Divorce Collection

Eleanor on Crusades
Eleanor of Aquitaine (or of Guyenne) rides east with her husband, Louis VII; but her carryings-on with Raymond of Antioch will lead to divorce, and marriage to Henry II

Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman
Caricature of Archdeacon Charles Gordon Cumming Dunbar (1844-1916), Anglican clergyman of St Andrews Church, Tavistock Place, London, who was involved in a divorce case in 1881 brought by his wife

Catherine / Aragon / Divorce
The trial of the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. It ends in divorce

"The English Daumier Looks on Life: English Types by Blampied. Series 3: Business and Leisure." A smartly-dressed and conspicuously wealthy woman consults with a lawyer. Date: 1933

Marriage of Duke of Argyll to Mrs Charles Sweeny
Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, carries his third wife, the former Miss Margaret Whigham, and then Mrs Charles Sweeny

Anne of Cleves or Amalia of Cleves
Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of King Henry VIII, 1515-1557, Queen of England. Sometimes identified as her sister Amalia of Cleves, 1517-1586.. Ann of Cleve

Charlotte Wattell, Mrs Twisleton, English actress
Charlotte Wattell, English Georgian actress and singer, wife of Thomas Twisleton, 1770-1812. Hair in ringlets, dress with ruffles, pearl choker

Divorce of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon 1529
Trial of Queen Catherine 21st June 1529, Wolsey and his fellow Cardinal Campeggio, appointed by the Pope to act for Henry VIII, in the matter of the proposed divorce

Comic postcard, two women chatting - alimony Date: 20th century

Woman in costume as the Queen of Sheba, 1862
Woman in the costume of the Queen of Sheba (Reine du Sabbat) from the 19th century opera by Charles Gounod. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published by Martinet, Paris, 1862

Lord & Lady Loughborough and Sir John Milbanke
Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm, daughter of Harry Chisholm of Sydney, NSW, Australia married in 1915 Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough

Diana Mitford with her sons
Diana, Lady Mosley (17 June 1910 11 August 2003), born Diana Freeman-Mitford and usually known as Diana Mitford, was one of Britains noted Mitford sisters

A Royal Divorce, a Story of Waterloo, by W G Wills, first produced at the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, 1 May and the Olympic Theatre, 10 September 1891

Aveling and Porter Road Roller DM 3079
Aveling & Porter BHO class Road Roller, regn. DM 3079, number: 7632. Built in 1912 by Aveling & Porter at Rochester, powered by a 5 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Aveling & Porter Road Rollers DM3079 and NT4368
Aveling & Porter Road Roller, regn. DM3079, number 7632, Alison, owned by Fred Dibnah and built by Aveling and Porter in 1912

Photographs of street scenes in Reno, United States of America, where divorce proceedings can be secured promptly

Comic postcard, Woman with four children getting divorced Date: 20th century

Henry VIII of England meeting Francis I of France on horseback at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520. Coats of arms hang from trees and knights in armor and heralds gather for a tournament

Woman in costume as a lawyer from the comedy Le Divorce, Paris, late 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Depose published by S. Miller, London, 1880s

Cartoon, Child sent to bed for misbehaviour. 1923

Divorce of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon pleading her case against divorce from King Henry VIII in front of the Papal legates

Katharine of Aragon pleads to stay with Henry VIII (1491-1547) in their Palace. She had come before the cardinal sent from Rome, Cardinal Wolsey and the King. 1533

Interior of the new Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, its sittings in one of the Chancery Courts of Westminster Hall, London. Date: 1858

DIVORCE COURT 1900
A trial in the Divorce Court, London : cross-examining a witness Date: 1900

A CAUSE CELEBRE a scandalous divorce in fashionable society Date: 1909

Duchess of Gloucesters penance
Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (1400-1452)

Constance Talmadge and Captain Alastair Mackintosh, 1926
Actress Constance Talmadge(1898-1973) with her husband Captain Alastair Mackintosh

Who People Are Dating - Suzy Kendall and Dudley Moore
The English actor, comedian, jazz pianist and composer, Dudley Stuart John Moore (19 April 1935 27 March 2002) with model-turned-actress Suzy Kendall (born Frieda Harrison 1 January 1944)

Margaret Whigham, Duchess of Argyle
Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930

El Juez de los Divorcios. Short farce by Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Engraving. 1868. Private collection

Through The Divorce Court by Max Goldberg
Promotional postcard for Through The Divorce Court by Max Goldberg. First produced as Divorce at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 5th May 1902. For Henry Chattell & Jack Dentons Company. Date: 1902

An Emperors Divorce starring Ronald Bayne & Evelyn Hope
An Emperors Divorce. The figures of Napoleon and a repining Josephine suggest that this is a version of A Royal Divorce

Divorce. by Ballarin, 1877
Divorce. Engraving by Ballarin, 1877. Colored

The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Short farce by
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Engraving. 1868. Private collection

John Bell, Bishop
JOHN BELL Bishop of Worcester, in his episcopal robes. An active churchman in Henry VIIIs service, involved in the controversies of the divorce. Date: ? - 1556

Trial of Aragon 1528
The trial of the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, which ends in divorce. Date: 1528

