Title

'Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes', 9th Century (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Caption

'Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes', 1864. In 869, the Great Heathen Army advanced on East Anglia and the kingdom was devastated. On refusing the Danes' demand he renounced Christ, Edmund was beaten, shot with arrows and then beheaded. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle. [Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1864]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1864

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D09_335

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,6Mb (3,0Mb) / 17,0in x 10,7in / 5096 x 3197 (300dpi)

Keywords

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