'Wallace Executed', 1305, (c1850). Artist: Unknown

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'Wallace Executed', 1305, (c1850). After his trial, Scottish patriot William Wallace (1270-1305) was stripped naked and dragged through the City of London at the heels of a horse. Near Smithfield Market he was hanged, drawn and quartered, (strangled by hanging but released near death, emasculated, eviscerated and his bowels burnt before him, beheaded, then cut into four parts. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York, c1850).

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Size: 3953px × 4417px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,City of London
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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