Events Collection (page 9)

Nigerian Rising 1895
Native Nigerians rebel against the Royal Niger Company, which gives place to a protectorate five years later

India / Sikh War / Multan
British forces capture 2 Sikh standards during hand-to-hand fighting in Mooltan (Multan)

Uk / Chartism / Punch, 1848
Cartoon of a hoax petition which included the signatures of Queen Victoria, seventeen (!) Dukes of Wellington and others!

Guns at Maiwand
BATTLE OF MAIWAND Saving the guns : though the British force was defeated by the Afghans, they were able to retreat to Kandahar in relatively good order

Lincoln Assass. / Playbill
The playbill found in President Abraham Lincolns box after his assassination by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre

Madocs Voyage / America
Prince Madoc Ab Owain Gwynedd of Wales is said to have landed at Mobile Bay, Alabama in the 12th century, based on medieval texts and a Cherokee tale of people called Welsh

Ww1 Cartoon / Punch 1915
Mr Punch and his faithful dog Toby have a go at the Kaiser monster, in a parody of St George and the Dragon

Shackletons Sled-Car
In his attempt on the South Pole, Shackleton plans to use this specially designed automobile, rather then dogs, to haul his supplies

Edward VIII in Nepal
EDWARD VIII As Prince of Wales, travelling by elephant in Nepal

Daniel in Lions Den
Nebuchadnezzar casts Daniel into a den of lions, with the intention that they would eat him; instead, they let him be, recognising that he is under Gods protection

Victorias Family Tree
The family trees of Victoria and Albert showing their descendants

Map / Europe / Greece 323Bc
the Empire of Alexander

Events / Ireland / 1921
Delegation in London including Arthur griffiths, E J Duggan, Erskine Childres, Michael Collins (seated) Gavan Duffy, R C Barton, J Barteris (standing)

Lusitania Torpedoed
Lusitania torpedoed by a German submarine on her return journey from New York to Liverpool

Anselm Made Archbishop
Anselm is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

Samurai Elevated
In the 8th century, during the Fujiwara era, the military order of Samurai are elevated to an elite rank above other citizens, with a strict moral code and high cultural values

Battle of Culloden
British troops at the Battle of Culloden defeat the Highlanders of the Young Pretender, Charles Stuart

French Flag 1908
An old soldier in German- occupied Strasbourg is permitted to display the French flag

Fighting the Sioux
The U.S. government finds itself continually having to fight the Sioux, who fail to see that the white mens intentions are for their good

Soldiers Relaxing Ww1
Sikh and English soldiers in the British army enjoy a relaxed time chatting and playing a game of cards

Sikh Troops Digging
Sikh infantry in the British army digging communication trenches and laying cables to connect up advanced positions

Scipio Africanus - 2
After his successes against the Carthaginians, Publius Cornelius Scipio is awarded a massive triumphal procession; he is henceforth known as Scipio Africanus

Jesus Heals Paralytic
At Capernaum Jesus heals a paralysed man who is lowered into the house through the roof

Berlin Conference
BERLIN CONFERENCE Bismarck presides over a diplomatic conference to discuss events in Africa

Attacking the Bastille
PRISE DE LA BASTILLE The Paris mob attacks the Bastille prison

Napoleon at Waterloo
As the tide of battle turns against him, he realises that he has lost the battle

Napoleon at Moscow
He watches Moscow burn

LUTHERs 95 THESES
Luther nails to the church door at Wittenberg his 95 theses attacking the sale of indulgences by the Roman Catholic Church, thereby initiating the Reformation

Zulu War Rorkes Drift
RORKEs DRIFT Melvill and Coghill try to cut through Zulu lines

Drake Plays Bowls
Drake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted approaching England, insists on finishing his game of bowls

Magna Carta / Rogers
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

CRECY
At CRECY, 9000 English soldiers under Edward III defeat 30, 000 French under Philippe VI - a triumph of the English strategy of bowmen against cavalry

Ww1 / Trench / Night Attack
British troops leave their trench positions to make a night attack at Mory, France

Ww1 / Trench / Young Soldier
A young British soldier emerges from shelter in a trench

Waterloo [Crofts]
Napoleon among his men as the battle draws to a close and he faces defeat : his carriage awaits to take him from the field

Battle of Ligny / Napoleon
Gneisenau at the battle of LIGNY, where Napoleon defeats Bluchers Prussians

Henry Meets Anne Boleyn
Henry VIIIs first meeting with Anne Boleyn, who soon becomes his mistress

Joan of Arc Kisses Cross
JOAN OF ARC She kisses the cross before being burned at the stake, in Rouen, 30 May 1431

Punch / Corn Law / Coventgdn
CORN LAWS Purifying Covent Garden Theatre

Africa / Sudan Wars
The Seaforth Highlanders storming the Zareba at the Battle of Atbara

Edward Viii / Farewell Spc
Edward VIII chooses love rather than the throne; his farewell speech is widely distributed

Saint Brendans Voyage
During his voyage to the promised land of saints, Brendan and his companions celebrate mass on the back of a good-natured whale

HAROLDs BODY FOUND 1066
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The discovery of Harolds body after the battle; it is taken to Waltham by the monks of the abbey

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Wwi / 1914 / Mons / Cavalry
9th Lancers of the British cavalry in action at a German battery near Mons, France

Punic War, Cato & Senate
PUNIC WARS Cato insists to the Senate that Carthage is a threat to Rome and must be destroyed

Spanish Armada Defeated
THE SPANISH ARMADA Drake tows the captured Capitana into Torbay

Siege of Constantinople
SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE The Turks under Sultan Mehmed II besiege the Byzantine capital; both sides use Greek Fire against the other

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