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Sword with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
15th century Costume1. Jean de Linden (1394) 2. Duc de Baviere (1430-1470) (whose name is unknown) 3. Albert III, Achilles de Brandebourg (1475) wearing an Electors cap 4. Ludwig von Hutten (1414) 5
Sword of Charlemagne - Crown of Empress ConstanceCeremonial sword called the " Sword of Charlemagne" (with details). 2. Crown of Empress Constance, Fredericks wife. (with details). 3. Sword of Saint Maurice (with detail).4. Kings crown
Hungarian Wedding CakeThese Hungarian peasant women in traditional headscarves are decorating a wedding cake with painted gingerbread swords, hearts and edible babies. Date: 1930s
GERMAN COSTUME 1300-1349Men: gipon, dagged hood, cote- hardie with dagged tippets, girdles, swords & daggers. Woman: garment with elements of a cote-hardie & sleeved surcoat, ornamental fillet. Date: early 14th century
Cartoon, German officer (Boche Faces), WW1Cartoon, Boche Faces. A group of German officers, looking rather stolid and described as the asphyxiating brutes of humanity. Date: 1915
Japanese infantry musicians, one beating a drum (taiko).. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Swiss swords, early 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889
Zulu WarriorsTwo Zulu warriors on a beach, play- fighting with swords and shields in their loin cloths. Date: early 1930s
Theatre - Play - The Assassin - Duel scene between Prince Demetri and Countess Wanda Date: 1904
Natives of Transjordania - nr. Jerusalem, Israel. Date: circa 1920s
Afghan man of Damaun, AfghanistanAn Afghaun of Damaun. An armed Afghan resting a firearm on his shoulder. he has a sword hung at his side and a small circular shield slung over his back. 1815
Officer, 7th Regiment of Foot, Royal Fusiliers
Trabzon, Turkey - Men of the Laz TribeLaz costumes worn by a group of heavily armed men at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province
Russian Cossacks from Volga and Don area, Russia
A Grandfather and Grandson - DevonA Grandfather and Grandson, in a very lavish interior in Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Assault on an Arab TraitorItalian assault on the house of an Arab Traitor. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya
Spanish Ladies FightTwo senoritas settle their differences with swords on the outskirts of Madrid
Women Duelling 19CWomen duelling with swords
Henry-Picquart DuelDuring the Dreyfus Affair in France, colonel Henry and M Picquart cross swords in regard to Zolas intervention
Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of ZamaSECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa
Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridgePublius Horatius Cocles, an army officer of the Roman Republic, together with two companions, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius
Music cover, Il Trovatore, QuadrilleMusic cover, Quadrille by Charles d Albert, based on music from Verdis opera, Il Travatore. 19th century
Queen Philippa interceding for the burghers of CalaisQueen Philippa interceding with her husband, Edward III, for the lives of the burghers of Calais. 1347
King Edward I brandishing the javelinKing Edward I (1239-1307), brandishing the javelin, and swearing he will hang the man who threw it -- possibly a mythological rather than true event. late 13th century
Photograph of Sudanese preparing for battle. Photograph from an album associated with the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899). Men with swords
Scotland -- A Call to Arms. 19th century
Five soldiers on a cutout Christmas cardFive soldiers in red and black uniform on a cutout Christmas card, with verse (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Round Tower and Belfry, Swords, Co Dublin. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Dublin: Swords). Date: circa early 1900s
Cleetham Hospital Manchester - brick Building, Gothic shaped small windows, Fireplace crossed swords. Part of Box 12 Boswell collection. Counties of England. Date: circa 1900
Greeting, Japan, circa 1880s - Formal greeting, men with swords and ornate clothing, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Soldier at their Sabre practice in a French Barracks. Date: circa 1905
Athletes and sportsmen on a sheet of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s
Oriental man with banner on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Battle of Hastings re-enactment. With cross-gartered jeans and dyed sackcloth doublets, the students of Kent and Sussex Universities re-enact the battle 900 years later. Date: 14 October 1066
Swords from Hungary or Romania. C. 1600 BCSwords from Hungary or Romania. Stensgard and Torupgarde, Lolland. C. 1600 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
Curved swords. From Rorby, Zealand. C. 1550 BC. Bronze AgeCurved swords sacrificed in a bog. C. 1550 BC. Bronze Age. Made in Scandinavia. From Rorby, western Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
Alexander of Battenberg (1857-1893). Prince of Bulgaria (1879-1886). Prince Alexander is acclaimed on return to their states. Colored engraving
Bernard Desclot. Catalan chronicler. Page of Bernards chronBernard Desclot. Catalan chronicler. 13th Century. Chronicle of the Reign of King Peter III of Aragon (1276-85). Page of Bernards chronicle. Fol. 140. Manuscript 486. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona
Scottish Types - Highland sword dance, Clan Cameron. 19th century
Christof Von GalenCHRISTOF BERNHARD von GALEN Prince-bishop of Munster, depicted in secular dress, with a bishops mitre over his head but also swords, to show he was a warrior too ! Date: 1606 - 1678
Costume / Aristos C. 1730French aristocrats of the court of Louis XV wear Jack boots with bucket tops & spurs, armour & swords, a sash, tricorne hats & gauntlets Date: circa 1730
Cartoon, German Kultur, WW1Cartoon, German Kultur or the cultivated truth during the First World War, showing a blindfolded allegorical female figure with flames rising around her. Date: 1915
Four C14 NotablesFour men in short garments, three with unmatching hose, evidently the current fashion; two carry swords, one at the side, the other in front Date: 14th century
Broadswords 1553Two men fighting with broadswords Date: 16th century
Chinese TroopsChinese troops of 1909 strive to be up-to-date, even if they wear pigtails and carry swords Date: 1909
Duel / Boulanger, 1888Duel with swords between Boulanger and Floquet Date: 1888
Verdi / Trovatore / Iln 1855IL TROVATORE a scene from the first London performance of the opera at Covent Garden in May 1855 - Pauline Viardot was one of the performers Date: 1855