View of the demolition of the Savoy Palace, Westminster, London Size:S: 40 x 30cm killed 73 people and injured

killed 73 people and injured over 400

View of the inner courtyard at Somerset House

Great Peter Street

View of the Sessions House on Newington Causeway

The helmet has been incised with a design and below is a hand written inscription

View of the demolition of the Savoy Palace, Westminster, London Size:S: 40 x 30cm killed 73 people and injuredView of the demolition of the Savoy Palace, Westminster, London, 1820. The Savoy Palace was built in the 13th century. In the 14th century it was the London home of John of Gaunt, and was said to be the grandest mansion in England. In 1381 it was destroyed during the Peasants' Revolt, as the rebels held John of Gaunt responsible for the introduction of the poll tax that precipitated the revolt. Henry VII founded a hospital for the poor on the site,