March Gallery

King Edgar I the peaceable on a throne

King Edgar I the Peaceful or Peaceable crowned, seated on his throne and holding a palm, reigned 959 - 975

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Lion mauling woman 1870

Performance in the Bowery Theatre in New York, were young woman Minnie Wells the Lion Queen, was doing her usual act, but on this fateful night, two lionesses sprang upon her, she was thrown down to the floor, where they fastened their teeth and claws into her throat and shoulders. Date: 1870

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Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket

Becket had been a trusted friend of Henry II, King of England, but they became entangled in a quarrel over the rights of the Church. That dispute ended bitterly in 1170 when a group of Henrys knights, incited by their kings anger at the archbishop, Becket praying before altar of Canterbury Cathedral while three knights approach him from behind, one with his sword and killed him. Ancient painting in Chapel of holy Cross, Stratford. Date: 1170

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