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King John Signing Magna Charta, 1850. Artist: John Leech

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King John Signing Magna Charta, 1850. A satirical illustration of King John sighing the Magna Carta. King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede, Surrey, 15 June 1215. John (c1167-1216) became King of England in 1199. The Angevin kings of England, Henry II, Richard I and John arbitrarily abused feudal rights. The nobility forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, guaranteeing their restoration. From The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, illustrated by John Leech [Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1850.]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1850

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C65_081

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27,0Mo (2,2Mo) / 30,7cm x 22,0cm / 3628 x 2603 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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