14th Collection (page 39)

Medieval Card-Playing
A group of men and women playing cards in medieval times; they are kept refreshed with water drawn from a fountain Date: 14th century

Afghan War / Ali Musjid
An Anglo-Indian encampment in the pass of Ali Musjid, in the Khyber. In the foreground can be seen the advance guard of the 14th Sikhs. Date: 1878

German Knights / 14th C
German knights Date: circa 1370

Noblewoman and Hawk
A medieval noble woman with falcon and hunting dog Date: 14th century

Mongols Vs Turks C14Th
One of the many battles between Timur (Tamerlane) and his Mongols against the Turks. Date: 14th century

TIMUR (1336 - 1405)
TIMUR LENK, TAMERLANE Built an empire which included most of Asia in the 14th century. Made Samarkand into a centre of culture. Date: 1336 - 1405

Mongolian Military
MONGOLIAN weapons and tunic Date: 14th century

The wedding of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Gran
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh together with his new wife, the Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia)

Vaudeville Theatre, New York
Building, Automatic Vaudeville & interiors (48 East 14th Street). Interior of the Automatic Vaudeville theatre, 48 East 14th Street, N.Y.C. showing amusements

Chatham & Phoenix National Bank, New York
Building, bank, Chatham & Phoenix National Bank, Eighth Ave. and 14th St. Facade and side of the Chatham and Phoenix National Bank at 8th Avenue and 14th Street

Monk copyist
It was in the monasteries that books were written and copied. A monk works on an illuminated manuscript. Date: Medieval

John Wyclif preaching
Expelled from the university, Wyclif went into the country and there wrote and taught. John Wyclif (c.1324-1384), English theologian and reformist

Tennis court, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
A tennis court, with people playing, inside the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Rose window, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
View of the rose window of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. Some parts of the building date from the 12th century

General view, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
A general view of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with rows of gothic-style arches where windows used to be

Ruins of Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
Part of the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with stream and bridge alongside

Interior of Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
An interior view of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with rows of gothic-style arches where windows used to be

Florence - Giottos Campanile
The Florence Campanile, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone. A free-standing bell tower, part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral (Duomo)

Castle Combe - Market Cross (covered)
The fourteenth century Market Cross, erected when the privilege to hold a weekly market in Castle Combe, Wiltshire. The covered cross is situated where the three principal streets converge

Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai, Thailand
View of two buildings of Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Construction of the temple began in the late 13th or early 14th century

Vienna - Minoritenkirche
Minoritenkirche, Vienna, Austria (Greyfriars Church or Minorite Church), built in French Gothic style - construction completed in 1350

Estonia - Tallinn (Reval) - Viru Gate
Estonia - Tallinn (Reval) - The 14th century Viru Gate (Lehmpforte)

Albornozian Castle, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy
View of the 14th century Albornozian Castle or Rocca Albornoziana, a focal point of the ancient city of Spoleto in Umbria, Italy

Sudan - Tombs of the Turkish Sultans, Khartoum
Sudan - Tombs of the Turkish Mameluke Sultans at Khartoum - dating from the 14th century. Nowadays, the tombs have survived, but are completely surrounded by new high-rise buildings!

Japanese Embassy at Washington
Arrival of the Japanese Ambassadors to the United States at Washington on board the steamship Philadelphia. A box containing the treaty and treasure is brought ashore

New York Subway
Entrance to the New York subway station at 14th street and 6th avenue, downtown, in America

The Sforza Tower - Milan, Italy, part of the Castello Sforzesco. In the 14th Century a huge defensive castle was built by Galeazzo Visconti II

Glastonbury - The Abbey Barn
Glastonbury, Somerset - the Abbey Barn. Now houses the Somerset Rural Life Museum. The ornate barn was built around 1340 and is one of the most complete

Stramberk - Czech Republic. The Castle (with its 40m tower - pictured) was founded around 1359, among the wooden houses built on the surrounding terraced hillsides

Princess Beatrice down a coal mine
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, pictured picking coal in the Wynnstay Colliery, Ruabon, North Wales in 1889

Neath the Simmering Stars, by Gordan Conway
A colour illustration showing two lovers kissing in the moonlight

Home Chat magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

Portrait of Princess Alice Maud Mary (1843-1878), Grand Duchess of Hesse, third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

H. M. Bateman in his studio
Henry Mayo Bateman at work in his studio. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to The Sketch, The Tatler and The Bystander

No, Colonel, You ve got the wrong number by Merlin Enabnit
Back view of a dark-haired pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979). She is wearing a transparent pink and blue dress and speaking on a red telephone

The Cold Shoulder. By Jorgen Myller
An stylised illustration by Jorgen Myller of two glamourous ladies gossiping at a party

Queen Victoria greeting the Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh together with his new wife, the Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia)

A scene on a bus, by A. E. Bestall
Precocious Boy: Mother, aint we ever going to get out of this damded bus? Mother: Hush, child! How many more times am I to tel you not to use that word

Afternoon, Monte Carlo: A Sketch By Sir John Lavery, R. A
Sir John Laverys impression of the gaming rooms at the world famous casino in Monte Carlo

Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg (1854-1921), photographed in 1912 on succeeding Sir Francis Bridgeman as First Sea Lord of the Admiralty

The Marquis of Lorne being sworn in as Governor General of C
The Marquis of Lorne (Duke of Argyll), husband of Princess Louise, being sworn in as Governor General of Canada in 1878

Illustration showing the Eclipse of the Moon, 1932
Illustration showing the passage of the moon through the cone of the Earths shadow (invisible in space, but represented diagrammatically here) on 14th September 1932

Wolseley Motorcar in the London to Brighton Rally, 1948
Photograph showing Mr. W.T. Grose driving his 1903 10-h.p. Wolseley car over Westminster Bridge in London, during the Royal Automobile Clubs Veteran car run from London to Brighton, 14th November 1948

Darracq Motorcar in the London to Brighton Rally, 1948
Photograph showing Mr. R.D. Gregory driving his 1904 15-h.p. Darracq car up Brixton Hill, during the Royal Automobile Clubs veteran car run from London to Brighton, 14th November 1948

William Tell
WILLIAM TELL Heroic Swiss patriot, shooting an apple off his son Walters head by order of the Austrian governor. Did it really happen ? Did he even exist ?

Icelandic Bishop
A bishop is consecrated, medieval Iceland

Water pump
An advertisement from 1893 for Marryweathers hand fire-engines, a device which doubles up as both a fire extinguisher and plant watering machine

Fur store
Advertisement for the International Fur Store of Regent Street from 1892

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