Portrait of King Richard II of England, Richard of Bordeaux. Seated on a throne with crown, sceptre, orb and mantle. Emblems indicate insurrection of Wat Tyler, invasion by Duke of Lancaster, deposition and death. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Mary Ann Rundall from A Symbolical History of England, from Early Times to the Reign of William IV, Truchy, Paris, 1839. Mary Ann Rundall was a teacher of young ladies in Bath, and published her book of mnemonic emblems in 1815.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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