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Tudor Times Stationery Collection This gift stationery range celebrates the personalities and aesthetics that define the age, and our continued fascination with it. The words of significant men and women, from Anne Boleyn to Erasmus, and Mary, Queen of Scots to Christopher Marlowe, have been utilised in this series of unique designs. These can now be enjoyed and shared through calendars, greeting cards, postcards, bookmarks and posters. The insight and humour of the quotes still resonate with readers,
and surprise with their almost contemporary sharpness and verve. A specific pack of postcards has been dedicated to one of England’s most quotable rulers, Elizabeth I, whose fierce independence and resistance to the norms of her society make her an iconic and popular figurehead in our own time. Each pattern has been created exclusively for Tudor Times, drawing inspiration from the distinctive blackand-white architecture of the period and its formal garden design.
Tudor Times was established in 2014 by Deborah Roil and Melita Thomas, and creates original content on all aspects of the Tudor and Stewart period (1485-1625). The organisation’s website, social media channels and selection of e-books provide content about the people, places, daily life, religion, politics and economy of the British Isles in the 16th century, and the events that shaped them, within the broader context of Renaissance Europe. Material includes guest articles by internationally renowned authors, historians and curators.
The insight and humour of the quotes still resonate with readers, and surprise with their almost contemporary sharpness and verve.
Calendars 'It is easier to win love than to keep it'
'Fortune helps the intrepid and abandons the cowards'
– DIANE DE POITIERS
– C AT E R I N A S F O R Z A , COUNTESS OF FORLÌ
Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) A French noblewoman, Diane, widowed young, served several queens of France. Known for her beauty, elegance, political astuteness and accomplishments, she became the mistress of Henri, Duke of Orleans, despite being twenty years his senior. He remained devoted to her, even after his marriage to Catherine de’ Medici, and Diane wielded great influence when Henri became king. On Henri’s death, Catherine banished Diane, who lived out her final years in obscurity.
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Caterina Sforza, Countess of Forlì (1463-1509) An illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Milan, Caterina married the nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. Her husband was murdered, leaving her and her children at the mercy of the citizens of Forlì. Wresting back power, she ruled as regent, attempting to defend her territory during the Italian Wars, but lost control to Cesare Borgia. Inheriting great estates in Florence, she spent her later years pursuing alchemical and scientific experiments.
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'Hearts can deceive, words can deceive, but eyes we should trust'
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Tudor & Renaissance Women Quotes Calendar • ISBN 9781912213177
'Some there are who are more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it'
– CESARE BORGIA
– MARGUERITE D’ANGOULÊME, Q U E E N O F N AVA R R E
Cesare Borgia (1476-1507) The illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, Cesare is a byword for the violence and depravity of Italian Renaissance politics. A brilliant general, he promoted Papal and French domination in Italy. His ruthless pursuit of power has led to his identification as the model for Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’, but with the death of his father, his influence evaporated. He was killed at the Battle of Viana, aged thirty-one.
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Marguerite d’Angoulême, Queen of Navarre (1492-1549) The sister of François I of France, Marguerite made two political marriages, but was seldom far from her brother’s side. She had enormous political influence, and was one of the negotiators of the 1529 Ladies’ Peace. Marguerite was a humanist, a supporter of reform in the Catholic Church and wrote both spiritual and secular works, including The Heptameron, a series of amusing tales modelled on The Decameron.
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Tudor & Renaissance Quotes Calendars • 200 x 200mm • 12 quote & pattern designs • Space for notes each day • Punched hole for display • Shrink-wrapped with a backing board • Price £6.99
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Tudor & Renaissance Quotes Calendar • ISBN 9781912213023
Greetings cards Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) A French noblewoman, Diane, widowed young, served several queens of France. Known for her beauty, elegance, political astuteness and accomplishments, she became the mistress of Henri, Duke of Orleans, despite being twenty years his senior. He remained devoted to her, even after his marriage to Catherine de’ Medici, and Diane wielded great influence when Henri became king. On Henri’s death, Catherine banished Diane, who lived out her final years in obscurity. Tudor Times Creating and curating original information on the Tudor & Stewart period (1485 – 1625). Designed, produced by Graffeg copyright © 2017.
