1610 William Seymour Escapes Tower Of London 1920s Trade Ad Card

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1610 William Seymour Escapes Tower Of London 1920s Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1920s  TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
WILLIAM SEYMOUR  2ND DUKE SOMERSET
Seymour made a secret marriage at Greenwich on 22 June 1610 to Arbella Stuart
(d.1615), daughter of Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish.
Arbella was thirteen years his senior, and King James I disapproved of the marriage as
the union of two potential Tudor pretenders to the throne, who were respectively
fourth and sixth in line, could only be seen as a threat to the ruling dynasty. As a result,
William was condemned to life imprisonment in the Tower of London and thus
became the fourth of five generations of Seymours to spend time in that prison.
In June 1611 Seymour escaped from the Tower, planning to meet up with Arbella,
who also had escaped captivity. They were to flee to the Continent, but bad weather
and other circumstances prevented their meeting, and Arbella was recaptured and
placed back in the Tower. William however managed to reach safety abroad at
Ostend, but was never reunited with Arbella who remained in the Tower until her
death in 1615.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
NOTE THE BOTTOM IMAGE ABOVE OF A CARD THAT SHOWS
THAT THERE IS A CURVE TO THE CARD
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS IS 90+ YEARS OLD AND IT IS NOT PERFECT
THE FRONT AND BACK MAY HAVE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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