Knighthood Collection

Knightly Vigil
A knights vigil at arms

Lieutenant (Sir) Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), Antarctic explorer. In the year this photograph was taken he and three companions established a record for reaching the farthest southern point

Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem with the decoration of the order. Chromolithography. Catholic order of chivalry

CROWN JEWELS OF ENGLAND St George's Spurs (representing the King's Knighthood) and the Bracelets (sincerity) Date: 20th century

King Edward III knighting his son, Edward the Black Prince, in Normandy, France, during the Crecy campaign of 1346. Date: 1346

IAE President, 1908-09, Sir Dugald Clerk, signed [Knighthood conferred in 1917]. Date: 1909

Ceremonies of knighthood
Knighthood ceremonies: a knight kneels to be dubbed with a sword 358, a squire attaches spurs to the knights armour 359, a knight is dressed in armour by women 360

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) - English actor and theatre manager. He founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1904 and was knighted, for his contributions to theatre

A Young soldier prays the night before becoming a Knight, with his sword and shield in front of him. 12th century

A knight of the garter. Date: 1820

Japanese overlord presents armour to grateful subordinate in formal ceremony of investiture

Francis Drake knighted in Deptford by Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth knights Francis Drake on board his ship, the Golden Hind at Deptford, after his voyage round the world. Date: 4th April 1581

Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I on board his ship, the Golden Hind, in April 1581, not long after his circumnavigation of the world. 1581

Cartoon, Sir Michael Costa and Sir Julius Benedict
Cartoon -- Benefit Knights. They are (left) Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), an Italian-born conductor and composer, and (right) Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885)

Tour of the Colonies - Wellington- Knighting Sir J Ward - Knighthood Ceremony. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Portrait of Cornelis Apostool (1762-1844), c. 1816, by Charle
Cornelis Apostool (1762-1844). Dutch artist and First Director of Rijksmuseum. Portrait, 1816, by Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837). Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer
Caricature of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer and musician, with his colleagues Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Richard d Oyly Carte (1844-1901) in the background

Cork Mayor Knighted
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland confers knighthood on the Mayor of Cork Date: 1859

The Sire of Longueval knighting Roland
Roland knighted by the Sire of Longueval Date: 8th Century

Knighthood knighting ceremony
Conferring Knighthood on the Field of Battle for gallant service Date: 13th Century

Makes you F(i)ume, doesn t it? by Bruce Bairnsfather
If only OUR National Poet would take Heligoland and refuse to leave it until its ours! Caricature of George Robey (1869-1954), music hall entertainer and comedian, pictured refusing Heligoland

Sweely, Shipman & Co. present Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by the authors of When knighthood was in flower. Date c1906

Kane, Shipman & Colvin present When knighthood was in flower by Chas. Major & Paul Kester. Date c1905

Sweely, Shipman & Co. present When knighthood was in flower by Charles Major and Paul Kester. Date c1903

The Royal Visit to Jamaica
The Queen holds her first investiture outside Britain: the Chief Justice of Jamaica, Sir Kenneth O Connor, Kneeling to receive the accolade on 27th November 1953

Crusaders Vigil
A Crusader keeps vigil at the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, during the night before he is made a knight

Customs / Knighthood
Training a future knight Handing a small boy a tray with a goblet on it

Lady on Phone 1919
Lady uses a candlestick telephone to receive congratulations on her husbands knighthood which she thinks will raise their status with the servants

George III & Garter
GEORGE III OF ENGLAND A half-length portrait in profile showing the king wearing the Order of the Garter

Medieval Knighting
The medieval ceremony of knighthood, represented in an illustration of the Trojan War depicting the knighting of Pyrrhus of Epirus

Ceylon Governor Knighted
Edward, Prince of Wales, confers knighthood on the Governor of Ceylon

Maximilian Knights Man
The Emperor Maximilian knights the French warrior Claudius de Barre

Roland Knighted
The French hero Roland is knighted by the Sire de Longueval

Young Knight Armed
Arming a Young Knight

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