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Last Will and Testament with verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
William Shakespeare's Will on a Christmas card -- a local habitation and a name. Date: circa 1890s
Battle of Trafalgar heroesA document remembering the names of those who died fighting for the Spanish at the Battle of Trafalgar. Date: 1805
Press ganging. Log of the HMS Harwich, 1744 Date: 1744
Prince Albert, husband and consort of Queen VictoriaPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), husband and consort of Queen Victoria. circa 1850s
Robert Morrison, Protestant missionaryRobert Morrison (1782-1834), Anglo-Scottish Protestant missionary to Portuguese Macao, Qing-era Guangdong and Dutch Malacca, seen here with Li Shigong (left) and Chen Laoyi (centre)
Broadcast Receiving Licence excluding television, issued in 1947, costing twenty shillings (one pound). 1947
Scroll of Esther by Shalom Italia (1619-1655). Israel MuseumScroll of Esther, Amsterdam 1640, by the scribe and artist Shalom Italia (1619-1655). Handwritten in ink on parchment. Israel Museum. Jerusalem
Middle babylonian. Black diorite tablet of Nabu-apla-iddinaMesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. 875-850 B.C. Black diorite tablet carved with labelled scene showing Nabu-apla-iddina, the priest
Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. AdministrativMesopotamia. Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrative text. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Pope Gregory I (540-604). Manuscript on parchment. Text Gregory I. Contains the last 20 homilies of St. Gregory. Uncial script. From Merovingian Gaul. 7th century
Edictum Rothari. Written compilation of Lombard law. 643. ReEdictum Rothari. Written compilation of Lombard law, condified and promulgated 22 november 643 by King Rothari. Reproduction
Allegory of the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in BrusselsFrans Francken the Younger (1581-1642). Flemish painter. Allegory of the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels, c.1630-1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648, by Gerard tGerard ter Borch (1617-1681). Dutch painter. The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Worship of Ra in the west, Litany of Ra. EgyptWorship of Ra in the west, Litany of Ra. Papyrus. Third Intermediate Period. 21st Dynasty. 1075-946 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. AugustDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Act passed in France by the Constituent Assembly on August 26, 1789 with seventeen articles that define the rights of citizens and the nation
The Collectors Office, 1615 by Pieter Brueghel the YoungerPieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. The Collectors Office, after 1615. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany
Mycenaean art. Greece. Clay tablet with inscriptions on Mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens
Clay tablet inscribed with mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece
United Friendly Insurance Company document, Southwark Bridge, London, Householders Comprehensive policy for Private Dwellings. early 20th century
The Tide Letter from Princess Elizabeth to Queen Mary ILetter from Princess Elizabeth to Queen Mary I (The Tide Letter) 16 March 1554 after her arrest during Wyatts Rebellion - Page 2 Date: 16 March 1554
Visa pages with stamps in a French passport valid for one year from 15 March 1921, belonging to Mlle Henriette Stephanie Pannier, student
Signature page, French passport valid for one year from 15 March 1921, belonging to Mlle Henriette Stephanie Pannier, student. Date: 1921
Memorial document to Johannes Ott, Musketier of Reg. 85Memorial document to Johannes Ott, Musketier im Inf. Regiment 85, und im Res. Inf. Regiment 53. K.I.A. 8.10.14 near Reims - Champagne. Artist - Anton Hoffman, Munchen. Commemorative Art
Marriage Certificate - 1904Marriage Certificate of William Cottee Woods and Edith Frances Pooley. Woods Father was a Shipowner and Pooleys Father was a Stockbroker. Date: 1904
Papal bull appointing Torquemada as InquisitorTORQUEMADA, Fray Tomas de (1420-1498). Papal bull of Innocent VIII in which Fray Tomas de Torquemada is appointed Inquisitor General (1482). 1482
Mary, Queen of ScotsAllegorical sketch of Mary Queen of Scots as a mermaid
Letter from Katherine HowardKatherine Howard to Thomas Culpeper, early August 1541 Date: 1541
Will of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare, English poet Will 2 25th March 1616
Treaty of Perpetual Peace 1502Ratification of the Treaty of Perpetual Peace, and marriage contract between King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor 17th December 1502 Date: 17th December 1502
Titanic letterLetter from Ismay, Imrie & Co. to Marine Department, Whitehall, suggesting passengers saved from RMS Titanic by rescue ship, 15 April 1912 Date: 15th April 1912
Horseracing Trainers LicenceA Horseracing Trainers Licence for a Mr C Wilkinson of Holland Park, London. Signed bys M Weatherby for the Stewards of the Jockey Club Date: 1906
British passport from Gibraltar to Madrid, one journey, made out to Captain J Coulson, Army Service Corps, Bearer of Despatches. 1900
Letter of confirmation, unfit for military service, WW1Letter of confirmation declaring Harold Auerbach (1897-1975) unfit for military service, 15 October 1915. He had applied for enlistment in the Artists Rifles. 1915
Document with Arabic writing
British passport from Madrid to Gibraltar, made out to Captain John Coulson, British subject, travelling with despatches, dated 3 November 1900. 1900
Letter of patronage for Fogdo Abbey, july 1252, whereLetter of patronage for Fogdo Abbey, july 1252. Document where appears the earliest evidence of the name Stockholm. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Cartoon, C W Thompson -- This is the gentleman who has done so much for actors benefits. 1883
Communist China - soldiers in wartime, taking time out for political study and discussion, while others look out for enemy action, probably during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
Communist China - shipbuilding yard workers and technicians with plan, working together to raise standards during the Cultural Revolution era. circa 1960s
Soho, London - woman checking a report. 1973
Cartoon, The Treasury -- a commentary on British politicians attempting to balance the books through cutbacks and taxes. late 18th century
Getting a Document Stamped At Somerset House by H M Bateman. This illustration shows the red tape of Somerset House, tax offices
Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler
Limestone kudurru from the riegn of Marduk-nadin-ahhe (1099Mesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. Limestone kudurru from the riegn of Marduk-nadin-ahhe (10991082 BC). Block of black limestone. The upper portion is carved with symbols
Assyrian. Assur temple restoration by Assyrian King Adad-nirMesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Memorial slab about the Assur temple restoration by the Assyrian king Adad-nirari I (1305-1274 BC). it also describes his military exploits. Cast
Limestone kudurru of Meli-Shipak. Kassite Dynasty. BabylonMesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. Limestone kudurru. Four-sided block with conical top. Right side. The text contains a deed of gift recording a grant of fifty gur of corn-land in the province of
Assyrian commemorative tablet about the construction of a prMesopotamian Art. Assyrian. 14th century B.C. Commemorative tablet about the construction of a private home. Dated between 1360-1330 B.C. Reign of Ashur-uballit I. It comes from Assur (Ashur)