Sujet

'Edward pawning the Crown with the Archbishop of Treves', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

Légende

'Edward pawning the Crown with the Archbishop of Treves', c1860, (c1860). Edward III (1312-1377) declared himself the rightful heir to the French throne in 1337 but his claim was denied due to the Salic law, this started what is known as the Hundred Years' War. Edward needed to raise funds for a war against France and is reported to have pawned his crown to the archbishop of Treves. 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_214

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

67,9Mo (4,2Mo) / 42,2cm x 40,3cm / 4986 x 4758 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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