Respect Collection

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Four sentries stand with heads bowed at the grave of the unknown soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. 1920

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey
A Nameless Grave in Britains Valhalla - symbol of the supreme sacrifice of the Empires Manhood

Frederic Chopin / Deathbed
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician on his deathbed

Girl saying Grace but pet dog unwilling
" Fold Your hands Bob!" A pretty young girl says Grace, but is slightly affronted that her pet dog Bob is unwilling to join in and fold his paws together respectfully.... Date: circa 1910

Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of war
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father

Achelous and Naiads
The powerful river-god Achelous, indignant when five Maiaids fail to pay him proper respect, changes them into islands

Disraeli / Victoria Visit
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Meeting Queen Victoria at High Wycombe station on her visit to Hughenden, December 1877

Alexander&jewish Priest
ALEXANDER THE GREAT in 331 BC and Jewish High Priest show mutual respect

Riders, horses and dogs on a New Year card
Riders, horses and dogs in a country lane on a New Year card, with a lady riding sidesaddle. Date: circa 1890s

Unknown Warrior - Buried in Westminster Abbey
British Warrior, unknown by name or rank was buried in Westminster Abbey, London. The grave was filled with soil carried over from France in a hundred sacks

The preacher is visited by Death. Series The Dance
The Preacher is visited by Death. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger, in Les Simulachres et Histoires facees de la Mort, 1538

The Emperor visited by Death. Series The Dance
The Emperor visited by Death. Facsimile of an engraving, belonging to the series The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger, in Les Simulachres et Histoires facees de la Mort, 1538

The Pope visited by Death. Series The Dance of
The Pope visited by Death. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger, in Les Simulachres et Histoires facees de la Mort, 1538

Solemn reception of a bishop. Arrival of Gaugericus
Gaugericus (ca. 550-626). Bishop of Cambrai. Solemn reception of a bishop

Raimbaut de Moreuil defended the cause of
As the clerics were not allowed to fight, Raimbaut de Moreuil defended the cause of the Abbot of Saint-Denis in single combat with Guyon de Losenne

People's Crusade. Coloman (1070-1116), King of
Walter Sans Avoir (?-d. 1096). One of the leaders of the People's Crusade, reacting to Pope Urban II's call in 1095 to the European nobility for the conquest of the Holy Land

Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Arrival of
The Eastern Question. Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. Arrival of a Serbian group of volunteers in a village. Engraving

Bourgeois of Ghent in ceremonial costume, kneeling at the church. Engraving based on a stained glass window of a chapel in the city, 15th century

Deputies of the Burghers of Ghent in revolt against
Louis II of Flanders (1330-1384). Count of Flanders

The Court of Ladies of Marie of Anjou (1404-1463)
Marie of Anjou (1404-1463). Queen consort of France (1422-1461). The Court of Ladies of Marie of Anjou, wife of Charles VII

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon. 19th-century
The Queen of Sheba before Solomon. Costume of 15th century. The king extends his scepter to the queen to symbolise that he welcomes the person and the gift offered to him

Count of Urgell's revolt (1413-1414). Military
Count of Urgell's revolt (1413-1414)

Conquest of Valencia. On 9 October 1238 King James
James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Conquest of Valencia

The Lion, the Fox and the Geese. A fox in ermine robe speaks at a parliament of animals after the retirement of the lion king

Alexander the Great visits family of Darius III after Issus
Alexander visits the family of Darius. Alexander the Great visits the Persian royal family after the defeat of Darius III at the Battle of Issus. 4th century BC. Engraving

Wamba (c.630-688). Visigoth king of Hispania (672-680)
Wamba (c. 630-688). Visigoth king of Hispania (672-680). Coronation of King Wamba in Toledo, who was anointed by Bishop Quiricus on 20 September 672. Illustration by Vallejo. Engraving by Capuz

Thomas Sailly (1553-1623). Jesuit military chaplain

Madrid - Opening of the Parliament in the Senate
History of Spain. Madrid. Regency of Maria Cristina de Hasburgo-Lorena (1885-1902)

