Orders Collection (page 13)

Henry VI Released 1470
On the Earl of Warwicks orders, Henry VI is released from the Tower of London after five years of imprisonment

Death of the Prince Imperial; arrival of the body at Itelezi
The Prince Imperial of France was an impetuous and impulsive young man and had insisted on fighting in the Zulu war, after attending the Royal Military Academy

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

Peter Builds Petersburg
Peter I, also known as Peter the Great, orders the building of St Petersburg

Guns of Montmartre
The guns of Montmartre : Thiers orders government troops to make sure of them, but the Communards get there first and capture them

GPO EXETER
The self-service section of the General Post Office at Exeter offering change, postal orders and stamped stationery

Republican Outbreak - 6
To suppress disturbances by Republican extremists, general Changarnier orders his troops to charge the demonstrators in the rue de la Paix, Paris

Messina Bombarded
Ferdinando II orders the bombardment of Messina, where an insurrection has taken place, earning him the nickname of King Bomba

Pius VII Imprisoned
Pope Pius VII is incarcerated on the orders of Napoleon

Knight of Golden Key
Knight of the Golden Key Spain

Council of Amagni 1
The Council of Anagni, under Alexander IV, is notable for Thomas Aquinas defence of the attack on the monastic orders made by the university of Paris

Council of Amagni 2
The Council of Anagni, under Alexander IV, is notable for Thomas Aquinas (back to us in foreground)s defence of the attack on the monastic orders made by Paris university

Couthon at Lyon
Couthon is sent by the Convention to suppress the insurrection in Lyon : he takes the city, and orders aristocratic homes to be destroyed

Supreme being Fete
Robespierre orders a Festival of the Supreme Being, in the Tuileries and the Champ de Mars, Paris : but he is thought by many to be setting himself up as high priest

Vendee Noyades
Carrier is the most ruthless of revolutionary commanders : at Nantes he orders royalist prisoners to be thrown into the river - les noyades (drownings) de la Loire

Royal Evasion - 3
Alerted to the royals escape, the authorities give orders to stop and search every vehicle : Paul le Blanc and Joseph Pontant halt the royal carriage at Sainte- Menehould

Knight of Golden Fleece
A knight of the Golden Fleece (Toison d Or) : this was originally a Burgundian order, but thanks to the rise of the Hapsburgs, it was adopted by the Austrian empire

Officers Decorated
The Order of the Bath is bestowed on British officers in the Crimea, in recognition of their fine conduct

Order of Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece (Toison d or), originally a Burgundian order, but adopted by the Austrian Empire when they adopted Burgundy

Siege of Gibraltar 2
The Spanish besiege Gibraltar 1779 to 1783 : in November 1781 general Eliott orders a sortie by the garrison

Augustine Nun
a Nun of the Order of Saint Augustine of Hippo

Knights of Santiago
SANTIAGO DE ESPADA (Saint James of the Sword) Spanish religious/military order, created 1175 to protect Compostella pilgrims from the infidels

ABBOT
A BENEDICTINE abbot, master of a French abbey

BEGUINE
A BEGUINE from the Dutch/Belgian Netherlands : they were not a formal order, but communities of pious women, who kept their property and sometimes lived at home

Girl at Vending Machine
A vending machine in an Exeter Post Office selling postal orders amongst other things

Making Toys at Factory
In a London factory, two women workers attend to the last minute orders for Christmas; here a stack of toy locomotive engines await dispatch

Marlborough at Blenheim
BATTLE OF BLENHEIM - Marlborough gives orders which enable him to win the decisive battle of the war, defeating a superior force of French under marshal Tallard

Retreat from Moscow
Napoleon finally orders his troops to evacuate MOSCOW, where fires have been blazing for weeks, destroying three- quarters of the city

Napoleon III Treviglio
Napoleon III, exercising personal command of the French expeditionary force, issues orders and directs troop movements at Treviglio

The Perils of home Brew
When you brew your own beer at home there is no such thing as last orders, as this household is discovering

St Bartholomew Flayed
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE depicted in the course of being flayed alive on the orders of a barbarian king, though the legend may have no basis in fact

Wars of the Fronde
WARS OF THE FRONDE From the Bastille " La Grande Mademoiselle" Madame de Montpensier orders the young Le Conde to load the cannons aimed at the royalists

Perkin Warbeck Pilloried
Perkin Warbeck, claimant to the English crown, is placed in the pillory on the orders of Henry VII

Cavaliere Della Calza
A Cavaliere della Calza - member of an Italian military order : calza means sock

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

Templar in House Dress
A Knight Templar in house costume

Bobadilla at Muhlberg
At the battle of Muhlberg, the Jesuit Bobadilla urges on the Catholic armies of Carl V, who utterly defeat the Protestants

French Artilleryman
An officer of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale orders his men into position : another gun is already in place. Soon that distant village will be blown to bits

Nun of Saint Philip
MONACA FILIPPINA Nun of the order of Saint Philip

Nun of Tor De Specchi
MONACA DI TOR DE SPECCHI Nun of Tor de Specchi

Nun of the Infant Jesus
MONACA DEL BAMBIN GESU Nun of the Infant Jesus

Lateran Canoness
CANONICHESSA LATERANENSIS Canoness of St John Lateran

Order of Vallombrosa
A monk of the ORDER OF VALLOMBROSA (Italian)

Monk of St Maur
Benedictine monk of SAINT-MAUR

Missionary in China
Jesuit Missionary in China

Premonstratensian
A regular canon of the PREMONSTRATENSIANS Date: 1848

Nun of San Francisco
MONACA DI S. FRANCESCO DI PAOLA Nun of the order of St Francesco di Paola

Adoration of Sacrament
ADORATRICE DEL SANTISSIMO SAGRAMENTO Nun of the Adoration of the Holy Sacrament

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