Events Collection (page 17)

Lord Nelson / Crypt / Tomb
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officers tomb in the Crypt of St Pauls Cathedral

Easter Rising / Dublin
A general view of central Dublin after the abortive Sinn Fein rising

Mutiny at the Nore
MUTINY AT THE NORE Richard Parker, President of the Committee of Delegates, tenders the sailors grievances to Vice- Admiral Buckner, on the Sandwich

Mozart & Aloysia Weber
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer with the accomplished singer Aloysia Weber, whose sister Konstanze he later married

Lewis and Clark
EXPLORATION The Lewis & Clark expedition : they reach the Missouri

Lepanto (Monleon)
BATTLE OF LEPANTO The Spanish & Venetian fleets, commanded by Don John of Austria, defeat the Turkish fleet and end Turkish naval supremacy in Mediterranean

Scott Souvenir Card
In memory of the Antarctic heroes, the late Captain Scott and his gallant comrades who perished March 1912 at the South Pole

Ark of Covenant Restored
The Ark of the Covenant is restored

P. Revolt / Richard / Harris
King Richard II and his Council go down the Thames in a barge to confer with the rebels

Caratacus Exhibited
CARATACUS British Chieftain Resisted the Roman invasion of Emperor Claudius. He is defeated and exhibited in Rome, where he is pardoned

Montenegro Soldiers
Montengro soldiers at their weekly drill and inspection of weapons

Battle of Hastings
At Hastings, Harolds army - exhausted after fighting the Norsemen at Stamford Bridge - encounter the Normans, after their Channel crossing : victory goes to the invaders

Tsushima (Schon - 2
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT The Japanese Admiral Togo steams into action in his flagship Mikafa, inflicting an overwhelming defeat on the Russian fleet

Culloden Battlefield
After the battle : Royal soldiers mop up the remnants of the Pretenders forces on Drummossie Moor : the savage reprisals earned Cumberland the sobriquet of Butcher

Praying before Agincourt
Henry V and his troops pray for victory over the French before the battle of Agincourt

Knights at Crecy Battle
After the battle of Crecy, the English knights pursue the French off the field of battle and take many nobles prisoner, who are afterwards obliged to pay ransom

John Signs Magna Carta
King John, pressured by the barons, signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Death of Richard I
Richard I, dying of his wounds during a minor engagement in France, pardons Bertrand, the archer who shot him

Alfred Burns the Cakes
Alfred the Great is scolded by the neatherds wife for letting the cakes burn

Noah and Rest Disembark
The storm is over, the waters subside, a rainbow appears in the sky, and Noah and his family can safely leave the Ark, along with the animals (including a pair of unicorns)

Kukai Sails to China
The priest Kukai (later known as Kobo-Daishi) sails to China to study its religion, returns to create a Japanese religion containing elements of Confucianism with Shintoism

Moscow has a Plan
MOSCOW HAS A PLAN - propaganda book by M Ilin describing the Soviet 5-year economic plan in glowing terms. We build in our country a new order

Recruitment / Callot
Potential raw recruits are given the once over before they take the Kings shilling. Experienced troops on parade look dashing to encourage & lure those in two-minds

The Three Kings, with their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, follow the star in the east to the stable in Bethlehem

Guiscard Defeats Arabs
The Saracens and Greeks are defeated by a Norman prince, Robert Guiscard, who rides triumphally into Palermo and takes the title of Count of Sicily

Battle of Tel-El-Kebir
British artillery entering the enemy lines at Tel-el-Kebir

Haig Inspects Sailors
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig inspecting sailors who took part in the raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge

British Guns in Wwi
British guns, one seen in recoil, returning German fire

Jesus as Good Shepherd
Jesus as the Good Shepherd

Jesus and Fishes
Jesus enables his disciples to obtain a miraculous draught of fishes in the sea of Galilee

The Magi in the Stable
Guided by a star, the three Magi are guided to the Bethlehem stable where Jesus has recently been born

Marcus Aurelius Triumph
Emperor Marcus Aurelius rides in triumph through the streets of Rome after his victory over the Germans

Allied Commanders Wwi
Some of the chief Allied Commanders in the First World War: Petain, Foch, Haig, Fayolle, Pershing, Currie, Rawlinson, Debenay, Julian Byng, Humbert

Examing German Prisoner
Two British soldiers examine a German prisoner in a captured German trench hoping to gain information on further attacks

Livingstone / Last Journey
Livingstones last journey: near Lake Bangweulu, Zambia

WW1 / 1915 / TRENCH MUSIC
Playing instruments in the German trenches

Napoleon Deathbed 1821
NAPOLEON I/SCENES On his deathbed at St Helena

Desmoulins, Palais Royal
In the gardens of the Palais Royal, Camille Desmoulins climbs a table at the Cafe Foi, and - brandishing a pair of pistols - calls the Sunday afternoon crowd to action

Talking on St Helena
Governor Hudson Lowe allows the exiled Napoleon to talk with a British admiral - but insist on being present

Napoleon and Shark
On board the Northumberland, travelling to Saint Helena, he watches with interest when a shark is captured

Vercingetoris & Caesar
Vercingetorix confronts Julius Caesar

Battle of Concord Bridge
The Fight at Concord Bridge

German Pilots Briefed
German pilots attend last briefing before a mission - aircraft in background is a Stuka

Orange and Fenian
ORANGEMAN AND FENIAN The loyal Ulsterman would like to take his shillelagh to the wild Fenian, but policeman Gladstone hopes for a political settlement

Battle of Otterburn / Fsst
WAR OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE Henry Percy (Hotspur) attacked the Scottish entrenchments and was totally defeated. The battle is celebrated in the Ballad of Chevy Chase

Fighting in Sarajevo
The Austrian occupation of Bosnia leads to fighting in the streets of Sarajevo

Balaclava / Dupray
The Charge of the Light Brigade - into the Valley of Death !

1798 Irish Rebels Camp
The Camp on Vinegar Hill : Irish rebels encampment - field kitchen, firing squad, music, dance and holy mass

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