-ireland.jpgPlate 09 from John Derrick's Image of Irelandhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/portrait-of-elizabeth-painted-c1620-after-her-death-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgPortrait of Elizabeth painted c1620 after her death. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.Queen Elizabeth. This portrait was painted some years after her death. Via Wikimedia Commons.2023-12-12T12:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/12/14/117-the-progress-of-picker-stealer/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/richard-burbage-via-wikimedia-commons-held-in-the-dulwich-picture-gallery.jpgRichard Burbage via Wikimedia Commons held in the Dulwich Picture GalleryRichard Burbage (1567-1618)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/picker_by_night.jpgPicker_By_NightPickerhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/detail_from_-joris_hoefnagel_fete_at_bermondsey_c_1569-public-domain-via-wikipedia.jpgDetail_from_ Joris_Hoefnagel_Fete_at_Bermondsey_c_1569 public domain via WikipediaThe Tower of London, a view from across the river.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stealer-by-night.jpgStealer-By-NightStealer2023-12-03T00:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/02/07/123-good-impressions/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/three_unknown_elizabethan_children-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgThree_Unknown_Elizabethan_Children - Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsThree Children, by an unknown artist, via Wikimedia Commons. Who the children are in't known, but they would have been from a very wealthy, probably aristocratic family. The little girl is holding what would have been a very exotice pet: a guinea pig.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/shuttlecock-detail-from-adriaen-van-der-venne.jpgShuttlecock-detail from Adriaen van der Vennehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/copyright_-fotolia_-cat_-on_-wall-_edited.jpgcopyright_ Fotolia_ Cat_ on_ wall _editedKettie on the Garden Wall.2023-11-06T02:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/11/02/111-linkin-makes-his-report/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ysengrin-the-wolf-as-bishop-walters-ms-w102-fol-78r-detail-walters-art-museum-illuminated-manuscripts.jpgYsengrin the wolf as bishop-Walters ms W102-fol 78r-detail Walters Art Museum illuminated manuscripts.A wolf as bishop, from a medieval manuscript held by the Walters Art Museum.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/edmund_spenser_by-unknown-artist-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgEdmund_Spenser_by unknown artist, Public Domain, Wikimedia CommonsEdmund Spenser (c1553-1599). Best remembered now as a poet, he lived in Ireland for about 18 years. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/paws-st-pauls-cat-2.jpgPaws -St Pauls Cat (2)Paws, the matriarch of St Pauls, who presides over a parlement of local cats.2023-10-27T02:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/10/25/110-i-learn-of-ireland/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/detail-from-georg_flegel_-_still_life_with_cherries_-_wga07920-public-domain-via-wkimedia-commons.jpgDetail from Georg_Flegel_-_Still_Life_with_Cherries_-_WGA07920 Public Domain via Wkimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/john-derrick-the_image_of_irelande_plate03-via-wikisource.jpgJohn Derrick The_Image_of_Irelande_plate03 via Wikisourcehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/john-derrick-the-image_of_ireland-plate11-from-the-somers-tracts-vol1.jpgJohn Derrick The Image_of_Ireland plate11 from the Somers Tracts vol1https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/john-derrick-the-image_-of_-ireland_-plate02-from-the-somers-tracts-vol1.jpgJohn Derrick The Image_ of_ Ireland_ plate02 from the Somers Tracts vol1https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/adapted-from-still-life-workshop-of-georg-flegel-e1508925677513.jpgAdapted from Still Life - Workshop of Georg Flegel2023-10-27T02:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/10/19/109-a-winter-of-discontent/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/linkin-in-wait.jpgLinkin in waitLinkin. Law cat, Member of Parlement, and now chief of the Irish Committy.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/onix_at_window.jpgOnix_At_WindowOnix at the window.2023-10-27T02:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/10/12/108-the-king-of-spain-is-dead/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/onix-brisk-about-his-business.jpgOnix - Brisk about his business.Onix, brisk about his business.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/isabella_clara_eugenia_of_spain-by-frans-pourbus-the-younger-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgIsabella_Clara_Eugenia_of_Spain - By Frans Pourbus the Younger - Public Domain Wikimedia CommonsThe Infanta Isabella - the light of her father's eyes. - By Jan Pourbus, via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/philip_ii_portrait_by_titian_-c1550-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgPhilip_II_portrait_by_Titian_ c1550 via Wikimedia CommonsPhilip of Spain (1527-1598) as a young prince. - Titian, c1550, via Wikimedia Commons. 2023-10-27T02:10:32+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/09/21/105-scandal-and-the-citie/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sherborne-castle-2017.jpgSherborne Castle - 2017A view of Sir Walter Ralegh's Sherborne Castle today. Built in 1594, it was where his wife Elizabeth, whom Onix calls Mistress Rawly, lived. There are worse places to "molder"! Anyway, she would have been kept busy there. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/drawing-of-the-earls-house-at-titchfield-c1610.jpgDrawing of the Earl's house at Titchfield c1610A drawing of the Earl's - The Place - at Titchfield. The dog yard Tricks found so exciting is shown upper right.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/stealer-from-an-original-by-shubhankar-sharma-on-unsplash.jpgStealer from an original by Shubhankar Sharma on UnsplashStealer.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/picker-from-the-original-by-shubhankar-sharma-on-unsplash.jpgPicker - from the original by Shubhankar Sharma on UnsplashPicker.2023-10-27T01:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/08/10/99-i-hatch-a-venturous-plan/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tricks-2.jpgTricks 2https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/detail-braun-hogenberg-1572.jpgDetail Braun & Hogenberg 1572A section of Braun & Hogenberg's 1572 map of London. St Paul's is at the far right of the picture, and Essex House, marker with red, at the far left. The River Fleet is marked with blue where is runs into the Thames.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cat-on-roof-01.jpgCat on Roof 012023-10-26T03:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/03/16/89-nero-sees-action/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/map-of-essex-route-from-the-successors-of-drake-j-s-corbett-_0221-internet-archive.jpgMap of Essex' route, from The Successors of Drake - j s corbett _0221 - Internet ArchiveA modern drawing of the map in the previous post, showing Essex' route to and from the Azores. From 'The Successors of Drake' by J. S. Corbett - Internet Archive.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/elizabeth-vernon-from-charlotte-carmichael-stopes-biography-of-the-earl-of-southampton-2.jpgElizabeth Vernon, from Charlotte Carmichael Stopes' biography of the Earl of Southampton. (2)A very young and rather anxious-looking Puss Fur-None, better known as Elizabeth (Bess) Vernon, from Charlotte Carmichael Stopes' biography of the Earl of Southampton. Cousin to the Earl of Essex, she was one of Queen Elizabeth's maids of honour.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/collecting_cochineal-by-josc3a9-antonio-de-alzate-y-ramc3adrez-1737-e28093-1799-newberry-library-vault-ayer-ms-1031-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgCollecting_cochineal By José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez (1737 – 1799). - Newberry Library Vault Ayer MS 1031, Public Domain, via Wikimedia CommonsCollecting what Gib's niece hears as kitchen eel from a prickly pear cactus. Cochineal was much in demand as a dye. Via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gibs_-niece.jpgGib's_ Niece2023-10-21T09:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/01/25/82-making-readie-for-a-fight/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/english-lavender.jpgenglish-lavenderhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sir_-walter_raleigh_c1598_attrib_william_segar_public_domain_wikimedia_commons.jpgsir_-walter_raleigh_c1598_attrib_william_segar_public_domain_wikimedia_commonsSir Walter Ralegh?Raleigh c1598. The scene behind his right shoulder is the battle of Cadiz. He sustained a serious leg wound there.