Events Collection (page 19)

The Temporary Courthouse at Morant Bay
The temporary courthouse in Morant Bay in Jamaica. Soldiers stand guard at a gathering under a long gazebo, serving as a temporary courthouse. A stone grain store lies a little further away

Surrender of Mary, Queen of Scots at Carberry Hill 1567
Battle of Carberry Hill, near Musselburgh, East Lothian, a few miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland. A number of Scottish lords objected to the rule of Mary

LEON TROTSKY EXILED
Trotsky, having fallen out of favour with Stalin, is sent into exile in Siberia, being treated roughly by his guards Date: 1928

TO THE RESCUE ! Lord Charles Beresford relieves Sir Charles Wilson on the Nile island of Meruat Date: 1885

BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN Duncan defeats a Dutch fleet on its way to help the French who plan to invade Ireland; eight Dutch ships are captured Date: 11 October 1797

The Charge of the Light Brigade - then they rode back, but not - not the Six Hundred ! Date: 25 October 1854

Cartoon, John Bull is forced to accept American aid from Uncle Sam. Date: 1879

MYTTON / SHORT CUT HOME
JOHN MYTTON To win a bet that he could outride a friend this eccentric squire took a short cut through a lake despite the fact he couldnt swim. Date: 1796 - 1834

WRECK OF WHITE SHIP
Henry Is children drown when the White Ship founders on a rock and capsizes Date: 1120

BATTLE OF DENAIN 1712
BATTLE OF DENAIN The French under Villars attack the allied camp and inflict a serious defeat Date: 24 July 1712

BATTLE OF PRESTOPANS
A plan of the Battle of Prestonpans, part of the Jacobite Rebellion, between 2300 Royal troops under Sir John Cope and a slightly superior force of Jacobites. Date: 21 September 1745

8th Crusade - Fleet
EIGHTH CRUSADE The ships which carried Louis IX from France to Carthage on his fatal crusade in North Africa Date: 1270

JOTAPATA BESIEGED 67 AD
The Roman general Vespasian (subsequently emperor) besieges and takes the town of Jotapata, in Galilee, defended by Josephus, better known as a historian Date: 67

Bayeux Tapestry - Norman Conquest of 1066
Harold, despite his oath of fealty to William duke of Normandy, is crowned king of England at Westminster Date: 1066

Debutantes Curtsying
Debutantes learning to curtsy at the famous Josephine Bradley School, preparing to be presented at Buckingham Palace and other High Society events, at the start of the Season. Date: 1930s

Belgian Refugees, 1914
Belgian refugees flee from their desolate homes after the advance of the German army. Date: 1914

Ww1 Postcard India Joins
India joins the war Date: 1915

Edward VII & Kaiser
King Edward VII of England, (left) with his nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (right) and brother, Arthur, Duke of Connaught (centre), during the Kaisers visit to Windsor. Date: November 1907

Haydn Performs, Hungary
Hayden and companions perform a string quartet at the Esterhazy home, Hungary Date: 1732 - 1809

Equal Rights Campaign
Campaign for equal rights for women. The woman speaking is unidentified, but may be Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Bengals Joan of Arc. Freedom movement in India

Zola in Court / Dreyfus
Emile Zola in court after the publication of his denunciation " J Accuse" of the army cover-up. Date: 26 February 1898

Bears hanging in Smithfield market 1906
Bruins as food for the city luncher : Bears hanging in Smithfield Market, London, several bears were shipped to England in order that Londoners might have an opportunity of tasting bear-flesh

Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda
Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), concerned about the spiritual welfare of his men, conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda. Date: circa 1820s

Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee telegraphing message
Queen Victoria sending a message to the nation on her Diamond Jubilee. " From my heart I thank my beloved people. May God bless them. V.R and I." 1897

The German as a grenadier 1918
Two distinct kinds of grenades were used by the Germans in World War One, these were namely, those which rely on explosive effect alone, and those which supplement by bursting into fragments

1937 Coronation - King arrives at the annexe door
King George VI wearing the Crimson Robe of State and the Cap of Estate, pictured about to enter Westminster Abbey for his Coronation on 12 May 1937. Date: 1937

Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881
Four scenes relating to the tomb robbery of Alexander William Crawford Lindsay(1812-1880), 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres. 1. Dunecht House, near Aberdeen. 2. The Chapel. 3

Israel Mount Tabor
Distant view of the mountain, the location of many interesting Biblical events. Date: 1836

M JEKYLL, O HYDE
Dr M Jekyll and Mr O Hyde - Tenniel uses Stevensons novel as an allegory of Irelands two faces - the one respectable, the other murderous. Date: 1888

Siege of Groll
Dutch forces, assisted by the English, under prince Frederik Henrik, besiege Groll : after a month-long siege the Spanish are compelled to evacuate the town. Date: 19 July - 19 August 1627

Royal Ascot fashions, 1951
A selection of fashionable outfits for Royal Ascot from Debenham and Freebody and Dickins and Jones. Date: 1951

Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II
Wedding portrait of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten who were married at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. 1947

Winston Churchill on the Coronation route, 1953
Sir Winston Churchills carriage was held up outside Canada House, and in order to pass it the State Coach had to make a difficult turn. The crowd applauded Churchill for his unruffled reaction. 1953

Royal Wedding 1947 - newlyweds depart for honeymoon at Water
Following their wedding at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive at Waterloo Station, complete with corgi

Coronation. Abbey. Cars deposit their passengers
Vintage cars and limousines depositing foreign representatives who walk, undercover, to the main entranceof the Abbey. 1953

Coronation. Cars arriving with guests
View towards Great Smith Street as cars arrive to join the queue of cars depositing the foreign representatives. 1953

Frisian Voyagers
Already an intrepid seafaring people, voyagers from Frisia conduct voyages of exploration into northern latitudes

SEA FIGHT
Trade rivalries in the Baltic lead to yet another sea-fight, this time between Sweden and a combined fleet of vessels from Denmark and the German city of Lubeck

Cortes Sinks Ships
In order to discourage any faint-hearted Spanish from deserting the Conquest, Cortes sinks his fleet

1866 / London / City Panic
Black Friday. A scene in Lombard Street during the panic in the city arising from the Overend Gurney crisis

Ruhr Crisis / 1923
The French forcibly take coal from the Ruhr when Germany defaults on reparations

Battle of Blenheim
BATTLE OF BLENHEIM - the French commander marechal Tallard, captured, makes his submission to Marlborough. This is the decisive battle of the war

Edward VII enjoying theatricals at Chatsworth
Edward VII enjoys private theatricals at Chatsworth: his mistress Mrs George KEPPEL on his left, the Duchess of Devonshire on his right, the Duke in the foreground

D urville / Astrolabe
The corvette Astrolabe caught among icebergs in the Antarctic. Dumont D Urville and his crew attempt to release her - which they do

Tonypandy / Fusiliers
TONYPANDY COAL STRIKE Lancashire fusiliers waiting to depart for Tonypandy

Cyrus at Babylon
THE FALL OF BABYLON Kurash II (Cyrus), king of Persia, takes Babylon and allows the captive Jews to return home, restoring the vessels of their Temple

Battle of Nantwich / 1644
The Battle of Nantwich

Frontenac No Surrender
Frontenac refuses to surrender Quebec to the English

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