Today we're looking at the biography of a really fascinating figure from early modern England - Arbella (or Arabella) Stuart was the great-great-grandchild of Henry VII, the first cousin of James I of England and VI of Scotland, but was she also the queen we should have had?
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Intro / Outro song: Silent Partner, "Greenery" [ • Greenery - Silent Part... ]
Images (all from Wikimedia Commons):
Portrait of Lady Arbella Stuart as a young child by an unknown artist (1577). Held by the National Trust at Hardwick Hall.
An unknown woman believed to be Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox by an unknown artist (c.1560-1565). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, age 17, and his brother Lord Charles Stuart (later 5th Earl of Lennox), age 6, by Hans Eworth (1563). Held by the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
Portrait of a young King James I of England and VI of Scotland by an unknown artist but attributed to Rowland Lockey after a portrait by Arnold van Brounckhorst (late 16th-century copy after an original of c. 1574). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Sir William Cavendish by an unknown artist possibly John Bettes the elder (c.1547). A later copy of this portrait is held by the National Trust at Hardwick Hall.
Portrait of Bess of Hardwick (later Elizabeth Countess of Shrewsbury) when Mistress St Loe by Hans Eworth or one of his students (1550s). A later inscription incorrectly identifies her as Mary I. Held by the National Trust at Hardwick Hall.
Miniature portrait of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots during her captivity by Nicholas Hilliard (between 1578 and 1579). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I, formerly attributed to George Gower (c.1588). Held by Woburn Abbey.
Portrait of Lady Arbella Stuart aged 13 by Rowland Lockey (1589). Held by the National Trust at Hardwick Hall.
Portrait of Bess of Hardwick by an unknown artist (probably 17th century, based on a work of circa 1590). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Lady Arbella Stuart by an unknown artist, possibly Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1605). Held by the Government Art Collection.
Coronation portrait of Elizabeth I by an unknown artist (from between 1600 and 1610, a copy of a lost original of c. 1559). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of James I of England and VI of Scotland in state robes by Paul van Somer I (c.1620). Held by the Royal Collection.
Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh and his son by an unknown artist (1602). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Lady Arbella Stuart by an unknown artist, attributed to Sir Robert Peake (1605). Held by the National Galleries of Scotland.
Portrait of William Seymour by an unknown artist, attributed to Gilbert Jackson (17th century). Held in a private collection.