Charles and Flora McDonaldPrince Charles Edward Stuart bids farewell to Flora MacDonald who aided his escape
Nydam Viking ShipThe 007 Nydam ship, one of three vessels discovered in the 19th century, and dating from the late Iron Age. Preservation was aided by the ships peat bog deposit site
Schoolgirls KnittingA class of young German girls busy with their knitting, aided by fraulein : since the date is 1915, they are probably knitting socks for the soldiers at the front
Blind Italian soldier - WWIItalian soldiers blinded during World War One - a poem explaining their fate. Date: circa 1918
WW2, Returning TroopsAn illustration which shows a British WW2 soldier with luggage slung over his back and shoulder, smoking a cigarette as he readies himself to return home, aided by the lady in blue. Date: circa 1941
Chair BoundA sketch of a large man slumped in a chair, aided by a woman on the right, whose features are non existant. Date: circa 1901
The Astronomy LessonThis oil painting portrays a young lady wearing a pink dress, looking out at the starry, night sky through a telescope from a seated position, aided by an astronomer behind her. Date: circa 1923
Religious SceneThis painting depicts a religious scene, where a man, likely Jesus, he strewn at the base of a cross at the top of a hill, aided by a man with his donkey
Boy on a swingYoung boy on a swing, aided by his elder sister. Artist: Clara Olmstead Date: 1909
Sewing dollys dress - Young girl with plaits mending her dollys dress, aided by her friend. Artist: Enid Warne Browne Date: circa 1930
Engine Trouble Date: 1954
GOLF / HOLING OUT 1865A golfer attempts to hole his final putt on the green, somewhat aided by his partner standing right behind the hole! Date: 1865
Benedict Arnold - American military officer and traitorBenedict Arnold (1741-1801) - American military officer and traitor who aided the British during the war of Independence. Date: circa 1790s
Uranos CastratedUranos, son of Gaia on whom he fathers the Titans including Kronos who, aided by Gaia, castrates him and takes over leadership of the Gods but is usurped in his turn by Zeus
A portly gentleman on the ice is aided by a young ladA rather wobbly and rather portly gentleman on the ice is aided (propped-up) by a young lad. The card is accompanied by a quote from King John, a history play by William Shakespeare
Certificate presented by The Overseas Club - Empire Day 1916WW1 - Home Front - Certificate presented by The Overseas Club (now ROSL, the Royal Over-seas League) on Empire Day 1916 to Gertrude Knight
William Pendrill & the Boscobel OakWilliam Pendrill, who aided the concealment of King Charles II in the oak tree (pictured) at Boscobel House in Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651
Anne Damer - 6Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole, etc. She was said to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828
Anne Damer - 4Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; she was friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole etc, and was rumoured to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828
Anne Damer - 5Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole, said to be aided by ghosts. Holding her mallet. Date: 1749 - 1828
Anne Damer - 3Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; she was friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole etc, and was rumoured to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828
1st Duke of DevonshireWILLIAM CAVENDISH, 1ST DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Aided in raising the north country in favour of William of Orange. Date: 1640 - 1707
Civil War / Dona MariaThe fleet of Dona Maria aided by Sir Charles Napier under Admiral de Ponza, defeats the fleet of Don Miguel off Cape St.Vincent. Date: 1833
Lebanon / Archaeology / QanaThe supposed tomb of Hiram I, King of Tyre (c.969-936 BC). According to the bible he had a close relationship with David, and aided Solomon in the building of his temple. Date: 1902
Dragon of Mons, 1132Gilles de Chin slays the Dragon of Mons, aided by his dogs and a mysterious Woman in White Date: 1132
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher(1742-1819), Prince of Wahlstatt. Prussian field marshal who aided Wellington in victory at the battle of Waterloo
Blind Frenchwoman helped from home by British soldiers, WW1British soldiers helping a blind Frenchwoman out of her house in the village of Masnieres as it was being heavily shelled by the Germans. Date: 1918
Caravan HolidayA man steps gingerly into a boat on a lake full of waterlilies, aided by a girl, while another girls watches beside a caravan. The ideal camping holiday. Date: early 1930s
Rapids on the Mekong River, LaosRiding the Rapids on the Mekong River, Laos. Riverbank ropes aid the passage of a canoe across a treacherous rising stretch of water. Date: circa 1907
Wright has it Right 1908Wilbur Wright, aided by the dazzling clearness of his headlight views the overcrowded chaos in the steets below from the seat of his aircfaft. Date: 1908
H. M.s GloriousOriginally commissioned as a light cruiser, HMS GLORIOUS was later converted into an aircraft carrier. Destroyed by SCHARNHORST after she aided in the evacuation of Norway, 1940 Date: 1930s
The Pluralist, aided by his patronA satirical comment on the rise of religious pluralism in the mid 19th century
A Skirt Basket 1919This fashionable young modern woman, aided by the large pockets in her dress can take the children and dog for a walk and still leave her hands free to cary an umbrella
A British gun which aided the attack on German troops in Antwerp
Quack Doctor at WorkDr Bossey, aided by a monkey and a jester, promoting the sales of his unique medications
Wizard of Oz / Field-MiceThousands of field-mice help to pull the sleeping Cowardly Lion away from the deadly poppy field, aided by the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman
Battle of Otumba 1520At the battle of OTUMBA, Cortes bravely encourages his men, aided by TLASCALANS (enemies of the Aztecs). Although outnumbered, victory is theirs
Pope Leo IIIPOPE LEO III pope and saint, aided by Charlemagne, whom he then crowned as the first Holy Roman Emperor
Battle of Aspremont C774The emperor Charlemagne is aided at the battle of Aspremont by a miraculous cross which throws his enemies into disarray
Chicago Strikers / 1886Strikers in Chicago riot at the McCormick Reaper Works; police, aided by Allan Pinkertonss men (US Secret Service head) fire into the crowd
EARL OF WARWICK 1428-71RICHARD NEVILLE, EARL OF WARWICK (" THE KINGMAKER" ) Aided Yorkists in the Wars of the Roses; virtual ruler in the early reign of Edward IV
Iran / Hormuz C1600From 1514 the Portuguese controlled this trading centre, constructing a citadel which was taken in 1622 by Persians aided by the English East India Company
Tourist Climbs PyramidA tourists aided in his ascent of one of the Giza pyramids
RIGNY (1782-1835)HENRI COMTE DE RIGNY French Admiral and diplomat in Greece. Aided by the British in the Battle of Navarino in 1827, which secured Greece independence from Turkey
Dragon Hunt Series - 3The knight seeks out the dragon in his lair and, aided only by his two faithful hounds, engages the dragon in fight
Gebhard Von Blucher / MiniGEBHARD LEBERECHT VON BLUCHER Prince of Wahlstatt Prussian field marshal - aided Wellington in victory at Waterloo
