Died Collection (page 18)

Robbing the Orchard by Louis Wain
An unusual illustration by Louis Wain, more usually known for his cat drawings, showing a group of children stealing apples from an orchard

Hugh Clapperton - 2
HUGH 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 epidemic
Transporting 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 Funeral
Crowd versus police at the funeral of Martial Bourdin, anarchist, who died trying to blow up the Greenwich Observatory

Professor Alfred Henry Garrod, F. R. S. (1846-1879)
Engraving of Professor Alfred Henry Garrod, F.R.S. the eminent ornithologist, who died of tuberculosis on 17th October 1879

Prince George, fifth child and fourth son of George V and Queen Mary. Later created Duke of Kent, he married Princess Marina of Greece with whom he had three children

The Time of Anxiety
Illustration showing crowds reading the successive bulletins posted outside Buckingham Palace stating the condition of Edward VII who died at 11:45pm on May 6th 1910

The King and Queen at the Windsor festivities
George III (1738-1820)and Queen Charlotte observing the roasting of an ox at Windsor, part of celebrations to mark the kings Diamond Jubilee in 1810

A Nations Apprehension: The Crowds Outside Buckingham Palac
Crowds of people outside Buckingham Palace awaiting news of Edward VIIs condition. The popular king died on May 6th 1910 and was mourned universally

Louis Philippe landing at Newhaven
Louis Philippe (1773-1850), King of France, arriving at Newhaven after the French revolution of 1848 forced him to abdicate. He escaped to England as Mr Smith and died at Claremont in Surrey

The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race
An illustration of the premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race, showing the arrival at Bordeaux of the first car driven by M. Louis Renault

England / Shaftesbury
Looking down Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorsets highest town. On the right is the Abbey Wall and part of the Old Town Wall. King Canute died here on 12 November 1035

The loss of HMS Victoria the flagship after being rammed by
The loss of the flagship H.M.S Victoria showing the boat sinking after being rammed by H.M.S Camperdown. 436 men died as a result of an Admiral sending the two ships on a collison course

Crown Prince of Germany
FRIEDRICH WILHELM The future Friedrich III of Germany while still Crown Prince of Germany. Married to Princess Vicky of GB he died after ruling only 3 months

Photo, McKinley at Desk
WILLIAM MCKINLEY 25th President of the United States. Assassinated. Died, September 14, 1901

Japan Shinto Ceremony
Admiral Togo at a Shinto ceremony in honour of those who died during the war with Russia

The Hon C. S. Rolls in his racing car
The Hon. C. S. Rolls in his special racing car. The car beat the world record for 1 km, covering the distance in 27 secs, equal to 83mph. Rolls later died in 1910 in a plane crash

Llangefri Clock Tower
This Neo-Gothic clock tower in Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, is a War Memorial to George Pritchard Rayner, who died at Bloemfontein Hospital (Boer War) in 1900. Unveiled 1902

OSCEOLA, leader of the Seminoles in their resistance to forced emigration; he was tricked and imprisoned by the government, and died in prison

James II of Scotland
JAMES II OF SCOTLAND - conspiratorial monarch who died in an accident during the siege of Roxburgh Date: 1430 - 1460

Jane Seymour / Werff
JANE SEYMOUR 3rd wife of Henry VIII; died in childbirth; mother of Edward VI

Jane Seymour / David
JANE SEYMOUR 3rd wife of Henry VIII; died in childbirth; mother of Edward VI

Galla Placidia, Empress
GALLA PLACIDIA, 2nd wife of Roman emperor Theodosius I, the last to rule both empires; she died in childbirth at Constantinople (attribution not certain)

Famous Dog Pietrino
Belonging to the owner of a hotel at Mentone, he was taken by a guest, an archduchess, to Vienna, but he returned home - more than 1200 km - in ten days ! (but died 5 days later)

Lewis Carrolls House
The Chestnuts, Castle Hill, Guildford, Surrey, England, where English author Lewis Carroll died on 14 January 1898

Pope Joannes I
POPE JOANNES I pope and saint who died in prison

Pope Silverius
POPE SILVERIUS saint and pope, died in exile

MOPSUS, Greek soothsayer of Apollo who defeated his rival Calchas in a trial of skill, later became king of Mallus in Cilicia, and died fighting Amphilocus

Pope Joannes XXI
POPE JOANNES XXI (Pedro Juliani) Portuguese philosopher who died when his laboratory collapsed on him (Sometimes k.a. Joannes XX)

Pope Stephanus III
POPE STEPHANUS III (sometimes listed as Stephanus IV, because an earlier Stephanus died before being crowned)

Pope Stephanus II
POPE STEPHANUS II (sometimes listed as Stephanus III, because an earlier Stephanus II died before being crowned)

Maria Silbert Psychic
Austrian medium Maria Silbert (died 1936) who produced many remarkable phenomena but was discovered by Harry Price to use trickery on occasion

Pope Gregorius VI
POPE GREGORIUS VI died circa November 1047

Caedmon Cross (Detail)
Detail of the lower panel of the famous Caedmon Cross at Whitby, Yorkshire, England. Caedmon was an Anglo-Saxon herdsman, poet and monk, who died circa 680 A.D

George Merediths Home
GEORGE MEREDITH Flint Cottage, Box Hill, Surrey, England, was for 40 years the home of the famous writer George Meredith, who died here on 18 May 1909

Sebastiano Venier
SEBASTIANO VENIER The subject of this engraving is not identified, but he closely resembles Sebastiano Venier, Doge of Venice and the dating is right (died 1580)

Charles VII Told News
Le Dauphin (Charles VII) is told that his father, Charles VI, has died

Francois, Dauphin
FRANCOIS, Dauphin de Viennois, eldest son of Francois I and Claude his first wife : died aged 19

Duleep Singh Ghost
Indian prince Duleep Singh is in Berlin when he sees his father looking at him out of a picture; next day he learns that he has just died

Wilhelm Muller - 1
WILHELM MULLER German writer of the romantic era who died at a sadly early age

Philip Howard / Arundel
PHILIP HOWARD 13TH EARL OF ARUNDEL Roman Catholic suspected of conspiracy. Imprisoned and died in the Tower of London

Adrienne Lecouvreur / Oval
ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR talented actress of the Comedie Francaise, who died in mysterious circumstances, perhaps poisoned by a rival

Chippendale Bureau
An elaborate bureau created by Thomas Chippendale (died 1779)

Luigi Di Gonzaga - 3
LUIGI GONZAGA Italian Jesuit who died while caring for plague victims

Ghost of O Sumi, Japan
The ghost of Japanese girl O Sumi, accidentally drowned in Idamachi pond, haunts the place where she died

Andersen / Rolighed / Dk
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Danish writers home in Denmark, the Villa Rolighed (meaning Peace) where he died

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