King Edward VI signing a charter, 1552 mb-width 5060 A yawning night watchman wearing

A yawning night watchman wearing a yellow overcoat and carrying a cudgel and lantern

The crowd of onlookers includes a policeman on the far right

'Charles I leaving Westminster Hall after his trial'

Bankside and Tooley Street from the north-west

View of King George V and Queen Mary

King Edward VI signing a charter, 1552 mb-width 5060 A yawning night watchman wearingKing Edward VI signing a charter, 1552, (1750). The charter gave Bridewell to the City of London for a workhouse. Edward VI is surrounded by the Lord Mayor, Sir George Barnes and Aldermen of the City of London. Bridewell was erected c1522 by Henry VIII, to the west of Fleet River near Whitefriars