Sujet

'Edward II. and his Favourite, Piers Gaveston', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

Légende

'Edward II. and his Favourite, Piers Gaveston', c1860, (c1860). Edward II (1284-1327) had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gaveston (c1284-1312), Edward was forced to exile him, upon his return the barons pressured the King into agreeing to wide-ranging reforms called the Ordinances of 1311. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1860

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D06_145

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68,1Mo (3,6Mo) / 42,7cm x 40,0cm / 5040 x 4720 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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