Edward VI and Charles V: A Pair of Brutal Falcon Plucking Boys?

Today we’re taking another look at Edward VI’s alleged falcon plucking incident. Massive thanks to Deanna for emailing me about this…

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Linked videos and playlists:

Edward VI:    • Edward VI: A Tiny Tyrant?  


Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):

Portrait of Edward VI of England from the circle of William Scrots (c.1550). In a private collection.

Portrait of Emperor Charles V by Bernard van Orley (c.1515-1516). Held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

Screenshots from: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal... and https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal...

Illumination of Mary and Louis XII of France, from a contemporary manuscript by Pierre Gringoire (c.1514). Held by the British Library.

Portrait of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland by an unknown artist of the English school (c.1605-1608). On show at Knole, Kent (National Trust collections, NT 129763).

Portrait of Edward Seymour by an unknown artist (16th century). Held in the Collection of Marquess of Bath, Longleat House, Wiltshire.

Portrait of Charles V, formerly attributed to Titian, attributed to Lambert Sustris (1548). Held by the Alte Pinakothek.

Portrait of Mary Tudor by Antonis Mor (1554). Held by the Museo del Prado.

Screenshot from https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscri...
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, hawking, and a stag feeding, from the 'Smithfield Decretals', Southern France (Toulouse?) and England (London), c. 1300-c. 1340, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 254r

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of three kings, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 258v

Genghis Khan depicted in 16th-century Ottoman miniature book Sübhatü’l-ahbâr by Derviş Mehmed. Held by the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod AF, nr.50, vr.11a)


Novel referenced: The Boy King by Janet Wertman - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-King-Sey...