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Robbed Collection

Background imageRobbed Collection: Margaret of Anjou asks a robber for mercy

Margaret of Anjou asks a robber for mercy
During the Wars of the Roses, Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), the wife of King Henry VI asks a robber for mercy for her and for her son Pince Edward. circa 1460

Background imageRobbed Collection: Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881

Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881
Four scenes relating to the tomb robbery of Alexander William Crawford Lindsay(1812-1880), 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres. 1. Dunecht House, near Aberdeen. 2. The Chapel. 3

Background imageRobbed Collection: Hippopotamus attacking a canoe, South Africa, 1857

Hippopotamus attacking a canoe, South Africa, 1857
Engraving showing a female hippopotamus attacking a large canoe, South Africa, c.1857. Apparently, the hippopotamus had been robbed of her offspring and decided to capsize the canoe in retaliation

Background imageRobbed Collection: Maes-Howe (Interior)

Maes-Howe (Interior)
The interior of the Maes Howe chamber shortly after it was re-opened in 1861. Norsemen had already robbed the mound in the 12th century AD and left runic inscriptions

Background imageRobbed Collection: A scene in a church, with the priests dead and the poor-box robbed

A scene in a church, with the priests dead and the poor-box robbed, during the Spanish Civil War. On the wall, a hammer and sickle motif and the legend Viva Russia has been painted

Background imageRobbed Collection: Cupid robbed of his Pinions

Cupid robbed of his Pinions

Background imageRobbed Collection: Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings
Entrance to the Valley of the Kings, where many Pharoahs were laid to rest. It was here that Howard Carter discovered the un-robbed tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Date: 1848

Background imageRobbed Collection: Dr Syntax robbed in St Giles

Dr Syntax robbed in St Giles, London. Date: 1820

Background imageRobbed Collection: Loot by William Heath Robinson WWI

Loot by William Heath Robinson WWI
An unsuspecting gentleman walking his dog is being robbed by a group of Germen soldiers in a zeppelin using a hook and some rope. 1916

Background imageRobbed Collection: Lille, France - The Liberation of the city (2 / 2)

Lille, France - The Liberation of the city (2 / 2)
Lille, France - After the liberation of the city at the end of the First World War. A Factory missing all of its machinery - carried off by the invading German army to use for their own ends

Background imageRobbed Collection: Highwaymen at Kentish Town

Highwaymen at Kentish Town
Two women are robbed and bound by highwaymen in the fields near Kentish Town. Date: 19th Century

Background imageRobbed Collection: Bandits Attack Train / C20

Bandits Attack Train / C20
Train-robbers attack a luggage van, wound two of the staff. Date: 1907

Background imageRobbed Collection: Fortune-Hunting

Fortune-Hunting
Coloured engraving, " Fortune-Hunting" published by H. Humphrey, London, 20 November 1804. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"

Background imageRobbed Collection: Andreas Reischek - Austrian

Andreas Reischek - Austrian
Andreas Reischek (1845 - 1903), an Austrian taxidermist, naturalist

Background imageRobbed Collection: Egypt / Archae / Tomb Robbed

Egypt / Archae / Tomb Robbed
When archaeologists discover a tomb, only too often they find that grave-robbers have got there before them and taken most of the treasures


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