King Henry VIII, act II, scene iv Basing Lane East entrance to the cell

East entrance to the cell in the south-west tower of the Tower of London

A wig seller showing one of his wigs to a potential customer

View showing St Paul's in the distance

Sibel Penn was nurse to Edward VI

in the foreground a man sits by a hand pushed barrow

King Henry VIII, act II, scene iv Basing Lane East entrance to the cell'King Henry VIII, act II, scene iv', c1820. A performance of the play. George IV, as Henry VIII, sits on the dais under a canopy; two cardinals gape at Queen Caroline who, as Catherine of Aragon, stands next to Alderman Wood on the left. The cartoon refers to George's attempt to dissolve his marriage.