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PRISONERS, LOLLARDS TOWER, LAMBETH PALACE

PRISONERS, LOLLARDS TOWER, LAMBETH PALACE

'A picture describing the straite handling of the close prisoners in Lollards Tower'. A Tudor woodcut depicting prisoners accused of heresy held in the prison at Lambeth Palace during the time of Cardinal Pole, the last Roman Catholic Archbishop (1554-58). The heretics seen here include John Wade and George King. Engraving from 'The History & Antiquities of Lambeth Palace'.
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Image type:Woodcut
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Ref:13201
Identifier:12/ 187
Date:1555

#-Before 1850  #LAMBETH  #LAW AND ORDER  #People  #RELIGION  #WAR AND ARMED FORCES  #Woodcut