Queen Jane's flight from the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank

Queen Jane's flight from the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank

2-321-667 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Queen Jane's flight from 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).


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Creator
  1. George Cruikshank, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
Subject
  1. Lady Jane Grey: British, English: Queen of England
People Related
  1. William Harrison Ainsworth: British: Author

Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3856x4545
File Size : 51,345kb


Aliases

  1. 0580019614
  1. 2-321-667
  1. 2321667

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