Thanh Thai (ruled 1889-1907). Emperor of Annam (Central Vietnam). Nguyen dynasty. Go Cong (Cochinchina). Visit of the Emperor Thanh Thai to the tombs of his ancestors. Photoengraving

War of Independence of the USA. Cornwallis surrender
War of Independence of the United States of America. British General Cornwallis (1738-1805) surrender after Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781. American army defeated the British

General John Burgoyne's surrender after Battlle of Saratoga
American Revolution. British General John Burgoyne's surrender after the Battlle of Saratoga on 17 October 1777. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal

Avila - Cloister of the Monarchs - Monastery of Santo Tomas
Spain, Avila. The Cloister of the Monarchs, in the Monastery of Santo Tomas, where the Agricultural Exhibition was held. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Rico

George Galloway, British left-wing politician, at his desk
George Galloway (b 1954), British left-wing politician, formerly a Labour MP, before founding the Respect Party. Seen here working at his desk. From 2001 Vice President of the Stop The War Coalition

Field Gun outside the TJaegershof Restaurant
The restaurant has a small but interesting museum which is concerned with the activities nearby, including the St Sixtus Abbey

Cartoon, Queen Victoria and Sir Robert Peel
Cartoon, The Letter of Introduction, 1841 -- Queen Victoria and her newly elected Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel (Conservative). Date: 1841

King Cnut commands the tide to retreat (unsuccessfully)
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden

Conquest of al-Andalus by Ferdinand the Saint
Siege of the city of Jaen by King Ferdinand III the Saint (1199/1201-1252). Muhammad I surrendered the city of Jaen to King Ferdinand, signing a treaty of vassalage with him

Ordono IV of Leon and Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba Al-Hakam II
Encounter that took place in Madinat al-Zahra (Cordoba) between King Ordono IV of Leon, called the Bad (926-962) and the Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba Al-Hakam II (915-976). Illustration by J. Alaminos

Procession of Saint Anthony in Madrid, 1893, by Carpio
Manuel Fernandez Carpio (1853-1929). Spanish painter. Procession of Saint Anthony in Madrid, 1893. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado National Museum, Madrid)

Triumphal Arch of Santa Maria (Saint Mary) in Calle Mayor
Attributed to Lorenzo de Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish painter. Triumphal Arch of Santa Maria (Saint Mary) in Calle Mayor (Main Street), circa 1760. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Corporal Instructing His Men
An illustration depicting a corporal shouting as his organised unit of men, accompanied with the following translated caption

Africa, Congo. Interior of the Vivi Station
History of Africa. 19th century. Interior of the Vivi Station. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Turkish army troops. From left to right: Chatir, Pasha, militiaman, Harbagi, Egyptian soldier and another militiaman. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

Topkapi Palace. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Audience Chamber. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

Spain, Madrid. Royal Palace. Ceremony of imposing the insignia of the Cross of the Victory to the Princess of Asturias, on the April 9, 1881

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21). Hernan Cortes in Zempuala
The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Hernan Cortes in Zempuala, welcomed by the Cacique Gordo (Chief Gordo). Detail. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the enconchado technique. Anonymous author

Edward VII lying in state, Westminster Hall, London
King Edward VII lying in state, Westminster Hall, London. Date: 1910

British soldier tending grave of fallen colleague, WW1
A British soldier tending the grave of a fallen colleague on the Western Front during World War One. A row of plants can be seen. Date: circa 1916

British soldier tidying grave of fallen colleague, WW1
A British soldier tidying the grave of a fallen colleague on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Funeral of Manfred von Richthofen, WW1
Funeral of the German air ace, Manfred von Richthofen, towards the end of World War One, on the Western Front in France. Men firing a volley over the graveside. Date: April 1918

George Galloway Bruce Kent 1954 Scottish British
george, galloway, bruce, kent, 1954, scottish, british, left, wing, politics, political, politician, labour, socialist, socialism, mp, founder, respect, party, walking, 1929, activist, activism

Young boy soldier mourning Edward VII
A little boy stands with obverse arms (his rifle pointing to the ground), as the troops will do on the route of King Edward VII's funeral procession

