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The Protector, Duke of Somerset, & the great Sr Edward Seymour introducing Liberty to Britannia (BM 1868,0808.9857)

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Illustration to a satirical account of the 'patriotic conduct' of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, showing, by contrast, the exemplary actions of the Duke of Somerset (Protector during the reign of the young Edward VI) and Sir Edward Seymour (presumably the Speaker, 1673-79); these two men lead Liberty to Britannia; in the background is the Tower iof London. From the Oxford Magazine, 1770

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1770
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British Museum
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