Title

Medal of the Seven Bishops, 18th century (19th century). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Medal of the Seven Bishops, 18th century (19th century). The Seven Bishops were seven bishops of the Church of England. When King James II issued his second Declaration of Indulgence in 1688 (which granted expansive religious freedoms by suspending penal laws enforcing conformity to the Church of England, allowing persons to worship in their homes or chapels as they saw fit, and ending the requirement of affirming religious oaths before gaining employment in government offices) the Seven Bishops petitioned the King against it. James ordered them imprisoned in the Tower of London for seditious libel. They were brought to trial before the Court of King's Bench, and found not guilty. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. (London, Paris and New York, 19th century).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C44_093

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,4Mb (2,6Mb) / 15,6in x 7,6in / 4680 x 2272 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious religion profile Christianity century B&W bishop MONOCHROME engraving publication Church of England 19th century black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century nineteenth century The Print Collector archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury engraving Cassell's Illustrated History of England Declaration of Indulgence Seven Bishops William Sancroft Unknown William Sancroft engraving