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Background imageHistorian Collection: Peter Kropotkin, Russian historian and scientist

Peter Kropotkin, Russian historian and scientist
Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921), Russian historian, scientist, philosopher, anarchist, socialist, revolutionary and activist Date: circa 1900

Background imageHistorian Collection: Handwriting of Emile Ollivier, French lawyer and politician

Handwriting of Emile Ollivier, French lawyer and politician
Handwriting (dated 9 May 1861) of Emile Ollivier (1825-1913), French lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of France. In his retirement he wrote many books of political history

Background imageHistorian Collection: Adolphe Thiers, French statesman and historian

Adolphe Thiers, French statesman and historian
Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877), French statesman and historian, President of France and President of the Third Republic. Date: 1868

Background imageHistorian Collection: Francois Guizot, French historian and statesman

Francois Guizot, French historian and statesman
Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787-1874), French historian, orator and statesman. Date: 1866

Background imageHistorian Collection: Evaristo Jose Fernandez San Miguel y Valledor (1785-1862)

Evaristo Jose Fernandez San Miguel y Valledor (1785-1862). Spanish military, nobleman, politician and historian, Duke of San Miguel. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography

Background imageHistorian Collection: Juan Ferreras (1652-1735). Spanish priest and historian

Juan Ferreras (1652-1735). Spanish priest and historian
Juan Ferreras (Juan de Ferreras y Garcia) (1652-1735). Spanish priest and historian, one of the founders of the Royal Spanish Academy in 1713. Portrait. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography

Background imageHistorian Collection: Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881). Venezuelan writer and historian

Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881). Venezuelan writer and historian
Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881). Venezuelan politician, historian and writer. Illustration by Badillo. Engraving by Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1881. Date: 2018

Background imageHistorian Collection: John Buchan, Scottish novelist, historian and politician

John Buchan, Scottish novelist, historian and politician, by Imre Laszlo Unvardy aka Spy Junr Date: 1927

Background imageHistorian Collection: Bertrand Russell with others on a CND campaign

Bertrand Russell with others on a CND campaign
Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic

Background imageHistorian Collection: Bertrand Russell, British writer, pacifist etc

Bertrand Russell, British writer, pacifist etc
Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic. Seen here (left)

Background imageHistorian Collection: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHistorian Collection: Karl Marx and his wife, Jenny (nee von Westphalen)

Karl Marx and his wife, Jenny (nee von Westphalen)
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary

Background imageHistorian Collection: Karl Marx monument, Moscow, Russia

Karl Marx monument, Moscow, Russia
The Karl Marx monument in Teatralnaya Square, Moscow, Russia, around the time of its unveiling in 1961. It was carved on the spot from a 200 ton block of granite

Background imageHistorian Collection: Karl Marx 1818 1883 German Philosophy Philosopher

Karl Marx 1818 1883 German Philosophy Philosopher
karl, marx, 1818, 1883, german, philosophy, philosopher, politics, political, economist, history, historian, theory, theorist, social, science, scientist, sociology, sociologist, communism

Background imageHistorian Collection: Karl Marx monument, Highgate Cemetery, London

Karl Marx monument, Highgate Cemetery, London
The monument to Karl Marx above his grave in Highgate Cemetery, North London. Seen here on a rainy day, with sightseers holding umbrellas

Background imageHistorian Collection: Jacquetta Hawkes, Bertrand Russell and Stephen King-Hall

Jacquetta Hawkes, Bertrand Russell and Stephen King-Hall
Jacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), British writer and archaeologist, Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician

Background imageHistorian Collection: Karl Marx with Friedrich Engels and family members

Karl Marx with Friedrich Engels and family members
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary (right)

Background imageHistorian Collection: Karl Marx, German political writer and revolutionary

Karl Marx, German political writer and revolutionary
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary. Seen here in later years with white hair and beard. Date: 1882

Background imageHistorian Collection: Tariq Ali speaking under an NUJ banner

Tariq Ali speaking under an NUJ banner
Tariq Ali (b 1943), British Pakistani historian, novelist, filmmaker, political campaigner and commentator. Seen here speaking under a National Union of Journalists (NUJ) banner. Date: 1991

Background imageHistorian Collection: He appeared thus after his death to the historian Platina, explaining that because he lived like a

He appeared thus after his death to the historian Platina, explaining that because he lived like a beast during his lifetime, he did so still, being dead Date: reigned 1034 - 1045

Background imageHistorian Collection: Statue of Johann Christoph Friedrich (von) Schiller (1759-1805), German poet, philosopher

Statue of Johann Christoph Friedrich (von) Schiller (1759-1805), German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright at Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. Date: circa 1909

Background imageHistorian Collection: Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a British historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. Date: 1875

Background imageHistorian Collection: Remains of Winchester Palace in 1800

Remains of Winchester Palace in 1800
South remains of Winchester House, Southwark. The Winchester Palace was built in the 12th century and burnt down in 1814. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members

Background imageHistorian Collection: Part of the London Wall in the churchyard of St. Giles

