Title

'The Transept of the Martyrdom', 1898. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'The Transept of the Martyrdom', 1898. Thomas Becket was murdered in the transept on Tuesday 29 December 1170 by knights of King Henry II, the cathedral became a place of pilgrimage. From "Our Own Country, Volume VI". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Date

1898

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G25_107

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,8Mb (5,3Mb) / 17,3in x 14,3in / 5196 x 4289 (300dpi)

Keywords

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