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The Red PhoenixThis Chinese painting on silk depicts the mythical phoenix creature. Differing from tradition Greek mythology, the appearance of a phoenix (fenghuang)
Princess Clementine of Belgium (1872-1955) with fiance, Prince Victor Napoleon (1862-1926), outdoor reportage photograph whilst visiting Empress Eugenie
Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III, Raja of Mysore (1794-1868)
Charles Edward Stuart's swordSword of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Stuart claimant to the throne. Date: 18th century
King Edward VII lying in state, Buckingham Palace, LondonKing Edward VII lying in state in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace, London, 16 May 1910. 1910
Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Allegory of the death of ChaCharles the Bold (1433-1477). Duke of Burgundy (1467-1477). Allegory of the death of Charles the Bold. 15th century. Miniature of Le Chevalier deliberate. Chateau de Chantilly. France
Death grabs the crown of the Emperor seated on a throne, and attended by his courtiers.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death
Edward VII, who passed away on 6 May 1910, at the age of 69. The King's body lay-in-state in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, London, guarded by Ist Grenadier Guards. Date: 1910
Edward VII lying-in-stateA very brief illness ended the life of Edward VII, who passed away on 6 May 1910, at the age of 69. The King's body lay-in-state in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, London
Coronation service of King Peter of Serbia in St. Michael's Cathedral in Belgrade. Date: 21st September 1904
She'll be Queen YetImpression of Edward, Duke of Kent showing off his baby daughter, Alexandrine Victoria, later Queen Victoria. After the death of King George IV, his brother, King William IV
Children of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena of SpainPhotographic postcard showing the three eldest children of King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) and Queen Ena of Spain (1887-1969)
Series of sketches showing Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (1864 - 1892), involved in a series of sporting activities while at Cambridge University
Prince Hirohito (1901 - 1989), in his carriage on the way to be formally installed as Heir to the Throne, 3rd November 1916
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands aboard a submarineQueen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962) standing on board the deck of a submarine, September 1916. The Queen was attending manoeuvres carried out by the Dutch navy
King Ferdinand I of RomaniaRuler of Romania, King Ferdinand I (1865-1927), published shortly after he broke his country's neutrality to side with the Allies during the First World War
Churchill leaving the Palace 1910Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), then Home Secretary, leaving Buckingham Palace in a horse-drawn carriage following George V's accession to the throne on the death of his father Edward VII in May
DUC D'ORLEANS DIES - 4Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d'Orleans, son of Louis- Philippe and heir to the throne, dies in a house in Neuilly after a fatal carriage accident. Date: 13 July 1842
DUC D'ORLEANS DIES - 3Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d'Orleans, son of Louis- Philippe and heir to the throne, dies in this house in Neuilly after a fatal carriage accident. Date: 13 July 1842
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ROBERT II DE NORMANDIERobert duc de Normandie, eldest son of William I, should be working at grabbing English throne on William II's death : instead he dallies with lady Sibylla, losing all for love. Date: 1100
LUIS AT THE CORTES - 2Luis, second son of Maria II, succeeds to the throne when Pedro V dies : at the Cortes he accepts the constitution. Date: 1862
LUIS AT THE CORTESLuis, second son of Maria II, succeeds to the throne when Pedro V dies : he arrives in state at a session of the Cortes, Lisboa. Date: 1862
FABLE / COURT OF DEATHDeath, on his throne, surrounded by his pale courtiers': diseases Date: 1761
Lady Lyonesse and DwarfThe Lady Lyonesse questions Sir Beaumains's dwarf & finds out that the knight is the son of a king & that his true identity is Sir Gareth of Orkney
KING EDWARD I (1239 - 1307), on his coronation
CHARLES V LE SAGE (WISE) King of France Perceiving the approach of Death, he recommends to his brothers his Family and Kingdom. Date: 1337 - 1380
ARTHUR VERSUS MORDREDHe slays his nephew Mordred, who is trying to seize the throne (and Guinevere), at the battle of Camlann ; but unfortunately Mordred also slays him
Thomas Cromwell presents translation of Bible to Henry VIIIThomas Cromwell presenting an English translation of the Bible to King Henry VIII Date: 1538
The Bourse (Stock Exchange) at Alexandria, Egypt, illuminated to celebrate the anniversary of Fuad Is ascension as Sultan Of Egypt in 1917. Date: 1918
Marriage of Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor to Wallace SimpsonJune 37d 1937 - marriage of Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor to Wallace Simpson in France, following his abdication from the British throne
Historical views of Further India (Southeast Asia)Historical views of Further India (Thailand and Myanmar). Liar having his mouth sewn shut in Siam (Thailand) 43, stilthouses in the jungles of Siam 44
Chinese tea farmers treading tea leaves in basketsChinese tea farmers treading tea leaves, Camellia sinensis, in baskets to ferment the tea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1821
Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadronEnglish Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay
Red rock cod and red handfishRed rock cod, Scorpaena papillosa and red handfish, Thymichthys politus (ruby fish, Scorpoena cruenta, and tortoiseshell fish, Cheironectes politus)
Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero and scatological prankster. In colorful doublet, cape and hose, with basket and tankard of jesters. From a color drawing in a travel book
Costume of an English knight, early 13th century. From the effigy of Robert Harcourt, died 1205, Worcester Cathedral. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes
Arabian and Spanish hunting scenes. At top, an Arabian knight hunts a boar, his slaves place it on horseback, and he presents it to a woman outside a castle
Audience with the Grand Vizier in the throne room of Topkapi Palace. Sala del Trono. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient
The Grand Viziers audience with ambassadors. The Vizier treats his guests to a feast while musicians from the seraglio play military music. La sala d udienza del Gran Visir agli ambasciatori
Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, LebanonView of the Temple of Bacchus within the Heliopolis, or Temple of Baalbek, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Elevazione del Tempio di Balbec
Charles the Bald, Carolingian Emperor, on his throne, 9th century. He wears an extraodinary crown and holds a long rod. Squires on either side hold his great sword, spear and shield
Portrait of King Charles the Bald, 9th centuryPortrait of King Charles the Bald, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, 9th century, seated on a grand throne, holding orb and sceptre and wearing a chlamys over his shoulder
Coronation of an ancient Italian king by the archbishop. The king is crowned while wearing a cape over breastplate and holding a sceptre. Six electors of the empire stand to his left
Doge of Venice and Procurator of Saint MarkCeremonial robes of the Doge of Venice and Procurator of Saint Mark. Doge e Procuratore. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Roman philiosopher Manlius Boethius, 510Costume of Roman philiosopher Manlius Boethius in 510, from an ivory dyptich. Costume del Console Boezio da un Dittico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberti from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes
Miniatures from the Golden Bull, 1365King Wenceslaus of Bohemia riding with the Archbishop of Mainz, the Bishops of Bamberg and Wurtzburg and the Burgraves of Nuremberg 1; citizens of Frankfurt on horseback 2; the Archbishop of Mainz 3
First page of the famous Vienna Codex of the Golden Bull, 1365, an illuminated manuscript prepared for King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Miniatura nel Codice Viennese