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Peaceful Summer pasturesA view across summer pastures of burnt yellow crops and wild grasses toward distant hills, purple in the sun. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
The Bonus Army: the aftermath of the fireThe camp of the Bonus Army at Washington after the fire: the burnt out area as seen from the air
Union Workhouse, St Faiths, NorfolkFire drill at the St Faiths Union workhouse at Horsham St Faith near Norwich, Norfolk. Staff help one of the inmates down an escape chute from the first floor while a group of children stand below
Chartist Unrest / 1842Albion House, Shelton, home of William Parker, the county magistrate of Staffordshire, is left in ruins, burnt down by rioters
Fighting a fire with a stirrup pump - The BlitzNow that the worst is out. Attacking a fire with a stirrup pump following an air raid on London - circa late 1940
Constantinople - The Burnt ColumnThe Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD
Lear / Nonsense / VesuviusThere was an Old Man of Vesuvius, who studied the works of Vitruvius; When the flames burnt his book, to drinking he took, that morbid Old Man of Vesuvius
Ruins of the Masonic Temple, San FranciscoThe ruins of the Masonic Temple, San Francisco after the fire of the 18th-20th April 1906
Exhibition of Guys at the Alexandra Palace, November 1881Engraving showing a number of the Guys exhibited at the Alexandra Palace, London, in 1881. Guys are burnt, across England, at bonfire parties on Guy Fawkes Night - 5th November
No Mans Land - A Study on the British Western FrontThe war torn landscape of the Western Front during World War One. Very little is visible except for mud, far off explosions and burnt trees
Fire at Cottons Wharf, Southwark, 1861Engraving showing the large fire which burnt down Cottons Wharf, Southwark, London, June 1861
The Bank of England and the Royal Exchange, London, 1844Engraving showing the Bank of England (left) and the Royal Exchange (centre), on the corner of Threadneedle and Cornhill Streets, City of London, 1844
H. M.s Sydney, caught the Emden at Keeling Cocos Islandm which resulted in the German ship been driven ashoreH.M.S Sydney, caught the Emden at Keeling Cocos Islandm which resulted in the German ship been driven ashore and burnt
Concini AssassinatedConcino Concini, marechal d Ancre, an unscrupulous and unpopular statesman, is arrested near the Louvre, Paris, hanged and his body burnt
Riders in Yellowstone Park, 1888Engraving showing a pair of cowboys on horseback, riding through a burnt forest, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. In March 1872 President Grant made Yellowstone a National Park
Destruction at Rouen Docks, France; Second World War, 1944Photograph showing the scene of destruction at Rouen Docks, France, caused by Allied bombing raids on German positions, 1944
Izmir in FlamesIZMIR : the Turkish city, ceded to Greece in 1920 after Turkeys WW1 defeat, is re- taken by the Turks, and the Greek population flees as the city is almost entirely burnt
Joss-House at Ning-BoChinese joss-house, a place of worship where joss-sticks (incense) are burnt, at Ning- bo (previously Ning-po, aka Ning-hsien), Treaty Port opened to European trade 1842
Burning the GullotineThe guillotine, symbol of oppression, is burnt by the Communards
Pilgrims Progress 13Faithful is condemned as a heretic and burnt at the stake
Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into portThe burnt out liner, L Atlantique successfully brought into port at Cherbourg. The fire broke out in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given
Burnt out German tank, Normandy; Second World War, 1944Wrecked German tanks and trucks on a Normandy road, shortly after D-Day, 6th June 1944. This road was taken by advancing American troops on their way inland from the invasion beaches
Magic Books BurntEncouraged by Paul, the magicians of Ephesus burn their books, an act of vandalism for which it is difficult to forgive them
Destruction in TownSouth Vietnam, Quang Tri: The destruction of war is only too evident; discarded helmets sinking in the muddy water, fallen trees and burnt out stalls and shelters
Altar, Burnt OfferingsCeremonial objects : THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERINGS of the ancient Hebrews
Priestleys House BurntIn reaction to a celebration of the French Revolution, a Birmingham mob run riot and destroy much property. Amongst their targets is the home of Joseph Priestley, here burning
Amsterdam ExchangeThe Exchange in Amsterdam, which burnt down in 1858
Unrest in Halle / 1918A burnt out department store in Halle during the post war unrest
Costumes Catch Fire / 1392Charles VI of France is nearly involved in a fatal accident when dancers costumes catch fire after a practical joke goes horribly wrong. All four die
Russian Fleet DestroyedThe Tsar, convinced that his fleet will be burnt, prefers to set fire to it himself, in imitation of his predecessors heroic act in 1812
Laboratory of LA VoisinThe laboratory of La Voisin, (Catherine Deshayes), Parisian adventuress, black magician and fortune teller who was eventually burnt for her wickedness
Molay (Rogier, Coloured)JACQUES DE MOLAY the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burnt alive for alleged crimes
Molay (Thevet)JACQUES DE MOLAY the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burnt alive for alleged crimes
1914 / German Convoy BurntThe remains of a German convoy, destroyed while travelling through the Villiers Cotteret forest, in France
Michel ServetusMiguel Serveto, known as MICHEL SERVETUS Spanish theologian and physician, burnt by Calvin at Geneva as a heretic, 27 October 1553
English Bibles BurntBIBLE BURNING During Marys reign, english translations of the Bible are burnt at Saint Pauls Cross, London, to prevent ordinary people reading it
Templars Burn (Mouchot)Jacques de Molay and other leading Knights Templar are hastily burnt at Paris, on the orders of Philippe le Bel, king of France
MOLAY BURNS 1314 - 2Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master, is burnt alive at Paris on the orders of Philippe IV, bringing the once proud Order to an ignominious end
The Six Swans AndersonThe princess is about to be burnt when she is rescued by her brothers who until now have been turned into swans thanks to a magic spell
Madeleine Bavent ExorcisMadeleine Bavent, a young nun at Louviers, France, is exorcised : through her, the demon accuses the priest Boulle of seducing her - he will be burnt on her say-so
Chateau Saint CloudCHATEAU DE SAINT CLOUD A view of the monumental Baroque chateau which burnt down in 1870
1392 Masque / France / BurntDuring reign of Charles VI of France - a practical joke goes horribly wrong when a number of men are burnt alive in their costumes at a party
Saved by a BrotherAmerican Revolutionary Captain MacKinsty, captured by hostile Iroquois, is about to be burnt when their leader Brandt, recognising a brother-Mason, saves him, though an enemy
Altar of OfferingsCeremonial objects : ALTARS OF BURNT OFFERINGS (top) in Solomons temple (bottom) in Ezekiels temple
Month of April C18ThThis month is honoured by a wreath of myrtle and burnt incense given as offerings to the goddess Ceres
Robert FerrarROBERT FERRAR churchman, bishop of St David s, married, which didn t please Mary Tudor who had him burnt as a heretic. with his autograph
BURNING OWD BARTLEBurning Owd Bartle, West Witton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, when an effigy stuffed with straw is burnt as thanksgiving to the Harvest God. Date: 24 August