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/thomas_howard_artist_unknown_public-_domain_via_wikimedia-commons.jpgthomas_howard_artist_unknown_public-_domain_via_wikimedia-commonsLord Thomas Howard, by an Unknown artist c1598.2023-10-20T11:15:45+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/07/21/63-scandal/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jacob-victors_c1674_fight_between_a_rooster_and_a_cat-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgJacob Victors_c1674_Fight_between_a_rooster_and_a_cat public domain via Wikimedia Commons.Gib's Unclehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/detail-from-a-portrait-by-clara-peeters-1594-1657-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgDetail from a portrait by Clara Peeters (1594-1657) Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.2023-10-17T22:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/06/30/60-a-goodly-pageant/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/copyright_-fotolia_87539711_xs1.jpgKitten steht im Kampfhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/copyright_-fotolia_87539711_xs.jpgKitten standing to fight2023-09-28T13:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/06/16/58-hindrances/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/a-pantry-by-frans-snyders.jpgA pantry, by Frans SnydersBy Frans Snyders (1579-1657). This gang of thieves and gluttons have seen too many plays.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/copyright-fotolia_48646371_xs-cropped.jpgComfortable Egyptian Mau Cathttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anatomieofabuses00stub_0011-3.jpganatomieofabuses00stub_0011 (3)2023-09-28T12:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/05/19/54-a-performance/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dedication_page_of_the_rape_of_lucrece_1594_via-wikimedia_commons.jpgDedication_page_of_The_Rape_of_Lucrece_1594_via Wikimedia_Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dappled-cat-looking-up-copyright-fotolia_100004532_cropped.jpgEgyptian Mau breed cat with green eyeshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/black-cat-copyright-fotolia_10511922.jpg2023-09-28T11:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/03/31/48-i-am-disquieted/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pieter_claesz_vanitas_-_still_life_1625-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgPieter_Claesz_Vanitas_-_Still_Life_(1625) Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons- by Pieter Claesz (c1597-1660). Held in the Franz Hals Museum.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/elizabeth_i_formerly-attrib-to-george-gower-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgElizabeth_I_Formerly attrib to George Gower Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsElizabeth at her most regal: the portrait to commemorate the defeat of the Armada. The dark panel behind her left shoulder shows the wrecking of the Spanish ships in heavt seas.2023-09-28T11:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/02/25/43-sir-waine-and-the-cankered-cat/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/portrait-of-a-lady-c1550-55-style-of-francesco-salviati-del-rossi.jpgPortrait of a Lady c1550-55 (style of Francesco Salviati del Rossi)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/vittore-carpaccio-young-knight-in-a-landscape-pd-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgVittore Carpaccio Young Knight in a Landscape PD via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/battle-of-san-romano-paolo-uccello-1397-1475-uffizi-cc-by-sa-3-0-detail.jpgDetail - Battle of San Romano Paolo Uccello (1397-1475) Uffizi CC BY-SA 3.0https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/battle-of-san-romano-paolo-uccello-1397-1475-uffizi-cc-by-sa-3-0-detail1.jpgDetail - Battle of San Romano Paolo Uccello (1397-1475) Uffizi CC BY-SA 3.0https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/woman-with-a-cat-francesco-bachiacca-1494-1557.jpgWoman with a Cat. Francesco Bachiacca (1494-1557)2023-09-27T07:39:46+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/02/04/40-old-gib-cats-and-mighty-queens/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/blue-cat-copyright-fotolia_82011566.jpgrussian blueGib's friend Smokiehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ginger-and-white-cat-copyright-fotolia_88078544_xs-cropped.jpgCloseup Meowing Ginger Cat on BlackLinkinhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/place-house-hro-84m94-98-150.jpgPlace House [HRO-84M94-98-150]Place House (now known as Titchfield Abbey). From an 18th century illustration.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hawk-on-falconers-glove.jpgHawk on Falconer's GloveA Hawk on A Falconer's Glovehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/black-cat-copyright-fotolia_68192832_xs.jpgBlack cat on black backgroundNero, a vexatious sea cat.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cat-copyright-fotolia_13455615_cropped.jpgDappled cat2023-09-27T01:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/01/28/39-wicked-tongues-and-clean-whiskers/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/robert-dudley-earl-of-leicester-by-nicholas-hilliard-c1576.jpgrobert-dudley-earl-of-leicester-by-nicholas-hilliard-c1576Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. By Nicholas Hilliard, c1576.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/engraved-by-augustine-ryther-public-domain.jpgMap Augustine Ryther public domainA Map showing the route the Spanish took around the British Isles. Engraved by Augustine Ryther (?-1593)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/full-moon-copyright-fotolia_81179480_cropped.jpgVollmondhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/a-happy-cat-copyright-fotolia_92072020_xs-cropped.jpgThe Mad Cat2023-09-27T01:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/01/13/37-the-spanish-are-coming/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/charles-howard-1536-1624-by-daniel-mytens-c1590e28093c1647-royal-museums-greenwich-licensed-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgCharles Howard (1536-1624) by Daniel Mytens (c1590–c1647) Royal Museums Greenwich. Licensed Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsLord Howard (1536-1624) painted by Daniel Myrtens c1620.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-cat-copyright-fotolia_49001528.jpgBlack cat on black backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sixtus_v_-anonymous-artist_public_domain_-via_wikimedia_commons.pngSixtus_V_ Anonymous Artist_Public_Domain_ via_Wikimedia_CommonsPope Sixtus V, by an anonymous artist.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/poppy-e1452565968963.jpgPoppyhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/violet.jpgViolethttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/two-cats-copyright-fotolia_40484952_xs-e1449874537567.jpgPair of Egyptian Mau CatsGib and his sister.2023-09-27T01:00:24+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/12/23/36-discontentments/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/copyright-fotolia_13455598_xs-cropped.jpgEgyptian Mau Cat, cropped portrait, copyright Fotolia.Gib, the young Earl of Southampton's Poet.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jan_cornelisz_vermeyen-c1504-1559-kunsthistorisches-museum-e1450833525587.jpgJan_Cornelisz_Vermeyen c1504-1559 Kunsthistorisches MuseumThe Holy Family, by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen c1504-1559. Held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/horse-with-white-blaze.jpgHorse with White Blazehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/black-cat-copyright-fotolia_89312369_crop.jpgBlack Cat Portrait copyright FotoliaNero, the Rival Poet. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cat-copyright-fotolia_13455598_cropped.jpgPortrait of an Egyptian Mau Cat - copyright Fotolia, cropped.Gib2023-09-27T00:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/12/12/34-spanish-newes-and-gossips-talk/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sirfrancisdrake-from-corbett.jpgSir Francis Drake, from James Corbett's 1908 biography in the Internet Archive.