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Description: | The trial in 1805 of Scottish statesman Henry Dundas, Lord Melville and first Lord of the Admiralty, was a great event of its time. As this print shows, it attracted a huge audience, including many leading politicians and (unusually for a political event) a large female contingent. Dundas was accused of appropriating funds for non-naval purposes during his tenure as Lord of the Admiralty. He was eventually acquitted. The print also shows the magnificent late-medieval oak-beamed roof at Westminster Hall: the largest unsupported roof in England. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Politics And Power Architecture War And Conflict | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Hill | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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