Sire Collection

Engineers at Furness Abbey, including Sir Hiram Maxim (front 2nd) Date: 1920

Roland (Card)
ROLAND, Comte de Mans, Sire de Blaives, son of duc Milo d Aiglant, semi-legendary warrior in the service of Charlemagne, heroically slain by Saracens at Roncevaux

Dedication page to the King. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires, by Count Turpin de Crisse. Volume I. Published in Montargis and sold in Paris, 1785

Poulton Priory, Gloucestershire
This photograph shows a distant view of Poulton Priory, or the priory of St. Mary, in Gloucestershire. The sire was originally founded as a chantry chapel in 1337 by Sir Thomas Seymour

The Tetrarch, a Racehorse
The Tetrarch (1911-1935), also known as Spotted Wonder, was a celebrated thoroughbred racehorse. Undefeated in his racing career, he was retired to stud in 1913. Date: circa 1925

Longfellow - American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
Longfellow (1867-1893) - an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Date: circa 1890

Duel between the Chamberlain of Tancarville
Combat between the Chamberlain of Tancarville and Sire of Harcourt, Normandy, 1300. The duel was halted by the King of France

Marin de Montchenu, Baron Montchenu 1498-1543
Marin de Montchenu, Baron Montchenu, ambassador and premier maitre d hotel to King Francis I, 1498-1543. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Francis I in Roger de

Peter II of Bourbon, Regent of France 1438-1503
Pierre II de Bourbon, Sire de Beaujeu, Peter II of Bourbon, Regent of France 1438-1503. Handcoloured lithograph after a manuscript miniature in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 56

WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

FALL / CRUFTS WINNER / 1968
CHAMPION FANHILL FAUN Breed: Dalmatian Dog standing side on Sire:Ch.Colons April Jest Owner breeder: Mrs E J Woodyatt Date: 1968

FALL / CRUFTS WINNER / 1948
TRACEY WITCH OF WARE Breed: Cocker spaniel Owned by Miss D Weldon Bred by HS Lloyd Blue roan, born 15.09.28 Sire Falconers Padlock of Ware Date: 1948 - 1950

Fall - Crufts - 1966 - Poodle
CHAMPION OAKINGTON PUCKSHILL AMBER SUNBLUSH CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1966 Owned by Mrs Dobson Bred by Mrs CE Perry Sire: Puckshill Ambersuncrush Date: 1966

FALL / CRUFTS / DALMATIAN
CHAMPION FANHILL FAUN CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1968 Head study. Sire: Ch. Colonsay April Jest Breeder and Owner Mrs E J Woodyatt. Date: 1969

FALL / GREAT DANE / 1900
CHAMPION VICTORY Born: 2 March 1899 Sire:Ch. Hannibal Dam: Ch. Valentine Both of Redgrave. Breeder/Owner:Violet Horsefall Date: 1900

Royal corgis - Rozavel Lucky Strike
Welsh (Pembrokeshire) Corgi Rozavel Lucky Strike, international champion bred by Thelma Gray. Forefather and sire of a number of corgis owned by Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1945

Italian Unification
Right leg in the boot at last. Garibaldi struggling to fit Vittorio Emanuele II with the boot of Italy: If it won t go on, Sire, try a little more powder

Sir Frederick Thesiger
Portrait Sir Frederick Thesiger, attorney-general, son of Charles Thesiger, Esq. who held the office of Collector of Customs in the island of St

Henri Clement D argentan
HENRI CLEMENT sire d ARGENTAN, marechal de France under Louis IX. Date: ? - 1265

The Sire of Longueval knighting Roland
Roland knighted by the Sire of Longueval Date: 8th Century

Champion Stallion George Wilkes, the great sire of trotters

The Bressey Traffic Report, 1938: future predictions
Traffic improvements in London in the style of some already carried out in American cities: 1. A parking deck in Trafalgar Square. 2. A depressed road crossing at Hyde Park. 3

Watching Bayardo at exercise
The British thoroughbred racehorse exercising at Alec Taylors stable at Manton, near Marlborough. Bayardo was sent to trainer Alec Taylors stud farm at the age of two

Louis IX doing Good
Louis IX isn t made a saint for nothing - he is known for his benevolence, as here when he intervenes in a dispute between a poor old lady and the sire de Joinville

Disloyalty / Arrested / 1393
Sire de la Riviere arrested for supposed disloyalty, but eventually released

French Nobles
A group of French nobles : the reconciliation between sire Olivier de Clisson and the duc de Bretagne

French Nobles / 1390S
A group of French nobles : the reconciliation between sire Olivier de Clisson and the duc de Bretagne

Roland Knighted
The French hero Roland is knighted by the Sire de Longueval

Paris Street Row
A fight in the streets of Paris - sire Olivier de Clisson is attacked by the men of sire Pierre de Craon

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