The Tower of London is shown in the background. The engraving is by Cruikshank.
Public Execution of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
Earl of Warwick, Father-in-Law of Lady Jane Grey
By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide
For his part in promoting the rule of Lady Jane Grey over Queen Mary I of England, the Earl of Warwick, who had married Jane to his son, Lord Guildford Dudley, was executed with Jane and Guildford in 1554 on Tower Hill.
Cruikshank drawing of the execution on February 12, 1554, of Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, father-in-law of Lady Jane Grey and engineer of her coronation as Queen of England.
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