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Caterina Sforza, Countess of Forlì (1463-1509) An illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Milan, Caterina married the nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. Her husband was murdered, leaving her and her children at the mercy of the citizens of Forlì. Wresting back power, she ruled as regent, attempting to defend her territory during the Italian Wars, but lost control to Cesare Borgia. Inheriting great estates in Florence, she spent her later years pursuing alchemical and scientific experiments. Tudor Times Creating and curating original information on the Tudor & Stewart period (1485 – 1625). Designed, produced by Graffeg copyright © 2017.
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Christopher Marlowe was an English poet and playwright in the late Elizabethan era. Educated at Corpus Christi, Cambridge, he produced some of the most notable works of the age, including: Dido, Queen of Carthage; Doctor Faustus and the Jew of Malta. Marlowe also had a parallel career in the Elizabethan secret service. He is believed to have been killed in a tavern brawl in Deptford in 1593, although the circumstances are fraught with mystery.
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'I bend my knee to no man, unless I choose to' Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Elizabeth I is one of England’s most famous, and successful, monarchs; her forty-five year reign is described as a ‘Golden Age’. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was educated by some of the best minds in Europe. Her outstanding intelligence stood her in good stead when, after an adolescence fraught with danger, she became Queen of England, aged twenty-five.
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Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) More was a talented London lawyer who came to the notice of Henry VIII. A friend of Erasmus and other scholars, he wrote ‘Utopia’ – a satire on the perfect society and was praised throughout Europe for his wit and learning. Becoming first a Privy Councillor and then Lord Chancellor, More was unable to support the King’s rejection of Papal Supremacy and was executed.
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'Gazing on beautiful things acts on my soul' Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) Machiavelli was a historian, philosopher, politician and writer. He held government posts and undertook diplomatic missions across Europe in the Florentine republic from 1494. When the Medici returned in 1513, Machiavelli was imprisoned and tortured, before retiring to private life. He produced ‘The Prince’, a seminal text in political theory, in which he outlined how a ruler could achieve absolute power.
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'Time…ordinarily accomplishes more than reason does' Marguerite d’Angoulême, Queen of Navarre (1492-1549) The sister of François I of France, Marguerite made two political marriages, but was seldom far from her brother’s side. She had enormous political influence, and was one of the negotiators for the Ladies’ Peace of 1529. Marguerite was a great humanist thinker, a supporter of reform in the Catholic church and wrote both spiritual and secular works, including The Heptameron, a series of amusing tales modelled on The Decameron.
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'I am no morning woman'
'God always helps madmen, lovers and drunkards'
– MARGUERITE D’ANGOULÊME, Q U E E N O F N AVA R R E
Tudor & Renaissance Women Quotes Greetings Cards • ISBN 9781912213030
– ELIZABETH I
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'Make me immortal with a kiss'
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Tudor & Renaissance Quotes Michelangelo (1475-1564) A Florentine painter and sculptor, during his long life, Michelangelo produced some of the greatest artworks in the world – the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the statue of David in Florence, the Pietà in St Peter’s, and many others in the finest Carrara marble. He was also an accomplished architect and poet, writing scores of sonnets.
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– DIANE DE POITIERS Cards
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Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Elizabeth I is one of England’s most famous, and successful, monarchs; her forty-five year reign is described as a ‘Golden Age’. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was educated by some of the best minds in Europe. Her outstanding intelligence stood her in good stead when, after an adolescence fraught with danger, she became Queen of England, aged twenty-five.
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'It is easier to win love than to keep it'
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'Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound' Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) Machiavelli was a historian, philosopher, politician and writer. He held government posts and undertook diplomatic missions across Europe in the Florentine republic from 1494. When the Medici returned in 1513, Machiavelli was imprisoned and tortured, before retiring to private life. He produced ‘The Prince’, a seminal text in political theory, in which he outlined how a ruler could achieve absolute power.
