They painted him as quite the Dandy back then didn't they, with lace and frills. Funny how they painted people to such ideals.The very first one seems the most plausible.  

Thanks for posting, very enjoyable.  And thanks for a nice little walk through an English wood in the springtime, as the snow falls outside my window.

Interesting.  Like the bird "robin" pics.

Lovely walk through the woods and the promise of a soon-to-be spring.

Well done Elanorgold.  The shots of the Robin Redbreasts were charming.  I'm wondering if anyone could count the shades of green that you captured in the video.

Very nice!  You have a talent for this I think.   I was interested to see the robins in England last fall - I curiously asked my host their name, as I had never seen this bird before.  I was surprised to hear it called a robin - being familiar only with our North American robins.  So nice to see them again here!   And yes - spring WILL be coming soon ... I hope!

That confusion works the other way too.  We had British visitors who saw our robins and pointed them out as' interesting thrushes'. 

Thank you everyone. I love doing these, and the English Robin is a special little bird. It is a common symbol on English Christmas cards as a symbol of renewal and hope.

The 4 Elizabethan Robins are: first two: Robert Dudley, second two: Robert Deveraux, both love interests of Queen Elizabeth the first, who she called "Robin". Deveraux would be the frillier of the two. Sadly he was only using her to climb the ranks, and she had to execute him in the end. And Dudley turned out to be allready married, and this broke her heart, or so I have it in my mind.

I think the American Robin is actually a thrush... British people generally see them as imposters!

It is, indeed, a thrush. I suspect it got it's name because the redbreast on the male reminded some homesick English colonists of the little guy from home. Or something like that.

Mendalla

Finally watched it. Beautiful. Also reminds me why I'm glad I'm not a Victorian noble. Guys who whine about wearing ties should be forced to dress like that for a day or two.

Mendalla

"Who does, in fact, whine about wearing ties, but found a workplace that's business casual so doesn't have to wear them."

I think she knew Dudley was married all along. It was complicated.

I need to find out the whole story...

Mendalla, Yes that's what I heard too. Recon they at least wore a smaller ruff for daily wear, the big ones for portraits and formal functions. Glad you enjoyed it. : )