Escape of the Earl of Nithsdale from the Tower of London, 1716, (19th century). Artist: Unknown

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Escape of the Earl of Nithsdale from the Tower of London, 1716, (19th century). William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale (1676-1744) escaped execution by exchanging clothes with his wife's maid. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, (Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co, London, Paris and New York, 19th century).

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