King Canute gets his feet wet
King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal, and some historians believe that he staged the event to demonstrate to his sycophantic courtiers that even kings have no power over the forces of nature
Picture No
13724572
Media ID
45397663
Size
2853px x 3647px
(4.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by Pearson in The Welcome, 1880. Image digitally colourised
Date
11th century
