Tag: Ernest Crofts
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10 Works, January 31 the anniversary of The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, or the Jesuit Treason
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. The plan was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of England’s Parliament on 5 November…
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10 Works, The Gunpowder Plot: the conspirators’ last stand at Holbeach House, Guy Fawkes
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. Ernest Crofts, R.A. (1847-1911) On the track of a fugitive, c. 1910 oil on canvas 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x…
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