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King Collection

Background imageKing Collection: The King of Kings

The King of Kings -- Jesus Christ surrounded by rulers (kings, queens, emperors, etc) from various countries and periods in history. 1916

Background imageKing Collection: King George VI - fine photographic portrait

King George VI - fine photographic portrait
A very fine photographic portrait of King George VI (1895-1952) - King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth. Date: circa 1939

Background imageKing Collection: Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson

Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson
An interesting and elegant apparatus designed to overcome once for all the difficulties of conveying green peas to the mouth

Background imageKing Collection: Richard Iii / Players / 18

Richard Iii / Players / 18
KING RICHARD III OF ENGLAND Reigned 1483 - 1485

Background imageKing Collection: Flag of the Scottish Covenanters

Flag of the Scottish Covenanters
The Flag of the Scottish Covenanters. They were Presbyterians sworn to defend their religion, part of a Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland against the English

Background imageKing Collection: Medea and the Fleece

Medea and the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes king of Colchis who possesses the Golden Fleece, uses magic to send the guardian dragons to sleep, enabling her lover Jason to steal the Fleece

Background imageKing Collection: Four Generations of British Royalty

Four Generations of British Royalty
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) with her son King George V (1865-1936) and his daughter Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) (seated)

Background imageKing Collection: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Background imageKing Collection: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
King Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor

Background imageKing Collection: William III. Prince of Orange! At the battle of the Boyne

William III. Prince of Orange! At the battle of the Boyne. 1690

Background imageKing Collection: First Portrait of King Charles III

First Portrait of King Charles III
Portrait of King Charles III commissioned from artist Alastair Barford by ILN. The portrait was painted in oils by the artist Alastair Barford

Background imageKing Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

Background imageKing Collection: Kitchener Poster - Your Country Needs You

Kitchener Poster - Your Country Needs You
Poster, Britons - (Kitchener) wants YOU. Join your countrys army. The classic World War One recruitment poster designed by Alfred Leete. circa 1916

Background imageKing Collection: Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese, called Benozzo (1420-1497)

Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese, called Benozzo (1420-1497). Procession of the Youngest King. 1459-1460. ITALY. Florence. Medici Riccardi Palace. The Magi with Lorenzo the Magnificent and his retinue

Background imageKing Collection: Britains Sea Power Is Yours

Britains Sea Power Is Yours
World War Two propaganda poster - Britains Sea Power Is Yours - showing the might of a British King George V Class Battleship cutting a swathe through the ocean

Background imageKing Collection: King Henry VIII & Wives

King Henry VIII & Wives
KING HENRY VIII Portrait of the King of England with all his wives SEYMOUR/CLEVES/HOWARD HENRY VIII PARR/ARAGON/BOLEYN

Background imageKing Collection: Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21)

Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21) shown with its complement of Douglas A-4G Skyhawks of 805 Squadron RAN ranged for entering port

Background imageKing Collection: Early jigsaw puzzle showing Kings & Queens of England

Early jigsaw puzzle showing Kings & Queens of England
A highly instructive jigsaw puzzle from the early nineteenth century, bearing representations of the Kings and Queens of England from William I to George IV. Date: 1937

Background imageKing Collection: The Battle of Issus

The Battle of Issus. Scene of the battle between Alexander the Great of Macedonia and the Achaemenid king Darius III

Background imageKing Collection: Hobbes / Leviathan / Frontis

Hobbes / Leviathan / Frontis
LEVIATHAN : Frontispiece to the first edition, representing the spiritual and temporal power united in the person of the King, and ruling over the whole earth

Background imageKing Collection: Duke and Duchess of Windsor with their pugs

Duke and Duchess of Windsor with their pugs
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII and Mrs Wallis Simpson) shown with their beloved pug dogs. The dogs are wearing rather stylish coats

Background imageKing Collection: Haile Selassie / Nachkrieg

Haile Selassie / Nachkrieg
HAILE SELASSIE Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74) in 1928, the year he assumed the title of King

Background imageKing Collection: King Henry VIII and his three wife and children

King Henry VIII and his three wife and children
King Henry VIII (1491 - 1547), England Royalty, reigned (1509 1547) with three of his wifes and children. (Left to right) wives Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Catherine Parr, children Princess Elizabeth

Background imageKing Collection: Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. King Edwin built a small church here c. 630. St. Hilda founded a monastery in 656. The present ruined Norman Abbey was built circa 1222. Date: founded circa 656

Background imageKing Collection: 1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review

1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review
A panoramic view showing the berthing arrangements made for the Review of the Fleet at Spithead by King George V to celebrate his Silver Jubilee

Background imageKing Collection: Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn

Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn
King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his mistress, in the Gallery at Hever Castle, Kent

Background imageKing Collection: Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scotland -- the inscription below reads Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Widow of Francois II, King of France. The portrait shows her in mourning dress

Background imageKing Collection: Tapestry of Bayeux. The complete tapestry depicts

Tapestry of Bayeux. The complete tapestry depicts the Norman invansion of England. Knights of King Edward III (upper part) and naves of Harold II (down). Detail. Fresco. FRANCE. Bayeux

Background imageKing Collection: The Battle of the Boyne

The Battle of the Boyne

Background imageKing Collection: King William III

King William III. Crossing the River Boyne July 1st 1690. Date: July 1st 1690

Background imageKing Collection: Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageKing Collection: Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Night

Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Night
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, 4. Night. In a narrow street leading to Charing Cross, with an equestrian statue of Charles I at the far end

Background imageKing Collection: Marsh King / Harry Clarke

Marsh King / Harry Clarke
Illustration of the Marsh Kings daughter in an oval frame

Background imageKing Collection: St Albans Abbey 1802

St Albans Abbey 1802
St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. The Abbey was founded in 793 by Offa, King of Mercia, supposedly on the site of the martyrdom of St Alban in A.D. 303

Background imageKing Collection: King Harold II (Harold Godwinson)

King Harold II (Harold Godwinson)
HAROLD II or HAROLD GODWINSON (c 1022-1066) King of England, reigned for nine months in 1066, killed at Hastings

Background imageKing Collection: William III. Prince of Orange! At the battle of the Boyne

William III. Prince of Orange! At the battle of the Boyne

Background imageKing Collection: Henri Christophe

Henri Christophe
Henri (or Henry) Christophe a leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France for Haiti in 1804. Made President of Haiti in 1807, and in March 1811 was proclaimed Henri I

Background imageKing Collection: Bismarck / Dropping Pilot

Bismarck / Dropping Pilot
OTTO BISMARCK German Chancellor dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II: Dropping the Pilot

Background imageKing Collection: King of Hearts / Card

King of Hearts / Card
The King of Hearts

Background imageKing Collection: King William III

King William III 1650-1702. Wyck, Jan c. 1640-1702 (attributed to)

Background imageKing Collection: Royal Navy helicopters photographed off Portland

Royal Navy helicopters photographed off Portland. From top: Westland Sea King, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Wessex HU5, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Lynx, Westland Wasp HAS1 and Westlad Gazelle

Background imageKing Collection: The Light Dragoons 1790 - 1992

The Light Dragoons 1790 - 1992
The evolving uniform of The Light Dragoons. From Left - 13th Light Dragoons 1790, 18th Light Dragoons 1810, 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Marys Own) 1930, The Light Dragoons 1st December 1992

Background imageKing Collection: King Edward VIII

King Edward VIII
EDWARD VIII Portrait of King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor photogrpahed in full dress uniform

Background imageKing Collection: Cornish Riviera Train

Cornish Riviera Train
The Great Western Railways Cornish Riviera express is hauled by a King class locomotive beside the sea

Background imageKing Collection: Napoleon I / Gillray / G III

Napoleon I / Gillray / G III
NAPOLEON I Cartoon of Napoleon I with George III in a Lilliputian context

Background imageKing Collection: King Athelstan

King Athelstan
KING ATHELSTAN King of England (reigned 924-939)

Background imageKing Collection: Jessie M King

Jessie M King
Illustration for greetings card showing a ship at sea guarded by angels. Artist: Jessie Marion King (1875-1949) Date: 1926

Background imageKing Collection: Vasco da Gama in India

Vasco da Gama in India
Portuguese Colonial History Series - Vasco da Gama has an audience with The King of Calicut (Kozhikode), the Samudiri (Zamorin) in May 1498



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