The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Jane 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 executed for high treason, at the age of 16, on Tower Hill on 12 February 1554. A print from "The Tower of London a Historical Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840). (Colorised black and white print).
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The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Jane 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 executed for high treason, at the age of 16, on Tower Hill on 12 February 1554. A print from "The Tower of London a Historical Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840). (Colorised black and white print).

Date

1840

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A14_040

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,5Mo (4,1Mo) / 29,8cm x 38,2cm / 3524 x 4511 (300dpi)

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