Title

William inspecting the Volunteers previous to the Invasion of England, 1850. Artist: John Leech

Caption

William inspecting the Volunteers previous to the Invasion of England, 1850. A satirical illustration showing William the Conqueror rallying his troups prior to his invasions of England. William the Conqueror, 11th century Duke of Normandy and King of England. William (1027-1087) came to the throne of England as King William I after defeating the English under Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. From The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, illustrated by John Leech [Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1850.]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1850

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C65_077

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26,2Mb (2,1Mb) / 12,0in x 8,5in / 3586 x 2550 (300dpi)

Keywords

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