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Queen Margaret of Anjou taken prisoner after Tewkesbury

2638013 Queen Margaret of Anjou taken prisoner after Tewkesbury, from Cassells History of the British People published by the Waverley Book Company Limited, c.1940 (colour litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of the British People published by the Waverley Book Company Limited, c.1940
Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897)); English, out of copyright

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Titus Oates (1649 - 1705), convicted of fabricated the Popish Plot'

Titus Oates (1649 - 1705), convicted of fabricated the Popish Plot, a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II. Put into the pillory at the gate of Westminster Hall (now New Palace Yard), where passers-by pelted him with eggs

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Interior of the Royal Banquet in Guildhall, London on the on Lord Mayor's Day

Interior of the Royal Banquet in Guildhall, London on the on Lord Mayor's Day. Attended by King George III among the company were all the officers of state the principal nobility and foreign ambassadors. Date: 1761

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