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/portuguese_carrack_1565_-sebastio-lpes_-licensed-under-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons-e1449879290267.jpgPortuguese_Carrack_1565_ Sebastião Lópes_ Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsA Portuguese Carrack c.1565https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/photo-by-murka-ntov-licensed-under-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons2.jpgPhoto by Murka Šántová - Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons2Photo by Murka Šántová2023-09-27T00:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/11/12/30-the-sea-cats-tale/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/galley-running-before-the-wind_the-barbary-corsairs_lane-poole-1890.jpgGalley running before the wind_The Barbary Corsairs_Lane Poole 1890https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/galley-of-the-16th-century.jpgGalley of the 16th centuryA galley under oars. This image, and the one below, are from "The Barbary Corsairs" by Stanley Lane-Poole, 1890. (Internet Archive)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/view_at_ponte_dei_sospiri_in_venice_k-a-beine-wikimedia-commons.jpgView_at_Ponte_dei_Sospiri_in_Venice_K.A.Beine Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/black-cat_-copyright-fotolia_89312369.jpg2023-09-27T00:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/07/16/11-i-visit-the-stable/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/spotted-cat_-copyright-fotolia_13455642_xs-cropped.jpgSpotted Cat_ copyright Fotolia_13455642_XS croppedhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stable-from-philips-wouwerman.jpgStable from Philips WouwermanEmployment for a Cat2023-09-26T23:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/11/05/29-my-sisters-story/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/photo-albert-hester-clapton-ne-the-book-of-the-cat-frances-simpson-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgPhoto Albert Hester- Clapton-NE-The Book of the Cat-Frances Simpson-Public Domain-via Wikimedia CommonsThe Sea Cat Nerohttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/from-clara-peeters-1594-1657-cat_sitting_by_a_bowl_of_fish.jpgfrom Clara Peeters (1594-1657) cat_sitting_by_a_bowl_of_fishGib's uncle, guarding fish.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pair-of-mau-cats-copyright-fotolia_40484947.jpgPair of Egyptian Mau Cats Grooming2023-09-26T23:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/10/29/28-newes-of-queens-and-more/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mary_queen_of_scots-a_catte-google_art_project.jpgMary,_Queen_of_Scots A_catte Google_Art_ProjectAn embroidery of a cat, done by Mary Stuart while in captivity in England.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mary_queen_of_scots_by_nicholas_hilliard_c1578-wikimedia-commons.jpgMary_Queen_of_Scots_by_Nicholas_Hilliard_c1578 Wikimedia CommonsThe Stew Queen, better known as Mary Stuart, former Queen of Scots, by Nicholas Hilliard c.1578https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/black-cat-copyright-fotolia_52569329.jpgBlack cat on black background2023-09-21T06:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/09/24/23-bright-days/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blue-cat-copyright-fotolia_41599481.jpggrey cat is enjoying naturehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cow-in-field.jpgCow in FieldCows are not Poetickhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cowdray-the-hall.jpgCowdray - The HallThe Hall at Cowdray Househttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cowdray-the-courtyard.jpgCowdray - The CourtyardThe Courtyard - looking west towards the two rear towers of the gatehousehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cowdray-house-john_keyse_sherwin-late-18thc.jpgCowdray House john_keyse_sherwin late 18thcGib's House, (i.e. Cowdray House) from an 18th century painting by John Keyse Sherwin that shows the two front towers of the gatehouse.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blue-cat-in-grass-copyright-fotolia_32907161_crop.jpgRussian Blue Cat. On grass.2023-09-21T04:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/09/17/22-i-am-friended/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/door-with-a-cat-hole_walters-art-museum_creative-commons-license.jpgDoor with a cat hole_Walters Art Museum_Creative Commons LicenseThis door with a cat hole dates from around 1450-1500, and came from France. It's held in the Walters Art Museum. (Creative Commons License)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blue-cat-darkened-copyright-fotolia-82011566_xs.jpgBlue Cat-darkened-copyright Fotolia 82011566_XS2023-08-22T07:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/09/10/21-i-tell-my-tale-of-teasel-puss/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/our-hero-teasel.jpgOur Hero Teaselhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/white-bull-e1441865060829.jpgWhite Bullhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/a-field-with-beasts-in-it.jpgA Field with Beasts in it.A Field with Beasts in it.2023-08-22T07:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/08/27/19-my-sweet-maggot-returns/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/book-and-pen-detail-from-michael-conrad-hirt-vanitas.jpgBook and Pen detail from Michael Conrad Hirt - Vanitashttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/conc3admbriga-minotauro-licensed-under-cc-by-2-0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgConímbriga minotauro Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsMinotaur Mosaic at Conímbriga. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.2023-08-22T06:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/08/15/17-a-gloomie-crew/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/devil.jpgDevilhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fox-from-franz-snyders-painting-e1439592084940.jpgFox-from Franz Snyders painting2023-08-22T06:21:45+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/08/05/15-we-go-our-ways/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2nd-earl-of-southampton-effigy-by-g-johnson-sculptor-mike-searle-photographer-st-peters-church-titchfield-at-geograph-org-uk-cc-by-sa-2-0-wikimedia-commons.jpg2nd-earl-of-southampton-effigy-by-g-johnson-sculptor-mike-searle-photographer-st-peters-church-titchfield-at-geograph-org-uk-cc-by-sa-2-0-wikimedia-commonsThe second Earl of Southampton's tomb effigy on the Wriothesley Monument in St Peter's Church, Titchfield. The effigy above his is his mother's. Photo by Mike Searle, via Wikimedia Commons. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cowdray_house_samuel_hieronymus_grimm_1781.jpgCowdray_House_Samuel_Hieronymus_Grimm_1781Gib's old house, Cowdray, from a painting by S.H. Grimm.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cat_copyright_fotolia-13455661-cropped.jpgCat_copyright_Fotolia 13455661 croppedhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cat_-copyright-fotolia_1345564-cropped.jpgCat_ copyright Fotolia_1345564 croppedhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cowdray-house-john-keyse-sherwin.jpgCowdray House john keyse sherwinCowdray House, from a late 18th century painting by John Keyes Sherwin. The exterior probably looked pretty much the same in Gib's day.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2nd_earl_of_southampton_tomb-pd.png2nd_Earl_of_Southampton,_tomb2023-08-22T06:08:12+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/06/26/6-i-learn-of-bevis-of-hampton/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/illustration-from-1630-edition-of-bevis-of-hampton-artist-unknown-folger-shakespeare-library-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgillustration-from-1630-edition-of-bevis-of-hampton-artist-unknown-folger-shakespeare-library-public-domain-wikimedia-commonsAn illustration from a 1630 edition of Bevis of Hampton. Gib would have read a much earler version.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kitten_copyright_fotolia_83284506_xs-cropped.jpgEgyptian Mau kitten isolated on a colored backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/books-jan-de-heem.jpgBooks-Jan de Heem2023-08-21T03:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/06/16/3-i-receive-my-coat/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kitten_copyright_fotolia_83285458_xs-cropped.jpgEgyptian Mau kitten isolated on a colored backgroundhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/da-vinci-cat-in-the-pen-holding-position.jpgDa Vinci cat in the pen holding positionA Da Vinci cat in the pen-holding position. Gib holds his pen between the toes of the thrust out foot.