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– THOMAS MORE
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'It is better to act and repent than not to act and regret'
'Make no small plans, for they have no power to stir the soul' – N I C C O L Ò M A C H I AV E L L I
Tudor & Renaissance Quotes Greetings Cards • ISBN 9781912213184
– N I C C O L Ò M A C H I AV E L L I
Tudor & Renaissance Quotes Greetings Cards • 157 x 157mm • 5 cards and envelopes • Price £9.99 Graffeg Tel: +44 (0)1554 824000 Email: sales@graffeg.com
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Bookmarks Renaissance Quotes Bookmarks • 5 bookmarks • 210 x 55mm • Price £4.99 Renaissance Quotes Bookmarks PACK 1
Quotes by: Erasmus Leonardo da Vinci Christopher Marlowe Francis Bacon
'Your library is your paradise' – ERASMUS
'The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding'
'The desire to write grows with writing' – ERASMUS
'There is no sin but ignorance' – C H R I S TO P H E R MARLOWE
'A prudent question is one half of wisdom' – FRANCIS BACON
– LEONARDO DA VINCI
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Pack 2 • ISBN 9781912213214
Renaissance Quotes Bookmarks PACK 2
Quotes by: Erasmus Leonardo da Vinci Francis Bacon
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'Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly'
'Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself '
'When I get a little money, I buy books: and if any is left I buy food and clothes' – ERASMUS
'Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man'
'Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master' – LEONARDO DA VINCI
– FRANCIS BACON
– ERASMUS
– FRANCIS BACON
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Postcards 'When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes'
'Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound'
'Make no small plans, for they have no power to stir the soul'
'Fortune helps the intrepid and abandons the cowards'
'It is better to act and repent than not to act and regret'
'I am no morning woman'
'Never presume that I will not act on my worst instincts'
'God always helps madmen, lovers and drunkards'
'To me old age is always fifteen years older than I am'
'Who are we to trust if not our family?'
'I am no morning woman' – ELIZABETH I
'Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married'
'All my possessions for a moment of time'
'For I am a friend not won with trifles, nor lost with the like'
'The less afraid, the better thou shalt speed'
'When friends fall out, truth doth appear '
– DESIDERIUS ERASMUS
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– ELIZABETH I
Elizabeth I Quotes 2 0 P O S TC A R D S
– ELIZABETH I
Quotes Postcards • 178 x 128mm • 20 postcards 10 designs • Price £9.99
– THOMAS MORE
– CESARE BORGIA
– ELIZABETH I
– N I C C O L Ò M A C H I AV E L L I
– MARGUERITE D’ANGOULÊME, Q U E E N O F N AVA R R E
– C AT E R I N A S F O R Z A , COUNTESS OF FORLÌ
– FRANCIS BACON
'I shall do no otherwise than pleases me' – ELIZABETH I
– ELIZABETH I
– ELIZABETH I
– N I C C O L Ò M A C H I AV E L L I
– POPE ALEXANDER VI (RODRIGO BORGIA)
'I will have here but one mistress and no master' – ELIZABETH I
'Prosperity provideth, but adversity proveth, friends'
'I have the heart and stomach of a king' – ELIZABETH I
– ELIZABETH I
– ELIZABETH I
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Elizabeth I Quotes Postcards • ISBN 9781912213252
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Posters
'I am no morning woman' – ELIZABETH I
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Elizabeth I Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213191
Elizabeth I Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213290
'A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art does not'
'To me old age is always fifteen years older than I am'
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– LEONARDO DA VINCI
Leonardo da Vinci Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213276
Tudor & Renassaince Quote Posters • Size: A3 420 x 297mm (16.5 x 11.7in), unframed • Supplied board-backed and in a cellobag • Price: £9.99
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Desiderius Erasmus Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213269
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– FRANCIS BACON
Francis Bacon Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213283
Posters
'Hearts can deceive, words can deceive, but eyes we should trust'
Leonardo da Vinci Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213054
'Gazing on beautiful things acts on my soul' – MICHELANGELO
– CESARE BORGIA
Anne Boleyn Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213047
'There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and there are those who turn one into the other' – DESIDERIUS ERASMUS
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Cesare Borgia Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213085
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Michelangelo Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213061
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Desiderius Erasmus Quote poster • ISBN 9781912213078
Tudor & Renassaince Patterned Quote Posters • Size: A3 420 x 297mm (16.5 x 11.7in), unframed • Supplied board-backed and in a cellobag • Price: £9.99
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