'Cromwell at the 'Blue Boar', Holborn, London', 1640, (c1883), (c1902). Creator: Unknown.

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'Cromwell at the 'Blue Boar', Holborn, London', 1640, (c1883), (c1902). After a painting in the Dudley Museums Service collection. Victorian depiction of a scene at the Blue Boar inn, in which Oliver Cromwell supposedly intercepted a letter from King Charles I. Soldiers search a messenger's bags and find the letter detailing plans for the King to join forces with the Scots in order to thwart Cromwell's rebellion. From The Nation's Pictures. A selection from the finest modern paintings in the public picture galleries of Great Britain, reproduced in colour. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, c1902]

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Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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