Title

Tomb of Simon Burley in old St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, 1656. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar

Caption

Tomb of Simon Burley in old St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, 1656. An influential figure at the court of Richard II, Simon de Burley was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle from 1384-1388. He was executed for treason by the Merciless Parliament of 1388.

Date

1656

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19A97_148

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (1,2Mb) / 6,9in x 10,1in / 2079 x 3027 (300dpi)

Keywords

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