Sir Walter Raleigh holds his executioner's axe, c1900. Creator: Howard Davie.
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Sir Walter Raleigh holds his executioner's axe, c1900. '...Raleigh was beheaded in Old Palace Yard [at the Palace of Westminster] on October 29, 1618'. He faced his fate with brave resolution, and supposedly told his executioner, when waiting for the axe to fall: 'Strike, man, strike!' From "Heroes of History", by Alfred H. Miles, illustrated by Howard Davie [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London]
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Creator
- Howard Davie, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator
Subject
- Sir Walter Raleigh: British; English: Adventurer, writer, sailor, pirate, navigator
People Related
- Raphael Tuck & Sons: British: Printing/publishing company, publisher/printer
- Alfred H. Miles: British: Author, writer, editor, anthologist, journalist, composer and lecturer
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5175x5963
File Size : 90,406kb
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- 0580098242
- 3-047-155
- 3047155
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