The Martyrdom of Edmund Campion, Alexander Briant and Ralph Sherwin (with Tyburn Tree in the background, 1584)
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Title
The Martyrdom of Edmund Campion, Alexander Briant and Ralph Sherwin (with Tyburn Tree in the background, 1584)
Subject
Tyburn
Description
This image depicts the infamous Tyburn Tree, location of mass executions in the Tudor age. Convicted criminals could be hung from any of the three sides of the triangular structure, allowing multiple hangings simultaneously.
Creator
Engraving by Giovanni Cavallieri after Niccolò Circignani from Ecclesiae Anglicanae Trophaea (Rome 1584)
Date
1584
Contributor
Kristen Gendron
Rights
Stonyhurst Collections
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Type
Still Image
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Original Format
Engraving
Files
Collection
Citation
Engraving by Giovanni Cavallieri after Niccolò Circignani from Ecclesiae Anglicanae Trophaea (Rome 1584), “The Martyrdom of Edmund Campion, Alexander Briant and Ralph Sherwin (with Tyburn Tree in the background, 1584),” Medieval London, accessed October 5, 2024, https://medievallondon.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/165.