Royalist Collection (page 5)

James Earl Callander
JAMES LIVINGSTONE, earl of CALLANDER Scottish military commander in the Royalist army during the Civil War. Date: ? - 1674

Elizabeth / Colonial Exhib
Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, photographed when Duchess of York, at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris. She is presented with a bouquet from a loyal colonial subject. Date: 1931

Alex Leslie of Leven
ALEXANDER LESLIE OF LEVEN general during the Civil War, sometimes Royalist, sometimes Parliamentarian, as seemed best at the time Date: 1580 - 1661

Archibald Campbell
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL 9th EARL OF ARGYLL Highland Royalist Date: 1629 - 1685

ROBERT HERRICK / 1591-1674
ROBERT HERRICK English poet and Royalist sympathiser Date: 1591 - 1674

Assassination attempt on Napoleon Bonaparte
Royalist plotters attempt to assassinate Bonaparte by placing a bomb in a horse and wagon and lighting the fuse just as he draws near. Whilst Bonaparte survived, 52 people died in the blast

George Earl of Bristol
GEORGE DIGBY, second earl of BRISTOL Royalist soldier, writer etc. Date: 1612 - 1677

Prince De Polignac
AUGUSTE JULES ARMAND MARIE prince de POLIGNAC French royalist statesman who plotted against Napoleon, later his policies led to arrest and imprisonment. Date: 1780 - 1847

John Warner
JOHN WARNER English churchman, bishop of Rochester, Royalist during the Civil War, benefactor who founded Bromley College Date: 1581 - 1666

Newark Castle, Notts. dating from the 12th century, in which King John is reputed to have died in 1216. Withstood 3 sieges in the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Date: 12th century

Kentish Farmstead
Ratling Court, Ratling, Kent, England, a fine Tudor farmhouse and well lodge. It was at one time owned by the Cowper family, Royalist supporters of King Charles I. Date: 16th century

Royal Wedding 1947 - all night vigil
Enthusiastic spectators wrapped up warm against the cold as they spend the night sleeping on the London streets in the hope of bagging a top spot along the processional route for the royal wedding of

French Revolution 1791
The Affaire des Poignards ( Affair of the daggers ) - royalist Chevaliers du Poignard attempt a coup at the Palais des Tuileries but are foiled by Lafayette. Date: 28 February 1791

Sir Charles Lucas
SIR CHARLES LUCAS military commander with the Royalist forces during the English Civil War Date: ? - 1648

Sir Basil Brook
SIR BASIL BROOK Soldier, Royalist commander during the Civil War. Date: 1576 - 1646

Charles Bois-Hardy
CHARLES BOIS-HARDY French naval officer who resigned when the Revolution came, took part in royalist counter-plots and was shot in an attack on his home. Date: ? - 1795

Richard Lovelace, Cavalier poet and soldier
Richard Lovelace (1618-1657), English Cavalier poet and soldier. He got involved in politics as a pro-royalist and spent time in prison. His most famous poem is To Althea, From Prison. circa 1650

The Peril of Queen Henrietta Maria
During the English Civil War, Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I, flees England to the safety of the continent. She hides with her supporters from Parliamentarian ships off the coast

Queen Henrietta Maria flees
During the English Civil War, Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I, escapes from England. She is sheltered by a bank from the Parliamentarian forces

Othon Deposed
Insurrection expresses popular dissatisfaction with the Bavarian king Otto : royalist troops take Nauplion, but the king will be deposed and flee to Venice

Right-Wing Menace
The Third Republic lives in constant fear of a right-wing coup : police raid the headquarters of the Ligue des Patriotes, a royalist organisation

Forestier Arrested
Colonel Forestier, of the garde nationale, is arrested on suspicion of royalist sympathies

Conspiracy Suspected
The president of the high court, Beranger, questions M Barbes at the chateau de Vincennes, concerning his possible involvement in a royalist conspiracy

Royalist Portraits
To discourage legitimism, portraits of the comte de Chambord, who claims the throne, and his countess, are seized in the atelier of artist Perignon, Paris

Duc D aumale Attacked
Le duc d Aumale, perceived as a representative of the royalist faction, is attacked in the streets of Paris by a Republican mob. Monarchy is distinctly out of fashion !

Uprising in Naples - 3
At Castelnuovo, Naples, liberals are massacred by royalist forces

Uprising in Naples - 4
At Castelnuovo, Naples, liberals are massacred by royalist forces

Messina Occupied
Following a naval bombardment, the port of Messina is invested by the royalist forces of Ferdinando II, king of the Two Sicilies

A Loyal Patriot
A small child, left alone in a rather grand room, waves a flag patriotically at a portrait of Queen Victoria

Vendee Defeat
The Royalist forces are forced to withdraw across the Loire

Vendee Submission
After Napoleon, first consul, offers them an amnesty, the royalist leaders submit to the government : their surrender brings the bitter Vendee struggle to an end

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

Corfe Castle / Dorset / 30S
CORFE CASTLE It was built by King John and was one of the last Royalist stronghold in the English Civil War

Vendee War - 3
A Breton royalist is arrested by the revolutionaries. Date: circa 1793

Anne and Mazarin
During a (temporary) lull in fighting between the royalist forces and the Frondeurs, the regent, Anne d Autriche, and her unpopulaar minister Mazarin return to Paris

Anti-Papal Demo
At Madrid, a demonstration in front of the home of the papal nuncio protests against the concordat arranged by the royalist government

George Monck &parliament
Former royalist general Monck, recognising that the royalist cause is lost, declares for a free parliament, though Cromwell will never trust his loyalty

Royalists at Palermo
Despite the downfall of Francesco II, king of the Two Sicilies, there is still substantial royalist feeling : royalists disembark at Palermo and enter the city

Basing House Besieged
BASING HOUSE, a strategically located Royalist stronghold, is attacked periodically by the Parliament army : eventually Cromwell takes it and burns it to the ground

Englishman of 1645
A gentleman of royalist sympathies

Ralph, Lord Hopton / Wl
RALPH, first baron HOPTON Royalist statesman and soldier during the Civil War

Rupert at Bristol
BRISTOL Prince Rupert urges his Royalist forces to attack the city

Destruction of Property
GENERAL SCENES The destruction of Royalist property by supporters of Parliament

Newcastle / Cavendish / 1811
WILLIAM CAVENDISH DUKE OF NEWCASTLE Royalist & author of works on horsemanship

Newcastle / Cavendish / Dyck
WILLIAM CAVENDISH DUKE OF NEWCASTLE Royalist & author of works on horsemanship

George Baron Goring
GEORGE BARON GORING, earl of Norwich. Royalist military commander who defeated Fairfax at Seacroft Moor & commanded the left wing at Marston Moor

Taylor Preaching / C. 1645
The English prelate Jeremy Taylor preaches to the Kings troops. Taylor was chaplain to Laud and Charles I, and took refuge in Wales after the downfall of the Royalist cause

Rupert / Rhine / Mezzotint
PRINCE RUPERT OF THE RHINE son of Friedrich V and Elizabeth Stuart scientist and Royalist general

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