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ENGLISH SOLDIERS 1530English soldiers during the reign of Henry VIII in relaxed conversation: they carry a crossbow, longbow, spears, a sword and a dagger Date: circa 1530
ARISTOCRATS IN PRISONTHE REIGN OF TERROR : Aristocrats and other opponents of the Revolution wait in prison until its their turn to be carted to the guillotine. Date: 1793 - 1794
REIGN OF TERROR VICTIMSThe reign of terror : a prison warder reads out the names of those who are to be guillotined today. Date: 1793 - 1792
LOUIS XIV ROYAL PROGRESSLOUIS XIV A royal progress during the reign of Louis XVI. Date: circa 1700
SOCIAL / TECH PROGRESS 19CSix scenes illustrating technological progress during Queen Victorias reign, including a steamship, a train, bicycles and street lighting Date: 1897
C16 BRITISH COINSA selection of British coinage dating from Queen Elizabeths reign. These include a Gold Rial, Gold Angel, Crown, Shilling, Sixpence, Groat and Penny. Date: 16th Century
Frenchman 1780A gentleman of Louis XVIs reign - the playwright Beaumarchais Date: circa 1780
ENGLISH BIBLES BURNTBIBLE BURNING During Marys reign, english translations of the Bible are burnt at Saint Pauls Cross, London, to prevent ordinary people reading it Date: circa 1555
LOUIS XIII PETITIONEDParis merchants petition Louis XIII during his reign Date: 1628
DAGOBERT I King of Neustria son of Clotaire II the last Merovingian king to rule rather than reign Date: 605 - 639
Dickensian PartyA middle-class Christmas party in the early years of Victorias reign Date: 1843
Napoleon at the Siege of Toulon, FranceNapoleon at the Siege of Toulon -- this was an early Republican victory over a Royalist rebellion during the French Revolution. Date: September 1793
Lyons Inn was one of the Inns of Chancery attached to Londons Inner Temple. Founded some time during or before the reign of Henry V, the Inn educated lawyers including Edward Coke and John Selden
Bishop Burnets House in St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, London, 1866. Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and cleric who became Bishop of Salisbury in 1689
St John of JerusalemArtists impression of various aspects of the Monastery of St John of Jerusalem, consecrated in 1185 in the reign of Henry II
The Three Cranes in Thames Street was a famous tavern as early as the reign of James I. It was one of the taverns frequented by the wits in Ben Jonsons time
Sir Roger de Coverley and the Gypsies. The gypsy woman appears to be reading his palm. Sir Roger de Coverley was a fictitious English squire in the reign of Queen Anne who appeared in Spectator
Statue-cube of Senenmut and Princess Neferure. EgyptEgyptian Art. Statue-cube of Senenmut and Princess Neferure. Senenmut was architect and royal chancellor during the reign of Hatshepsut and guardian of her daughter, Neferure
Spain. 16th century. Revolt of the Comuneros (1520-1521). MaSpain. 16th century. Revolt of the Comuneros (1550-1521). Maria Pacheco (1496-1531). Spanish Noble woman of the House of Mendoza
Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary 1911Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary consort, George V wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Royal Purple Robe of State
Dress of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603Dress of the reign of Henry VIII, 1509-1547.. She wears a purple hat decorated with jewels and feathers, a red dress with puffed and slit sleeves, lace collar and cuffs
Ebers papyrus. ca. 1500 BC. Ancient Egypt. Amenhotep Is reign. 18th Dynasty. One of the first treatises on medicine written in human history. Hieratic, hieroglyphic writing. GERMANY. SAXONY. Leipzig
A young girl taking a ride on her dogA young girl, equipped with various weaponry, rides along on a dog, holding on tightly to the reigns.. Date: 1886
Divine Right of KingsAllegory of the Divine Right - the hand of God bestows the Crown on Charles II, saying Through me, Kings reign Date: circa 1660
Reign of AntichristThe reign of Antichrist
Medieval coins. Left: Diner quatern. Reign of Alfonso I of CMedieval coins. 12th-13th century. Left: Diner quatern. Minted in Barcelona. Reverse. Reign of Alfonso I of Catalonia(1162-1196). Right: Diner Doblenc. Minted in Barcelona. Reverse
Jose Manso y Sola (1785-1863). General and Captain General of the Royal Army of Fernando VII and Elizabeth II. Engraving by J. Serra Pausas. Colored
Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. TuTurkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears
Stele with relief depicting Assyrian official Bel-Harran-beli-usur praying in front of divine symbols. 8th century BC. Marble. From Tel-Abda. Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient
Tomb of Sultan Bayezid II (1447-1512). Ottoman Empire. IstanTomb of Sultan Bayezid II or Bayezed-i-Veli (1447-1512), Ottoman Empire, from 1481-1512. House of Osman. Bayezid II Mosque. Istanbul. Turkey
War of the Communities of Castile (1520-1521). The Holy AsseRevolt of the Comuneros. War of the Communities of Castile (1520-1521). Conflict between citizens of Castile against Charles V
Pedro de Valdivia (ca. 1500- 1553). Spanish conquistador. LaPedro de Valdivia (ca. 1500- 1553). Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. Landing of Pedro de Valdivia on the coast of Arauco (Chile). Colored engraving
Relief depicting the lion goddess Mehit. Granite. From the Temple of Onuris-Shu at Sebennytos. Reign of Alexander IV. 316-310 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Relief of a ram-headed god. EgyptRelief of a ram-headed god. Granite. Reign of Ptolemy II or III. 285-221 BC. From the Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Spain. Madrid. Fountain of Cibeles. Monument designed by Ventura Rodr?=?guez between 177-1782. Neo-classical
French Revolution (1789-1799). the Committee of Public SafeFrench Revolution (1789-1799). During the Revolution, special courts were created. The most important was the Committee of Public Safety. Colored engraving. 19th century
Imperial Banner of emperor Charles VImperial Banner with double-headed eagle of Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman Emperor
Egyptian Art. Funerary Stela of the Gatekeeper Maaty. First Intermediate Period. 11th Dynasty. Reign of Mentuhotep II, early. ca. 20512030 B.C. Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, el-Tarif probably
Men burnt alive at a partyDuring reign of Charles VI of France - a practical joke goes horribly wrong when a number of men are burnt alive in their costumes at a party. Date: 29th January 1392
The Siete Partidas (Seven-Part Code), aka Libro de las Leyes or Libro de las Posturas, was a Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284)
Diamond Jubilee - Princess Louise and Empress FrederickQueen Victorias Diamond Jubilee - Black and white lantern slide of a horse drawn carriage carrying Princess Louise and Empress Frederick through large crowds and Green Park
Christmas Feasting in reign of Henry VIIIA Christmas banquet in the 16th century during the reign of King Henry VIII. The servers carry huge napkins over their shoulders and are marshalled in by the deputy steward
A fairy travels through the air on a birdA fairy takes the reigns of a bird, flying through the air with the greatest of ease. c. 1920
Illustrated London News Coronation front cover, 1953Front cover of The Illustrated London News celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and featuring the Queens coat of arms and other heraldic symbols. Date: 1953
The Hesse- Cassel childrenThe children of Princess Margarete of Prussia and Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Cassel: from left; Wolfgang (1896-1989), Friedrich Wilhelm (1893-1916), known as Freddy, Richard (1901-1969)
French Peasant DressA French shepherdess during the reign of Charles VIII
Edward VII Coat of ArmsRoyal coat of arms of Britain during Edward VIIs reign
Comic visual and verbal pun - Reign of TerrorCartoon - Comic visual and verbal pun - Reign of Terror. 19th Century