Sujet

Queen Jane's first night in the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank

Légende

Queen Jane's first night in the Tower, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VI's death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession. Only a few days later Henry's eldest daughter, the Catholic Mary Tudor, claimed the throne. Jane was deposed and imprisoned in the Tower of London. She was executed for high treason, at the age of 16, on Tower Hill on 12th February 1554. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1840

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C47_110

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (6,5Mo) / 32,3cm x 39,0cm / 3814 x 4603 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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