An old engraving of a busy street scene in Cheapside, City of London, England, UK in the middle ages. The street was originally known as Westcheap. It was the site of one a produce market (‘cheap’ meaning market). Cheapside was the site one of 12 Eleanor crosses (here centre), a series of stone monuments topped with crosses. King Edward I had them erected in memory of his wife Eleanor, who died in 1290. In post-Reformation England some of its Catholic imagery aroused resentment and the cross was demolished on 2 May 1643.
An old engraving of a busy street scene in Cheapside, City of London, England, UK in the middle ages. The street was originally known as Westcheap. It was the site of one a produce market (‘cheap’ meaning market). Cheapside was the site one of 12 Eleanor crosses (here centre), a series of stone monuments topped with crosses. King Edward I had them erected in memory of his wife Eleanor, who died in 1290. In post-Reformation England some of its Catholic imagery aroused resentment. After Charles I fled London to raise an army, the destruction of the cross was ordered by a Parliamentary Committee. The cross was demolished on 2 May 1643.
Size: 2559px × 2774px
Location: Cheapside, City of London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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