COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Tatton_Wallington_028
Reference Number:
Tatton Park MS 68.20
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
The Archbishop of Canterbury is sentenced
Parent Work Title:
Great marcys continued, or yet God is good to Israel
Creator:
Wallington, Nehemiah
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1644-1658
Page/Sheet:
10
Image Sequence Number:
010
Description:
3 January 1645: the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, is sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered for treason, thus fulfilling a dream he had as a young scholar in Oxford. 8 January 1645: his sentence is amended to that of beheading. Manicules and amendments throughout the text. Catchword at the foot of the page.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--History--Civil war, 1642-1649
Subject:
Executions and executioners--England--History--17th century
Subject:
Diaries--Authorship--History--17th century
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Diaries
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Oxfordshire: Oxford
People Covered:
Laud, William, 1573-1645
Item Height:
211 mm
Item Width:
168 mm
Item Depth:
52 mm
Current Repository:
National Trust, Tatton Park, Cheshire
Rights Holder - Image:
National Trust
Rights holder - Work:
National Trust
References:
Booy, David., 'The Notebooks of Nehemiah Wallington, 1618-1654: a selection' (Aldershot, 2007), 215-234.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2010-10-18
Multi Page Number:
140
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
The Archbishop of Canterbury is sentenced
