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Assassination Collection (page 2)

Background imageAssassination Collection: Edmund I stabbed by Leofa

Edmund I stabbed by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

Background imageAssassination Collection: Edmund I murdered by Leofa

Edmund I murdered by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

Background imageAssassination Collection: Luis Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal

Luis Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Regent of Portugal (1887-1908) - the eldest son of King Carlos I of Portugal. Assassinated (along with his Father)

Background imageAssassination Collection: Archduke and wife before assassination, Sarajevo

Archduke and wife before assassination, Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife leaving the Town Hall in Sarajevo before their assassination. Date: 28 June 1914

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of William Morgar

Assassination of William Morgar
New York journalist, William Morgar, is held captive by an angry mob of Free-Masons. Having previously belonged to the order, he was denounced after publishing the secret rituals of the sect

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of General Quesnel

Assassination of General Quesnel
Assassinated by Lodge conspirators, here he is shown being carried by three of his murderers. Date: 1890s

Background imageAssassination Collection: Street scene in Austria after assassination in Sarajevo

Street scene in Austria after assassination in Sarajevo
Street scene in Austria (probably Vienna) after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Serbia. A group of people make their way to the War Ministry under the black

Background imageAssassination Collection: Martinique, Caribbean - Fort-de-France

Martinique, Caribbean - Fort-de-France - View from the top of the Rue Antoine-Siger. Antoine Siger was the Mayor of Fort-de-France, who was assassinated. Date: 1910s

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of Count Rossi

Assassination of Count Rossi
Count Rossi assassinated, having had his throat slit. Date: 1890s

Background imageAssassination Collection: Scene in Sarajevo after assassination

Scene in Sarajevo after assassination
The chaotic scene in the street in Sarajevo after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Date: 28 June 1914

Background imageAssassination Collection: Funeral cortege, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife

Funeral cortege, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The funeral cortege of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, with a guard of honour lining the route. Date: July 1914

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of Garcia Moreno

Assassination of Garcia Moreno
Garcia Moreno, President of the Equatorial Republic, assassinated in Quito. The man who killed him has been apprehended. Date: 1890s

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of Leon Gambetta

Assassination of Leon Gambetta
Leon Gambetta assassinated in his home by a Sister of the Free-Masons. 1890s

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of Mr and Mrs Emiliani and Mr Lazzoneschi

Assassination of Mr and Mrs Emiliani and Mr Lazzoneschi
After retiring from the Free-Masons with some hostiliry, Mr and Mrs Emiliani and Mr Lazzoneschi were assassinated by Brother Gaviol. Date: 1890s

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of Saint - Blamont

Assassination of Saint - Blamont
Saint-Blamont, a police officer who ran a Masonic initiation order whereby he could discover the sects members, is shown gagged and tied, being entombed into a wall built by his assassinators. 1890s

Background imageAssassination Collection: Samuel Bland Arnold

Samuel Bland Arnold was implicated in the plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. The group also included John Wilkes Booth, David Herold, Lewis Powell, Michael O Laughlen and John Surratt

Background imageAssassination Collection: Coffins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife

Coffins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The coffins of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. July 1914

Background imageAssassination Collection: Karl Eduard Nobiling

Karl Eduard Nobiling
Dr. Nobiling, the would-be assassin of Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany. On the 2nd June 1878, Nobiling shot and wounded Kaiser Wilhelm I but failed to kill him. Date: 1878

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of President Carnot

Assassination of President Carnot
Marie Fran

Background imageAssassination Collection: Mr Carter Henry Harrison, Mayor of Chicago

Mr Carter Henry Harrison, Mayor of Chicago
Mayor of Chicago for many years and recently elected for a fifth term, Carter Henry Harrison was murdered in his home by Patrick Eugene Prendergast. Date: 1825-1893

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup Assassination attempt on Jacob

Assassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup Assassination attempt on Jacob Br�Scavenius Estrup
Assassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup, a Danish politician who was Council President and Finance Minister from 1875-1894

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination attempt on Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia

Assassination attempt on Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia
Assassination attempt by Sergeant Maximilian Joseph Sefeloge on Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, in Potsdam, Germany. 1850

Background imageAssassination Collection: Attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII of Spain

Attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII of Spain
The aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) (reigned 1886-1931) on his wedding day on 31st May 1906 by anarchist Mateu Morral in Paris

Background imageAssassination Collection: Charles J. Guiteau

Charles J. Guiteau, assassin of American President, James A. Garfield, on 2nd July 1881. 1881

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination attempt on Alfonso XII of Spain

Assassination attempt on Alfonso XII of Spain
Assassination attempt by a pastry chef, Otero, on Alfonso XII of Spain, while the King was honeymooning in Madrid. 1879

Background imageAssassination Collection: Oskar Becker

Oskar Becker, assailant of Wilhelm I, in Baden Baden Date: 14th July 1861

Background imageAssassination Collection: Roderick Maclean, would-be assassin of Queen Victoria

Roderick Maclean, would-be assassin of Queen Victoria Date: 1882

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of President Garfield by Guiteau

Assassination of President Garfield by Guiteau
Charles J. Guiteau shoots and kills President, James A. Garfield, on 2nd July 1881. 1881

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination attempt on Francesco Crispi

Assassination attempt on Francesco Crispi
An unsuccessful assassination attempt on the life of the Italian statesman, Francesco Crispi, by the anarchist Lega. 1894

Background imageAssassination Collection: Attempted assasination of Wilhelm I

Attempted assasination of Wilhelm I
Wilhelm I and the Archduchess of Baden in their carriage after Max Hodels assassination attempt. Date: 1878

Background imageAssassination Collection: Selim III - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Selim III - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
The Grand Seignior. He is Selim III (1761-1808), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Son of Mustafa III (175774), he succeeded his uncle Abdulhamid I (177489)

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of Thomas Kouli Kan, Emperor of Persia

Assassination of Thomas Kouli Kan, Emperor of Persia
The Emperor of Persia was assassinated in his tent by five of his Officers, two of whom he killed, before they could dispatch him. Date: c. 1788

Background imageAssassination Collection: Attack on Pierre Baudin

Attack on Pierre Baudin
Attack on M. Pierre Baudin by Countess Olszewski, who was really after ThÚ»░hile Delcasse. Date: 1901

Background imageAssassination Collection: Attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe

Attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe
The royal family were in their carriage passing through Fontainebleau after a boar hunt when a man named Lecomte fired two shots from his gun

Background imageAssassination Collection: John H. Surratt

John H. Surratt
John Surratt was accused of being implicated in the attempted kidnap of President Abraham Lincoln, and in the assassination. Date: 1844-1916

Background imageAssassination Collection: An attempted assassination at Sibi, India

An attempted assassination at Sibi, India
As Captain and Mrs Spence were out driving, they saw a Brahui mounted on a Baluch racing mare coming towards them; as the man approached he drew his sword and attempted to attack Captain Spence

Background imageAssassination Collection: Guiseppe Fieschi

Guiseppe Fieschi
The Corsican criminal, Guiseppe Fieschi, would-be assassin of King Louis Philippe of France. Date: 1835

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination of Duc de Berry

Assassination of Duc de Berry
Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry, son of Charles X and second in line to throne, is stabbed by Louis Pierre Louvel as he leaves the Opera and dies soon after in a nearby house. Date: 13th February 1820

Background imageAssassination Collection: Memorial on site of Chatels attempy on Henri IV

Memorial on site of Chatels attempy on Henri IV
An expiatory memorial on the site of Jean Chatels attempt on Henri IV, the first Bourbon King of France. The memorial was raised in 1595 and destroyed in 1605. Date: 27th December 1594

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination attempt on Jules Ferry

Assassination attempt on Jules Ferry
Aubertin attempts to assassinate the French politician, Jules Ferry, (1832-1893) at the Chamber of Deputies, Paris. Ferry was later assassinated by an Alsatian fanatic on 10th December 1892

Background imageAssassination Collection: Casimir Guilhem attacks French magistrates

Casimir Guilhem attacks French magistrates
French magistrates are attacked by a mentally disturbed assassin, Casimir Guilhem who accused the court of ignoring law. Date: 1860

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe

Assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe
Joseph Henris attempts to assassinate the French King, Louis Philippe, at the Tuileries, Paris during a concert of military music. Date: 1846

Background imageAssassination Collection: Bloody Sunday victims 1920

Bloody Sunday victims 1920
Some of the victims, British army and ex-army officers, assassinated on the morning of Sunday 21 November by members of the Irish Republican Army in Dublin

Background imageAssassination Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 February. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassin of Boutros Ghali

Assassin of Boutros Ghali
Ibrahim Nassif al-Wardani (or Wardany), arrested for the assassination of Egyptian prime minister Boutros Pasha Ghali on 20th February 1910

Background imageAssassination Collection: Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie setting out in their motorcade in Sarajevo, on the morning of the assassination

Background imageAssassination Collection: Assassination in Sarajevo

Assassination in Sarajevo
Photograph showing the arrest of Gavrilo Princips, leader of the group of Serbian nationalists, who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28th 1914



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