Hero Collection

Queen Elizabeth II presents Bobby Moore with World Cup
World Cup Final 1966. Queen Elizabeth II presenting the World Cup trophy to Englands Bobby Moore victorious after winning the game against West Germany in London on 30 July 1966. Date: 1966

Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fire
Heroic fireman rescuing a girl from a fire. Date: 19th century

England cricket team of 1885
Cricketers of the England eleven of 1885, with W G Grace at the centre, surrounded by Barnes, Lyttelton, Shrewsbury, Gunn, Bates, Steel, Read, Peate, Barlow and Ulyett. 1885

Alexander & Bucephalus
ALEXANDER THE GREAT Young Alexander impresses his father, Philip of Macedon and his courtiers by taming the wild horse Bucephalos

Michael O leary Poster
Recruitment poster from WWI encouraging men to join an Irish regiment and emulate the bravery of their fellow countryman, Sergeant Michael O Leary VC

Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Memorial wall dedicated to Pepe George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405A?i?1468). National hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening Battle scene

German propaganda poster, WW1
German propaganda poster, encouraging women to work in the Home Army during the First World War, for example by working in munitions factories to make grenades for soldiers to use. Date: 1914-1918

William Wallace - statue in Aberdeen
A statue of William Wallace (1270 - 1305) in Aberdeen, Scotland erected in 1888

Hercule Poirot
HERCULE POIROT the Belgian detective, hero of many of Christies books

Don Quixote riding with Sancho Panza
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title rides with his companion Sancho Panza along a mountain pass

Eric Liddell celebrating his Olympic win at Edinburgh Univer
Eric Liddell, the 400m gold medallist at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, crowned and chaired at Edinburgh University where he had studied science

Peggy Prince received an M.B.E. after making two journeys out to sea in a canoe in order to rescue the crew of a crashed bomber, saving the wireless operators life. 1940

WW2 poster, Fly with the RAF
WW2 poster, Men in reserved occupations can now fly with the RAF as pilot or observer. Apply nearest combined recruiting centre. Date: 1941

Sir Claude and Lady Champion de Crespigny, Tatler cover
Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 4th Baronet (1847-1935), soldier, sportsman and adventurer, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1927 beside his wife

The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officer
In 1915 Hans Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called " The Last Man"

JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD 1
The hero of this popular story of a dog in Africa, narrated by sir Percy Fitzpatrick

Douglas Bader - Flying Ace of WW2
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982) - Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War

WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there! Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Date: 1940s

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All

Piper Daniel Laidlaw V. C
Piper Laidlaw won the V.C

John, Bonny Dundee
JOHN GRAHAM of Claverhouse, viscount DUNDEE (k.a. Bonny Dundee) a Scottish hero through his support for the Stuart cause, but will die at the battle of Killiecrankie

Cincinnatus called from the plough
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519 BC-438 BC) is called from the plough to serve as Roman Consul

WW1 poster, Enlist in the Navy, All Together - Allied sailors of six nationalities. Date: 1917

Leonidas I (died 480 BC). King of Sparta. Monument in Spart
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[

WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British commando raid on a German-held port in Norway. Date: 1940s

Trafalgar Square and Lord Nelson. Date: circa 1950

Ismail Enver Pasha, Turkish leader, WW1
Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), Turkish military officer, leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars, architect of the Ottoman-German Alliance during the First World War

General Zapata, leader of rebels in Southern Mexico, 1913
Mexican rebel and revolutionary hero, Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), whose followers, known as Zapatistas, fought for the restoration of lands taken from the people by ex-President Diaz

Cecil Rhodes / Davie / Hero
CECIL RHODES Statesman, entrepreneur and imperialist in South Africa, making peace with the Matabele, 1896

John Paul Jones
Americans would be indignant to see their gallant naval hero portrayed on the London stage as a PIRATE ! - yet here he is, as acted by Mr Elsgood with bravo galore

Don Quixote and the sheep
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title encounters a flock of sheep and thinks they are an approaching army

Theodoros Kolokotronis - Greek Hero
Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770 - 1843), a Greek General and hero of the Greek War of Independence (1821-29) fought against the Ottoman Empire

Misfitz - Robin Hood. early 20th century

A Night to Remember, film poster
Poster advertising the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912

Awarding Victoria Cross
His Majesty King George V investing 2nd Lieutenant C.L. Cox of the 150th Field Co. R.E. with the Victoria Cross at the 2nd Army Headquarters, Blendecques, France

Bulldog Drummond / Sapper
Bound he may be, but in a moment the square-jawed hero will rescue the girl from the evil clutches of the villain

Abd El Kader, Algerian leader
Abd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century

Statue of Julius Caesar, Rome, Italy
Statue of the Roman military and political leader, Julius Caesar (Gaius Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC), in Rome, Italy

War Bonds Poster Wwi
World War One poster encouraging the public to do their bit by buying National war bonds to help fund the war effort

WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944

James Braidwood, fireman hero, London
James Braidwood, fireman hero of The Great Fire at Tooley Street, London Bridge, 22 June 1861 Date: 1861

Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Gl
Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Gl
Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Cartoon, the French aviator as hero, WW1
Cartoon, the French aviator as hero -- everyone admires him! Date: 1915

