The Executioner's Block and Axe - Tower of London
The Executioner's Block and Axe - Tower of London. This particular axe was last recorded as being used in 1747 for the execution of the Scottish Baron and Jacobite Lord Simon Fraser of Lovat, who, as a Highlander, fought against the English during the Battle of Culloden
Picture No
12695337
Media ID
45933831
Size
3448px x 5413px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
