Title

'Richard orders the arrest of Hastings', 1864. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Caption

'Richard orders the arrest of Hastings', 1864. Richard III (1452-1485), King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, accused William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, (1431-1483) and others of having conspired against him with the Woodvilles. According to Thomas More, Hastings was taken out of the Council chambers and summarily executed in the courtyard. 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_423

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,8Mb (3,9Mb) / 17,5in x 14,0in / 5244 x 4189 (300dpi)

Keywords

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