Out of the Closet

The renaissance

Copyright Louis Paul Hennefeld 1983

 

JAMES I

(1566 - 1625)

KING OF SCOTLAND & ENGLAND

NFWFOUNDLAND NEWFOUNDLAND

 

 

 

Cover mailed from St. Johns, Newfoundland, 17 April 1911, backstamped

Hatboro, Pennsylvania, 27 April. Pair on cover perf. 12 x11.

 

 

George Villiers (center), lover and companion of James I, rose to the rank of Earl of Buckingham,

becoming one of the richest noblemen in England. Villiers was executed soon after James' death.

Copyright Louis Paul Hennefeld 1983

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