Kind Gallery

Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan Parlia

Alfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou. Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan Parliament assembled in Montblanc on 18 June, 1333 under the chairmanship of the king. Paeria Municipal Archives. Lleida. Catalonia. Spain

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

Commedia dell'arte Characters

Four Characters from Commedia dell'arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters. Actors adapted their comic dialogue and action according to a few basic plots (commonly love intrigues) and to topical issues. Date: circa 18th century

Tupolev Tu-104A CCCP-L5445

Tupolev Tu-104A CCCP-L5445 (SSSR-L5445, msn 8350401), of Aeroflot, at Keflavik Naval Air Station in Iceland. This Tu-104A was the second of it's kind to visit the USA in September 1959, refuelling at London Heathrow and Keflavik NAS, carrying Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko on 14 September, returning a few days later. (Note: the date of this photograph is uncertain, but is the outward or return stops at Keflavik in September 1959. The first Tu-104A return flight to the US, on 4 September, was flown by CCCP-L5438) Date: 1959

© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library