April Collection (page 20)

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

Illuminated calendar for April 1846
Calendar for April with figures of Zechariah and St. John the Evangelist, quote from Galatians, disciples, castles, bull, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou

Illuminated calendar for March 1846
Calendar for March with figures of Elias and St. James the Greater, quote from Corinthians, disciples, lamb, castles, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success

Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian Highlanders
This bronze plaque, mounted in a brick plinth, records the part played by the 15th on the Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres (the Gas Attacks)

Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium
The village, known as Vlam to the Tommies, was a pile of rubble by 1918 but the area of the Cemetery was just outside the range of the medium guns and the hop building, in the background here

Memorial to the 2nd and 4th Carabiniers, Zuidschote
This acknowledges their part in the April 1915 gas attacks and is on house number 15 in General Lotzstraat. It was erected by the Carabiniers Old Comrades Association. Date: 2016

German gas attack 22 April 1915 Memorial
This is to the French 87th Territorial Infantry Division and is on the wall of Langemarck Town Hall. Date: 2016

Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant
The memorial, on the wall of the restaurant, was unveiled on 29 April 2019 in the presence of Lt Gen A.D. Leakey, the British Ambassador Alison Rose

Poster, 7th Grand Prix, Monaco, April 1935. Date: 1935

Poster, 2nd Grand Prix, Monaco, April 1930. Date: 1930

Artists utensils
Front cover of Gebrauchsgraphik April 1940. Date: 1940

Shop window design, April Showers! 1937

Cover design, The Cococub News, 1939
Cover design, The Cococub News, issued by Cadbury Bros Ltd, Bournville. 1939

Shepherds Calendar - Months of the year - April
The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Battle of Culloden, 16 April 1746
Scene at the Battle of Culloden, near Inverness, Scotland, 16 April 1746. 1746

Claude Grahame-White, English pioneer of aviation, in April 1910 Grahame-White attempted to win the Daily Mail newspaper prize of 10, 000, to fly across England from London to Manchester in 24 hours

London Metropolitan Main Drainage at Crossness 1865
London Metropolitan Main Drainage: the southern outfall works (machine house) at Crossness (about 3km below Woolwich) - interior view. Date: 1865

A Sewing Class, Guild of the Good Samaritan
A Sewing Class, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor, making up material sent by our readers. 1899

Huddersfield Steam Laundry, Marsh, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. 1904

His Mother Hardly Knew Him, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

Before and After, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

A Rig-Out for Jack, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

A New Hat for Cabby, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

Civilian War Victims Memorial, Doornenburg, Holland
This village remained in German hands until April 1945 when it was liberated on Easter Sunday. In October 1944 following Operation Market Garden, Doornenburg was repeatedly bombed by the Allies

First female jurors at the Old Bailey 1921
The empanelling for the first mixed jury, with its forewoman Mrs Taylor Bumstead. Date: 1921

Self-defense guidance for females 1908
A demonstration of the " gamp" as a useful weapon for female self-defense against hooligans in accordance with changes to the manufacture of umberella sticks

Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as dentist
Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as a dentist who has just extracted an eleven million pound tooth - And this is what you call painless dentistry, is it, William? 1885

Cartoon, The Grand Old Man (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Grand Old Man - Does this look like knuckling under? William Gladstone as the fearless British Lion. 1885

Portrait, The Late Mr John Ryder - He did his duty " in the ranks" till the last. John Nicholas Robins Ryder (1814-1885), English actor. 1885

Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, singer
Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, popular singer - Successful! Rather! 1885

Cartoon, Henry Irvings return from America - The peoples idol is none the worse for his sojourn in America. Showing the famous actor-manager smoking a cigar and sitting on a pile of money. 1885

Cartoon, The Last Chance! Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) succeeded to the title on the death of his father on 2 April 1885. 1885

Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, The Doctor
Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, nicknamed The Doctor, who had served in India as a staff surgeon in the Royal Artillery. He died at the age of 49. 1885

Cartoon, Sir Julius Benedict, composer and conductor
Cartoon, Sir Julius Benedict, German-born composer and conductor - Let us hope he will be spared for many years yet. 1885

April, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

1911 Census - John Bull being measured
Front cover of The Sphere, of John Bull being measured to see if his waist has grown from the decade before. Date: April 1911

April beauty, Narcissus medioluteus (Narcissus biflorus). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Crowd held back, FA Cup Final, West Ham v Bolton
The crowd being held back at the FA Cup Final between West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers at Wembley, 28 April 1923. There were so many spectators that they were spilling over onto the pitch

Advert for Punch Magazine, WW1
Advert for Punch Magazine -- Our Soldiers love a laugh, send them Punch. 1915

W W Reville-Terry Ltd, Elspeth Champcommunal (British fashion designer and first editor of Vogue in Britain), 50 Grosvenor Street, London W1. 1936

Advert, The Scrivener Cuff Protector
Advert for The Scrivener Cuff Protector, from H L Castle, High Street, Watford. 1909

Advert, Make up to Yourself. 1936

Maggy Rouff jacket from Madame Hayward
Maggy Rouff jacket in red and white from Madame Hayward. 1936

Dress in Tootal taffeta. 1936

Dress in Tootal linen. 1936

Fashion design by Schiaparelli, London, showing a satin Empire coat over an Etruscan dress of stencilled crepe. 1936

Advert for Jaeger, Kay Petrie, Motor Racing Driver
Advert for Jaeger, Regent Street, London -- Kay Petrie, Motor Racing Driver. 1936

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping