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The Duke of Marlborough in danger, Battle of Ramillies, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), 23 May 1706, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1706

The Arrest of the Duke de Boufflers, Marshal of France, on 5 September 1695, by Everard Van Dyckvelt and twelve English Lifeguards, after the Siege of Namur (2 July to 4 September 1695)

King William III at the Battle of the Boyne, Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland, 1 July 1690, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691). Date: 1690

Death of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, fighting on the Royalist side in the First Battle of Newbury, Berkshire, 20 September 1643, during the English Civil War (1642-1651). Date: 1643

Hotspurs (Henry Percy) night attack at the Battle of Otterburn, Northumberland, August 1388, against the Scottish leader James Douglas, one of several Anglo-Scottish border conflicts. Date: 1388

King Edward III knighting his son, Edward the Black Prince, in Normandy, France, during the Crecy campaign of 1346. Date: 1346

Sir William Wallace, Scottish knight, one of the main leaders in the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: circa 1290s

No Quarter to Traitors - Prince Edward (later King Edward I) fighting against Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, at the Battle of Evesham, 4 August 1265, part of the Second Barons War (1264-1267)

King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Date: 1066

The Battle of Maida, San Pietro di Maida, Calabria, southern Italy, 4 July 1806, part of the War of the Third Coalition (1803-1806)

Surrender of Admiral De Winter, head of the Dutch fleet, to Admiral Duncan of the British fleet, after the Battle of Camperdown (Camperduin, North Holland), 11 October 1797. Date: 1797

Nelson receiving the swords (as a symbol of surrender) on board the San Jose (later renamed HMS San Josef), a ship captured from the Spanish navy during the Battle of Cape St Vincent

Bravery of Private Samuel Johnson of the Green Howards, Capture of Belle Ile, Brittany, France, 1761, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Attack by Royal Highlanders on the Ticonderoga Fort, Battle of Ticonderoga (Battle of Carillon), 8 July 1758, during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Date: 1758

The Taking of Fort Louis, Guadeloupe, West Indies, by British forces against the French, 14 February 1759, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Date: 1759

Grenadier of the Foot Guards with grenade and match alight, Battle of Prestonpans (or Battle of Gladsmuir), East Lothian, Scotland, 21 September 1745, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1745

Advance of the Highlanders at the Battle of Prestonpans (or Battle of Gladsmuir), East Lothian, Scotland, 21 September 1745, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1745

Man in costume, reminiscent Guy Fawkes
Man in costume, reminiscent of Guy Fawkes Date: late 16th century

Arthur Playfair as Corporal Harold in His Excellency Date: 1890s

Ricardo Cortez - American silent film actor
Ricardo Cortez (Jacob Krantz) (1900-1977) - American silent film actor, shown here in the role of Paris in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927). Date: 1927

King Richard I in action during the Battle of Jaffa, Jerusalem, Third Crusade. Date: 1192

Capture of the Peiho Forts (or Taku Forts), near Tianjin, Second Opium War, 12-21 August 1860, China Date: 1860

Comic postcard, Schoolboy and military man - practical joke Date: early 20th century

c. 1880s Japan - actor in costume

Man in winter costume with sword, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: man in winter costume with sword, probably the work of the Japanese studio of Shimooka Renjo

Crown Prince of Siam, Thailand, c. 1890 s
Crown Prince of Siam, Thailand, c.1890 s

c. 1890 China - Chinese street vendor - knife sharpener
c.1890 China - Chinese types and trades - street vendor - knife sharpener

Samurai with two swords in long trousers, Japan
19th century vintage photograph - samurai with two swords dressed in long trousers, studio setting. Japan, c.1880 s. Probably posed by an actor

c. 1880s Japan - female warrior actor

Gujur Sirdars, Bhurtphore district, India, 1860 s

Turkey - dragoman, interpreter, translator, and guide
Turkey - dragoman, interpreter, translator, and official guide, c.1880 s

L Aiglon, by Edmond Rostand
L Aiglon, a play in six acts by Edmond Rostand, based on the life of Napoleon II, son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Marie Louise

A Queen for a Wife, by Jack Denton, E A Hill-Mitchelson Juns Company, first produced at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, in December 1912. At the word three! Date: circa 1912

The Days of Cromwell by Charles Rogers and Carter Livesey. First produced at the Borough Theatre, Stratford, on 19 October 1896. Touring to the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, July 1896. Date: 1896

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In
The Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - Lesghi men grinding sword
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - Lesghi men grinding the blade of a sword. Vintage 19th century photograph

Sketches at the Royal Military Tournament by John Hassall

The Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and barge
The Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and coal barge. London Bellman or Town Crier reading a notice about missing child Tommy Dallow 7, London Wharf at the East India Docks 8

Rattlesnake, hummingbirds and fireflies
The rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes 55, Trochilinae hummingbirds 56 and man reading a book by the light of fireflies in a vial 57. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Flaming sword, Vriesea splendens (Tillandsia splendens). Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Queens tears plant, Billbergia nutans. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Medieval knights in armour on horseback on a stormy night. Sir Ethelbert becomes separated from Alan on a mountain road. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Medieval knight in armour falling to his death from a tower. Alan commits suicide at the loss of Adelaide. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The

Medieval knight in suit of armour fighting a monk
Medieval knight in suit of armour punching a monk with a knife. Sir Ethelbert fighting Alan disguised as a monk. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The

Medieval knight in armour with troops outside a castle in the moonlight. Sir Ethelbert searching for an assassin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Uniform of a ships ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Goyer from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Admiral in the French Navy, 1844
Uniform of an admiral or amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Andre Castan from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

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