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Fleet Prison, London, by the side of the River Fleet
Courtyard of the Fleet Prison, London
LAWYERS ARRESTEDAfter the trial of general Travot, even his advocats are arrested : but he escapes the death penalty, sentenced to 20 years in prison, where he dies insane. Date: 1816
BONNAIRE DEGRADEDOne of Napoleon's officers, Jean-Gerard Bonnaire is stripped of his Legion d'honneur in place Vendome, Paris, and condemned to prison where he dies two months later Date: 8 June 1816
SIR PETER TEMPLE (1600 - 1663), signatory to the death-warrant of Charles I : died in prison
JOHN COLLINGTON: Ne-er-do-well & wife beater, poacher, hiring hitmen & getting others to menace his neighbours. Buried 6 of his dead children in the orchard to save money! Date: 1696/7 - 1750
SMITH O'BRIEN TO GAOLWilliam Smith O'Brien is conveyed back to prison after trial; his death sentence was commuted to transportation for life. 1848
GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 4Act 3 scene 4 : the queen of Sheba, though concealing her love for Assad, asks Solomon to release him from prison, but he refuses saying that Assad must be punished. Date: first performed 1875
MARIE ANTOINETTEQueen of Louis XVI, in 1778, with her three children - Louis le Dauphin, who will die in 1789, Louis XVII who will die in prison (1795), and Marie-Therese who dies 1851 1755 - 1793
Exterior of the Prison of Socrates, Athens Date: 1901
Vintage 19th century photograph: Bridge of Sighs, Ponte dei Sospiri. The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars
View of Honolulu from the prison, HawaiiVintage 19th century photograph: view of Honolulu from the prison, Hawaii
The Colonne di San Lorenzo, Columns of San Lorenzo, Milan19th century vintage photograph - The Colonne di San Lorenzo or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central Milan
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, c. 1880 sBridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, c.1880 s
c. 1890s Russia - Solovetsky Monastery in the White Sea in northern Russiac.1890s Russia - Solovetsky Monastery in the White Sea in northern Russia
Prison ship Success Australia, c. 1890Image show offcers quarters on board. The ship was converted into a floating museum and used to display the horrors of the penal era. She was destroyed by fire in 1946
Palais de L Isle, old prison, Annecy, FranceVintage 19th century photograph: Palais de L Isle, old prison, Anncey. Picturesque medieval castle & prison in the middle of the Thiou Canal, now an art & history museum
Ouled Nail street, Biskra, AlgeriaVintage 19th century photograph: Algeria, c.1890 - the Ouled Nail street, Biskra
Street scene in Funchal, Madeira, PortugalVintage 19th century photograph - street scene in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal with carrying chair and wine barrrel
The Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo
Lewes Prison, SussexA view of the prison at Lewes, Sussex, opened in 1853. Date: Date unknown
H. M. Prison, Peterhead, AberdeenshireA view of Peterhead Prison and the North Sea beyond. The prison opened in 1888 and was Scotlands only convict prison. Date: Date unknown
Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - mashing barmaids. Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - picture postcard collecting. Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - betting systems. Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Triplets. Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Politics. Date: 20th century
Howards House, ClaptonView of howards House in Clapton, London. A gabled house of c.1600 was acquired in 1715 by Samuel and Bucknall Howard, merchants who conveyed it in 1727 to John Howard
A public recreation ground for children built on the site of Marshalsea Prison, opened by Lord Monkswell on 25 January 1902 and named after Charles Dickenss heroine, Little Dorritt
Scenes from the Barbary coast of Africa, 1820Barbary corsair pirates boarding a ship 1, audience with the Emperor of Morocco 2, and Christian enslaved persons harnessed to a wagon 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Savoy Prison, part of the ancient Palace of the Savoy, used as a military prison in the 18th century. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of
Grave effigy of Alicia Steward in St. Mary le SavoyGrave effigy of Alicia, daughter of Simon Steward, with the Old Vestry Door in St. Mary le Savoy. She kneels in an armorial cape holding a skull
Father Time showing men and women scenes from lifeAllegorical illustration of Father Time with scythe, globe and hourglass showing men and women scenes from life. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
Plan and elevation of a Regency villa. Floorplan shows drawing rooms, dinner room and study.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1817
Irish gentleman in his cell, Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in his cell with other inmates, Dublin prison, 1821. Captain Blake introduces a ragged exciseman. Sheriffs Prison - Introducing Swan the Exciseman
Irish gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821Irish gentleman Brian Boru and Naval officer Tarpaulin fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821. Seconds and members of the Duelling Society of Dublin attending
Interior of the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Interno del Tempio di S. Sofia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Florence, Italy - Bargello - the StairsFlorence, Italy - Bargello (Palazzo del Podesta) - the Stairs and inner courtyard (13th century). Date: 1902
Stafford Prison and County AsylumAn aerial view of Stafford Prison (centre) and County Asylum (upper centre). Date: 1920s
Hull Prison and Railway LineA railways runs in front of Hull Prison, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Date: early 1900s
Fort Royal, Ile Sainte-Marguerite, near Cannes, FranceFort Royal, famous fortress on the Ile Sainte-Marguerite, near Cannes, South of France, associated with the so-called Man in the Iron Mask, whose identity remains a mystery. 19th century
French Revolution, destruction of Bastille, ParisFrench Revolution, destruction of the Bastille Prison, Paris. 1789
Christabel Pankhurst defending herself in court 1908Christabel Pankhurst shown defending the " rush" on the House of Commons and her role in it at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London
Wormwood Scrubs - Church ServiceA church service in progress in the chapel at Wormwood Scrubs prison, London. Date: circa 1945
Wormwood Scrubs - Prison CellInterior of a cell at Wormwood Scrubs prison, London. Date: circa 1945
New Hall Prison and Camp, WakefieldInmates carrying tools walk between huts at the New Hall Training Prison and Camp, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A large bell hangs overhead. Date: circa 1945
Leyhill Prison Carpentry ClassInmates of Leyhill Prison, Gloucestershire, in a hobby carpentry class. One is making a small rocking horde, another working on model sailing ships. Date: circa 1945
Hill Hall Training Prison, EssexInmates in the reading room of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950