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The Suffragette that knew Jiu-Jitsu - The Arrest. A crowd of terrified Policemen look on in trepidation at a lone suffragette, her sleeves rolled up, ready to take on all-comers
Ju-Jitsu suffragetteIf you want to earn some time throw a policeman! The Ju-Jitsu suffragette shows how a policeman may be tackled
Death of Sir John Moore, 17 Jan 1809. Aquatint by T Sutherland, after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 2 Jan 1815. At the Battle of Corunna, Peninsular War (1808-1814)
St. George patron saint of EnglandOur Ancient Word of Courage, Fair St. George - The Patron Saint of England. Pictured here by Georges Scott (1873-1943) expertly slaying the dragon, despite looking quite like a girl. Date: 1928
The Queen as Captain-GeneralIn her role as Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company, the Queen presents new colours to Lieutenant F.H.B Layfield, right (Queens Colour) and Lieutenant J.S. Teakle (Regimental Colour)
Judo at Oxford 1950SJudo is practised in the Quad at Oxford
Sport / Martial Arts / KendoTwo warriors practise Kendo, the way of the sword. Kendo is derived from ancient samurai (warrior class) fighting methods
Police Learn Ju-JitsuJu-jitsu is taught to the French police
Royal Navy parade, Coronation day, 1953A contingent of the Royal Navy gives a superb display of marching skill as they reach Marble Arch. The three columns are seen at the moment of dividing. 1953
The Queen inspects pikemen and musketeersThe Queen inspecting the pikemen and musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company at Armoury House. Date: 1955
Japanese ways of chivalry: a display of ancient fighting methods by the Budokwai in London at the Aeolian Hall
Court-Martial of Lt. Perry of H. Majesty?s 46th RegimentThe Court-Martial of Lieut. Perry of H
Japanese Staff FightingJapanese practising with their equivalent of the quarterstaff
Two in Evening DressesEvening creations - one by Martial et Armand, the other by Doeuillet
Ancient Greek method of mounting and riding a horse bareback
Judo as self-defence as demonstrated by Phyllis BoutellPage showing Miss Phyllis Boutell and Mr Charles Cawkell demonstrating how judo, or ju-jitsu, can be an effective form of self-defence if attacked
Turkey. Men exercising in TomakOttoman Empire. Turkey. Men exercising in Tomak game. Martial art. Traditional game in which woll balls are used on leather straps. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot
Music cover, Martial Moments, March Medley, selected and arranged by Aubrey Winter, illustration by John Hassall Date: 1925
Lifeguard observing Martial Music Date: 1894
HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyerRoyal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders
Protesters at the South African embassyDemonstrators from Lawyers Against Apartheid picketing outside the South African embassy in Trafalgar Square to protest against sixteen years of martial law in Namibia
Machine Gun on a Mule, near San Martial; Spanish Civil WarPhotograph showing a mule column of the Spanish Foreign Legion carrying supplies and a machine gun up a mountain path near San Martial, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936
Three travelling oufits, Paris, 1926 from Beer, Amy Linker and Martial et Armand Date: 1926
The Sultan watching young men battle with tomacThe Sultan in his Kiosk watching young officers and pages battle with tomak, wool balls on strips of leather. Esercizio del Tomac
View of the Besiktas Sahil Palace, 1800sView of the Besiktas Sahil Palace, the Sultans vacation palace on the European side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, 1800s
Greek athletes competing in the martial art of Pankration. After the Pancrastinae statue of Pankratiasts in the Florentine Museum (now in the Uffizi). Pancraziasti del Museo Fiorentino
Mlle. Roussel as Martial in La Corde de Pendu, 1844Mlle. Roussel as Martial in La Corde de Pendu by Laloue and Bourgeois, Theatre du Cirque Olympique, 1844. Actress crossdressing as a trumpeter for the Musketeers
Fencing positions and equipmentSword and cloak versus sword and lantern, defensive guard of small and broad swords, and weapons, breastplate, mask, glove
Suffragette Ruthless Rhymes of Martial Militants. Suffragette Ruthless Rhymes of Martial Militants, book of satirical cartoons written and illustrated by Nelson Harding. Illustration
Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges in todays France. Died 1st or 3rd centuries. Engraving by Capuz. Ano Cristiano, 1852. Colored
Martial Eagle - attacking White Stork - the fight lasted more than an hour but finally the Eagle was victorious (Polemaetus bellicosus)
How to Pose as a Strong ManTrick No. 1 - How to master a man with two fingers from How to Pose as a Strong Man, an article in Pearsons Magazine, March 1899 by Edward William Barton-Wright
Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815. Aquatint by T Sutherland after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 1 Dec 1815
Advertisement for cars and fashionsAdvertisement for the Voisin 22 CV 12-cylinder car, ideal for going on holiday to fashionable places such as Cannes
Advert for the fashion house of Martial & Armand, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
Transportation of the relics of Saint Louis. Cardinal CharleCharles Lavigerie (1825-1892). French missionary and cardinal. Transportation of the relics of St Louis. Engraving by Man. The Iberian Illustration, 1885. Colored. Date: 20131114
EmbroideredLoose fitting apricot evening coat embroidered diamond to the back and fur hem, by Martial Armand. Date: 1926
Cardinal Charles Lavigerie (1825-1892). Colored engravingCharles Lavigerie (1825-1892). French missionary and cardinal. Engraving by Bonnat, 1888. Colored
Charles Lavigerie (1825-1892). French missionary and cardinal. Engraving by H. Thiriat. Fight against slavery. Antislavery Congress. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1890. Colored
Epigrams by MartialDetail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514
Eagle. Epigrams by MartialEagle. Detail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514
James ElphinstonJAMES ELPHINSTON teacher, author and translator whose version of Martials epigrams was sadly ridiculed. Date: 1721 - 1809
Dreyfus / Rennes Re-TrialDreyfus appears for his court martial re-trial at Rennes Date: 1899
Start of Rennes TrialThe start of Dreyfus second court martial in Rennes, also to find him guilty Date: 1899
Events / Australia / 1854Two poster notices from The British Governor of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham, pronouncing martial law following the rebellion at the Eureka stockade. Date: 3rd December, 1854
Martial and Armand wedding gown 1912Wedding gown by Martial and Armand of parchment-tinted crepe meterore enriched with embroidered mousseline de soie. Date: 1912
Fashions in the Auteuil paddock, Paris, 1927 from Martial et Armand, Chanel, Patou and Worth Date: 1927
Fashions at the Pre-Catalan, Paris, 1927Eve in Paris - Fashions at the Pre-Catalan with models from Alice Bernard, Drecoll, Martial et Armand and Lucien Lelong Date: 1927
Paris Fashions, Spring 1927A Panorama of airs and graces: Paris holds up the mirror of the mode to spring (LtoR) models by Jean Patou, Alice Bernard, Jeanne Lanvin, Premet, Tollman, Jean Patou, Martial ey Armand
Kluang court martial 1946Presiding officer of the court martial, Brigadier M.V.Wright (left), commander of the 14th Indian Infantry Brigade, with members of the court awaiting the start of the days proceedings
Blood and Iron 1914On 4th August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of the First World War; a few days later this illustration appeared in The Graphic. Date: 1914
Jujitsu ThrowMr. G. Koizumi, the Japanese expert, giving a JUJITSU lesson to female motorists to enable them to deal with bandits. Here a girl does a shoulder of veal throw! Date: 8 September 1932
Jujitsu ClassMr. G. Koizumi, the Japanese expert, giving a JUJITSU lesson to female motorists to enable them to deal with bandits. Here they hold the bandits to the ground! Date: 8 September 1932
Jujitsu BoyMr. G. Koizumi, the Japanese expert, giving a JUJITSU lesson to young Master Andrew Eills! Date: 8 September 1932
Lavigerie PhotoCHARLES MARTIAL ALLEMAND LAVIGERIE - French churchman, cardinal and primate of Africa whose excessive zeal to convert Algerian Moslems to Christianity was unwelcome. Date: 1825 - 1892
William SandhurstWILLIAM ROSE MANSFIELD, first baron SANDHURST military commander in India, satirised at the time of the Simla court-martial Date: 1819 - 1876
Comte Guernon-RanvilleMARTIAL COME ANNIBAL PERPETUE MAGLOIRE, comte de GUERNON- RANVILLE French statesman, minister of public instruction. Date: 1787 - 1866
Thessaloniki - Martial Law - Crowd at the Government HouseThessaloniki, Greece - Martial Law - Crowd at the Government House. Date: 1916
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - First Day of Martial Law Date: 1917
Spain (1917). Court martial against the persons
Surrender of Troyes. The bourgeoises deliver
France. Hundred Years War. Death of Count of" France. Hundred Years War. Death of Count of Salisbury in the siege of Orleans, 24th October 1428. Fol. 54v of the " Vigiles de Charles VII" by Martial d Auvergne (c. 1484)
Spain (1917). General strike. The army proclamates the martial law (August)
MARTIAL D AUVERGNE, (1430-1508). Vigils of Charles VII. 1484. Fight of Joan of Arc and the Constable of Richemont against the English in Patey on 18th June 1429. Scene of the Hunderd Years War
Joan of Arc at the stake, 1431. Fol. 71 of the" Joan of Arc at the stake, 1431. Fol. 71 of the " Vigiles de Charles VII" by Martial d Auvergne (c. 1484). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library."
