Sujet

'Edward vows that he will make peace', 1360 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Légende

'Edward vows that he will make peace', 1864. After rejecting offers for peace during the Hundred Years War a great thunderstorm was seen as a bad omen by King Edward III, (1312-1377) who vowed he would no longer be an obstacle to peace. The Treaty of Bretigny was signed about three weeks later on 8th May 1360.From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle. [Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1864]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1864

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D09_389

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,7Mo (3,5Mo) / 41,0cm x 33,5cm / 4840 x 3952 (300dpi)

Mots clés

temps dehors personnes gens mâle homme hommes nuit pays type vêtements Anglais couleur couleur brun foudre robe orage agenouillement guerre endroit siècle concept heure mauvais temps présage manteau publication Traité 19e siècle champ de bataille 14e siècle Quatorzie siècle dix-neuvie siècle histoire The Print Collector King Edward III King of England 100 years war engraving portrait Edward III James William Edmund Doyle James Doyle Longman & Co Doyle James William Edmund Chronicle of England Longman Roberts & Green Edward III of England Treaty of Bretigny engraving portrait