'Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham', 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion.

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'Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham', 1773. John Felton (c1595-1628) lieutenant in the English Army, stabbed George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham to death in the Greyhound Pub of Portsmouth on 23 August 1628. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). From "A New and Complete History of England, From the Earliest Period of Authentic Intelligence to the Present Time", by Temple Sydney. [J. Cooke, London, 1773]

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Size: 3865px × 6025px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Portsmouth,Portsmouth
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License: Licensed
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