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gibs-coat-e1434415935446.jpgGib's coathttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wriothesley-coat.jpgWriothesley CoatMy Lord's Coat2023-08-21T03:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/11/23/114-mistress-of-the-revels/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cat-playing-bagpipes-attrib-a-french-book-of-hours-held-by-morgan-library.jpgCat playing bagpipes attrib a French Book of Hours held by Morgan Libraryhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/detail-of-a-cat-from-hieronymous-bosch-the-garden-of-earhly-delights.jpgDetail of a Cat from Hieronymous Bosch - the Garden of Earhly Delightshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tricks-and-night-sky-2.jpgTricks and Night Sky (2)Tricks - Mistress of the Revels.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tricks-and-night-sky.jpgTricks and Night Sky2022-11-16T21:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/10/31/book-155-a-horrid-tale-for-hallow-een/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/detail_from_lavinia_fontana_-self_portrait_at_spinet.jpgDetail_from_Lavinia_Fontana_ Self_Portrait_at_Spinethttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/detail_from_frans_snyders_still-life_with_dead_game_etc_in_a_market_wikimedia_commons.jpgDetail_from_Frans_Snyders_Still-Life_with_Dead_Game_etc_in_a_Market_Wikimedia_Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/detail_from_clara_peeters_still_life_flowers.jpgDetail_from_Clara_Peeters_Still_Life_Flowers2021-11-13T03:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/10/04/151-guilty-of-high-treason/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/traitors_gate_derived_from_the_comprehensive_history_of_england_04_thomson_1859_internet_archive.jpgTraitors_Gate_derived_from_The_Comprehensive_History_of_England_04_Thomson_1859_Internet_ArchiveTraitors' Gate, Tower of London.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/detail_from_pieter_claesz_stilleven_met_kalkoenpastei_-_google_art_project-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgDetail_from_Pieter_Claesz_Stilleven_met_kalkoenpastei_-_Google_Art_Project Public Domain Wikimedia Commons.2021-11-13T02:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/09/27/150-the-fatal-day/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/detail-from-a-still-life-jacob_foppens_van_es.jpgDetail from a Still Life - Jacob_Foppens_Van_Eshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/edward-coke-from-a-painting-attrib-thomas-athow-after-cornelius-johnson-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgEdward Coke from a painting attrib. Thomas Athow, after Cornelius Johnson via Wikimedia CommonsSir Edward Coke, Attorney-General.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/francis-bacon-from-a-painting-by-paul-van-somer-c1577-1621-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgFrancis Bacon from a painting by Paul van Somer c1577-1621 via Wikimedia CommonsFrancis Bacon c1617https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/westminster-hall-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgWestminster Hall via Wikimedia CommonsWestminster Hall in the early 19th century. It probably looked much the same, though not empty, when the Earls were tried there in 1601.2021-11-13T00:59:03+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/10/29/78-the-wondrous-night/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/copyright-fotolia_123535101_xs-cropped.jpgBlack cat with yellow eyesNero, contemplating the joys of All Hallow Evenhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cover-page-of-ghostes-and-spirites-by-lewes-lavater-1596-edition-from-the-internet-archive.jpgcover-page-of-ghostes-and-spirites-by-lewes-lavater-1596-edition-from-the-internet-archiveGib appears to have marked this book for future reference.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/the-terrors-of-the-night.jpgthe-terrors-of-the-night2021-10-31T04:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/07/26/141-actions-in-the-citie/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/copyright_fotolia_89158279_xs2_edited_and_cropped.jpgPicker and Stealer in search of excitement.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/thomas-cecil-lord-burghley-from_edmund_lodge-_portraits_of_illustrious_personages_of_great-britain-vol-iv.jpgThomas Cecil, Lord Burghley, from_Edmund_Lodge _Portraits_of_Illustrious_Personages_of_Great Britain-vol ivThomas Cecil, 2nd Lord Burghley (1542-1623). William Cecil's elder son, and Sir Robert's brother.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tricks-on-a-roof-3.jpgTricks on a Roof (3)2021-09-04T12:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/07/18/140-what-was-they-thinking/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/copyright_fotolia_21945990_xs_edied_and_cropped.jpgGatto su balconatahttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/copyright_-fotolia_-edited_-and_-cropped.jpgCopyright_ Fotolia_ edited_ and_ croppedKettiehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/copyright-fotolia-edited-e1531806909618.jpgCat in trouble - about to fall off a treeOne of Linkin's friends.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/detail_from_-the_old_palace_of_whitehall_by_hendrik_danckerts_public_-domain_-via_-wikimedia_-commons-e1531805610822.jpgDetail_from_ The_Old_Palace_of_Whitehall_by_Hendrik_Danckerts_Public_ Domain_ via_ Wikimedia_ Commons2021-09-04T12:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/07/12/139-earls-at-the-gate/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/copywright_fotolia_81215269_xs_cropped.jpgLinkin at sunset.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/detail_from_floris_van_schooten_a_kitchen_scene.jpgDetail_from_Floris_van_Schooten_A_Kitchen_Scene2021-09-04T12:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/11/30/115-the-turkey-cats-tale/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wratislaw-wenceslas-1599-title-page-from-english-translation-1862-via-internet-archive.jpgWratislaw, Wenceslas 1599 - title page from English translation 1862 via Internet Archivehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/miniature-painting-of-a-parade-of-two-riding-gazi-veterans-from-rumelia-in-front-of-sultan-murat-iii-_-from-the-surname-i-hc3bcmayun-16th-century_-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgMiniature painting of a parade of two riding Gazi, veterans from Rumelia, in front of Sultan Murat III _ from the Surname-i hümayun, 16th century_ Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsConstantinople: Sultan Murat III watches riders from his window.2021-08-14T21:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/11/21/195-the-terrors-of-paws/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tombs_from_old_st_pauls_cathedral_by_william_benham_project_gutenberg.jpgTombs_from_Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral_by_William_Benham_Project_GutenbergThe hiding place?The tombs of King Edda and King Ethelred in St Paul's.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the_nave_of_st_pauls_by_wenceslas_hollar_engraving_restored_by_bob_castle_public_domain_wikimedi_-commons.jpgThe_Nave_of_St_Paul's_by_Wenceslas_Hollar_engraving_restored_by_Bob_Castle_Public_Domain_Wikimedi_ CommonsThe nave of (old) St Paul's. familiarly known as Paul's Walk. By day it was packed with strollers exchanging news and gossip. 2021-07-23T23:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/09/27/187-the-villains-among-us/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/henry_percy_9th_earl_of_northumberland_by-anthony_van_dyck_public_domain_wikimedia_commons.jpgHenry_Percy_9th_Earl_of_Northumberland_By Anthony_van_Dyck_Public_Domain_Wikimedia_CommonsA great Catlick Earl: Henry Percy, 9th earl of Northumberland (1564-1634). Although married to Dorothy Devereux, the Earl of Essex's sister, he'd distanced himself from the Essex circle, which might explain why Harry describes him as 'no friend.'2021-05-31T22:43:05+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/09/05/184-i-defend-myself/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/letter_to_lord_monteagle_from_a_history_of_the_gunpowder_plot_by_philip_marlow_sidney_1904_wikisource.jpgLetter_to_Lord_Monteagle_from_A_History_of_the_Gunpowder_plot_by_Philip_Marlow_Sidney_1904_wikisourcehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gunpowder_plotters.jpgGunpowder_PlottersEight of the thirteen plotters. Missing are Robert Keyes, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby, and Francis Tresham.