Sir William Gascoigne refuses to sentence a prelate or peer, 1405 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Sir William Gascoigne refuses to sentence a prelate or peer, 1405 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

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Sir William Gascoigne defies King Henry IV, 1405 (1864). Gascoigne (1366-1423), Chief Justice of England, refusing to pass a sentence of death upon Lord Scrope (1350-1405), Archbishop of York, and Thomas Mowbray, the Earl Marshal, who had been implicated in the failed uprising against the King in the north. Gascoigne insisted that they had the right to be tried by thier peers. Both men were subsequently executed.


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Creator
  1. James William Edmund Doyle, attributed to: British: Artist
Subject
  1. King Henry IV: British; English: King of England
  2. Sir William Gascoigne: English: lawyer, Chief Justice of England

Medium
  1. Lithograph

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4142x3396
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  1. 18549
  1. 0600001075
  1. 18549
  1. 2-376-543
  1. 2376543

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