Title

'The Yeomen of the Guard searching the crypt of the Houses of Parliament', 1894. Artist: Sir Arthur Temple Felix Clay

Caption

'The Yeomen of the Guard searching the crypt of the Houses of Parliament', 1894. The famous London 'Beefeaters' in their Tudor uniform. This ceremony, which takes place annually at the opening of the Parliamentary session, was initiated after the failed Gunpowder plot of Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators.
Museum of London

Date

1894

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A82_474

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 12,4in x 15,6in / 3734 x 4676 (300dpi)

Keywords

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