Part of the London Wall in the churchyard of St. Giles
Part of the ancient London Wall in the churchyard of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London. Built in the third century, and repaired by London Mayor Ralph Joceline in 1477

Background imageHistorian Collection: Monument to John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605

Monument to John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605
John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605, from his monument in the Church of St. Andrew Undershaft. Depicted in an Elizabethan ruff holding a quill pen

Background imageHistorian Collection: Albino African man and woman

Albino African man and woman with axe, bow and arrows. White Negroes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Background imageHistorian Collection: English tourist in a bird basket in a gannet hunt

English tourist in a bird basket in a gannet hunt
English tourist riding in a bird basket in a gannet or guga hunt on the isle of St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Doctor Factobends recantation in the bird basket, St. Kildd

Background imageHistorian Collection: Jean Froissart presenting book to King Richard II

Jean Froissart presenting book to King Richard II
Jean Froissart presenting his book of Amours and Moralities to King Richard II. 1395

Background imageHistorian Collection: Jean Froissart reading to Gaston de Foix after supper

Jean Froissart reading to Gaston de Foix after supper
Jean Froissart reading from his Chronicles at the court of Gaston de Foix at Orthez, south-west France, after supper. 1388

Background imageHistorian Collection: Jean Froissart and Sir Espaing de Lyon

Jean Froissart and Sir Espaing de Lyon on their way to the court of Gaston de Foix at Orthez, south-west France. 1388

Background imageHistorian Collection: Philip van Artevelde of Ghent addressing the people

Philip van Artevelde of Ghent addressing the people during the Flemish revolt against the French, as reported in Froissarts Chronicles. circa 1381

Background imageHistorian Collection: King Edward III and the Countess of Salisbury

King Edward III and the Countess of Salisbury -- the origin of the Order of the Garter, as mentioned in Froissarts Chronicles. circa 1348

Background imageHistorian Collection: Thomas Pennant, Welsh natural historian

Thomas Pennant, Welsh natural historian
Thomas Pennant, portrait of the Welsh natural historian with a book under a tree. After the painting by Thomas Gainsborough

Background imageHistorian Collection: Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862), German poet

Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862), German poet, philologist and literary historian. Lithograph by P. Wurster from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Background imageHistorian Collection: Enguerrant de Monstrelet, French chronicler

Enguerrant de Monstrelet, French chronicler and historian, 1390-1453. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a manuscript by Monstrelet in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII from Le Bibliophile

Background imageHistorian Collection: Jean Froissart, chronicler, author and historian

Jean Froissart, chronicler, author and historian
Jean Froissart (c1337 - c1405), French-speaking chronicler, medieval author and Court historian. 14th century

Background imageHistorian Collection: H G Wells

H G Wells
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946). English writer, teacher, historian, journalist and critic

Background imageHistorian Collection: Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. circa 1750s

Background imageHistorian Collection: Busts of the Period - O P Q Philander Smiff

Busts of the Period - O P Q Philander Smiff
Figaro Cartoon, Busts of the Period - O P Q Philander Smiff - the most unreliable historian

Background imageHistorian Collection: William Roscoe, historian, poet and philanthropist

William Roscoe, historian, poet and philanthropist
Monument to William Roscoe (1753-1831), English historian, abolitionist, poet and philanthropist. 19th century

Background imageHistorian Collection: Sir James Mackintosh, Scottish jurist, Whig politician

Sir James Mackintosh, Scottish jurist, Whig politician
Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian. early 19th century

Background imageHistorian Collection: Reverend Richard Polwhele, clergyman, poet and historian

Reverend Richard Polwhele, clergyman, poet and historian
Rev Richard Polwhele (1760-1838), Cornish clergyman, poet and historian of Cornwall and Devon. early 19th century

Background imageHistorian Collection: Charles Rollin, French historian and educator

Charles Rollin, French historian and educator
Charles Rollin (1661-1741), French historian and educator, Rector of the University of Paris. early 18th century

Background imageHistorian Collection: 10938164

10938164
Bourgeoise fashion from a gravestone in St. Catherines Church, Frankfurt, 1468.. Bourgeoise fashion from the late 15th century from a gravestone in St. Catherines Church, Frankfurt, 1468

Background imageHistorian Collection: 10938139

10938139
Womans dress from the early 15th century, from a playing card in the Royal Library in Stuttgard.. She wears a jeweled hat and embroidered long-sleeved dress

Background imageHistorian Collection: 10938134

10938134
Male dress from the early 15th century, from a playing card in the Royal Library in Stuttgard.. He wears a large hat and a tunic with elaborate collar and cuffs. He clutches a bird in his left hand

Background imageHistorian Collection: 10938133

10938133
Knight in armour from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet.. Gravestone of Peter von Stettenberg, died 1441. Details of the armour fastenings at the knee and ankle

Background imageHistorian Collection: 10938131

10938131
Knight in armor from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet.. Gravestone of Gottfried von Eppstein, died 1437. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes



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