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/monteagle_letter_held_national_archives_wikimedia_commons.jpegMonteagle_letter_held_National_Archives_Wikimedia_CommonsThe mystery letter, now held in the National Archives.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/william_parker_4th_baron_monteagle_and_11th_baron_morley_by_-john_de_critz_berger_collection_public_domain_wikimedia_commons.jpgWilliam_Parker,_4th_Baron_Monteagle_and_11th_Baron_Morley_By_ John_de_Critz_Berger_Collection_Public_Domain_Wikimedia_CommonsOne Mount-Eagle, better known as Lord Monteagle (c1575-1622). Tricks saw him fall into the Thames on the day of the Essex Rising, and he was afterwards at Essex House, but that scarcely makes him an acquaintance.2021-05-31T22:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/04/25/173-the-funeral-and-my-friends/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mourners_at_elizabeths_funeral_from_vetusta_monumenta_vol_3_1796_digitised_university_of_missouri.jpgMourners_at_Elizabeth's_Funeral_from_Vetusta_Monumenta_vol_3_1796_digitised_University_of_MissouriThe train of official female mourners, from 'Vetusta Monumenta' (1796). Univ. of Missouri.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/funeral_elizabeth_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgFuneral_Elizabeth_via_Wikimedia_CommonsA drawing of part of the procession, showing Elizabeth's coffin surrounded by mourners carrying her ancestors' banners. Her effigy is visible lying on top.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/anne_of_denmark_1605_attrib_john_de_critz_public_domain_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgAnne_of_Denmark_1605_attrib_John_de_Critz_Public_Domain_via_Wikimedia_CommonsThe new Queen: Anne of Denmark (1574- 1619). - attrib. John de Critz, c.1605. Wearing Elizabeth's pearls?2021-05-11T02:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/04/11/171-i-have-my-likeness-taken/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/henry_wriothesley_3rd_earl_of_southampton_-attributed_to_john_de_critz_public-domain_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgHenry_Wriothesley_3rd_Earl_of_Southampton_ attributed_to_John_de_Critz_Public Domain_via_Wikimedia_Commons2021-05-11T02:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/04/04/170-of-healths-and-happiness/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/elizabeth_i_rainbow_portrait_via_wikimedia_commons_public-domain.jpgElizabeth_I_Rainbow_Portrait_via_wikimedia_commons_public-domain2021-05-11T02:06:08+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/03/28/169-a-tale-of-two-bold-men/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/harry_copyright_fotolia_245234175_01_editedv2.jpgBlack and white cat under a padded blanket on a red backgroundHarry, prone to troubling thoughts. He seems to have inherited his Uncle Gib's anxious and melancholy streak, but not his talent.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tower_of_london_salt_and_cradle_derived_from_old_and_new_london_vol_2_ed_w_thornbury_internet_archive.jpgTower_of_London_Salt_and_Cradle_derived_from_Old_and_New_London_vol_2_ed_W_Thornbury_Internet_ArchiveThe Tower of London in 1597.   The escape was made from the roof of the Cradle tower, where the moat is comparatively narrow. John Gerard (the priest) was normally held in the Salt tower., but bribed his jailer to let him spend nights in the Cradle tower.2021-05-11T01:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/03/21/168-i-go-upon-the-roof/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/detail_from_-georg_-flegel_workshop_of__public-domain_-wikimedia_commons.jpgDetail_from_ Georg_ Flegel_Workshop_of__Public Domain_ wikimedia_commons2021-05-10T12:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/03/14/167-inspired-by-fear/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/window4.jpgWindow4https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/harry_copyright_fotolia_246064747_xs_01_edited-2.jpgHarry - our narratorhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/detail_from_clara_peeters_still_life_-c1611.jpgDetail_from_Clara_Peeters_Still_Life_ c16112021-05-10T12:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/03/07/166-the-terrors-of-the-tower/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/copywright_fotolia_245234175_01_edited-3.jpgBlack and white cat under a padded coverletHarry, feeling stressed.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tower_of_london_cropped_image_from_michael_van_-meer_friendship_book_held_british_library_copyright_univ_of_edinburgh.jpgTower_of_London_cropped_image_from_Michael_van_ Meer_Friendship_Book_held_British_Library_copyright_Univ_of_Edinburghhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/copywright_fotolia_245234175_01_edited-2-e1553716387899.jpg2021-05-10T12:17:25+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/02/28/165-i-am-imprisoned/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/civet_cat_by_-pieter_willem_marinus_trap-schlegel_hermann__pollen_franc3a7ois_p_l1868_wikimedia_commons_public_domain.jpgCivet_Cat_By_ Pieter_Willem_Marinus_Trap - Schlegel_Hermann_&_Pollen;_François_P_L(1868)_Wikimedia_Commons_Public_DomainA civet cat by Pieter Willem Marinus Trap. Via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/a_coach_cropped_image_from_the_friendship_book_of_michael_van_meer_held_british_library_0009864c.jpgA_coach_Cropped_image_From_the_Friendship_Book_of_Michael_Van_Meer_held_British_Library_0009864cA coach with the side flaps down over the windows to protect the passengers from the weather and/or being looked at. Another image from Michael van Meer's Friendsbip Book held in the British Library.2021-05-10T12:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/11/22/158-we-vow-vengeance/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/merchant_of_venice_title_-page_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgSTC 22296, title pageThe title page of The Most Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. Luvvie's performance in Act IV Scene I upstaged everybody. 2021-05-10T01:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/02/01/122-the-troubles-of-us-she-creatures/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/onix-in-his-doorway-offended.jpgOnix in his doorway, offended.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/onix-on-the-floor-listening1.jpgOnix on the floor - listening1Onix, who may be trusted with information of a delicate nature.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/frances_walsingham_countess-of-essex-and-their-son-robert-attrib-to-robert-peake-the-elder-pd-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgFrances_Walsingham_Countess Of Essex and their son Robert. Attrib to Robert Peake the Elder. PD via Wikimedia Commons.Frances (nee Walsingham), Countess of Essex 1567-1633, with their son Robert.2021-05-09T22:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/01/18/120-his-harryship-a-hero/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/at_essex_expedition_based_on_bagwell1885_ireland_under_the_tudors_v_2_p_168.jpgAT_Essex_Expedition_based_on_BAGWELL(1885)_Ireland_under_the_Tudors_v_2_p_168The orange line on this map shows the route taken by Essex from Dublin. South-west to Maryborough, then to Kilkenny, Clonmell and Cahir (where they captured the castle) to Limerick and Askeaton before turning east and moving cross-country for the return via Dungarvon, Waterford and Arklow to Dublin.2021-05-09T21:54:41+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/12/21/118-picker-stealer-give-their-newes/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/simon-forman-from-al-rowse-the-casebooks-cover.jpgSimon Forman from AL Rowse The Casebooks Coverhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/constantinople-image-from-the-nuremberg-chronicle-1493-public-domain-wikipedia-commons.jpgConstantinople - image from the Nuremberg Chronicle 1493 Public Domain Wikipedia CommonsConstantinople - a picture from 1493, via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mehmet_iii_public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgMehmet_III_Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsSultan Mehmet III - via Wikimedia Commons. He was delighted by the wondrous gift.2021-05-09T21:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/10/05/107-a-kit-for-our-earl/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/scene-in-a-birthing-chamber-origin-unknown.pngScene