American Indians. Salute to a dead chief in the far North We
North America Indians in passing a burial place never omit to pay respect to the memory of a Chief who has gone to the happy hunting ground

Cartoon, why the Englishman is so respected abroad ! Date: 1867

Cartoon -- why the English tourist is so respected by the French. Date: 1867

ETRUSCANS BURN DEAD BC
ANCIENT ETRUSCANS The body of a dead woman is carried to the funeral pyre where she will be cremated Date: BC

BOYS IN CEMETERY
Four boys in a country churchyard treat the gravestones with something less than proper respect Date: circa 1830

POPE FORMOSUS
FORMOSUS, pope 891-896 A year of his death his corpse was exhumed and put on trial by his successor, Stephanus VI, who was strangled for his lack of respect Date: 897

Reception of the hostages from Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, by Lord Cornwallis, March 1792

Hereford: Automobile Club Small Car Trials 1904
In 1904 The Automobile Club organised a trial of light cars from August 29 to September 3, on routes radiating daily from Hereford for six days

Unceasing stream of pilgrims 1920
Two photographs showing the Unknown Warriors coffin which were the remains of a British service personnel who was killed in World War One, laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, London

Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version (Queen Victoria)
Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version

His Duty Done by Frederic Villiers
French soldier leaving the trenches for the last time on a stretcher, comrades bow their heads in respect

Young gentleman bowing with his hat in his hand in a panelled room, 18th century

Young gentleman walking and saluting passerby on the street, 18th century

Young Huberts Dream

Return of the remains of Napoleon I on board ship
Return of the remains of Napoleon I on board the Belle Poule. Date: 1840

Standard bearer lowering flag, WW1
Standard bearer lowering his flag in mourning, First World War. Drawing by Hermann Paul. 1914-1918

SOCIAL / BRITAIN VICAR 18C
The vicar of the parish receiving tithes from a woman and a small boy Date: 1793

A Montmartre Dancing
PARIS LA NUIT DANS UN DANCING DE MONTMARTRE - Le dancing is an integral part of the daily life of a Parisienne who has any self-respect Date: 1929

ASIAN OBEISANCE
Various forms of obeisance among the Arabs, indicating varying levels of respect ranging from a polite but shallow bow to outright grovelling Date: circa 1845

ALEXANDER & JEWISH PRIEST ALEXANDER & JEWISH PRIEST
ALEXANDER THE GREAT in 331 BC and Jewish High Priest show mutual respect Date: 356 - 323 BC

Satire on the way love worships ancestry
A satire on the way Love Worships Ancestry -- the inflated respect for ancestry and aristocratic status -- showing Cupid kneeling to an heraldic device with a crown on top. Date: 1890

Lady in red coat lays bouquet on a grave, Kirkcudbright
On a cold, snowy winter day, a lady in red coat lays a bouquet of flowers on a grave in Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. Date: 2010

King Cnut the Great fails to halt the incoming tide
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Queue for Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Just part of the huge queue waiting their turn to pass by and pay their respects to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior following the Armistice Day ceremony in 1920. 1920

WWII - Buy War Bonds - First Day Cover
The Roosevelt-Churchill " Atlantic Charter" of World Freedom - August 1941 - surplanted with a large red V for Victory. Date: 1941

Tramps on Suffragettes
Two tramps agree that if women don t stop their agitation, they will lose all respect! Date: Apr 10th 1914

Oratores. Right way to pray. Miniature at Theologica Varia. 14th-15th centuries. Folio 6r. Vatican Apsotolic Library. Vatican City

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Charles Kean
Cartoon, The Corsican Brothers

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cock-O-Lorum. Showing a proud cockerel conducting a roll call of all his hens, and finding the independently-minded Hetty missing. Date: 1921

Cartoon, Introduction of Citizen Volpone... at Paris
Cartoon, Introduction of Citizen Volpone & his Suite at Paris, Vide The Moniteur, & Cobbetts Letters, by James Gillray

Floral tributes at the Cenotaph, November 1920
A little girl adds her contribution to the mass of floral tributes left at the Cenotaph, following its unveiling in Whitehall at the Armistice Day ceremony on 11 November 1920

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