Annotated Gallery

Royal group at Rosenau Castle on the occasion of the Bethrot

Royal group at Rosenau Castle in Coburg gathered to celebrate the engagement of the Czarevitch Nicholas (later Czar Nicholas II) to Princess Alix of Hesse. The engagement took place at the wedding of Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh to Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse. Each member of the family is annotated, and includes Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, Prince and Princess Louis of Battenberg (the latter formerly Princess Victoria of Hesse), Grand Duke & Duchess Serge of Russia (the latter formerly Princess Elizabeth of Hesse), Princess Marie of Edinburgh (Crown Princess of Romania), Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia (the latter formerly Princess Irene of Hesse). Rosenau was the birthplace of Albert, the Prince Consort

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Prince Shotoku Taishi - son of 31st Emperor Yomei-tenno

Prince Shotoku (574622) - also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya - a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. The son of Emperor Yomei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, Shotoku commissioned the Shitenno-ji (temple) in Settsu Province (present-day Osaka) after his military victory against the powerful Mononobe clan. The Prince was an ardent Buddhist and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Sangyo Gisho or "Annotated Commentaries on the Three Sutras". Date: 7th century

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

The Moods of Ginger Mick

The Moods of Ginger Mick by C. J. Dennis, published by Angus & Robertson Ltd. Sydney, Australia. Includes a photograph of C. J. Dennis and friends. Annotated the property of Ltn. (Cptn.) Leslie H. (Hamilton) Smith, 8th Bty. 3rd Brig. 1st Aus. Div. 3rd Army. A present from J. G. Roberts dated 20th October 1916. Also annotated picked up in a German dug-out near Bullecourt by Sgt, G, E, Attwood, 2nd London Regt. Royal Fusiliers, 56th Div. Also, a press cutting dated 20th October 1916 and two printed caricatures of J. G. Roberts, one of them by David Low. C. J. Dennis, (1876-1938). The Moods Of Ginger Mick Was Written During The Early Years Of World War One When Australian Nationalism Was At Its Peak. In Addition To Two Overseas Editions, Ginger Mick, As This Book Is Commonly Called, Sold Over 70, 000 Copies In Its First Four Years. A Special Pocket Version For The Troops Was Reprinted Four Times

© David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library