Title

'Titus Oates in the Pillory', 1685, (1897). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Titus Oates in the Pillory', 1685, (1897). Oates (1649-1705), an Anglican priest, fabricated an imaginary popish plot against the government and was condemned by Judge Jeffreys to imprisonment for life, as well as to stand annually in the pillory at certain specified places and times, and every May, to be flogged from Aldgate to Newgate in London. Here, a large crowd has assembled for the spectacle. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1897

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D49_486

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,9Mb (9,1Mb) / 17,7in x 12,0in / 5310 x 3611 (300dpi)

Keywords

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