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1000 piece jigsaw based on the legal document KB 8/9 m.17 held in the collection of The National Archives. A fiendishly difficult puzzle with a sense of history.
In 1536, putting an English queen on trial for high treason, adultery and incest was deeply shocking and set all kinds of precedents. The paper trail linked to Queen Anne Boleyn’s prosecution, therefore, is lengthy but it shows us all the legal steps that had to be taken to ensure her conviction.
This document is part of the bundle of papers from the ‘secret bag’ of the Court of King’s Bench, for the trials of Queen Anne and her brother George, Lord Rochford, in the Tower of London on 15 May 1536. It is the commission to Anne’s uncle, Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk, Treasurer and Earl Marshal of England to sit as High Steward of England. His responsibilities in that legal office were to ensure that Henry VIII’s view of justice as ‘a most excellent virtue’ was carried out in the proceedings of the trial.
Norfolk was to receive the indictments against Anne and George at a special court and call them before him to answer the charges. He was required to assemble the nobles and lords of the kingdom, as peers of the queen, to form a jury and give a verdict and sentence according to the law.
This commission is a letter patent – an open document with the Great Seal of England attached, written as public proof of a major grant or appointment. Other documents that we have are the formal records of proceedings, but not what was said in court, and the orders for the executions once Anne, George and the other defendants were found guilty.
Finished size 690 x 480mm
We offer free standard UK delivery on all orders over £50.
Orders up to £30 are charged a flat fee of £4.95
Orders between £30.01 and £50 are charged a flat fee of £6.95.
Usual UK delivery timescale (excluding custom prints) is between 5 and 7 working days from the date of dispatch. Please allow up to 14 working days for delivery. For custom print delivery pricing and timescales see below. These timescales may vary especially when we have online sales and in the weeks before Christmas. Christmas 2024: The last recommended order date for UK orders is 14 December. The last recommended order date for all international orders is 23 November.
Delivery Worldwide
We can also ship to selected countries worldwide.
For full details, including prices, click here.
Custom Prints
Your prints and frames will be handmade by King & McGaw at their Sussex workshop.
Unframed orders are shipped within 5 working days (normally shipped next day).
Framed orders are shipped within 20 working days.
Further information on delivery timescales for custom prints can be found here.
If you are not completely satisfied with your item you may return it within 28 days for a refund.
For further details on returns click here.
Unfortunately we cannot offer a refund on custom prints unless they are faulty or we have made a mistake. Custom prints are exempt as they are made to order.
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1000 piece jigsaw based on the legal document KB 8/9 m.17 held in the collection of The National Archives. A fiendishly difficult puzzle with a sense of history.
In 1536, putting an English queen on trial for high treason, adultery and incest was deeply shocking and set all kinds of precedents. The paper trail linked to Queen Anne Boleyn’s prosecution, therefore, is lengthy but it shows us all the legal steps that had to be taken to ensure her conviction.
This document is part of the bundle of papers from the ‘secret bag’ of the Court of King’s Bench, for the trials of Queen Anne and her brother George, Lord Rochford, in the Tower of London on 15 May 1536. It is the commission to Anne’s uncle, Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk, Treasurer and Earl Marshal of England to sit as High Steward of England. His responsibilities in that legal office were to ensure that Henry VIII’s view of justice as ‘a most excellent virtue’ was carried out in the proceedings of the trial.
Norfolk was to receive the indictments against Anne and George at a special court and call them before him to answer the charges. He was required to assemble the nobles and lords of the kingdom, as peers of the queen, to form a jury and give a verdict and sentence according to the law.
This commission is a letter patent – an open document with the Great Seal of England attached, written as public proof of a major grant or appointment. Other documents that we have are the formal records of proceedings, but not what was said in court, and the orders for the executions once Anne, George and the other defendants were found guilty.
Finished size 690 x 480mm
We offer free standard UK delivery on all orders over £50.
Orders up to £30 are charged a flat fee of £4.95
Orders between £30.01 and £50 are charged a flat fee of £6.95.
Usual UK delivery timescale (excluding custom prints) is between 5 and 7 working days from the date of dispatch. Please allow up to 14 working days for delivery. For custom print delivery pricing and timescales see below. These timescales may vary especially when we have online sales and in the weeks before Christmas. Christmas 2024: The last recommended order date for UK orders is 14 December. The last recommended order date for all international orders is 23 November.
Delivery Worldwide
We can also ship to selected countries worldwide.
For full details, including prices, click here.
Custom Prints
Your prints and frames will be handmade by King & McGaw at their Sussex workshop.
Unframed orders are shipped within 5 working days (normally shipped next day).
Framed orders are shipped within 20 working days.
Further information on delivery timescales for custom prints can be found here.
If you are not completely satisfied with your item you may return it within 28 days for a refund.
For further details on returns click here.
Unfortunately we cannot offer a refund on custom prints unless they are faulty or we have made a mistake. Custom prints are exempt as they are made to order.
