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English Cluniac MonkA CLUNIAC MONK of Melton Mowbray, England, depicted without his cowl
U Monk in Wine CellarU A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed
Roger Bacon / VerhasROGER BACON Scientist and scholar looking across the rooftops of Oxford from his monastic observatory
Chaucer, the MonkThe Monk on horseback, riding with spurs
Domesday Book is WrittenThe Domesday book is compiled on the orders of William I
Benedictine MonkMONACHUS BENEDICTINUS a satirical drawing done at a time when England feared a papal invasion
Dominican MonkA Dominican monk
English BenedictineBenedictine monk in England
Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of CanterburySaint Dunstan, Abbot of Glastonbury, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, then Archbishop of Canterbury, pictured here with a vision of the Virgin and Child
Jain monks arriving in New Delhi after fleeing Western PunjaVictims of the violence sweeping through India following Partition in 1947 - Jain monks arrive at Willingdon airport, New Delhi from the Gujranwala district north of Lahore in Western Punjab
Kobe, Japan - A komuso (monk of the Fuke sect) wearing a basket hat (tengai or tengui) and playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute. Date: 1928
Man and woman dancing the bolero, Granada, 18th century. Man in majo suit, woman in long dress, both with castanets, accompanied by two guitarists
China Clay - The Monk. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s
China - Buddhist priests pre-1900
Italy Florence Certosa del Galluzzo Monastery pre-1900
Charles IV abdicates in favour of his son FerdinandPeninsular War (1808-1814). Charles IV abdicates in favour of his son Ferdinand (Aranjuez, March 19, 1808). Etching and engraving on paper, circa 1814
Allegoric Capricho, 1852, by Eugenio Lucas VelazquezEugenio Lucas Velazquez (1817-1870). Spanish painter. Allegoric Capricho, 1852. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian SchoolMaster of the Parral (active 1480-1500). Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School, about 1480-1490. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Saint Jerome in his Study. Castilian School, about 1480-1490Master of the Parral (active 1480-1500). Saint Jerome in his Study. Castilian School, about 1480-1490. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
St Bernard dogs and monk on skis, Grand St Bernard, the Swiss Alps Date: circa 1910s
The WatchersA group portrait oil painting of a young Buddhist monk wearing the traditional Kasaya robe, sat in front of some other figures wearing colourful headbands and flowers in their hair. Date: circa 1921
Diego Laynez (1512-1565). Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian. Second Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana
The Lady of Montserrat by Alonso Cano (1601-1667)Alonso Cano (1601-1667) and Workshop. The Lady of Montserrat. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Interior of the Wawel Royal Cathedral, 1875, by SwierzynskiSaturnin Swierzynski (1820-1885). Polish painter. Interior of the Wawel Royal Cathedral, 1875. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018
Crucifixion of Jesus ChristAn illustrated page from the Fioretti Di S. Francesco, writtin originally by Francesco D'Assisi, depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, whom is looking down on a worhipping monk
Colour illustration of a monk seducing a woman on a couch, with a red devil in the background, at a fancy dress party. Captioned, The Devil a Monk would be'. By Fred W Purvis, illustrator
A Benedictine monk with two St Bernard rescue dogsThe postcard is titled Maitre et Serviteurs The figures are shown in a snowy landscape. Date: circa 1910
Christian Religious Orders - L-R (standing) Benedictine nun, Benedictine monk, Cluniac, Cistercian, Carthusian, nun of St Gilbert, regular canon of St Gilbert, Trinitarian, Knight Templar
Death of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in ShangchuanSaint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Spanish missionary. Death of Saint Francis in Shangchuan Island (China), 1552. French engraving, 1850. Colored. Date:
Myanmar - Traditional Funeral Car of a Burmese Monk, featuring a Pyatthat (pyathat), the multi-tiered and spired roof seen on temples and pagodas throughout Myanmar. Date: circa 1905
Death of Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810)Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810). Spanish military. Corpse of Alvarez de Castro. Drawing after a painting by T. Munoz Lucena
Initial. MissalMissal. Initial detail. Friar near death. Latin. Codex 9. 1524. Printing Rosenbach (Barcelona, Spain). Chapter Archive of Tortosa. Catalonia. Spain
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Evacuation of 4000 Basque children to England (May 1937), operation made with the cooperation of the British Catholic Church
The Death of the Venerable BedeIn 733, Bede travelled to York, to visit Ecgbert, who was then bishop of York. The see of York was elevated to an archbishopric in 735
Folklore - Sea SerpentThe Sea-monk a marine monster which looks vaguely human. Date: 1558
DIBBINSDALE BRIDGEDibbinsdale Bridge, Bromborough, Cheshire, England, is allegedly haunted by a white lady'. The site of the death of a young nun who had unrequited love for a monk Date: 1960s
HENRI III AND IVHenri III, on his deathbed after being fatally stabbed by the fanatically Catholic monk Jacques Clement, recognises Henri of Navarre as his successor (Henri IV). Date: 1 August 1589
JOHN LYDGATE/VERTUEJOHN LYDGATE English poet and Benedictine monk, with a Dance of Death Date: 1370? - 1450?
DEATH OF LANCELOTSir Lancelot, an old man in a monk's habit, dies of a broken heart on King Arthur's tomb
General George Monck entering London with his troops on the Restoration of King Charles II, February 1660. Date: 1660
General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Siege of Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, February 1651. The castle was bombarded with cannon fire for twelve days, and left in ruins. Date: 1651
Monks at door of monastery, Megaspelaeon, GreeceMonks at the door of their cavern monastery, Megaspelaeon, Greece Date: 1907
Cremation of a Burmese Buddhist monk, pongyiVintage 19th century photograph: cremation of a Burmese Buddhist monk or pongyi on an elaborate funeral pyre, fire. See our other images of different stages of the process
Muslim Theologians, Imams, Cairo, c. 1890Vintage 19th century photograph - Islamic, Muslim Imams, image captioned Arab Theologians, Cairo, c.1890
WW1 - Attack on London - St. Batholomew the Greatcirca 1910s
Seated monk, Capuchin Convent, Amalfi, ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Seated monk, Capuchin Convent, Amalfi, Italy
Tis not the Cowl that Makes the Monk. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916
Medieval knight in armour with murdered monkMedieval knight in armour with monks robes, standing over the dead body of a monk. Evil knight Alan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament