Title

The death of Thom, alias Sir William Courtenay, Dunkirk, Kent, 1838. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The death of Thom, alias Sir William Courtenay, Dunkirk, Kent, 1838. Born in Cornwall, John Nichols Thom declared himself the 'saviour of the world' and became a wandering preacher in Kent, speaking against tax laws. Known as 'Mad Tom', as well as his self-styled title of Sir William Percy Honeywood Courtenay of Powderham, the heir to the Earl of Devon, the King of Jerusalem and Knight of Malta, he was killed leading his followers in the last battle to be fought on British soil, the Battle of Bossenden Wood, on 31st May 1838. A print from Cassell's Illustrated History of England.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1838

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C55_363

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,5Mb (7,6Mb) / 17,2in x 11,4in / 5167 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men flag flags country guy British weapon weapons gun guns English shooting following death Cornwall war location Victorian century banner Kent Britain rebellion rebel soldiers soldier rifle concept battle killing B&W mad insane MONOCHROME standard killed Army warfare dunkirk 19th century infantry black & white black and white B W weaponry nineteenth century uprising The Print Collector Cornish musket TGN engraving Unknown William Courtenay Battle of Bossenden Wood John Nichols Thom Thom John Nichols Sir William Courtenay William Courtenay Mad Tom engraving