Events Collection (page 6)

Jerusalem Taken
The army of Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon, enters Jerusalem, sacking the city and taking the inhabitants into exile

Zulu War Britannia 1879
British Imperialism symbolically represented at the time of the Zulu War

Battle of Hastings
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The battle rages between the armies of Harold and William, Duke of Normandy

Spanish Armada Defeated
The Spanish Armada is defeated by the sailors of the English fleet in the Channel

Jesus into Jerusalem
Jesus, riding a donkey, enters Jerusalem

Jesus Teaches to Pray
Jesus teaches his disciples how best to pray

Jesus Feeds 5000
When a crowd of five thousand, who have gathered to hear him, grow hungry, Jesus provides them with food - five barley loaves and two fishes suffice for all

Boy Jesus in Temple
Taken to the Temple, the boy Jesus astonishes the priests by his knowledge of the scriptures

Angels Announce Jesus
A chorus of angels announce the birth of Jesus

The Child Samuel
God speaks to the infant Samuel and tells him that he will a great prophet

Nativity / With Lamb
Classical Nativity compostion; Joseph carries his carpenters tools

Israelite Camp
Exodus : the Israelites encamped about the Tabernacle erected in the wilderness

Ww2 Gas Mask
A man demonstrates how to put on a gas mask

Chartism Cartoon
NOT SO VERY UNREASONABLE... The Working Man presents his charter to Lord John Russell

Heavy Brigade / Simpson
The charge of the Heavy Cavalry

Flight to Egypt
Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus flee to Egypt to escape the jealousy of Herod

Jesus Walks on Water
Jesus walks on water

Moses 10 Commandments
He breaks the Tables of the Law because during his absence the Israelites have gone whoring after strange gods

Quatre Bras / Hamilton
Wellington defeats Ney at QUATRE BRAS, foiling Napoleons plan to prevent the joining of the British and Prussian armies

Olympics / 1936 / Jesseowens
JESSE OWENS Jesse Owens breaks the 200 metre record

Battle of Salamanca
Wellington decisively defeats the French under Marmont at Salamanca, destroying the French army at relatively little cost

Parable of the Sower : The Christians responsibility for production. (Matthew Chapter 13, Mark Chapter 4 and Luke Chapter 8)

Jesus and Shepherds / Hole
The shepherds come to see Mary, Joseph and their baby Jesus

LUDDITES
THE LUDDITES Jeremiah Brandreth, known as the Nottingham Captain, planning a rebellion, meets followers at the White Horse Inn, Pentrich, Derbyshire

Events / Napoleonic War
BATTLE OF JENA Murat leads the French cavalry to victory against the Prussians

Visigoths Sack Rome
THE FALL OF ROME Alarics Visigoths ride exuberantly into Rome

Battle of Stirling Bridg
BATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE English defeated by Scots, led by William Wallace

Gunpowder Letter Betrays
The conspirators and the letter sent to Lord Monteagle which led to their discovery

Hannibal crossing the Rhone River
SECOND PUNIC WAR: Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, crossing the Rhone River, probably near Aurasio in present-day France

Twelve Tables of Rome drawn up
The Twelve Tables, Romes first legal code, are drawn up by a commission at the request of the plebeians

Boston Tea Party 1773
Boston citizens, dressed as Indians, board English ships and throw tea chests into the harbour in protest against taxation

Wwi / Xmas Truce / 1914
English & German troops fraternising on Christmas Day, chasing a hare and playing a football match (the German team won)

Siege of Malta 1565
Jean de la Valette defends the island against the Turks

Jesus preaching the Sermon on the Mount
Jesus preaches the Sermon on the Mount to a large crowd

Jesus, Mary and Martha
Jesus talks with Mary while Martha does housework

Pilgrim Fathers First Christmas 1621
A man fills a tankard of beer from a small keg, as various men sit or stand around drinking. Date: 1621

Greenwich Placentia
The palace of Placentia stood on the site of the later Naval College, but was demolished 1664 : it was the scene of many important events such as the birth of Elizabeth. Date: 16-17th centuries

Christmas parcels for the trenches 1916
Army Post Office in Regents Park, was receiving a rate of half a million parcels for Christmas a day for the soldiers in the trenches

Nimrod in the Ice
Shackletons ship Nimrod held up in the pack ice. Date: circa 1907

Marriage of Victoria
The marriage of Queen Victoria to her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Date: 10 February 1840

Battle of Gibraltar
The battle of Gibraltar : a Dutch fleet finds the Spanish fleet in the bay of Gibraltar, and completely destroys it

Battle of Tours - 2
The Saracens are repulsed at Tours by Charles Martel, losing their commander Abderrahman ibn Abdillah : it is regarded as one of the decisive battles of history

Houston at San Jacinto
BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO General Sam Houston tells his men to Remember the Alamo !

Ataturk Starts Reforms
Kemel Ataturk introduces language reform

Battle of Leipzig
BATTLE OF LEIPZIG - a delightful popular print of the decisive battle which ended Napoleons attempt to subdue Germany and forced him to retire across the Rhine

Trotsky in 1920
LEON TROTSKY Russian statesman, haranguing soldiers in 1920

Leningrad Symphony
Dimitri Shostakovich and Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they would premier eight of the composers fifeteen symphonies

Battle of Solferino
Austrian forces, opposing the unification of Italy, are defeated in a decisive battle at Solferino, near Verona, Italy, by French and Piedmontese forces

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