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CIVIL WARThe hero of the Great War (Iron Cross and German flag) becomes the hero of civil war (carrying the Red Flag) Date: 1919
SLEEP AND DEATHDeath as perceived by the Ancient Greeks : the corpse of the Trojan hero Sarpedon, son of Zeus, is borne from the battlefield by Sleep and Death Date: mid-13th century BC
Marcus Manlius Capitolinus condemned to deathMarcus Manlius Capitolinus, though popular with the people, is condemned to death by the patricians. Date: 385 BC
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882), receiving birthday homage (after his death) from the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. Date: 1909
Washington in the bivouac before the Battle of Monmouth. Date: 27 June 1778
Rescue of the Duchess di Popoli by the Earl of Peterborough during the Siege of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 14 September to 19 October 1705, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
Entry of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (fighting on the Parliamentarian side) into London after his victory in the First Battle of Newbury, Berkshire, September 1643
Hubert de Burghs oath to defend Dover Castle from French attack by sea, August 1217. Date: 1217
Ricardo Cortez - American silent film actorRicardo Cortez (Jacob Krantz) (1900-1977) - American silent film actor, shown here in the role of Paris in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927). Date: 1927
Statue of Duke of Wellington, Hyde Park Corner, London Date: circa 1900
Herr Max Alvary as Siegfried in Wagners opera Date: 1890s
Comic postcard, Two women chatting in underwear Date: 20th century
Welcome home from the far south: the hero of the moment. A popular welcome for Lieutenant Shackleton and his wife driving through the crowds outside Charing Cross Station, London
Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L R Sherwell. First produced in England, at the Princesss Theatre, 14 July 1887
The Burial of the Unknown HeroThe coffin containing the body of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey, prior to being buried there on 11th November 1920
Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate. Founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White
Irish gentlemen slumming it in a barnyard shebeen, Dublin. Peg-leg officer falls among pigs, geese and potatoes. Disagreeable Adventures of Brian Boru
English grocer entering a dining room and surprising his family, 19th century. Mr. John Jorrocks enters to find Mrs Jorrocks in red and gold turban
Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero and scatological prankster. In colorful doublet, cape and hose, with basket and tankard of jesters. From a color drawing in a travel book
German womens costumes of the late 15th century. In dress adorned with gold on the collar and sleeves. From a painting in the collection of Katharina Sattler, Mainburg Castle
Swiss hero Arnold von Winkelried sacrificing himselfSwiss hero Arnold von Winkelried throwing himself on the Austrian pikes at the battle of Sempach, 1386. Arnoldo di Winkelried. After a painting by Konrad Grob
Governor Landenberg, medieval Switzerland. The local peasants present him with customary gifts of chickens, goats, and baskets of wool. Balio di Landerberg
A bailiff of Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland, on horseback, caressing the cheek of a woman, 1800s. Wolfenschiefs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! (Disraeli and Turkey)Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! Disraeli is the hero of the day, having made a deal over Cyprus with Turkey at the Anglo-Turkish Convention, thereby ensuring peace rather than war
C M Wells, Middlesex Rugby PlayerCyril Mowbray Wells (1871-1963), Middlesex Rugby Player and first-class cricketer. circa 1900s
Little Women - Christmas entertainmentsLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Christmas entertainments, in which the friends and family dress up and act out scenes from a romantic melodrama
King John and the Magna Carta, view of RunnymedeKing John and the Magna Carta, with a view of Runnymede where it was signed. Date: 1215
The British Valhalla -- The Wars and Conquests in France. Depicting the Countess de Montfort (Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany) waiting for help to arrive, and saluting Sir Walter Manny
The British Valhalla -- Magna Carta. Showing the Barons taking the Oath on the altar at Bury St Edmunds, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, showing the Charter at St Paul s. Date: 1214
The British Valhalla -- Our Crusading Kings. Showing King Richard I of England (the Lionheart) viewing Jerusalem, and Richard with King Philip II of France, during the Third Crusade (1189 - 1192)
The British Valhalla -- Archbishop Thomas BecketThe British Valhalla -- Bishop of Exeter at Northampton, supplicating Archbishop Thomas Becket to submit to King Henry II, and the reconciliation at Montmirail in France
The British Valhalla -- William the Conqueror (his funeral and burial), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1087
The British Valhalla -- King Canute (Cnut) the Great, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes
The British Valhalla -- King Alfred reading to his mother, Queen Osburh or Osburga, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. 9th century
The British Valhalla -- King Alfred, coming to the Danish camp as a minstrel, and (right) hailed as the saviour of his people (meeting with the Welsh monk, Asser, who wrote a biography of the King)
The British Valhalla -- conversion to ChristianityThe British Valhalla -- the conversion to Christianity of the Anglo-Saxon people (Paulinus before Edwin), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes
The British Valhalla -- two knights reading history bookThe British Valhalla -- two knights reading a history book of Britain, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes
Souvenir handkerchief, Garden Party of VC HeroesSouvenir handkerchief, of the Garden Party and March of the VC Heroes to Buckingham Palace, London, Saturday 26 June 1920. 1920
Young hero in a diadem, commonly known as Ptolemy of Epirus. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L. Agricola from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilis Il Museo Capitolino
Woman in grenadiers hat called the VictoryWoman in grenadiers bicorn called the Victory of d Estaing, after French naval hero Charles Hector, comte d Estaing. Chapeau a la Grenade dit la Conquete de Destaing; Handcoloured copperplate
Window in Thrums, Kirriemuir, Scotland, connected with Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero, Date: circa 1905
Rob Roy Highland Coach with passengers, ScotlandRob Roy Highland Coach with passengers, on a tour connected with Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero. Date: circa 1905
Wallace statue, Castle Hill, Inverness, ScotlandWallace statue and view of Glen Mhor, Castle Hill, Inverness, Scotland. Date: circa 1908
His Majestys Theatre and Wallace statue, Aberdeen, Scotland. Date: circa 1908
Toy Theatre, Mr Payne as Robin Hood
Daniel in the Lions Den. 19th century
Bust of Lord Nelson by John FlaxmanBust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by John Flaxman. late 18th century
David and Goliath - David cutting off Goliaths head