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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
Cherbourg, France - The Arsenal - Palm Tree made of daggersCherbourg, France - The Armoury - Palm Tree made of daggers. Date: 1918
My Soldier Boy by Alfred Maltby and Frank LindoFront page of a promotional booklet for My Soldier Boy by Alfred Maltby and Frank Lindo. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Fulham, 11th July 1898, and Criterion Theatre, 3rd January 1899
WW1 - French success at Steinbach, 3rd January 1915WW1 - An illustration representing the French reclaiming Alsace from German occupation. The illustration recreates the scene by using the well-known fairytale Sleeping Beauty, to represent the event
WW1 - Cartoon - Britain Joins InWW1 - Britannia with sword and British flag ready, she marches across Britains landscape declaring war on Germany. " For friendship and honour"
Japanese soldier wearing a helmet, kimono, leggings, sandals.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Japanese soldier wearing helmet, jacket, short kimono and sandals.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Japanese ensign carrying a standard, and umbrella bearer.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Japanese shogun, wearing helmet, kamishimo, kimono, and hakama.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Japanese nobleman in chonmage, kamishimo, kimono and hakama.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Roman soldiers with shields, swords, helmets. One in scale-armor shirt with javelin.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal
Danish warriors and King Edward the Confessor.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity
Joust with swords between knights at a tournament, 15th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th
Swords from the 10th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889
Comb of St HildegardComb of St. Hildegard.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889
Tournament joust from 1471 from a pen and ink drawing in the Stadel schen Instituts at Frankfurt.. Two knights in plate armour and elaborate helmets fighting with short swords
Japanese circa 1800, priest, women, monk and soldier.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Group photo, Warthelager training camp, Germany, WW1Group photo, soldiers at Warthelager military training camp, Posen (Poznan), Prussia, Germany. Date: circa 1915
ILN front cover - Schleswig Holstein war, 1864A charge by Austrian troops during the Battle of Over-Selk, part of the Schleswig-Holstein conflict between Denmark and Prussia & Austria in 1864. Date: 1864
Wall-mounted matchbox with crossed swordsA wall-mounted matchbox contained in the shape of a shield, engraved with crossed swords, crown and Flanders. Trench Art
Girding and oblation of the swordThe Sword being girdled upon KIng George V by Lord Great Chamberlain, accompanied by other Archbishops. (The girding is a symbol for the terror and punishment of evil doers and for the protection)
French and German cavalry encounterAn encounter between French and German cavalry in the narrow confines of a country lane. Date: August 1914
That Sword by B BairnsfatherA cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in which the imagined and actual usages of a sword in the First World War are juxtaposed. Date: 1915
Curio store, Japan, with swords, large fans, samurai armour and other items. Date: circa 1890s
19th Regiment, IndiaGroup photo of the (British) 19th Regiment, India. Date: circa 1890s
Gujur Sirdars with attendant, IndiaThree Gujur Sirdars (Sikh leaders) with attendant, India. Date: circa 1890s
Guard of the Carbonara LegionGuard dressed in uniform holding a gun and with a sword around his shoulder Guard of the Carbonara Legion Date: 1821
Lord Great Chamberlain girding sword on the KingThe Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, pictured girding the sword on King Edward VII, part of the investiture stage of the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Date: 1902
Charge of the mounted brigade at El-Mughar, WW1Charge of the 6th Mounted Brigade at El-Mughar during the British advance on Jerusalem during the First World War (Palestine Campaign)
French Circus TrickA sensational turn at a French circus : A woman is placed inside the globe, which is then pierced with swords and rolled down a spiral shoot! Date: 1930s
Celebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his friendsCelebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his intimate friends. Date: circa 1905
Colchester, Essex - High Street Date: circa 1905
Colchester, Essex - Stockwell Street ( Old Colchester ) Date: circa 1905
WW1 - Roll of Honour - space to fill in the blanksWW1 - Roll of Honour with space to fill in the blanks. " Draw me not without reason. Sheath me not without honour." Date: circa 1916
Mahmut Sevket Pasa and chief staffMahmut Sevket Pasa (18561913) and chief staff - Ottoman soldier and statesman who, in 1909, suppressed a religious uprising, forced the subsequent deposition of Sultan Abdulhamid II