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An Antient View of part of Cheapside, with the Cross Etc., late 18th century

An Antient View of part of Cheapside, with the Cross Etc., late 18th century. The Cheapside Cross in London was one of the Eleanor crosses, a series of twelve stone monuments topped with tall crosses, erected between 1291 and 1294 by King Edward I in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile, marking the nightly resting-places along the route taken when her body was transported to London. The Cheapside Cross was demolished in May 1643 under an ordinance from the Parliamentary Committee for the Demolition of Monuments of Superstition and Idolatry'. The downfall of the Cheapside Cross is an important example of iconoclasm in English history. Published by Alexander Hogg

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View of Baynards Castle., late 18th century. Artist: Wooding

View of Baynards Castle., late 18th century. Baynard's Castle refers to buildings on two neighbouring sites fronting the River Thames in the City of London. The first building was a Norman fortification constructed by Ralph Baynard and demolished by King John in 1213. It was reconstructed as a royal palace by Henry VII at the end of the 15th century. Henry VIII gave it to Catherine of Aragon on the eve of their wedding. Baynard's Castle was left in ruins after the Great Fire of London in 1666, although fragments survived into the 19th century. Published by Alexander Hogg at the King's Arms, No.16 Paternoster Row

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The Assassination of Carausius, who having been declared Emperor of Rome, as well as sole Monarch o Artist: William Thornton

The Assassination of Carausius, who having been declared Emperor of Rome, as well as sole Monarch of England was treacherously stabbed by Alectus, one of his Officers, and bosom Confidant, 1783. After William Hamilton (1751-1801). From New Complete and Authentic History of England, by Edward Barnard. [Alex Hogg, London, 1783]

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