Title

'The Landing of William the Conqueror', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

Caption

'The Landing of William the Conqueror', c1860, (c1860). William I (c1028-1087) invaded England in September 1066, defeating and killing Harold II at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. William who was the last to step on shore during the invasion, fell onto the sand, it was seen as a bad omen by his soldiers. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1860

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D06_332

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65,7Mb (3,5Mb) / 16,4in x 15,5in / 4920 x 4664 (300dpi)

Keywords

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