1680s Collection

Soho, London - St Annes Church, Wardour Street W1
Soho, London - St Annes Church tower, Wardour Street W1. The church dates back to 1686. 1973

Siege of Derry by Jacobite forces
The Irish Catholic Jacobite supporters of deposed King James cut off the vital supplies needed by the Protestant supporters of William and Mary at the Siege of Derry in 1689

London / Monmouth House
Soho Square : the duke of Monmouths imposing town house which endured several changes of fortune before being demolished in 1773

King James II throwing Great Seal into the River Thames
King James II throwing Great Seal of England into the River Thames near Whitehall. The Seal was used for stamping the kings assent on all important documents

King James II landing at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 12 March 1689. This marked the beginning of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Defence of Londonderry, during the Siege of Derry, 18 April to 1 August 1689, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Lochiels charge at the Battle of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland, 27 July 1689, part of the Jacobite Rising of 1689. Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was fighting on the Jacobite side. Date: 1689

William of Orange (King William III), statue, Brixham, Devon
King William III (1650-1702) - statue of William of Orange at Brixham in Devon, England, commemorating his landing near there on 5 November 1688 to claim the English throne

Orange Party meeting in vaults, Ladye Place, Berkshire
Orange Party (Orange Order) meeting in the Vaults under the Hall, Ladye Place, Hurley, Berkshire Date: 1688

Discovery of the Duke of Monmouth disguised as a peasant, near Ringwood, Hampshire, 8 July 1685. Date: 1685

Mozambique Island off the coast of the northern province of Nampula. The early colonial capital of Mozambique. Date: 1683

Capture of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, hiding in a ditch on 8 July 1685, having fled from the Battle of Sedgemoor two days earlier. Date: 1685

Landing of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685, as part of the Monmouth Rebellion, May to July 1685, an attempt to overthrow the Roman Catholic King James II. Date: 1685

Bill of Rights ratified before Coronation of William & Mary
The Bill of Rights ratified prior to the Coronation of King William III and Queen Mary II Date: 1689

Clarendon House
A view of Clarendon House in 1666. Clarendon House was a town mansion which stood on Piccadilly in London, England, from the 1660s to the 1680s

Parliament declares the British throne vacant, 1688
Parliament declares the British throne vacant after the flight of James II in 1688. 1688

Johann Christoph Purckhl of Regensburg, Germany
Johann Christoph Purckhl of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, author of a number of books on law during the 1670s and 1680s. Date: circa 1670s

John Pearson, Bishop of Chester
John Pearson (1612-1686), English churchman, Bishop of Chester, seen here at the age of 70. Date: 1682

James IIs plan to escape England to France is thwarted
James II and VII (1633-1701) - King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII discovered trying to escape England

VERSAILLES LENCELADE
FONTAINE DE LENCELADE Encelade, a mythical giant, is presumably picnicking here with his friends only to become the target of a thunderbolt from Zeus Date: 1688

VERSAILLES DRAGON POOL
BASSIN DU DRAGON The mythological figures are doubtless added to give artistic effect to the picture rather than being a literal representation of the scene Date: 1688

VERSAILLES LABYRINTHE
LE LABYRINTHE a performance of Le duc et les oiseaux, presumably a masque, with children as cherubs Date: 1688

PROTESTANT CHILD TAKEN
Protestant children are abducted from their families and brought up as Catholics. Date: 1686

THE MAGNETIC POLE
Determining the MAGNETIC POLE as opposed to the geographical pole - a problem scientists were well aware of in the 17th century Date: circa 1680

Attack on Whig mug-house
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Annie Laurie
ANNIE LAURIE of Maxwelton, beloved by William Douglas of Fingland, to whom the ballad is attributed, but who married Alexander Fergusson of Craig- darroch, promises forgotten... Date: 1680S - 1760S

New Years Day in Old New York - a man raises his hat to give a woman a seasonal kiss. circa 1680s

Scene from Molieres play, Melicerte (described here as Melicerte Pastorale), published posthumously in 1682. 17th century

Louis XIV & Colbert
In an agreeable garden setting, he looks through some documents prepared for his inspection by his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert, in the 1670s/1680s Date: 1638-1715

Ship, c. 1690
Bold woodcut of a ship, c.1690 Date: C.1690

Early firefighters wih hoses
Colour engraving of early firefighters wih hoses, tackling a house fire. Date: circa 1684

Penn home in America
Letitia Cottage, supposed to be William Penns first home in America. Date: 1680S

ALFARO, Juan de (1640-1680). Don Pedro Calderon

Music score: Sonata by Purcell, 1683
Sonata by Henry Purcell, 1683. Date: 1683

Peter and Alexis
The interview between Peter and the tsarevich Alexis, son of Michael

Louis XIV of France and visitors from Siam (Thailand)
King Louis XIV of France receives delegates from Siam (Thailand) who have come to study science in Europe

Jesuit missionaries with telescopes in Siam (Thailand)
Jesuit missionaries in Siam (Thailand) impress the king with their telescopes

View of the port of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
General activity in the port of Jakarta (or Djakarta, previously Batavia) in Java, Indonesia

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