Imprisonment Collection

Suggragette Novel Outlawed Charlotte Despard. Outlawed A Novel on the Woman Suffrage Question, by Mrs. Despard (1844-1939) and Mabel Collins (Mrs. Keningale Cook)

Interior of the Prison Chapel at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
Interior of the prison chapel at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779

Plan Pentonville Prison
A plan of the floor layout of Pentonville, a model prison built in London in 1843, with corridors of cells radiating out from a central point & exercise yards

The end of the Tichborne trial
The final hour of the long running Tichborne trial, for the conviction of Mr Arthur Orton for perjury. The claimants farewell to the judge

John Bunyan imprisoned
During his imprisonment Bunyan wrote the " Pilgrims Progress". John Bunyan, English Christian writer and preacher

Main gateway, Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
The imposing main gateway at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779

Corridor and cell doors, Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
The main corridor and cell doors at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall

A suffragette in Holloway Prison
A nervous looking and well-dressed suffragette sits on a stool at Holloway Prison after being arrested during a demonstration

John Bunyan in Prison writing The Pilgrims Progress
John Bunyan (1628-1688) - English writer and Puritan preacher - writing The Pilgrims Progress during his twelve-year imprisonment (between 1661 and 1672)

Eleanor Cobham (c. 1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to
Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441

Celebration of Mandela's release
A young black woman raises a bottle of champagne in the air in front of a large image of Nelson Mandela as the whole crowd celebrates his release after twenty-seven years in prison

Demonstration supporting Nelson Mandela
A crowd of demonstrators calling for the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. A large banner reads Mandela the world is with you'. Date: 1980s

MARIE ANTOINETTE & SON
Marie Antoinette says farewell to her son Louis before they part for ever - she to die on the guillotine, he in wretched imprisonment. Date: 16 October 1793

Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as "Topcu"Ihsan ("Artilleryman"Ihsan)
Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as " Topcu" Ihsan (" Artilleryman" Ihsan), Mehmet Ihsan Bey (1877-1947) - a Turkish career officer

Cartoon, Natural Allies (Irish Republic and Abyssinia)
Cartoon, Natural Allies -- a satirical comment on two of Britains enemies, Abyssinia and the Irish Republic, being natural allies to each other

Christabel Pankhurst defending herself in court 1908
Christabel Pankhurst shown defending the " rush" on the House of Commons and her role in it at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London

Exodus from Whitecross Street debtors prison 1870
Whitecross Street Prison was a debtors prison in Islington, London, capable of holding up to 500 prisoners. At five minute pass twelve on New Years Eve a new act was passed

Duchess of Gloucesters penance
Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (1400-1452). Having consulted astrologers to divine the future, they predicted that Henry VI would suffer a life-threatening illness

Prisoner on roof at Armley Gaol, Leeds, West Yorkshire
A prisoner can be seen on the roof of Armley Gaol in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The event has attracted spectators from the neighbourhood. Boys in caps sit on a wall beside the prison

The French Revolution. Legislative Assembly (1791-1792). Louis XVI is notified that he will be imprisoned at the Temples tower. August 1792. Drawing

Wardress and suffragette inmate, Holloway Prison
A suffragette in Holloway Prison, dressed in prison uniform is given her orders by a stern looking wardress to take a bucket of dirty water to clean her cell

Tichborne House, Alresford, Hants. The family home of Mr Roger Tichborne. Mr Orton was sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment, for claiming to be Mr Roger Tichborne

St Peter delivered out of prison - Acts 12. circa 1688

Blanche II of Navarre (1424-1464). Engraving. Colored
Blanche II of Navarre (1424-1464). Queen of Navarre. Blanche of Navarre is delivered to the Captal of Buch, who orders imprison her into a castle. Engraving after a painting by Eduardo Rosales

Urn with chains of Saint Peter. San Pietro in Vincoli. Rome
Urn with chains which led Saint Peter during his imprisonment in Jerusalem. San Pietro in Vincoli Church. Rome. Italy

Willem van der Marck (1542? - 1578?) Baron of Lumey. Dutch statesman who fought the Spanish. A fall from the favour of William of Orange led to imprisonment

