History of England. Peasants revolt led by Wat Tyler in 1381. Meeting between Wat Tyler and the revolutionary priest John Ball. Detail. Miniature of the 15th century by Froissart
Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos
Lily Langtry (Lady de Bathe), WW1Lily Langtry (1863-1929), English actress pictured during the First World War when she was working for the Red Cross in America. Date: 1917
Coldstreamers in a Great charge by the guards on the SommeOn 15th September 1916, Guards including the Coldstreamers, Grenadiers and the Irish, captured Martinpuich, formerly in German hands and Courcelette and over 2300 prisoners. 15th September 1916
Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909
Plants / Lilium TigrinumTIGER LILY
Helston Cornwall FurryTHE FLORAL DANCE takes place during Furry day at Helston, Cornwall At noon, couples in evening wear dance between the houses to bring the occupiers good luck
Nymphaea sp. water lilyWatercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Underwear for 1962 drawn by Barbara HulanickiA lycra girdle with tapering side sections and black lace front panel on the right, and a black lace bra mounted on white both by Lily of France and excellent for magically transforming the figure
Riverbank sceneA summer riverbank scene with pale calm hazy water, dappled with lilypads and ducks, daisies and a small dragonfly. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Gertrude Hermes - Sculptor, Designer, EngraverGertrude Hermes (1901-1983) - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver 1940
Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G
The Merry Widow by Edward MortonPromotional postcard for The Merry Widow by Edward Morton from the German of Victor Leon and Leo Stein (Theater an der Wien, Vienna, , 30th December 1905); music Franz Lehar
Bouquet of wild flowers: tulip tree, wild roses, cardinal flower, harebells, wood lily, etc.. Illustration by Clarissa Badger, nee Munger, from Wild Flowers, Drawn and Colored from Nature, New York
Siebolds hosta, Hosta sieboldiana (Siebolds funkia, Funkia sieboldiana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley
Wilcannia lilies, Calostemma purpureum and Calostemma luteumPurple and yellow wilcannia lilies, Calostemma purpureum and Calostemma luteum. Australia. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens
Flowers and foliage on an assortment of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s
White lilies and dragonfly on a Christmas cardWhite lilies and a dragonfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Play, Lady Windermeres FanLADY WINDERMEREs FAN Mrs Erlynne (Marion Terry) entreats Lady Windermere (Lily Hanbury) to return to her husband; first production at St James Theatre, London by Oscar Wilde Date: 1892
Late Victorian Wedding partyA superb photograph of late Victorian Wedding party focusing on the bridal group. All show perfect serious face expressions, in keeping with the formality of the occasion (it seems!). Date: circa 1895
Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lilyPlate 1109 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lily and Hilda HanburyMisses Lily Hanbury (1874-1908) and Hilda Hanbury, sisters and actresses
Lily Langtry by G. F. WattsLillie Langtry (1852 - 1929), English actress, painted by the artist George Frederick Watts. Date: 1938
Chorillos alstroemeria, Alstroemeria chorillensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery
Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, and carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557
Lilies of the Valley, Purity and return ofLilies of the Valley, Convallaria majalis, Purity and return of happiness; The purple Emperor Butterfly, Apatura iris, Immortality of the soul
Orange day lily, Hemerocallis fulva. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871
Tulipa sp. tulipsWatercolour on paper, 1800s by Maria Geertruida Barbiers (nee Snabilie) (1773-1838). From the Dutch collection of Botanical drawings. Held in the Library and Archives
Agapanthus, lily of the Nile
CrinoidsCriniods lived during the Lower Jurassic period. Their modern equivalents include echinoderms such as seaurchins, starfish and sea cucumbers
Tulipa sp. various tulipsFolio 44 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, WarwicCadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Lily Pond in Girls Recreation Grounds Date: 1920s
Lady Queen Anne, words and musicLady Queen Anne she sits in the sun, As fair as a lily, as white as a swan
Caravaning Holiday / 1920SA man balances on a boat in a lily pond next to where they have parked their caravan
Flowers from Mahabaleshwar (Mahabulashwur). Elephantine creeper, Argyreia nervosa, barberry, Berberis vulgaris, lily, etc
Madonna lily or white lily, Lilium candidum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1794
Near naked man wades in a pond to gather water lilies - BaliNear naked man in a cooly hat wades in a pond to gather water lilies. Bali, Indonesia Date: 1989
Lily Benson
Lily Saxby, British stage and film actress. Date: circa 1910s
Mameena at the Globe Theatre, London, with Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton Date: 1914
Lily Pond, Abbey Gardens, Torquay, South Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Bridge and Lily Pond, Peasholm, Scarborough, North Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Lily Pond, Kensington Gardens, Lowestoft, Suffolk - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Lillie Langtry, British actress Date: circa 1880
The Water Lilies: Trees Reflections by MonetClaude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Trees Reflections, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 850 cm). Orangerie Museum. Paris. France
The Water Lilies: The Two Willows, circa 1915-1926 by MonetClaude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: The Two Willows, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1700 cm). Detail. Orangerie Museum. Paris. France
The Water Lilies: Clear Morning with Willows by MonetClaude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Clear Morning with Willows, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1275 cm). Orangerie Museum. Paris. France
