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Bertie Collection

Background imageBertie Collection: Jeeves & Wooster / Book

Jeeves & Wooster / Book
When the jolly old storm clouds rolled up, Bertie Wooster turned instinctively to his man Jeeves...Jeevess judgment was infallible; likwise his taste in neckwear

Background imageBertie Collection: Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster
In Thank You Jeeves!, Jeeves gives notice when Bertie Wooster, his employer, insists on playing the banjolele

Background imageBertie Collection: Jeeves & Wooster

Jeeves & Wooster
Bertie Woosters imperturbable gentlemans gentleman is looked to for counsel & help on all sides

Background imageBertie Collection: King George VI in Coronation Robes by Albert Collings

King George VI in Coronation Robes by Albert Collings
Portrait of King George VI by the portrait painter Albert Collings. Collings originally painted the picture for the Coronation of King Edward VIII but, after the Abdication, repainted the face

Background imageBertie Collection: Indian elephant, c. 1898

Indian elephant, c. 1898
Jung Pasha or Jung Pershad was one of four Asian elephants brought back to London Zoo by Bertie, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) following his tour of India during 1875-76

Background imageBertie Collection: Ella Shields / Pyke 1927

Ella Shields / Pyke 1927
ELLA SHIELDS Music hall entertainer: Burlington Bertie from Bow

Background imageBertie Collection: Bystander Royal Wedding Number front cover - George VI

Bystander Royal Wedding Number front cover - George VI
Front cover of The Bystander magazines Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert of York (the future King George VI) to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923

Background imageBertie Collection: Montague Earl Lindsey

Montague Earl Lindsey
MONTAGUE BERTIE, second earl LINDSEY Scottish military commander Date: 1608 - 1666

Background imageBertie Collection: Marriage of Prince and Princess of Wales, 1863

Marriage of Prince and Princess of Wales, 1863 Date: 1863

Background imageBertie Collection: King Edward VII as a student at Oxford University

King Edward VII as a student at Oxford University
King Edward VII (1841 - 1910), as Prince of Wales, photographed in his undergraduate robes while a student at Oxford University. Date: circa 1859

Background imageBertie Collection: Queen Victoria with her four great-grandchildren 1900

Queen Victoria with her four great-grandchildren 1900
Queen Victoria with her four great-grandchildren taken at Osborne House, eldest standing next to Victoria, Prince David, future Edward VIII for one year in 1936 and then Duke of Windsor (1894 - 1972)

Background imageBertie Collection: Queen Victoria Young Family 1841

Queen Victoria Young Family 1841
Queen Victoria at the age of 22 with her two eldest children, Princess Victoria her first child and Prince Bertie her first son heir to the throne later Prince of Wales and then King Edward VII

Background imageBertie Collection: Guys Cliff, Warwickshire, the seat of Bertie Greatheed

Guys Cliff, Warwickshire, the seat of Bertie Greatheed
Guys Cliff, Warwickshire, the seat of slave owner Bertie Greatheed. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by W. Westall from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1826

Background imageBertie Collection: Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, Messines

Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, Messines
The memorial carries the words A Lull in the Hate and refers to the football match played between the Germans and the British at Christmas 1914

Background imageBertie Collection: Baby Bertie, The Barnardo Sunshine Baby

Baby Bertie, The Barnardo Sunshine Baby -- see how hes grown! Postcard issued by Dr Barnardos Homes charity, looking after orphaned children. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBertie Collection: Princess Mary, Prince Edward and Prince Albert

Princess Mary, Prince Edward and Prince Albert
Date: 1902

Background imageBertie Collection: Swindon Town Football Club 1907-8 season

Swindon Town Football Club 1907-8 season. Swindons exploits at this time owed a lot to the skilful forward Harold John Fleming (1887-1955)

Background imageBertie Collection: King George VI climbing into a Land Rover

King George VI climbing into a Land Rover
King George VI climbing into his Land Rover, described as, a new type of British cross-country car by The Illustrated London News, during a visit to the Wrest Park Institute

Background imageBertie Collection: The Prince of Wales in a sailor suit

The Prince of Wales in a sailor suit
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, King Edward VII (1841-1910) dressed in a sailor suit, after a painting by Winterhalter

Background imageBertie Collection: Royal wedding, 1923 - ceremony in the Abbey

Royal wedding, 1923 - ceremony in the Abbey
The wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 for the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth)

Background imageBertie Collection: King George VI in his ceremonial robes by Matania

King George VI in his ceremonial robes by Matania
A triptych of paintings by Fortunino Matania of King George VI dressed in his ceremonial Coronation robes. These paintings were adapted from three done of King Edward VIII for his Coronation

Background imageBertie Collection: Wedding of The Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Wedding of The Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI; 1895-1952) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (future Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; 1900-2002) on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageBertie Collection: Jeeves, manservant to Bertie Wooster

Jeeves, manservant to Bertie Wooster
Jeeves, the fictional manservant to Bertie Wooster, as depicted in an illustration for Thank You Jeeves!. Date: First published: 1933

Background imageBertie Collection: Death of King Edward VII

Death of King Edward VII
Page from The Sphere memorial number published at the time of the death of King Edward VII, showing the King on his death bed in the top photograph, and below

Background imageBertie Collection: Come Over Here, Revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton

Come Over Here, Revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton. First performed at the London Opera House, on Londons Kingsway, seen here in the background, sadly long ago destroyed

Background imageBertie Collection: The Prince of Wales with the Duke of Clarence

The Prince of Wales with the Duke of Clarence
Cartoon of the future King Edward VII (1840-1910), pictured with his eldest son Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), otherwise known as Eddie

Background imageBertie Collection: Bertie sees Santa Claus

Bertie sees Santa Claus. 1910

Background imageBertie Collection: Sir Thomas Bertie

Sir Thomas Bertie
SIR THOMAS BERTIE British naval commander, when he was Rear-Admiral of the White Squadron. Date: 1758 - 1825

Background imageBertie Collection: Baron Wimborne

Baron Wimborne
IVOR BERTIE GUEST, first baron WIMBORNE Politician and tennis enthusiast Date: 1835 - 1914

Background imageBertie Collection: Sir Thomas Bertie, Royal Navy Officer

Sir Thomas Bertie, Royal Navy Officer
Sir Thomas Bertie (1758-1825) served as an officer in the British Royal Navy during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Date: circa 1800

Background imageBertie Collection: Bystander cover, a royal tennis player

Bystander cover, a royal tennis player
Front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring Prince Albert, Duke of York -the future King George VI - as a tennis player

Background imageBertie Collection: The Duke & Duchess of York at White Lodge

The Duke & Duchess of York at White Lodge
The Duke and Duchess of York, the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), pictured superimposed in front of White Lodge in Richmond Great Park

Background imageBertie Collection: View of the harbour, Newquay, Cornwall

View of the harbour, Newquay, Cornwall
View of the harbour at Newquay, Cornwall. Some of the boat names are visible: Boy Jack, Oh I Say, Excellent, Playtime, Sun Rise, Bertie, Florence Rose, and Lorna. Date: 1934

Background imageBertie Collection: Catherine Ctss Suffolk

Catherine Ctss Suffolk
Catharine (Baroness Willoughby de Eresby) (1520 - 1580) duchess of Suffolk fourth wife of Charles Brandon, duke. She survived him and went on to marry Richard Bertie

Background imageBertie Collection: Royal wedding 1863 - Bridesmaids

Royal wedding 1863 - Bridesmaids
The bridesmaids of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who attended her at her marriage to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales at St. Georges Chapel on 10 March 1863

Background imageBertie Collection: Princess Alexandra of Denmark lands at Gravesend

Princess Alexandra of Denmark lands at Gravesend on Saturday 7 March 1863 for her marriage to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales

Background imageBertie Collection: Prince of Wales and Princess Alice

Prince of Wales and Princess Alice
Photograph of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) and his younger sister, Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) circa 1860

Background imageBertie Collection: Peregrine Willoughby

Peregrine Willoughby
PEREGRINE BERTIE, lord WILLOUGHBY of Eresby soldier, mostly in Europe, fighting in the Netherlands and France where he assisted Henri IV. with his autograph


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