'The Duke of Buckingham suspects that he is watched', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

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'The Duke of Buckingham suspects that he is watched', 1897. The Duke looks worried as he rides his horse. (Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478-1521), was suspected of potentially treasonous actions, and King Henry VIII personally examined witnesses against him. Buckingham was executed on Tower Hill). From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]

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