Three dresses by Beer, Premet and Martial et ArmandThree fashionable women wearing evening dresses. On the left, a salmon pink narrow strap tubular satin crepe casino dress with embroidered silver pearls and a green fan detail at the hip, by Beer
Two ladies in summer outfits by Martial et ArmandTwo fashionable young ladies in summer outfits by Martial et Armand. On the left, a white crepe dress with red lace trimming
Four young ladies in fashionable summer outfits
Dreyfus Guilty VerdictDreyfus is found guilty by the Rennes court-martial, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment : newspapers sell like hot cakes on the boulevards. Date: September 1899
Two ladies in evening wear by Martial et Armand and BeerTwo fashionable ladies in the latest evening wear
Three ladies in outfits by Molyneux and Martial et ArmandThree fashionable ladies in the latest winter outfits. On the left, a beige velvet cape with honeycomb pattern, by Molyneux
Young lady in black and red dress by Martial et ArmandYoung lady wearing a black and red crepe dress with red embroidered flowers, by Martial et Armand. 1924
Two ladies in outfits by Doucet and Martial et ArmandTwo ladies in summer outfits at the seaside. On the left, a white crepe dress with a pink and white scarf, and mauve parasol, by Doucet
Two dresses by Martial et Armand and BernardTwo fashionable ladies wearing the latest dress designs. On the left, a long sleeved pink crepe two tier dress with dark pink velvet trim and matching brimmed hat, by Martial et Armand
Two ladies in dresses by Martial et Armand and DoeuilletTwo fashionable young ladies in the latest dresses. On the left, a sleeveless mauve dress in satin crepe with black and gold lace detail, by Martial et Armand
Three checkered dresses by Martial et Armand
Outfits by Martial et Armand, Philippe et Gaston, and JennyThree young ladies wearing fashionable daytime outfits. On the left a black crepe dress with silver belt, flounced cuffs, small buttons and long neck scarf, by Martial et Armand
Two young ladies in dresses by Martial et Armand and WorthTwo fashionable young ladies in the latest sleeveless dresses. On the left, a dress in black and red satin crepe with geometrical designs, by Martial et Armand
Ladies at a boat race in various summer outfitsA group of fashionable ladies watching a boat race, wearing a range of summer outfits
Three women and girl in outdoor clothesThree women and a girl in outdoor clothes. The women are in three-piece suits. On the left, red wool velvet embroidered black edging to jacket and black fur on collar and cuffs, by Martial et Armand
Two women in outfits by Martial et Armand, and BernardTwo fashionable women both wearing tubular coat dresses. On the left, black and white horizontal stripes and fur collar, by Martial et Armand
Japanese martial artsA satirical comment on Japanese martial arts, one of the opponents tucked up in a tight ball so as to avoid serious injury. Date: 1901
Proclamation of martial law by General Allenby, JerusalemProclamation of martial law, read in English to the inhabitants by General Sir Edmund Allenby, outside the Tower of David in Jerusalem during the First World War. Date: 11 December 1917
Churchill present at German manoeuvresGerman army manoeuvres at which Winston Churchill was present in 1909. Churchill was on holiday in Marienbad when he attended the manoeuvres