Leading Collection (page 12)

Petronas the Patrician ( -864). Byzantine general
" Petronas the Patrician ( -864). Byzantine general and leading aristocrat. Victory of Petronas against the Arabs. Manuscript produced in Sicily

FLOR, Roger de (1267-1305). Catalan knight and military adventurer, son of a German falconer.; Andronicus II Palaeologus (1258-1332). Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)

III Crusade. Marguerite of France leading the Hungarians to the Crusade, 1196. Copy of the painting by Edouard Pingret (1838). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

Spain. Civil War. Los
Spain. Civil War. Francisco Franco leading the offensice operations over Catalonia (1938). By him, General Fidel D

View from Kipling Pagoda - Moulmein - The site has been occupied by a pagoda since 700AD. Gold pagoda under repair. Wide terraces with dipping roofed steps leading down the steep hill

Scene on a country lane, Yugoslavia
Scene on a country lane in former Yugoslavia at harvest time. People leading ponies carrying large bundles of hay. Date: September 1965

Richard Owen Cambridge
RICHARD OWEN CAMBRIDGE Poet, best known for his satire The Scribleriad : popular in his day and a friend to many leading figures of the time. Date: 1717 - 1802

Charles Alex De Calonne
CHARLES-ALEXANDRE DE CALONNE French statesman who proposed to tax nobles and clergy so was dismissed : fled to England where he was leading adviser to fellow emigres. Date: 1734 - 1802

Colonel Redvers Buller
SIR REDVERS HENRY BULLER British military, when a Colonel, awarded the VC. He will rise to be one of Britains leading generals. Date: 1839 - 1908

Paris-Madris Race 1903
Hon. Charles Rolls, son of Lord Lllangattock, a leading English automobilist, and the car with which he started in the ill-fated race from Paris to Madrid. Date: May 1903

Cavalry Charge, Marengo
BATTLE OF MARENGO (Italy) Napoleon is facing defeat when a series of cavalry charges overwhelm the Austrians, leading to a French victory Date: 14 June 1800

Bath Salts for Slimmers
Bath salts for a slimmer, fresher body, as recommended by leading doctors. Date: circa 1930

LFB band of marching firemen, Lewisham, SE London
The LCC-LFB band leading a London Fire Brigade marching contingent past the Lewisham Clock Tower in SE London

LFB band lead marching firefighters, SE London, WW2
The LCC-LFB band playing and leading a fire brigade contingent on a march through a street in Lewisham, SE London

Old man carrying a flag is leading a group of male citizens in a procession at night. Date 1904 or 1905

Colonel Awaya, commander of the 11th infantry regiment, leading his men into a fierce battle. Print shows the Japanese commander, Colonel Awaya, standing with sword raised

Scenes from events and battles leading up to and during the American Revolution, 1775-1783, as depicted in 12 illustrations. Date 1784

Scenes related to the Soga family - a warrior on horseback with retainers leading and following him. Date 16--

Scenes related to the Soga family - two warriors with swords walking behind retainers leading two horses. Date 16--

Cypresses and road leading to the cemetery, Scutari, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Leading exponents of the manly art. Date 1883 Nov. 23. Leading exponents of the manly art. Date 1883 Nov. 23

A prospect of Ora Cabeca in the parish of St. maries the Nor

A view of the town and harbour of Montego Bay, in the parish of St. James s, Jamaica, taken from the road leading to St. Anns

RB Whitley, who was one of the first citizens of the town and is one of its leading citizens, owner of the general store, president of the bank, and owns a cotton mill nearby and a farm

Ernest Shipman presents Americas leading emotional actress, Mary Shaw. Date c1907

Sea Cadet parade, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The band of TS Wooltan, the sea cadet unit based at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, leading the annual Armistice Day procession through the town. 1955

Sheet Glass Making at Cooksons Glass Works, South Shields
Interior of a sheet-glass-making shop at Cooksons Glass Works, South Shields. A man blows into a pipe leading into a tubular bubble of glass which will then be opened out to form a sheet. Date: 1844

Girl with goose
From postcard by Liberty & Co of girl leading a goose, dressed in fashionable Liberty attire. Artist: Hilda Miller Date: 1910

Lord Mayors Show, City of London
The Lord Mayor and other High City Functionaries show amusement at the dignity of the small boy leading the band. circa 1911

Henry Thoreau with signature
1817-1862. American author, poet, naturalist, philosopher, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, surveyor and leading transcendentalist

Eastern scene - Arab man and camel
Eastern scene - an arab man walking his camel past the domes of a town in the fading evening light. Date: circa 1930s

Silhouette of farmer, cow and dog
Silhouette of a farmer wearing clogs, leading a cow along, with a dog following on behind

Silhouette of a street scene

Varenna on the banks of Lake Como - Mulini Street
Varenna on the banks of Lake Como, Italy - Mulini Street Date: circa 1910s

Eastern scene - Camels led past the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt Date: circa 1930s

Russo-Turkish War - King Carol I of Romania
King Carol I of Romania - he personally led Romanian troops during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 (as depicted here) and assumed command of the Russo/Romanian army during the siege of Plevna

The Queens Excitement over the Struggle in the Stadium: Th
The image depicts a scene from the the 1908 Olympics held in London. The marathon was watched by 80, 000 spectators, including Queen Alexandra

Belgian Air Force 1
Jean Olieslagers (1883-1942) Belgian aviator, joins in war effort in World War One, becomes leading ace, winning many aerial victories over the Germans. Date: 1916+

Fay Compton 1928
Fay Compton (1894 1978) English actress. Leading Lady of Other Mens Wifes, at the St. Martin s. Date: 1928

Paris Ave Bois Boulogne
Ahe avenue du Bois de Boulogne is the main thoroughfare leading from l Etoile to the Bois. Date: circa 1904

Communards Attacked
Government forces recapture Paris from the Communards : a field gun at the Pont de Neuilly commands the avenue leading to the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 1871

Admiralty Arch 1950S
Admiralty Arch, London, was designed by Aston Webb and completed in 1911. The impressive archways form an entrance to Pall Mall, leading up to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1950s

Pierre Broussel
PIERRE BROUSSEL - French statesman, councillor of the Paris Parlement, who opposed Mazarins fiscal policy, for which he was arrested, leading to the Fronde popular rising. Date: FLOURISHED 1648

Milton Abbey Turf Steps
This grass slope is probably the most remarkable in England, consisting of 111 green steps, leading up to a Saxon chapel, at Milton Abbas, Dorset. Date: 1950s

Swans & Bridge
Swans on the River Ouse and the bold sweep of the arch in the bridge, leading to Tyringham House, Tyringham, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1960s

The Fate of Anne Wolter - Film Still - Brothel
The road that leads to destruction, Part 1 - The fate of Anne Wolter - Film still from this 1918 German Movie, showing a scene in a very high class Brothel. Date: 1918

A Crack Truffle-hunting team setting out, France
A Crack Truffle-hunting team setting out, Lot, France. The fruits of their sniffing, snuffling and truffling labours can be seen in the basket on the right. Date: circa 1908

HMS Royal Sovereign, Resolution and Revenge, WW1
Three British battleships at sea during the First World War. HMS Royal Sovereign is leading HMS Resolution and HMS Revenge. Date: 1914-1918

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