Davy Crockett
David Crockett (1786 - 1836) - celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman

The Modern Boy front cover - Nelson polar bear attack
Front cover of The Modern Boy featuring an illustration showing Horatio Nelson when young fighting off an attack from a polar bear when his ship was frozen in ice in the Arctic. Date: 1932

Oedipus and Antigone. Engraving
Oedipus. Hero of Greek mythology. The Delphic oracle predicted that he would kill his father and marry his mother

Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747). Corfu. Gree
Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747). Marshal defender of the city of Corfu of the Turkish invasion of 1716. Marble statue. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg
View of the equestrian statue to Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) in St Petersburg, Russia. Known as the Bronze Horseman, it was installed in 1782

Recruitment poster, join the Regular Army

Sir Douglas Bader playing golf
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982), RAF pilot during the Second World War despite having lost both legs in a crash in 1931

Statue of Emperor Augustus, Rome, Italy
Statue of the Roman Emperor Augustus (Julius Caesar Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD), in Rome, Italy

Odysseus & Penelope
Having killed the Suitors, the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) embraces his faithful wife, Penelope, while two adoring maids watch them

Wounded Red Cross Dog
A French soldier salutes a war hero - a Red Cross dog wounded in action

Avenant and Dragon
Avenant confronts a fearsome dragon - fortunately, a helpful owl is bringing him a magic phial, and all are able to live happily ever after, hero and dragon alike

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Diving Bell
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He is said to have used a diving vessel for seeing underwater

Don Quixote attacks a windmill
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant

Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece
Depiction of Medea and Jason from Greek mythology. Medea drugs a serpent while Jason prepares to kill it and steal the Golden Fleece. Venus and a winged youth stand at their side

National Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland. Date: circa 1908

Rodolfo Gaona Jimenez, Mexican bullfighter
Rodolfo Gaona Jimenez (1888-1975), Mexican bullfighter, known as the Caliph de Leon. He moved to Spain in 1908. Date: circa 1910

McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504
McLaren Ploughing Engine, regn. BD5504, number 1552, Hero. Built by J&H McLaren & Co. at Hunslet in 1919, powered by a 16 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

HMS Victory - 2
HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England. A sailor scrubs the main deck. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: circa 1990

Corporate J. L. Dawson VC
Corporal James Lennox Dawson VC of the Royal Engineers (1891-1967) pictured performing the action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross in October 1915

Wedding of Captain La Touche Congreve V. C
Marriage of Captain (later Major) William La Touche Congreve to Miss Pamela Maude, the daughter of actor Cyril Maude

Curius Dentatus refusing bribes from Samnites
Manius Curius Dentatus, Roman consul and plebeian hero, though living on turnips, refuses bribes from the Samnites. He is noted for ending the Samnite War

Duke of Wellington commemorative plate with surround featuring important events and battles. 19th century

Amphiaraus in a chariot race. 4th century BC. Greece
Amphiaraus in a chariot race. Greek hero and king of Argos. Relief from Oropo, Attica. 4th century BC. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Italian military and politic
Giuseppe Garibaldi.1807-1882. Italian military and political. Garibaldis rest after the battle. 1860. On the right, watching the militar, Alexandre Dumas. Risorgimento Museum. Turin. Italy

Washington DC, USA - Library of Congress Mural - Orpheus
Washington DC, USA - Mural Painting - The Greek Heroes by Walter McEwen (1860-1943). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Orpheus. Slain by the Bacchantes. Date: 1920

Admiral Raby wins the Victoria Cross
Commander Raby R.N

Memorial at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
View of the Memorial of Suke Baatar (Mongolias national hero in the struggle for independence, Damdin Sukhbaatar, 1893-1923) in Sukhbaatar Square, with the Cultural Centre in the background

Morgan sacks Panama
Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688) and his English buccaneers sack the Spanish city of Panama, looting immense wealth and returning to Jamaica a hero

Will They Never Come? World War One poster
World War One recruitment poster using a photograph from the Weekly Dispatch showing a bloodied

Red Army recruitment poster, showing a Soviet sailor and soldiers fighting: Forward to the Don!

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. Humiliated, Gadifer and Betis retreat from Alexanders army

Verdi / Otello / Liebig Card
Otello arrives in Cyprus, a triumphant hero

A Cricketing Hero
A young cricketing hero is acclaimed by his teammates

Death of Romulus, founder of Rome
The death of Romulus, founder of Rome

Don Quixote relives his past glories
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title relives his past glories, surrounded by objects from his travels. To dream the impossible dream

Washington crossing the Delaware River
Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River, prior to the Battle of Trenton

WW1 poster, Join the Navy, the Service for Fighting Men. Date: circa 1917

Private John Caffrey VC
Illustration recording the VC action of Private John Joseph Caffrey VC (1891-1953) at La Brique, France in November 1915

Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII
Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, Part XIII, edited by C W Alcock. With a portrait of Lord Hawke, and a photograph of Essex County Cricket Ground, Leyton. Date: 1895

Poster celebrating Leon Vanderstuyft
Poster celebrating the achievements of Leon Vanderstuyft, the Belgian racing cyclist who amazingly covered over 125 kilometers in one hour. The poster lists various speeds and victories

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