Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and the Princess Elizabeth, 1553-1555 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank

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Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and the Princess Elizabeth, 1553-1555 (1840). During Mary's reign her half-sister Elizabeth came under suspicion of plotting against her and desiring a return to Protestantism in England. The suspicions were encouraged by Mary's close confidant, Simon Renard, the Ambassador of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, depicted here lurking outside the door behind the Queen. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840).

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Size: 3809px × 4600px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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