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Abeckett Collection

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou

King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou at Titchfield Abbey, 23 April 1445. The mad king was 24 and the queen 15

Background imageAbeckett Collection: Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons

Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons Chamber and dissolving the Rump Parliament in 1653. Behind him, a group of Roundheads arrest a cavalier. Take away that Bauble

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King William II crossing the river at the Battle of

King William II crossing the river at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1 July 1690. Deposed Catholic King James II of England losing his wig and hat as he flees on horseback

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel

King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel Wood, after the Battle of Worcester, 1651. Parliamentarian or Roundhead soldier interrogate a local Royalist family. The Royal Oak

Background imageAbeckett Collection: Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in

Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament, 5 November 1604. William Parker, Baron Monteagle, and Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk

Background imageAbeckett Collection: Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for

Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I at Greenwich. She wears a bonnet, huge lace ruff collar, puff sleeves and hoop dress

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King Charles II at a dance party during the Restoration

King Charles II at a dance party during the Restoration, circa 1660. A wild ball with dancing, music, card games, tobacco smoking, drinking, courtesans, and fops. Evening Party. Time of Charles II

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit on horseback

King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit on horseback
King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit with a shepherds crook on horseback chasing a Catholic monk fleeing with the church gold. Parody of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, circa 1540

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with

King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with his first queen Catherine of Aragon, circa 1509. He is dressed in anachronistic Victorian outfit of top hat, coat, chain breeches and boots

Background imageAbeckett Collection: Henry VIII of England meeting Francis I of France

Henry VIII of England meeting Francis I of France on horseback at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520. Coats of arms hang from trees and knights in armor and heralds gather for a tournament

Background imageAbeckett Collection: Actors playing Henry Tudor fighting King Richard III

Actors playing Henry Tudor fighting King Richard III of England on stage in a theatre. Other actors wait in the wings in tunics with red and white roses

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King Henry V of England boarding Trinity at Southampton

King Henry V of England boarding Trinity at Southampton
King Henry V of England boarding the Trinity at Southampton, 10 August 1415. The king in crown, helm and suit of armor. Knights in plate armor with comical helmets

Background imageAbeckett Collection: The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a

The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a huge crown, 1399. The king in sunglasses and cracows is crowned by bishops in Westminster Abbey, while pages hold his coat of arms, helm and sword

Background imageAbeckett Collection: King Edward III of England after the Siege of Calais in 1347

King Edward III of England after the Siege of Calais in 1347. Philippa of Hainault on a stool cuddles up to the king, while the burghers of Calais kneel before them with ropes around their necks

Background imageAbeckett Collection: William the Conqueror with his ragtag army of Normans

William the Conqueror with his ragtag army of Normans in 1066. William in chain mail suit of armor with mace and helmet on horseback

Background imageAbeckett Collection: Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BC

Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BC
A standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC. Julius Caesar in breastplate and coat stands on board an anachronistic steamboat

Background imageAbeckett Collection: Branch of pink plum blossom

Branch of pink plum blossom. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection, Ichimura Bunko


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