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| Picture No | 10503146 |
| Date | 978 |
| Description | Edward the Martyr is murdered |
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King Edward is murdered at Corfe Castle while visiting his stepmother Aelfthryth. Some say the act was committed on her orders. Here she is shown handing her stepson a goblet, while a shadowy figure waits, dagger in hand.
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| Source | Engraving by A.H.Payne, after work by R.Smirke |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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