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Tower of London : an historical romance, no. 05

A historical romance that describes the history of Lady Jane Grey from her short-lived time as Queen of England to her execution. The original parts, issued monthly January to December 1840. Illustrated by George Cruikshank and engraved by Thomas Williams. Printed by Bradbury & Evans. Book II, Chapters IV-Book II, Chapter VII: Chapter IV. Of the Tower of London; its antiquity and foundation; its magnitude and extent; its keep, palace, gardens, fortifications, dungeons, and chapels; its walls, bulwarks, and moat; its royal inmates; its constables, jailors, warders, and other officers; its prisoners executions, and secret murders -- Chapter V. How the Duke of Northumberland was arraigned of high treason in Westminster Hall; and how he made four requests after the judgment -- Chapter VI. By what means the Duck of Northumberland was reconciled to the Church of Rome -- Chapter VII. How the Duck of Northumberland was beheaded on Tower Hill

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Publisher Language Identifier
  • Call Number: PR4002 T6 1840
Date created Relation Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 13 parts in 12 issues
Alternative title
  • Book the second, Mary the Queen
Edition
  • First edition, first issue
Additional physical characteristics
  • Illustrations. Complete set contains 40 steel engravings and 58 woodcuts, all designed by George Cruickshank, T.W. sc [Thomas Williams engraver]. Two armorial bookplates on inside of wrap : [1] "Ex Libris Samuel Henry Austin" ; [2] "Reuben Jay Flick".
Physical Repository Collection
  • Victorian Serial Novels Collection
Provider Genre Date digitized
  • June 26, 2017
Technical note
  • 600dpi tiffs. Parts 1-4 scanned by CDeWolfe using a Plustek Optic book scanner. Parts 5-13 scanned by KMercer using a Plusteck OpticBook A300 book scanner. No colour correction or editing of images. Metadata by MH and KD.
Rights
  • Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
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