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Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank

Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower through Traitor's Gate, 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. Dudley, her husband, was executed as well. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840).

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Titre: Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank

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Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower through Traitor's Gate, 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. Dudley, her husband, was executed as well. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840).

Personnalités: GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (1792-1878)

Crédit: Album / The Print Collector / Heritage Images

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Taille de l'image: 5081 × 3461 px | 50.3 MB

Taille d'impression: 43.0 × 29.3 cm | 2000.4 × 1362.6 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: 16E SIECLE • 16EME S • ANGLETERRE • FLEUVE TAMISE • GEOGRAPHIE • GEORGE CRUIKSHANK • GRIS • MONOCHROME • NOIR ET BLANC • ROYAUTÉ • SEIZIÈME SIÈCLE • TAMISE • TAMISE, FLEUVE • TUDOR • XVIE SIECLE