Fights Collection

Thor Fights the Jotunes
The god Thor fights the giants (the Jotun or Jotune) from his chariot with his hammer, thunder & lightning

Boxing - Fives Court with Randall & Turner sparring
The interior of Fives Court in Little St. Martins Lane, a popular venue for the Fancy in the heyday of the prize ring, showing Jack Randall and Ned Turner sparring

GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino. ca. 1827. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832). Battle of Navarino, October 20th, 1827. Victory of the British and French fleet on the ottoman

Sayers V Heenan 1860
English champion Tom Sayers fights the American challenger for the belt. Unresolved, the fight is stopped by the police

Richard III at Bosworth
Richard III fights on horseback during the Battle of Bosworth

Battle of Cluys / Froissar
At the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel

Jatayus Fights Ravana
Jatayus, king of the vultures, tries to rescue Sita from the demon Ravana who is carrying her off to Sri Lanka. Sita throws her jewellery to earth as a sign for Rama

LEZO, Blas de (1687-1741). Spanish sailor. Capture
" LEZO, Blas de (1687-1741). Spanish sailor. Capture of the English frigate " Stanhope" by Don Blas de Lezo. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum."

Alexander Fights Porus
The troops of Alexander the Great meet the elephants of Porus on the Hydaspes

Theseus and Minotaur
He fights - and slays - the Minotaur in the labyrinth of king Minos at his royal palace in Crete

Faust - Liebig - 4
FAUST Faust fights Marguerites brother Valentin, and Mephistopheles directs a fatal stroke

Menelaus Fights Paris
Paris and Menelaus fight in single combat for the love of Helen, watched by soldiers and by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, whose help Paris begs

Japanese ways of chivalry: a display of ancient fighting methods by the Budokwai in London at the Aeolian Hall. Wielding "saucepan lids", sickle and chain

Second Italian War of Independence. Battle of Solferino (24th June 1859). Attack of the French over Solferino. Litography

Belgian Air Force 2
Willy Coppens de Houthuist (born 1892) fights in World War One, specialising in shooting down German observation balloons, of which he destroys 35 ! Date: 1916+

Planned housing fights disease. Poster promoting planned housing as a method to deter disease in cities, showing microorganisms. Date between 1936 and 1938

Battle of Svolder / Norway
The Battle of Svolder - the Danes defeated the Norwegians

Cartoon, The Hero and The Saint (Giuseppe Garibaldi)
Cartoon, The Hero and The Saint -- Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian revolutionary, fights against the unhealthy influence of religious superstition

WW2 - Minesweeper Otter Float
A photograph which shows some WW2 merchant seamen deploying an otter float upon a minesweeper. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Barrage Barge
A photograph of a British WW2 barrage barge hauling down her balloon. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Merchant Seamen
A photograph showing a crew of British WW2 merchant seamen, with smoke trails in the background, indicating an enemy raider being shot down. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Merchant Mine Disposal
A pair of photographs which show British WW2 merchant seamen spotting, and then disposing of an enemy sea mine. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Minesweeper Apparatus
A photograph depicting some British WW2 merchant seamen lowering some sweeping apparatus from the deck of a minesweeper to sea, by crane. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - HMS Rawalpindi
A photograph of HMS Rawalpindi, a British armed merchant cruiser which was sunk in action fighting German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during WW2. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Merchant Service Food Import
A photograph showing a group of British WW2 merchant workers loading a cart with food supplies. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - The Merchant Service Fights Back
An illustrated front cover for an educational WW2 children's book, The Merchant Service Fights Back, told by Wilson Macarthur

Alican Land Fights Back
A WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image shows the soldiers of Alican Land forcing the Grizzlers back across the bridge

Held At Gun Point
An illustration for a wartime story book, Browne Fights The Fifth Column, written by Michael Poole. The image shows a man holding another at gun point. Date: circa 1940s

Browne Fights The Fifth Column
An illustrated front cover for a wartime story book, Browne Fights The Fifth Column, written by Michael Poole. Date: circa 1940s

The Breed of the Treshams by John Rutherford touring to the Theatre Royal, Manchester on 8th May 1905. Scene showing the fight in Act II, in which Reresby keeps mutineers in the Royalist army at bay

Fantastic Adventures - The living Dead
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, November 1941, featuring the story The living Dead by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A tiger with pincers fights a weird looking red lion while a woman climb up a tree to

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Second Boer War. Battle of Colenso, December 15, 1899. Boer forces led by Louis Botha defeated the English army of General Sir Redvers Buller. Engraving

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Battle in Transwaal in October 1899, during the Second Boer War. Engraving

DORɬ Gustave. The Bible
Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). La Sainte Bible. 1866. The angel of the Maccabees. Engraving

Switzerland - Rosenlaui, Falls of Reichenbach (2)
Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Reichenbach Falls. Rosenlaui is the highest settlement in the alpine valley of Reichenbachtal with its water, the Reichenbach

Switzerland - Rosenlaui, Falls of Reichenbach (1)
Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Reichenbach Falls. Rosenlaui is the highest settlement in the alpine valley of Reichenbachtal with its water, the Reichenbach

Spanish Civil War. 7 de noviembre Honor a los que cayeron en las epopeyicas jornadas de la defensa de Madrid! ( 7th November: Honor to those who died in the epic fights in Madrid!)

Spanish Civil War. Soldiers of the nationalist side during a battle

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Battle of Brunete (July 1937). Soldiers facing an attack of artillery and red aviation in the point 333. Drawing

Spanish Civil War. Fights in Barcelona (19th)
Spanish Civil War. Fights in Barcelona (19th July 1936). Photo by Agusti Centelles

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Battle of Ebro (1938). Poster on the republican offensive of July. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

ORGANISED DOG FIGHTING
Two dogs fight, encouraged by their owners, in front of a large betting crowd shouting for the death of one or other. What fun...how humane.... Date: 1820

Sir Lamorack is Slain
Sir Lamorak de Galis is attacked by Sir Gawaine & his kin Sir Agravaine, Sir Gaheris & Sir Mordred. Lamorak, being a mighty knight, fights for 3 hours before he is slain

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Ayrton fights the pirates Date: 1874

DOLLARD FIGHTS IROQUOIS
Dollard dies near Montreal while defending his stockade against the Iroquois ; every one of the French force dies fighting Date: May 1660

Lew Lakes Colossal Comedy Company of Comedians
Promotional postcard for Lew Lakes Colossal Comedy Company of Comedians. Popular music hall sketch company set up by Lew Lake (1874-1939)

America - Riots in Boston between Soldiers and Rope Makers Date: 1770

Naval and Military Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1901
The Naval and Military Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, 1901. " Admiral" Morgan preparing the fleet for the Nile and Trafalgar sea fights. Date: 1901

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