Swears Collection

Comic postcard, men gossiping about young woman Date: 20th century

Ceremonies of knighthood
Knighthood ceremonies: a knight kneels to be dubbed with a sword 358, a squire attaches spurs to the knights armour 359, a knight is dressed in armour by women 360

Harold swears fealty to Duke William
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

HAROLD SWEARS FEALTY
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I) Date: 1064

Harold Pays Homage
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I) Date: 1064

Theres Millions In It! Tivoli Theatre, Hull
Theres Millions In It! a musical farcical comedy at the Tivoli Theatre, Hull -- Polly swears! 1923

Olympics / 1928 / Denis Oath
Dutch footballer Harry Denis swears the Olympic Oath

VALPUESTA, Pedro de (1614-1688). Philip IV Swears to defend the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. ca. 1655. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia

Harold Swears (Doyle)
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I)

Knight Swears Fealty
A knight swears an oath of fealty, kneeling before his liege lord

Advert for Swears - Wells childrens riding clothing 1898
Children riding clothing for girls and boys available from Swears & Wells department store, Regent Steet. 1898

Lord Mayor taking the oath in court, 1890, by Sydney P. Hall
The Lord Mayor taking the oath in the court of the Lord Chief Justice. Date: 1890

The opera The Flying Dutchman
Senta swears never to leave the Flying Dutchman. Artist: Alan Wright Date: 1912

Becoming fashions combined with true economy, WW1
A double page spread from The Tatler giving examples of economical outfits which could be purchased in wartime. Extravagant evening dresses are not featured but instead coat frocks

Frederik Henriks Oath
Prince Frederik Henrik (spell his name any way you like) swears an oath regarding Holland and West Friesland. Date: circa 1640

Funeral of Victim
At the funeral of a victim of the massacre of 22 January, a speaker swears that the people will be revenged on the killers. Soldiers watch without interfering. Date: January 1905

Washington Swears
WASHINGTON takes the oath as President, in Wall Street, New York City. Date: 1770s

Gentleman crashes on his bicycle and utters a loud... " Mark of exclamation!" Date: circa 1940s

SPAIN. Madrid. Spain (1902). Alfonso XIII swears

Brazil (1860). Princess Isabel, daughter of Pedro II, swears the Constitution. Oil on canvas. BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro. National Historical Museum

CASTELARO PEREA, Jos頨1801-1873). Isabella II
CASTELARO PEREA, Jos頨 1801-1873). Isabella II swearing the Constitution. 1844. Act celebrated at the Senate in which Isabel II swears the Constitution of 1837 being on age. Detail

VALPUESTA, Pedro de (1614-1688)

The Androgynous Rite of Felicitations
When a Sister is initiated, the President of the Lodge places her in his seat and demands, whilst on one knee, that she swears an oath of fidelity to the Masons on a rose. Date: 1890s

Bayeux Tapestry (3 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold swears an oath to William of Normandy, returns to England, where Edward the Confessor dies. Date: 1064 - 1066

Napoleon Swears Oath
A clear winner in the Presidential elections, Louis Napoleon swears to uphold the constitution : he will keep his word for two or three years

Louis-Philippe Swears
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, swears to uphold the constitution

Serrano Accepts
Serrano swears to uphold the new constitution

Meyerbeer Africaine Lib5
Act four - Vasco da Gama marries Selika, queen of Madagascar; but even as he swears the marriage oath he hears his beloved Ines lamenting her misfortunes

Harold Swears Fealty
Harold, earl of Wessex, touching holy reliquaries with either hand, swears fealty (allegiance) to Guillaume, duc de Normandie, later William I of England

Fete De LA Federation
A year to the day after the fall of the Bastille, France celebrates the Revolution with a fete on the Champ de Mars, Paris, where Louis swears to uphold the constitution

Norman Conquest 6 of 16
Conan surrenders : Harold is knighted by William; they ride together to Bayeux where Harold, touching reliquaries, swears fealty to William, then he returns to England

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