Pictures Dated 2nd August 2006

Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, with his wife, Joan, Princess of Wales, c1850. Artist: Unknown

Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, with his wife, Joan, Countess of Kent, c1850. Edward (1330-1376), popularly known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. Edward, an exceptional military leader and popular during his life, died one year before his father and so never ruled as king (becoming the first English Prince of Wales to suffer that fate). The throne passed instead to his son Richard, a minor, upon the death of Edward III. His wife, Joan, (1328-1385) is known to history as 'The Fair Maid of Kent'. From Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons (London and New York, c1850).

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'The Execution Of Lord Strafford', 1641, (c1850). Artist: Unknown

'The Execution Of Lord Strafford', 1641, (c1850). Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was imprisoned at the Tower of London before being executed before a crowd of about 200, 000, on Tower Hill, on 12 May 1641. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York, c1850).

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'After The Battle Of Crecy, 1346', (c1850). Artist: Unknown

'After The Battle Of Crecy, 1346', (c1850). The Battle of Crecy took place on 26 August 1346, near Crecy, in northern France, and was fought between the kingdoms of England and France. Colour plate from Pictures of English History published by George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York, c1850).

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