in a Birthing Chamber - origin unknownhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nicholas-hilliard-miniature-thought-to-be-of-penelope-lady-rich-c1590-held-in-the-royal-collection-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgNicholas Hilliard miniature thought to be of Penelope, Lady Rich, c1590. Held in the Royal Collection. Via Wikimedia CommonsA miniature portrait thought to be of Penelope, Lady Rich, by Nicholas Hilliard c1590.2021-05-08T02:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/09/28/106-hints-of-trouble/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nutmeg1.jpgNutmeg1https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nutmegs.jpgNutmegshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/herbs-from-an-illustrated-edition-of-culpepers-herbal-via-internet-archive.jpgHerbs from an Illustrated edition of Culpepers Herbal, via Internet Archivehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mary_browne_wriothesley_countess_of_southampton-by-hans-eworth-circa-1520e280931574-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgMary_(Browne)_Wriothesley_Countess_of_Southampton By Hans Eworth (circa 1520–1574) - Public Domain, wikimedia commonsMary Browne, later the Countess of Southampton, aged 13. This was probably painted before her first marriage to the 2nd Earl of Southampton, His Harryship's father.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/essex-house-from-the-comprehensive-history-of-england-v-iv-ed-thos-thomson-1859-via-internet-archive.jpgEssex House - from The Comprehensive History of England v. IV - ed. Thos. Thomson 1859 via Internet Archive2021-05-08T02:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/09/07/103-we-go-to-paws-yard/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/interior-of-an-apothecarys-shop-flemish-from-frederick-kitcheners-illustrated-history-of-furniture-1903-via-the-internet-archive.jpgInterior of an apothecary's shop (Flemish) from Frederick Kitchener's Illustrated History of Furniture 1903 via the Internet Archive.This is a Flemish shop, which would explain the un-English looking headgear worn by the two men. From F. Kitchener's 'Illustrated History of Furniture' (1903) via the Internet Archive.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/illustration-from-eucharius_rc3b6c39flin_rosgarten_public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgIllustration from Eucharius_Rößlin_Rosgarten_Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsA midwife seated on her stool (in this case a small chair). The mother-to-be is on a birthing chair, supported by a friend or relative. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-pauls-with-cat.jpgSt Paul's with CatAnother view of St Paul's. The silhouette of the resident cat can just be seen on the roof.2021-05-08T01:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/08/31/102-queen-puss-breathes-fire/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/henry-wriothesley-3rd-earl-of-southampton-c1599-public-domain-via-wkimedia-commons.jpgHenry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton c1599 Public Domain via Wkimedia CommonsHis Harryship, as Tricks likes to call the Earl of Southampton. The armour in this portrait is probably what he wore in Ireland. Now in the Leeds Armoury, the full suit - three/quarter length - comes to just below the knee.  He would have worn riding boots with it.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/a-tudor-dragon-detail-from-magister-sampson_s-motets-for-henry-viii-low-countries-antwerp-1516-manuscript-in-bl-collection-royal-ms-11-e-xi1.jpgA Tudor Dragon. Detail from Magister Sampson_s Motets for Henry VIII, Low Countries (Antwerp) 1516. Manuscript in BL Collection. Royal MS 11 E XIhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/a-tudor-dragon-detail-from-magister-sampson_s-motets-for-henry-viii-low-countries-antwerp-1516-manuscript-in-bl-collection-royal-ms-11-e-xi.jpgA Tudor Dragon. Detail from Magister Sampson_s Motets for Henry VIII, Low Countries (Antwerp) 1516. Manuscript in BL Collection. Royal MS 11 E XIhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/elizabeth-wriothesley-nee-vernon-countess-of-southampton-artist-unknown-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgElizabeth Wriothesley (nee Vernon) Countess of Southampton. Artist Unknown. Via Wikimedia Commons.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/detail-from-portrait-of-elizabeth-vernon-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgDetail from portrait of Elizabeth Vernon via Wikimedia Commons2021-04-13T09:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/08/24/101-more-of-our-earl-and-his-mistress/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/old-st-pauls-by-francis-bond-1852-1918-in-early-christian-architecture-1913-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons2.jpgOld St Paul's by Francis Bond (1852-1918) in Early Christian Architecture 1913 - Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.A reconstructed image of Old St Pauls, via Wikimedia Commons. Neither Tricks nor the Earl of Southampton would have ever seen its spire, which was destroyed by fire in 1561, and never rebuilt. The cathedral itself was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, 1666.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/old-st-pauls-by-francis-bond-1852-1918-in-early-christian-architecture-1913-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgOld St Paul's by Francis Bond (1852-1918) in Early Christian Architecture 1913 - Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.A reconstructed image of Old St Pauls, via Wikimedia Commons. Neither Tricks nor the Earl of Southampton would have ever seen its spire, which was destroyed by fire in 1561, and never rebuilt. The cathedral itself was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, 1666.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tricks-looking-in-window.jpgTricks Looking In Window2021-04-13T08:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/10/10/189-the-player-cat-confounds-me/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/blackfriars_theatre_conjectural_reconstruction_g_r_topham_1921_wikimedia_commons.jpgBlackfriars_theatre_conjectural_reconstruction_G_R_Topham_1921_Wikimedia_CommonsOur Playhouse: the indoor theatre at Blackfriars, where the cheapest seats cost sixpence. Very select. It was leased to children's companies, because adult companies were not permitted to perform there. There's a modern reconstruction in Staunton VA.2020-11-06T00:53:24+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/06/28/137-a-cunning-plat-or-two/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/colored_and_adapted_from_john_norden_map_of_westminster_1593_maps_of_old_london_a__c_black_1908_-scanned__-corrected_-mike-calder_-pd_wikimedia_commons.jpgColored_and_adapted_From_John_Norden_Map_of_Westminster_1593_Maps_of_Old_London_A_&_C_Black_1908_ Scanned_&_ corrected_ Mike Calder_ PD_Wikimedia_CommonsScabface's manor - apart from the river, which he probably regarded as a waste of space. Sir Walter Ralegh's town residence, Durham House is marked at the far left, and Essex House at the right. Drury House, where the core conspirators met, sat where the now lost Wych Street ran into Drury Lane. - From John Norden's 1593 map of Westminster.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/googlemap_-marked_-to_-show_locations_of_-historic_houses.jpgGoogleMap_ marked_ to_ show_locations_of_ historic_houseshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/from_pieter-bruegel_public_domain_wikimedia_commons.jpgFrom_Pieter Bruegel_Public_Domain_Wikimedia_CommonsBelling the cat - this time by a soldier literally armed to the teeth. A detail from Pieter Brueghel's 'Netherlands Sayings' c.15992020-08-25T22:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/01/20/38-the-mad-cat-tells-his-dream/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/by-master-shipwright-mathew-baker-1530-1613-public-domain.jpgDrawing by master shipwright Mathew Baker (1530-1613) public domainA drawing showing the design of English ships my master shipwright Mathew Baker (1530-1613). The guns are close to the waterline, rather than mounted on deck. He's added a fish, to emphasise the shape of the hull. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/poppy1.jpgPoppyhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-cat-copyright_fotolia_82099339_xs.jpgBlack cat portraitNero - Sea Cat, Poet, and Troublemaker.