Native Canadians Separat
The Ceremony of a DIVORCE, as practised by the natives of CANADA, in North America over a symbolic fire : it seems that she keeps the girls, he the boys Date: circa 1730

Husband Threatens
A husband reminds his wife that divorce is now much easier than it used to be - so none of your violence ! Date: 1858

Photo of Mr & Mrs J J Astor in the Tatler
Black and white photo of Mr and Mrs J J Astor under the heading Matters American in the Tatler of 17th November 1909

Royal Divorce by W G Wills
Cover of promotional literature for A Royal Divorce by W. G. Wills. First produced at the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, 1st May and Olympic Theatre, 10th September 1891

A Butterfly on the Wheel by Edward G. Hemmerde and F Neilson
Promotional postcard showing the Great Divorce Court Scene from A Butterfly on the Wheel by Edward Hemmerde and F Neilson. Date: circa 1915

Divorce ceremony between natives of Canada.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Mrs Ernest A. Simpson
Mrs Ernest A. (Wallis) Simpson. She had recently obtained a divorce, and her name was increasingly being connected with King Edward VIII

Reno, Nevada, USA, divorce capital -- a woman joyfully throws her wedding ring into the Truckee River on the day her decree is granted. Date: 1942

The Hon J and Mrs Freeman-Mitford
John Power Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, later 4th Baron Redesdale (18851963), seen here with his bride, formerly Fraulein Marie Ann von Friedlander-Fuld, daughter of a wealthy German coal owner

Melchior Rinck
MELCHIOR RINCK German classical scholar and humanist, religious extremist associated with anabaptists, protagonist of a controversial divorce case. Date: 1473? - 1530S+

An international high noon divorce

Divorce the lesser evil

A divorce cure from the French of Sardou by Harry Saint Maur. Date c1897

Emily Bancker in A divorce cure from the French of Sardou by Harry Saint Maur. Date c1897

Keno in Reno
Divorce City makes gambling legal! The popular game of KENO being played in a gambling house in Reno, Nevada, U.S.A. Date: 1930s

Royal marriages dissolved
King Faruk of Egypt(1920-1965) pictured here with his wife Queen Farida(1921-1988), and the Shah of Iran and his wife Empress Fawzia(eldest sister of King Faruk)

Wallis Simpson in 1927
Mrs Ernest Simpson (Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson), pictured in 1927 when wife of Commander Earl Wingfield Spencer of the US Navy, shortly before her divorce

Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg
Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1876-1936) in 1909 with her children by her second husband, Grand Prince Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia; Maria (standing) and Kira

Roman Couple Separate
A Roman couple separate

Happy Divorcee
Amoureuse - shes worried Fiancee - shes hopeful Mariee - shes dubious Divorcee - shes happy !

London Divorce Court
the Divorce Court, London

Customs / Divorce 1900
A trial in the Divorce Court, London : cross-examining a witness

Prince of Wales at Nairobi station
The Prince of Wales in his safari kit. The Prince returned early from an African trip, when he received news of King George Vs illness in 1928. Edward, born in 1894, was Georges eldest son

Divorce Court 1870
Divorce court scene from 1870 showing the plaintiff wife in the witness box being questioned by counsel

The public in a divorce court
Illustration by Steven Spurrier showing young women in the public gallery of a divorce court

Divorce Court 1921
Illustration showing a scene in a divorce court of 1921 with a junior counsel examining a witness

Divorce Court 1910
Divorce court scene from 1910, showing the plaintiff in the dock

Leo Abse & his Bentley
Leo Abse and his Bentley. Leo Abse was a well known MP, especially known for introducing Private Members bills legalising homosexuality and making divorce easier

Sir Edward Clarke
SIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Politician and lawyer. Solicitor General under Lord Salisbury in 1886. Counsel to Captain O Shea during the Parnell divorce case of 1890

C18 Jewish Divorce
Jewish divorce at Fuerth, Bavaria : the rabbi is in the act of throwing the letter or bill of divorcement

Anne of Cleves House
This traditional Wealden type building, known as the Porched House, at Southover, Lewes, Sussex, was given to Anne of Cleves in 1541, following her divorce from Henry VIII (1540)

Comment on Divorce / Fun
LADIES! LADIES! (The Mystery of Modern Modesty) Antiquity: " And these persons say we were indelicate!" Comment on the Divorce Courts

Nap Divorces Josephine
Satire on Napoleons divorce of Josephine

What Divorce Means
What divorce means - HE gets rid of HER

Catherine / Aragon / Trial
The trial of the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon which ends in divorce

Divorce Lawyer Washing
Cartoon on the Goodrich divorce scandal depicting a divorce lawyer literally washing " dirty linen" in public

Reno, Nevada
Six weeks in Nevada - the cure !

Divorce Court Scene
A CAUSE CELEBRE a scandalous divorce in fashionable society

Napoleon & Josephine
Napoleon tells Josephine he is going to divorce her for dynastic reasons : he wants a son, so its a case of Not tonight, Josephine, nor any other night ! She faints

Charles Dilke and Wife
SIR CHARLES WENTWORTH DILKE statesman, with his wife, Emilia Frances Strong, widow of Mark Pattison. She believed in his innocence when involved in divorce scandal

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