Title

Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank

Caption

Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower through Traitor's Gate, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VI's death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession. Only a few days later Henry's eldest daughter, the Catholic Mary Tudor, claimed the throne. Jane was deposed and imprisoned in the Tower of London. She was executed for high treason, at the age of 16, on Tower Hill on 12th February 1554. Dudley, her husband, was executed as well. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1840

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C47_116

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,3Mb (5,9Mb) / 16,9in x 11,5in / 5081 x 3461 (300dpi)

Keywords

river water London England River Thames Thames female women woman people tower monarch guard steps geography queen royal captive dress step captivity century torch royalty lady concept Tudor Tower of London B&W captured MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W 16th century sixteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature sovereign TGN Traitor's Gate Lady Jane Grey torchlight claimant engraving Guildford Dudley George Cruikshank Jane Grey Dudley Lady Jane Nine Day Queen William Harrison William Harrison Ainsworth Ainsworth Guildford Guilford Dudley Lord Guilford Dudley Cruikshank George William Harrison Ainsworth engraving