#stuarts

Watch from London, England dated to 1625 on display at the Science Museum in London, England

This ornate watch has the dial signed "de Heck Sculp" by the engraver, probably Gerard de Heck of Blois. The watch is also signed by the watchmaker "David Ramsay, Scotus me fecit" Ramsay was a famous Scottish watchmaker who produce devices for King James VI and moved to England with the king after the Union of Crowns. Ramsay would go on to produce watches for King Charles I as well.

The signatures* of the monarchs of England/UK from 1066

*When there was no signature, I used their name as it appeared on a charter or letter from them.

Detail of a stained-glass window depicting Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots, which forms part of a set also depicting Margaret's brother Henry VIII, and Henry's wife Katharine of Aragon.