June 23 – Levina Teerlinc amd her miniatures, and a Tudor doctor and mathematician

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd June 1576, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, painter and miniaturist Levina Teerlinc died at Stepney in London.

Teerlinc was court painter to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and was a prolific artist.

Find out more about her and her work...

23rd June is the anniversary of the baptism of Thomas Hood, a Tudor doctor and mathematician, on 23rd June 1556, in the reign of Mary I.

Find out about this talented Tudor man in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts...