Thomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671 mb-code CSM003485 the bignonia (Catesby's identifications

the bignonia (Catesby's identifications

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View of the foundations being dug for the first arch of London Bridge

the Rhine overflows and the Rhine Maidens appear where the fire was

Thomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671 mb-code CSM003485 the bignonia (Catesby's identificationsThomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671, (1937). Although Blood (1618 1680) got his hands on the jewels, the alarm was raised and he failed to get out of the Tower. Perhaps surprisingly, Charles II pardoned him fully for the crime. An illustration from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937).