Bill Nye’s History of England (page 4/4)

A Reluctant Tax-Payer

It is night-time and a man’s corpose swings from the hangman’s noose on the gibbet. He is clothed, including boots and a hangman’s hood. In the background the moon looks on, aghast. At one time most people would have been familiar with the sight of a dead man, of hangings, but I [...] [more...]

detail: swinging corpse

This is a version of A Reluctant Tax Payer with the background cut away, to make a more powerful (but less moody) image. [more...]

detail: swinging corpse: silhouette

A version of the swinging corpose cartoon with the details obliterated, leaving just an outline. [more...]