Knights Collection (page 11)

C15 Battle Scene
English knights engage the French in this fine scene from the 100 Years War, in Wynkyn de Wordes Polychronicon printed in 1495

Quixote in his Study
The Don in his study, excitedly reading old romances of days when knights were bold

Teutonic Grand Master
A Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (founded 1190)

Templar in House Dress
A Knight Templar in house costume

Drake Knighted / 1581 / Mono
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE Queen Elizabeth knighting Drake on board his ship, the Golden Hind, at Deptford on 4 April 1581 after his round- the-world voyage

Bazajet Ransoms Captives
Bajazet, sultan of Turkey, accepts ransom money for the comte de Nevers and other French Knights, captured during a reckless invasion of Turkey near Nicopolis

Scott / Ivanhoe / Tournament
Victorious in the tournament: the rescue of Ivanhoe

Knighting the Sirloin
Henry VIII, dining with the Abbot of Reading, is so pleased with the beef that he knights it Sir Loin, a fine example of how royalty can get away with terrible jokes

Tournament 1530
Two French knights take part in a tournament

Molay (Rogier, Coloured)
JACQUES DE MOLAY the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burnt alive for alleged crimes

Molay (Thevet)
JACQUES DE MOLAY the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burnt alive for alleged crimes

Crusader / Krak Fortress
Krak taken by the Knights Hospitaller and used as a fortress. This view has been reconstructed from ruins

Tunisia / Froissart / 1390
European knights mount an unsuccessful siege on a city near Tunis, Africa. Defeated, they soon return home

Knights Templar 1128
Honorius II gives papal approval to the order

Monks Expelled / 1207
Monks at Christchurch expelled

Trial by Combat
Two Knights engaging in single combat, the results of which will be decided by the Judgment of God

Battle of Embro 1346
BATTLE OF EMBRO The Knights of Rhodes defeat a Turkish fleet in a sea-fight off the coast of their island

Ransom Money Paid
Ransom money is paid to Turks to release captured French knights

Lancelot & Tarquin
Sir Lancelot strikes the copper basin in order to challenge Sir Tarquin - the haughty enemy of the Knights of the Round Table. Lancelot vanquishes Tarquin

Parsifal - Liebig 2
Act one : Amfortas and his knights receive Parsifal

English Knights Fighting
Two knights on horseback during a jousting tournament

Sleeping Knights
King Arthur and his knights sleep beneath Richmond Castle, Yorkshire, until needed to save Britain : Peter Thompson, a potter, found them there one day, to his surprise

BRANs HEAD
The head of Bran the Blessed is beleived to be buried under the Tower of London where it protects Britain. King Arthur, however, turns it round & prefers to rely on his knights

Teutonic Knights Prussia
The Teutonic Knights take the town of Kaven (now Kowno) in eastern Prussia

Teutonic Knights Poland
The Teutonic Knights attack Poland and Lithuania

Templars Burn (Mouchot)
Jacques de Molay and other leading Knights Templar are hastily burnt at Paris, on the orders of Philippe le Bel, king of France

Tennyson Fun
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON the Poet Laureate serenading the characters from his poems, including the Lady of Shalott, floating by in her boat

MOLAY BURNS 1314 - 2
Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master, is burnt alive at Paris on the orders of Philippe IV, bringing the once proud Order to an ignominious end

Teutonic Knights / Master
Grand Master, sword in hand

Kt of St John / Thiron
Chevalier Grand-Croix of the Order of Malta, St John of Jerusalem

Knights Play Chess
Two English knights relax over a game of chess, though a colleague seems to be urging them to leave the chessboard for the battlefield

Richard at Acre
THIRD CRUSADE - After landing at Acre, in Palestine, Richard I meets the Master of the Knights of Saint John

Dragon Hunt Series - 6
The knight is presented to the Master of the Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who applauds his deed as worthy of their oath of chivalry

Round Table
Les Chevaliers de la Table- Ronde. The Knights of the Round Table

Preaching, Clermont
FIRST CRUSADE At the Council of Clermont, pope Urban II urges Christians to take arms against the infidels

Templar / House Habit / Thir
Templar in house habit

Becket Assassinated / 1170
Thomas a Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated in the cathedral by four knights who believed they were carrying out Henry IIs wishes

Robert in First Crusade
Robert, Duke of Normandy, the eldest son of William I, goes on the First Crusade, thus losing the crown of England first to his brother William II, then Williams son Henry I

Palamon and Arcite
PALAMON AND ARCITE The two knights, Palamon and Arcite fight for the favour of Emelyne

Knights on Horseback
Knights on horseback

Jehan Le Feron
Learned French heraldic scholar, Jehan Le Feron (1504 - 1570) presents one of his works to King Henry II of France. A miniature from the " Blason d Armoiries"

Otakar II Submits 1273
Emperor Rudolf receives submission of Otakar II of Bohemia. Otakar later revolted and was defeated finally at Marchfield

Le Morte D arthur
Knights in battle on foot and horseback watched by a king and queen from the battlements of a city

Arthurs Round Table
Arthur and his elite knights dine at the Round Table

Game; knights from Spain
Two players represent the Mother and Jane : three others are Spamish knights who come to woo the daughter : at first the Mother says she is too young, then she lets her go

Templar in War Dress
A Knight Templar dressed for combat

Carasco Beats Quixote
He is finally beaten by his friend Sanson Carasco, who makes him swear not to take up arms again for a year

Arthur Sleeps Still
King Arthur and his knights sleep beneath Richmond Castle, Yorkshire, until needed to save Britain : Peter Thompson, a potter, found them there one day, to his surprise

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