Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Somerviles haste to kill the Queene (Queen Elizabeth I; John Somerville (Somervile); 2 guards) NPG D21063

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Friedrich van Hulsen

The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth came to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her long reign, beginning in 1558, saw the secure establishment of the Church of England. It was characterised by relative peace and prosperity, a great increase in foreign trade and exploration, and a flourishing literary culture. Despite receiving many proposals of marriage, Elizabeth remained single and became legendary as the 'virgin queen'. She had many favourites, but none more important than... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.