Dreyfus / Defence Counsel
Dreyfus, returned to France for his re-trial from his life imprisonment on Devils Island, meets his counsel, Labori and Demange Date: 1899

Bunyan Statue
JOHN BUNYAN English preacher and writer; the chains symbolise his imprisonment in Bedford gaol Date: 1628 - 1688

Cigarette box with Bedfordshire Regiment badge, WW1
Cigarette box carved with the badge of the Bedfordshire Regiment, probably 5th Battalion/161st Brigade/54th East Anglian Division. With Arabic script translated as Imprisonment memories, dated 12.24

Jean Antoine Roucher
JEAN ANTOINE ROUCHER French poet whose royalist sympathies led to his imprisonment and guillotining. Date: 1745 - 1794

Velestinlis Rhigas
VELESTINLIS RHIGAS - Greek writer & patriot, opposed the Turkish occupation leading to imprisonment and strangulation, his body being thrown into the Danube. Date: 1757? - 1798

Pierre Joigneaux
PIERRE JOIGNEAUX A striking portrait of this French statesman, whose ardent republican values earned him imprisonment and exile. with his autograph Date: 1815 - 1892

WW2 - Water Pollution 500 fine and two years imprisonment Date: circa 1941

Oscar Wilde release letter
Letter from Mr More Adey to Mr Flower, requesting the early release of Queen Victoria for the pardon of Oscar Wilde, p.4 of 5, 12 May 1897 Date: 12th May 1897

Dreyfus Guilty Verdict
Dreyfus is found guilty by the Rennes court-martial, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment : newspapers sell like hot cakes on the boulevards. Date: September 1899

Prince De Polignac
AUGUSTE JULES ARMAND MARIE prince de POLIGNAC French royalist statesman who plotted against Napoleon, later his policies led to arrest and imprisonment. Date: 1780 - 1847

William Prynne - 4
WILLIAM PRYNNE - puritan lawyer and pamphleteer whose writings led to the pillory and imprisonment in the Tower. Of Audland, in the upper picture, we know nothing Date: 1600 - 1669

Durnstein Castle and town
The town of Durnstein, on the river Danube, Austria. On a rocky hill above the town sits Durnstein Castle, where Richard I of England was held captive from December 1192 to March 1193 following his

Suffragette inmates, Holloway Prison
A group of suffragettes, wearing prison uniform of quaint Dutch style caps and aprons at Holloway Prison, sort through a basket of old shoes, trying to find a pair to fit

Love in a Cage by Flix de Gray
A piece of art by Flix de Gray entitled " Cupid the Slave", depicting Cupid, the spirit of love, trapped in a cage by an aristocratic lady wearing an 18th century wig and dress

Inmate at cell window, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
An inmate of Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, stands on a stool to catch a glimpse of the outside world through the high window of his cell

River frontage of Bridewell Prison, London
The river frontage of Bridewell Prison, London, showing its granaries. Bridewell was established in a former palace of Henry VIII on a bank of the River Fleet

Armley Gaol, Leeds, West Yorkshire
A general view of Armley Gaol, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The prison was opened in 1847

General Niko Laos Trikoupis imprisoned
Greco-Turkish War - 1919-1922 - General Niko Laos Trikoupis being led away by Turkish soldiers following the capture after the Greek surrender to the Turkish Cavalry at Karaja Hisar on August 1922

Imprisonment of General Digenis
Greco-Turkish War - 1919-1922 - General Digenis being led away by Turkish soldiers following the capture after the Greek surrender to the Turkish Cavalry at Karaja Hisar on August 1922

Henry VI Released 1470
On the Earl of Warwicks orders, Henry VI is released from the Tower of London after five years of imprisonment

The Zulu wars. The restoration of Cetshwayo
Cetshwayos son and his tutor. Dinuzulu at the age of 12 years old and weighing 14 stone. He succeeded his father as king of the Zulus and suffered imprisonment

Crowds waiting for news outside the Tichborne Trial
The final hour of the long running Tichborne trial, for the conviction of Mr Arthur Orton for perjury. The crowds gather in the surrounding streets for the verdict

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