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/invincible-armada-english-school-16th-century-licensed-under-public-domain-via-commons.jpgInvincible Armada - English School, 16th century - Licensed under Public Domain via Commons2020-08-20T01:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/04/28/52-on-being-melancolie/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gib-melancholy1.jpgGib Looks MelancholyLooking melancolie: not so easy for the Earl of Southampton's Cat.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cobbe_portrait_of_southampton-via-wikimedia-commons-cc-by-sa-3-0.jpgHenry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, attributed to John de Critz the ElderLooking melancolie: the Earl of Southampton in his late teens. attributed to John de Critz the Elder. CC BY-SA 3.0https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/young-man-among-roses-by-nicholas-hilliard-c-1587-copyright-victoria-albert-museum-london.jpgYoung Man Among Roses by Nicholas Hilliard c.1587 copyright Victoria & Albert Museum LondonLooking melancolie - a young man, believed to be Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, by Nicholas Hilliard c1587. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/young-man-believed-to-be-sir-philip-sidney-style-of-isaac-oliver-painted-c1580-1650-copyright-victoria-albert-museum-london.jpgYoung Man-believed to be Sir Philip Sidney-style of Isaac Oliver painted c1580-1650 copyright Victoria & Albert Museum London.A miniature of a young man, believed to be Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586). It's painted in the style of Isaac Oliver, possibly after Sidney's death. © V&A Museum, London.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/white-rose.jpgWhite Rosehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/young-man-believed-to-be-sir-philip-sidney-style-of-isaac-oliver-painted-c1580-1650-copywright-victoria-albert-museum.jpgYoung Man-believed to be Sir Philip Sidney-style of Isaac Oliver painted c1580-1650 copyright Victoria & Albert Museum.A miniature of a young man, believed to be Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586). It is painted in the style of Isaac Oliver, probably after Sidney's death. Held in the V&A Museum, London.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/title-page-of-sir-philip-sidneys-astrophel-and-stella-1591.jpgTitle page of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella 1591Title page of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella, 1591.2020-05-31T01:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/04/14/50-my-observations/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/easebourne_church_photo_by_simon_-burchell_cc-license-sa-3-0-wikimedia.jpgEasebourne_Church_photo_by_Simon_ Burchell_CC license SA 3.0 Wikimediahttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/young-foxes-copyright-fotolia_60347269_xs.jpgvolpehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/viscount_montague_tomb_effigy_photo_by_anthony_-mcintosh_-dsc00963_cc_sa_2-0_uk-e1460592989793.jpgViscount_Montague_tomb_effigy_photo_by_Anthony_ McIntosh_ DSC00963_CC_SA_2.0_ukThe tomb effigy of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montague - the Earl's grandfather, who died in October 1592. From a photo by Anthony McIntosh.2019-12-16T12:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/11/28/196-i-prove-i-am-not-fool/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/a_printing_office_from_the-arts_in_-the_middle_ages_and_at_the_period_of_the_renaissance_paul_lacroix_david_project_gutenberg..jpgA_Printing_Office_from_The Arts_in_ The_Middle_Ages_and_at_the_Period_of_The_Renaissance_Paul_LaCroix_David_Project_Gutenberg.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/three_lines_from_the_play_sir_thomas_more_scanned_from_the_original_manuscript_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgThree_lines_from_the_play_Sir_Thomas_More_scanned_from_the_original_manuscript_via_Wikimedia_CommonsShakespeare's inky scribblings? Three lines scanned from a script about Sir Thomas More, a play in which several writers had a hand, The British Library is sure this is an example of Shakespeare's handwriting. Others are not convinced. Wikipedia has a good write up of the pros and cons.2019-11-28T20:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/11/28/159-first-find-the-knave/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/william_shakespeare_chandos_portrait_original_held_in_the_npg.jpgWilliam_Shakespeare_Chandos_portrait_original_held_in_the_NPGThat villain Snakes-Purr.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/an_incendiary_cat_as_envisaged_by_artillery_master_franz_helm_-c1500-1567_aka_rocket_cat_cropped-wikimediacommons.jpgAn_incendiary_cat_as_envisaged_by_artillery_master_Franz_Helm_ c1500-1567_aka_Rocket_cat_cropped - WikimediaCommonsAn incendiary cat.  The Globe theatre did burn down, but not until 1613. Cats were not responsible.2019-11-27T02:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/12/13/161-waiting-for-newes/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Detail_of_Tower_from_-Joris_Hoefnagel_Fete_at_Bermondsey_c_1569-public-domain-via-Wikipedia.jpgDetail_of_Tower_from_ Joris_Hoefnagel_Fete_at_Bermondsey_c_1569 public domain via Wikipediahttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Detail_of_night_sky_Archip_Iwanowitsch_Kuindshi_006.jpgDetail_of_night_sky_Archip_Iwanowitsch_Kuindshi_006https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cat_copyright_fotolia_59379574_xs_edited.jpgGatto sull'albero2019-11-27T02:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/09/19/186-the-kings-speech/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/calicut_by_braun_and_hogenberg_civitatis_orbis_-terrarum_public-domain_wikimedia_commons.jpgCalicut_by_Braun_and_Hogenberg_Civitatis_Orbis_ Terrarum_Public Domain_Wikimedia_CommonsCalicut: Kozhikode in Kerala, India c1572. A major port for trade. King James mistook Hindu deities for devils, but even so his perspectives on religion are impressive. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/king_james_i_of_england_and_vi_of_scotland_by_john_de_critz_the_elder_c1606_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgKing_James_I_of_England_and_VI_of_Scotland_by_John_De_Critz_the_Elder_c1606_via_Wikimedia_CommonsKing James, God's Lieutenant and Vice-Regent on Earth.2019-11-18T21:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/08/15/181-witches-christen-a-cat/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/witchcraft-pamphlet-c_101_a_6_a1r_british_library.jpgWitchcraft-pamphlet-c_101_a_6_a1r_British_LibraryThe title page of 'Newes from Scotland', from a facsimile copy held in the Britis Library.2019-10-21T21:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2019/08/02/179-i-am-commanded-to-the-cats-field/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/peace_conference_1604_by_-juan-pantoja_de_la_cruz_national_maritime_museum_public_domain_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgPeace_Conference_1604_By_ Juan Pantoja_de_la_Cruz_National_Maritime_Museum_Public_Domain_via_Wikimedia_CommonsThe 1604 peace negotiators, as portrayed by Juan de la Cruz. On the left is the Spanish contingent, with members of the Privy Council on the right.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/copyright_fotolia_190241357_xs-cropped-2.jpgHarry2019-10-18T12:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/07/20/96-a-lesson-for-wattie-before-our-going/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bluebells.jpgBluebellshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nero-on-the-wall.jpgNero on the Wallhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/wattiethespaniel.jpgWattieTheSpanielLittle Dog Wattie2018-12-22T20:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/07/06/94-linkin-gives-strange-newes/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/henri-iv-of-france-pd-via-wikimedia-commons-by-http-www-tudorplace-com.jpgHenri IV of France PD via Wikimedia Commons. By http www.tudorplace.comhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/henri-iv.jpgHenri IVhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/catherine-de-bourbon-1559-1604-by-nicolas-quesnel-public-domain-wikimedia-commons.jpgCatherine de Bourbon (1559-1604) By Nicolas Quesnel - Public Domain, Wikimedia CommonsMadame - Henri IV's sister, Catherine de Bourbon (1559-1604).https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/linkin.jpgLinkinLinkin.2018-12-22T20:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/09/06/147-scabface-returns/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the_queen_with_her_hare_on_her_head_derived_from_elizabeth_rainbow_portrait_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgThe_Queen_with_her_Hare_on_her_head_derived_from_Elizabeth_Rainbow_Portrait_via_wikimedia_commonsQueen Puss with her hare quiet upon her head.