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Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, Justice of the Peace in England
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Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, Justice of the Peace in England

George Bower · 1678 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man being strangled by two hands with his own cravat, within an inscription. Reverse: Godfrey being strangled while the pope, holding a bull, blesses the murderer, within an inscription; rim inscription.

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history medalEdmund Berry GodfreyEngland
Credit lineMoord op sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, vrederechter in Engeland. 1678. George Bower. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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