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1. *The Mary* (1677) arriving with Princess Mary at Gravesend in a fresh breeze.**
	The painting shows the scene viewed from the middle of Gravesend Reach looking upstream to the west and to Northfleet. The tower of Gravesend church...

2. *The Royal Escape* close-hauled in a breeze.**
	The 'Royal Escape' was a coasting collier previously known as the 'Surprise', in which King Charles II escaped to France after his defeat by Cromwell...

3. The Departure of William of Orange and Princess Mary for Holland, November 1677.
	This picture shows the embarkation of Prince William of Orange and Princess Mary, his new wife, at Erith, Kent, on their journey to the Netherlands...

4. Queen Henrietta Maria, 1609-69.
	Queen Henrietta was the first queen to reside in the Queen's House at Greenwich, which Inigo Jones completed for her in 1635, although its planned...

5. James I (1566-1625).
	A three-quarter-length portrait of James I (1566-1625), King of England 1603-25. De Critz was Sergeant Painter to the King from 1605 to his death.

6. A Royal visit to the fleet in the Thames Estuary.
	During the summer of 1672 Charles II visited ships of the fleet that were refitting in the Thames following the Battle of Solebay in May of that...

7. Henry VIII (1491-1547).
	A half-length full face portrait of Henry VIII in a gold doublet, embroidered and slashed, a black bejewelled hat with a white feather and jewels,...

8. A City Livery Company barge on the Thames at Richmond.
	The City of London Livery Companies maintained special barges for ceremonial occasions. This one is upriver at Richmond.


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