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wattie_in_the_thames_1.jpgWattie_in_the_Thames_1Wattie's epick swim.2018-11-18T08:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/02/02/83-more-trouble-for-lady-moll/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fleet-river.jpgfleet-riverThe Fleet River, from a 1572 map of London. The prison (I think) was on the west side above Fleet Street. https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/prague-castle-praha_hoefnagel_1595_dscn0730-by-sokoljan-own-work-cc-by-sa-3-0-via-wikimedia.jpgprague-castle-praha_hoefnagel_1595_dscn0730-by-sokoljan-own-work-cc-by-sa-3-0-via-wikimediaPrague Castle, where Rudolf II had his court, by 1595. Via Wikimedia (by Sokoljan own-work CC By SA 3.0)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/elizabeth-ralegh-c-1600-by-robert-peake-the-elder-via-wikimedia-commons-2.jpgelizabeth-ralegh-c-1600-by-robert-peake-the-elder-via-wikimedia-commons-2Elizabeth Ralegh (nee Bess Throckmorton) who lost her position as a Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber after she and Sir Walter secretly married. From a full-length painting by Robert Peake the Elder, c. 16002018-10-10T12:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/about/acknowledgements/2018-09-13T04:43:41+00:00weekly0.6https://toutparmoi.com/2016/06/02/56-i-form-a-company/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/spanish-tragedy.jpgSpanish TragedyA play book - the cover page of Thomas Kyd's immensely popular tragedy.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hay1.jpgHayhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hay.jpgHayhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/black-cat-copyright-fotolia_85108871_xs.jpgmischievous black cathttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/edward_de_vere-attributed-to-marcus-gheeraerts-the-younger-c-1561e280931636-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgEdward_de_Vere attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (c.1561–1636) via Wikimedia CommonsEdward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604). Attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger2018-08-23T17:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/05/25/55-i-break-my-vow/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gib-cropped2.jpgGib cropped2Tricks' Uncle Gib.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/elizabeth_de_vere-by-an-unknown-artist-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgElizabeth_de_Vere by an unknown artist. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.Elizabeth de Vere (1575 – 1627), daughter of the 17th Earl of Oxford and grand-daughter of William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Artist unknown.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/by-nicholas-hilliard-miniature_of_henry_wriothesley_3rd_earl_of_southampton_1594-_fitzwilliam_museum-public-domain-commons-wikimedia.pngNicholas Hilliard - Miniature_of_Henry_Wriothesley,_3rd_Earl_of_Southampton,_1594._(Fitzwilliam_Museum) Public Domain, wikimedia commonsThe Earl of Southampton, at 21, by Nicholas Hilliard.2018-08-23T17:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/04/21/51-an-upcreeping-ear-licker/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/violets-in-shade.jpgViolets in Shade“Be bold to play, our sport is not in sight: These blue-vein'd violets whereon we lean never can blab, nor know not what we mean.” https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/venus_and_adonis_title-page.jpgVenus_and_Adonis_title pagehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parrot-from-still-life-by-jacob-bogdany-painted-c1710.jpgParrot - from Still Life by Jacob Bogdany (painted c1710)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ovids-metamorphoses-arthur-golding-translation-1567.jpgOvid's Metamorphoses - Arthur Golding translation 1567Ovid's Metamorphoses - the version Gib would have read.2018-08-23T16:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2016/03/10/45-lackwits-all/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/copyright-fotolia_48646378_cropped-e1457527207313.jpgComfortable Egyptian Mau Cat Gib contemplates a deep-brained sonnet.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ginger-and-white-cat-copyright-fotolia_87100188_xs.jpgCloseup Portrait of Ginger Cat on Blackhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/benozzo-gozzoli-c1421-1497-detail-from-the-journey-of-the-magi-medici-chapel-florence.jpgBenozzo Gozzoli c1421-1497 detail from The Journey of the Magi (Medici Chapel - Florence)- from Benozzo Gozzoli c1421-1497.2018-08-23T15:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/11/27/32-purrsa-purrsie-and-the-petrifying-witch/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lucy_on-the-table1.jpgLucy_on the tablehttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/white-valerian.jpgWhite ValerianValerianhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lavender-11.jpgLavender 1Lavenderhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lucy-3.jpgLucy 3https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cameo-of-the-medusa-photo-by-sailko-licensed-cc-attrib-3-0-wikimedia-commons.jpgCameo of the Medusa-Photo by Sailko-Licensed cc attrib 3.0 Wikimedia commonsA Cameo of the Medusa, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo by Saliko.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/valerian.jpgValerianValerianhttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cat-copyright-fotolia-_13455615_xs-cropped-e1449036072429.jpgcat-copyright-fotolia-_13455615_xs-cropped2018-08-23T13:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2017/04/06/92-we-honour-my-uncle/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dowland_first_booke_of_ayres-via-wikimedia-commons1.jpgDowland_First_Booke_of_Ayres via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dowland_first_booke_of_ayres-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgDowland_First_Booke_of_Ayres via Wikimedia Commonshttps://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/from-garden-scene-by-jan-wildens-1614.jpgFrom Garden Scene by Jan Wildens (1614)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/earls-signature-15922.jpgEarl's signature (1592)https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/earls-signature-1592.jpgEarl's signature 15922018-07-07T10:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2018/06/14/135-horse-shaming-or-treason/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/essex_with_tyrone_from_george_carleton_thankfulle_remembrance_of_gods_mercie_1630.jpgEssex_with_Tyrone_from_George_Carleton_Thankfulle_Remembrance_of_Gods_Mercie_1630The meeting between the Earl of Essex and the Earl of Tyrone. The English text at the bottom of the picture says 'Tyrone desired a parley with the Lord Lieutenant. The Latin text says "The sons of iniquity are deceitful.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/claude_de_jongh_-_view_of_london_bridge_-_google_art_project_via_wikimedia_commons.jpgClaude_de_Jongh_-_View_of_London_Bridge_-_Google_Art_Project_via_Wikimedia_CommonsA view of the magnificent edifice that was Old London Bridge, by Claude de Jongh c.1632. It wouldn't have looked much different in 1600. The river is calm, but when it ran high the arches created rapids which only the foolhardy risked shooting. The lavatories - both public and domestic - on the bridge would have created another hazard for people passing underneath.2018-07-06T20:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://toutparmoi.com/2015/09/03/20-teasel-puss-and-the-man-bull/https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/section-of-a-roman-frieze-showing-a-minotaur-withe-felines-photo-by-sailko-licensed-under-cc-by-sa-3-0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgPart of a Roman Frieze showing Minotaur with Felines - Photo by Sailko - Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia CommonsPart of a Roman Frieze showing a Minotaur with Cats. Photo by Saiko.https://toutparmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dipsacus_fullonum_mhnt-bot-2005-0-269-by-didier-descouens-cc-by-sa-4-0.jpgDipsacus_fullonum_MHNT.BOT.2005.0.269 by Didier Descouens CC BY-SA 4.0Dried Teasel Heads. 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