The History of England

Kings, queens and statesmen, with dramatic scenes from their reigns, fill prints from The History of England, Thomas Gaspey'...

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Kings, queens and statesmen, with dramatic scenes from their reigns, fill prints from The History of England, Thomas Gaspey's illustrated national history published by J. and F. Tallis in the mid-nineteenth century. Designs credited to Henry Warren were engraved by William Henry Mote or J. Rogers, and the subjects run from early kings to Queen Victoria's reign. Medieval battles, the Reformation, the Civil War and the fortunes of the Stuarts receive detailed treatment, with small scenes beneath the portraits showing parliamentary confrontations and naval engagements. Later plates reach Catholic emancipation, the repeal of the Corn Laws, the Great Exhibition and British campaigns overseas.

Kings, queens and statesmen, with dramatic scenes from their reigns, fill prints from The History of England, Thomas Gaspey's illustrated national history published by J. and F. Tallis in the mid-nineteenth century. Designs credited to Henry Warren were engraved by William Henry Mote or J. Rogers, and the subjects run from early kings to Queen Victoria's reign. Medieval battles, the Reformation, the Civil War and the fortunes of the Stuarts receive detailed treatment, with small scenes beneath the portraits showing parliamentary confrontations and naval engagements. Later plates reach Catholic emancipation, the repeal of the Corn Laws, the Great Exhibition and British campaigns overseas.

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