Title

'The Bishop of Beauvais capturing Salisbury', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

Caption

'The Bishop of Beauvais capturing Salisbury', c1860, (c1860). Philip of Dreux (1158-1217) the Bishop of Beauvais capturing William LongespÚe, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (c1176-1226) at the Battle of Bouvines. The Battle of Bouvines took place on 27 July 1214, a battle which ended the 1202û1214 Anglo-French War. It confirmed the French crown's sovereignty over the Angevin lands of Brittany and Normandy. 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_371

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67,8Mb (3,5Mb) / 17,0in x 15,5in / 5112 x 4639 (300dpi)

Keywords

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