The Tower of London A Historical Romance AINSWORTH William Harrison 1805-1882 Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, Limited Publish Year: 0 Publish Place: London Broadway House, Ludgate Hill Illustrator: CRUIKSHANK George 1792-1878 Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008230 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Unknown Inscription: Unknown £50 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information [1897]. In modern half red morocco over red morocco cloth, some blind tooling. Spine, gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt titles to red calf labels. Internally, half title, frontis, [2], (vi-xiv), [2], 3-543 pp, 40 plates (B&W), 58 wood engravings, small repaired margin tear tp & 371/2, red marbled endpapers. The authors Copyright edition. (213*134 mm). The Tower of London is a historical romance that describes the history of Lady Jane Grey and Queen Mary Tudor. Lady Jane Gray and her husband were put on the throne by her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, but their reign lasted only nine days. Mary Tudor took control of England and arranged for the couple's imprisonment and execution. The novel begins with Lady Jane's incarceration in the Tower of London on July 10, 1553, and ends with her beheading on February 12, 1554.
