Martial Collection

The Suffragette that knew Jiu-Jitsu - The Arrest. A crowd of terrified Policemen look on in trepidation at a lone suffragette, her sleeves rolled up, ready to take on all-comers

Ju-Jitsu suffragette
If you want to earn some time throw a policeman! The Ju-Jitsu suffragette shows how a policeman may be tackled. Mrs Garrud, the well-known suffragette

St. George patron saint of England
Our Ancient Word of Courage, Fair St. George - The Patron Saint of England. Pictured here by Georges Scott (1873-1943) expertly slaying the dragon, despite looking quite like a girl. Date: 1928

Death of Sir John Moore, 17 Jan 1809. Aquatint by T Sutherland, after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 2 Jan 1815. At the Battle of Corunna, Peninsular War (1808-1814)

The Queen as Captain-General
In her role as Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company, the Queen presents new colours to Lieutenant F.H.B Layfield, right (Queens Colour) and Lieutenant J.S. Teakle (Regimental Colour)

Sport / Martial Arts / Kendo
Two warriors practise Kendo, the way of the sword. Kendo is derived from ancient samurai (warrior class) fighting methods

Judo at Oxford 1950S
Judo is practised in the Quad at Oxford

Police Learn Ju-Jitsu
Ju-jitsu is taught to the French police

Royal Navy parade, Coronation day, 1953
A contingent of the Royal Navy gives a superb display of marching skill as they reach Marble Arch. The three columns are seen at the moment of dividing. 1953

Court-Martial of Lt. Perry of H. Majesty?s 46th Regiment
The Court-Martial of Lieut. Perry of H. Majesty?s 46th Regiment, in the Mess Room at Windsor Barracks, August 1854.Coloured lithograph after artist unknown, published by Read and Co, London

The Queen inspects pikemen and musketeers
The Queen inspecting the pikemen and musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company at Armoury House. Date: 1955

Japanese ways of chivalry: a display of ancient fighting methods by the Budokwai in London at the Aeolian Hall. Wielding "saucepan lids", sickle and chain

Japanese Staff Fighting
Japanese practising with their equivalent of the quarterstaff

Two in Evening Dresses
Evening creations - one by Martial et Armand, the other by Doeuillet

Ancient Greek method of mounting and riding a horse bareback. A cavalry man mounts a horse by holding lance and bridle in his right hand

Judo as self-defence as demonstrated by Phyllis Boutell
Page showing Miss Phyllis Boutell and Mr Charles Cawkell demonstrating how judo, or ju-jitsu, can be an effective form of self-defence if attacked

Turkey. Men exercising in Tomak
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Men exercising in Tomak game. Martial art. Traditional game in which woll balls are used on leather straps. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

Music cover, Martial Moments, March Medley, selected and arranged by Aubrey Winter, illustration by John Hassall Date: 1925

Lifeguard observing Martial Music Date: 1894

HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders

Protesters at the South African embassy
Demonstrators from Lawyers Against Apartheid picketing outside the South African embassy in Trafalgar Square to protest against sixteen years of martial law in Namibia

Machine Gun on a Mule, near San Martial; Spanish Civil War
Photograph showing a mule column of the Spanish Foreign Legion carrying supplies and a machine gun up a mountain path near San Martial, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Three travelling oufits, Paris, 1926 from Beer, Amy Linker and Martial et Armand Date: 1926

The Sultan watching young men battle with tomac
The Sultan in his Kiosk watching young officers and pages battle with tomak, wool balls on strips of leather. Esercizio del Tomac

View of the Besiktas Sahil Palace, 1800s
View of the Besiktas Sahil Palace, the Sultans vacation palace on the European side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, 1800s. The Sultan

Greek athletes competing in the martial art of Pankration. After the Pancrastinae statue of Pankratiasts in the Florentine Museum (now in the Uffizi). Pancraziasti del Museo Fiorentino

Mlle. Roussel as Martial in La Corde de Pendu, 1844
Mlle. Roussel as Martial in La Corde de Pendu by Laloue and Bourgeois, Theatre du Cirque Olympique, 1844. Actress crossdressing as a trumpeter for the Musketeers

Fencing positions and equipment
Sword and cloak versus sword and lantern, defensive guard of small and broad swords, and weapons, breastplate, mask, glove

Suffragette Ruthless Rhymes of Martial Militants. Suffragette Ruthless Rhymes of Martial Militants, book of satirical cartoons written and illustrated by Nelson Harding. Illustration

Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges in todays France. Died 1st or 3rd centuries. Engraving by Capuz. Ano Cristiano, 1852. Colored

Martial Eagle - attacking White Stork - the fight lasted more than an hour but finally the Eagle was victorious (Polemaetus bellicosus)

How to Pose as a Strong Man
Trick No. 1 - How to master a man with two fingers from How to Pose as a Strong Man, an article in Pearsons Magazine, March 1899 by Edward William Barton-Wright

Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815. Aquatint by T Sutherland after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 1 Dec 1815. From ?Napoleonic Wars

Advertisement for cars and fashions
Advertisement for the Voisin 22 CV 12-cylinder car, ideal for going on holiday to fashionable places such as Cannes. The two elegant women on the right are wearing the latest fashions by Martial et

Advert for the fashion house of Martial & Armand, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926

Transportation of the relics of Saint Louis. Cardinal Charle
Charles Lavigerie (1825-1892). French missionary and cardinal. Transportation of the relics of St Louis. Engraving by Man. The Iberian Illustration, 1885. Colored. Date: 20131114

Embroidered
Loose fitting apricot evening coat embroidered diamond to the back and fur hem, by Martial Armand. Date: 1926

Cardinal Charles Lavigerie (1825-1892). Colored engraving
Charles Lavigerie (1825-1892). French missionary and cardinal. Engraving by Bonnat, 1888. Colored

Charles Lavigerie (1825-1892). French missionary and cardinal. Engraving by H. Thiriat. Fight against slavery. Antislavery Congress. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1890. Colored

Epigrams by Martial
Detail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514

Eagle. Epigrams by Martial
Eagle. Detail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514

James Elphinston
JAMES ELPHINSTON teacher, author and translator whose version of Martials epigrams was sadly ridiculed. Date: 1721 - 1809

Dreyfus / Rennes Re-Trial
Dreyfus appears for his court martial re-trial at Rennes Date: 1899

Start of Rennes Trial
The start of Dreyfus second court martial in Rennes, also to find him guilty Date: 1899

Events / Australia / 1854
Two poster notices from The British Governor of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham, pronouncing martial law following the rebellion at the Eureka stockade. Date: 3rd December, 1854

Martial and Armand wedding gown 1912
Wedding gown by Martial and Armand of parchment-tinted crepe meterore enriched with embroidered mousseline de soie. Date: 1912

Fashions in the Auteuil paddock, Paris, 1927 from Martial et Armand, Chanel, Patou and Worth Date: 1927

Fashions at the Pre-Catalan, Paris, 1927
Eve in Paris - Fashions at the Pre-Catalan with models from Alice Bernard, Drecoll, Martial et Armand and Lucien Lelong Date: 1927

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