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Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954), as a member of the Borussia Corps of Bonn University in about 1904
Queen Sophie of the Hellenes and granddaughter AlexandraQueen Sophie of Greece holding her granddaughter Alexandra in 1921. The Queen wears mourning here for her son Alexander, the babys father, who died five months before the child was born
Prince John of Wales (1905-1919), youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary, pictured here wearing a dress. Until after the First World War it was normal to dress small boys
Portrait of Princess Alice Maud Mary (1843-1878), Grand Duchess of Hesse, third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Bellew as RomeoHAROLD KYRLE BELLEW English actor, born in Lancashire, in the role of Romeo in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. Died in Utah
Portrait of The Duchess of Kent, Mother of Queen VictoriaPortrait of H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria, an engraaving after the portrait by Winterhalter. Formerly Victoria of Saxe-Coburg
King George V and the Duke of Clarence, c. 1869Photographic portrait showing Prince George and Prince Albert Victor wearing navy uniforms, c.1869. Prince George went on to become King George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1865-1936)
Men of the heroic French army who have died for European Freedom
Anne Carre, Countess of Bedford, c. 1670Engraved portrait of Anne Carre, Countess of Bedford (died 1684). This engraving was made from the Vandyke portrait, which was held in the collection of the Earl of Egremont
Field Marshal Earl Roberts, who died at Sir John Frenchs Headquarters
Missolonghi, Western Greece, 1888Engraving showing Missolonghi, Western Greece, 1888. It was here that George Gordon, Lord Byron, died from marsh fever whilst fighting the Turks in 1824
Richard Sands Air Walking at Drury Lane, 1853Engraving showing Richard Sands (d.1861), the American acrobat, equestrian and air walker, performing at Drury Lane Theatre, London, March 1853
Candadian regimental Colours placed on the Wolfe Monument inThe Colours of several Canadian battalions and one artillery battery are seen placed on the monument to General James Wolfe in Westminster Abbey
Prince Christian VictorPRINCE CHRISTIAN VICTOR OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Eldest son of Princess Helena - third daughter of Queen Victoria - died of Malaria when serving in the Boer War
Armand Carrel HonouredAt the cimetiere de Saint- Mande, a crowd pay homage to Armand Carrel, a fervent republican who died of his wounds after a duel with Girardin
The Earl of Carnarvon the initiator of the explorations in the Valley of the Kings. Born in 1866, Carnarvon sponsored Howard Carters excavations of the royal tombs in Thebes
Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845Engraving showing Captain James Fitzjamess cabin aboard HMS Erebus, pictured shortly before departure, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
Portrait of the Duke of GloucesterDuke of Gloucester, born in 1900, he married Lady Alice Christabel Douglas Scott in 1935. They had two sons Prince William and Prince Richard. He died in 1974
W. E. Gladstone and Wife in Cannes, 1898Photograph of W.E. Gladstone, the English Liberal statesman, and his wife, Catherine, about to start their daily drive from the Chateau Thorenc, Cannes, France
The Funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, British Arctic ExpedEngraving showing the funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, the Danish interpreter, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
Guys Hospital, SouthwarkA sketch showing the new building at Guys Hospital in 1852. Guys Hospital founded in 1721 by Thomas Guy, on a site near London Bridge. He died four years later but left a large fund for the hospital
Irish Peasants attacking an Eviction Party, Ireland, 1887Engraving showing several poor Irish farmers preparing to attack an eviction party with boulders, Ireland, 1887. Absentee landlords evicted tenant farmers who could not pay their rent during
Hawarden Castle, near Chester, 1880Engraving of Hawarden Castle and its grounds, 1880. This was the home of William Ewart Gladstone, the English Liberal statesman, and the place where he died in 1898
Thomas GuyBorn in 1644, Guy completed his education and went on to represent Tamworth in Parliament. He moved to London and spent eight years as a booksellers apprentice
Benjamin Stone & his wifePhotographs accompanying the obituaries of of Sir Benjamin Stone (1838-1914) and Lady Stone who died on July 2nd and 6th respectively. Stone was a businessman and Conservative M.P
American Indians. Sitting Bull, Sioux ChiefInspirational leader of the Sioux, who, with Crazy Horse, coordinated major resistance against the Americans and defeated Custer
Thomas Guys tombThe tomb of Thomas Guy in the chapel at Guys hospital. Born in 1644, he completed his education and went on to represent Tamworth in Parliament
The Zulu war. Sketches at Rorkes Drift by Lieutenant H C HaGraves of Lieutenant Coghill and Melville who died trying to secure the colours of the 24th Regiment and were awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses
The Zulu wars. The restoration of CetshwayoCetshwayos son and his tutor. Dinuzulu at the age of 12 years old and weighing 14 stone. He succeeded his father as king of the Zulus and suffered imprisonment
The Zulu war. Funeral of Lieutenant Scott Douglas and CorporPanorama of Zululand with a single tree and a gathering of British troops with priest, for the funeral service of two men who died in action
Greece MissolonghiFamous as the deathplace of the poet Byron, who had come to Greece to help their struggle for independence from the Turks, but died here of a faver
Memorial Service for R. F. Scott, St. Pauls, London, 1913Illustration showing the memorial service held in St. Pauls Cathedral, 14th February 1913, for the men who died during the Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12. Those who died were Captain Scott, Lt
W H B Evans - CricketerW H B Evans - cricketer for Oxford & Hampshire. Died tragically in an aviation accident along with Samuel Cody in 1913 when the plane (piloted by Cody) crashed
Andre MontalembertANDRE DE MONTALEMBERT, comte d Esse. French military, commander of the French forces in Scotland (!), governor of Teroane (where ?) which he died defending
Hiob Ludolf - 1HIOB LUDOLF German oriental scholar, born in Erfurt, died in Frankfurt
The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary
The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874
Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, MEngraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life
Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls
Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African helEngraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers
Adrien DuportADRIEN DUPORT - French revolutionary magistrate and statesman, fled first to England, subsequently to Switzerland where he died, his head still on his shoulders
Feeding a LambA girl hand-feeding lamb whose mother has died or rejected it, from a milk bottle with a teat on the end of it
Robbing the Orchard by Louis WainAn unusual illustration by Louis Wain, more usually known for his cat drawings, showing a group of children stealing apples from an orchard
Hugh Clapperton - 2HUGH CLAPPERTON Scottish naval officer, explorer in Nigeria, first European to see Lake Chad : died on expedition to find the source of the Niger
Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596)Engraving of Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596), Elizabethan explorer and seafarer. In 1577 he and his crew became the first Englishmen to circumnavigate the globe
Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595)Engraving of Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595); Elizabethan seafarer, shipbuilder, MP, Treasurer of the Navy. In 1588 he was Rear-Admiral of the English fleet
Russian cholera epidemicTransporting those who have died of cholera to the burial ground. Cholera broke out in St Petersburg in September 1908, with the first cases among people living in particularly unsanitary conditions
Crowd / Bourdin FuneralCrowd versus police at the funeral of Martial Bourdin, anarchist, who died trying to blow up the Greenwich Observatory
