Edward VII catwalk Engrav'd by Henry Fletcher London

Engrav'd by Henry Fletcher London 1729

Showing Sir Robert Peel (Jerry) putting to flight a band of elderly nightwatchmen

'A view of His Majesty's Dock Yard at Deptford

but this cartoon presents a truer picture

Edward VII catwalk Engrav'd by Henry Fletcher LondonEdward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1901, (1932). Before his accession to the throne in 1901, Edward (1841 1910) held the title of Prince of Wales, and has the distinction of having been heir apparent to the throne longer than anyone in English or British history. His reign saw the first official recognition of the office of the Prime Minister in 1905. He was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe Coburg Gotha, which was renamed