The Great Sacrifice by James Clark, WW1The Great Sacrifice by James Clark, originally published in the 1914 Christmas number of The Graphic. Depicting a dead soldier on a battlefield with an ethereal image of Christ on the cross shining
Free French - Honour the Maquis. The Maquis were rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance fighters, called maquisards, during the Occupation of France in World War II Date: circa 1941
Coronation. Royal Marine Guard of Honour march pastA contingent of The Royal Marines march into position as part of the Guard of Honour outside the west door of the Abbey. They will hold a position to the extreme right of the picture. 1953
Colonel Rollet, French Foreign Legion, France, WW1Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Frederic Rollet (1875-1941), General in the French Foreign Legion, Regiment de Marche. Seen here during the First World War, probably at Verdun, northern France
Great Orders of Knighthood and other high decorationsInsignia of the chief orders following in importance that of the Garter. The ribbons are represented by the backgrounds, except in the Order of Merit, and that of the Companions of Honour. Date: 1937
Fitzwilliam Bewicke-Copley weddingScene at the wedding of Lord Fitzwilliam (Major Hubert Francis Fitzwilliam Brabazon Foljambe) to the Hon Gladys Bewicke-Copley, with an archway of swords provided by the Royal Horse Guards
Awarding Victoria CrossHis 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
Foreign LegionnaireA foreign Legionnaire, carrying the flag of honour on his back
German Student Duel / 1880A German students duel at Gottingen. The Mensur, as practised by German fraternities, is a fast yet rarely-lethal affair with cuts accepted as marks of honour
Opening of the Mersey Tunnel - Liverpool Date: 1934
Roman orgy to celebrate the SaturnaliaRoman men and women having an orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia, held in honour of the god Saturn. Date: circa 1st century
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) No pasaran! (They Shall not Pass). Poster in honour of the popular militia (July 1936)
Massena - a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French NavyMassena was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy, built in the 1890s. A member of a group of five broadly similar battleships, ordered in response to the British Royal Sovereign class
Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill (born 1929), married name Muir, youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. Pictured in The Illustrated London News in 1953 when she was selected to be
Wedding of Viscount Althorp and Hon. Frances Roche in TatlerPage from The Tatler reporting on the wedding of Viscount Althorp (later Earl Spencer) and the Hon. Frances Roche, the parents of Diana, Princess of Wales
Les Diables Bleus - 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs AlpinsLes Diables Bleus - the 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs Alpins. A platoon on a mountain path by a stream. Pierre Comba (1859-1934)
Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart, elder daughter of the Marquess of Londonderry and the later Marchioness of Londonderry, was chosen by the Queen as one of the six maids of honour to carry her train at
Medina, Saudi Arabia - Hajj Pilgrimage - Sacred CarpetMedina, Saudi Arabia - Hajj Pilgrimage - The Guard of Honour and Custodians of the Sacred Carpet Date: circa 1905
Roll of Honour. Commemorative ArtRoll of Honour of 18158 Private F G Outlaw, Z Company, 6th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, including photograph. Commemorative Art
The Queen presents the F. A. Cup to NewcastleThe Queen hands the F.A. Cup to the Newcastle captain, Jimmy Scoular, watched by the Secretary of the Football Association, Sir Stanley Rous. B
Llangollen, Wales - Elisegs Pillar - erected in honour of King Eliseg of Powys circa 9th century Date: circa 1910s
The Queen wearing the imperial crown, members of the royal family, and maids of honour, on the balcony at the palace for the fly-past of the RAF following her Coronation on 2nd June 1953. 1953
Sir Douglas Haig and Vice Admiral Keyes at DoverField Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Vice Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945) inspecting a Royal Navy guard of honour on their arrival at Dover, Kent. circa December 1918
Oak Apple Day at Chelsea HospitalLord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day
Greece / Custom / PallasA procession in honour of Pallas Athene
Antiochus III of Syria returns Scipios captured sonAntiochus III of Syria, though an enemy, returns the Roman leader Scipio Africanuss captured son without demanding a ransom
Military honours for dead of R101French homage to Britains dead in the great airship R101 disaster: the moving final scene at Beauvais - Spahis saluting the coffins, borne on French artillery wagons
WW1 - Duty and Honour bid us part - Joining up in 1914 - a British country gent leaves his Mother and joins up with many of his mates from the village. Date: 1914
W. S. P. U Welcome Dinner Released PrisonersW.S.P.U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners. A menu for the Welcome Dinner in Honour of Released Prisoners, 16th February 1912. The prisoners including Mrs
Allied Military Leaders receive Legion of Honour Grand CroixAllied Military Leaders - WWII era. General Gamelin, Commander-in-chief of the Allied Armies; General Sir Edmund Ironside, Chief of the British Imperial General Staff; General Viscount Gort
In Memoriam - scene in Tewkesbury Abbey, WW1A lone woman stands alone in front of a roll of honour, with the Union flag hanging over it inside Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire during the First World War. Date: 1919
Celebrating BacchusCountry folk celebrate a festival in honour of the God of wine: Bacchus. (Greek: Dionysus)
Lieutenant Eyre Massey ShawPortrait of Lt. Eyre Massey Shaw of the Middlesex Regiment. The son of Captain B. Shaw and the grandson of the late Eyre Massey Shaw, he was killed on 30 July 1916 during World War I
Wellingtons FuneralThe Civic Authorities in the Duke of Wellingtons funeral procession passing down Fleet Street, London & the offices of Punch. The road is flanked by armed soldiers
Illumintaed Court of Honour, Franco British White City Exhibition in London in 1908
Court of Honour, Franco British White City Exhibition in London in 1908
In Honour Bound - Patriotic postcard - WW1In Honour Bound - Patriotic postcard depicting the flags of the Victorious Allies of WW1. Date: circa 1918
Cambridge - Caius College, Gate of Honour - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Music cover, Souvenir de Leeds, Grand March, by William Spark (organist of the town hall), composed in honour of the royal visit by The Prince
Princess Elizaveta Trubetskaya, Parisian salon hostessPrincess Elizaveta Esperovna Trubetskaya (Lise Troubetzkoi, 1834-1907), Russian lady-in-waiting and Parisian salon hostess. Date: circa 1860s
Maria Pita - Spanish heroineMaria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna against the attack of the English Armada in 1589
Wawel Castle, KrakowAn illustration of the Wawel Royal Castle in central krakow, Poland, with more modern buildings set in front. The green topped building is known as Sigismund Tower
General Jean MeiserA sculpture of General Jean Meiser of the Belgian Army, Commander of the Legion of Honour. Labelled as a heroic defender of Dixmude who stopped the German army on their way to the channel ports in
Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case coverCunard Line, Isle of Man Post Office QE2 Farewell Season Celebration. Limited edition 156 of 189 QE2 Farewell Season Celebration large 14.5 x 14 inches album in slip case cover
The Emperor of India with Lord Hardinge descending from the platform on arrival at Delhi to inspect the guard of honour, December 7, 1911
Said Al Idris Senussi of Libya in Benghazi, WW2Said Al Idris Senussi of Libya, guest of honour at British Officers Club, Benghazi, WW2 Date: circa 1944
Portraits of Poincare, George V, Tsar Nicholas, King AlbertHonour, Fatherland, Strength in Union says the French caption. WW1 Date: 1914
