Sujet

View of the demolition of the Savoy Palace, Westminster, London, 1820. Artist: Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie

Légende

View of the demolition of the Savoy Palace, Westminster, London, 1820. The Savoy Palace was built in the 13th century. In the 14th century it was the London home of John of Gaunt, and was said to be the grandest mansion in England. In 1381 it was destroyed during the Peasants' Revolt, as the rebels held John of Gaunt responsible for the introduction of the poll tax that precipitated the revolt. Henry VII founded a hospital for the poor on the site, which opened in 1512. The buildings were demolished in the 19th century.

Date

1820

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B02_313

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,0Mo (1,3Mo) / 31,7cm x 23,7cm / 3742 x 2804 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior building buildings London England people male working work man men architecture country guy British English color colour ruins medieval palace ruin Westminster location century Britain rebellion concept outside ruined demolition 19th century mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century nineteenth century City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Peasants Revolt 1381 TGN watercolour Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie Savoy Palace John of Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet John of Gaunt Gaunt Schnebbelie Robert Blemmell