Tournaments Collection

Tournament Tents (Shaw)
A representation of the tents at a tournament (possibly designed for Henry VIII for the Field of the Cloth of Gold)

Arthurian Tournament
Lancelot defeats Sir Mador de la Porte in the battle to uphold the honour of Guinevere

Chivalry / Eglinton 1839
Scene from the mock- medieval tournament held at Eglinton Castle on 29 August 1839

Rooftop Golf
Hotels in New York (Hotel Ogden in this photo) built golf courses, and even held tournaments, to keep the businessmans mind off the Depression

Jousting / London Bridge
A joust on the London Bridge in the presence of Richard II

Lady presenting the prize of the tournament. Chromolithography by Regamey after Tournois du roi Rene, ca. 1489. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance

Tournaments. Review of helmets in the cloister
Tournaments. The standards and helmets are kept in a cloister. The preliminaries are managed by the judges, in the presence of the ladies and participants of the tournament

Miss Dowson, Angler
Miss M. S. Dowson won the ladies competition in a fly and bait casting tournament held at Norwood in London. Date: 1931

Ladies Golf Championship
Scenes from the Scottish Ladies Golf Championship held at Gullane. Date: 1931

East Brighton Golf Club and golfers
Cartoon illustration by Mel, depicting participants in the News Chronicle £1000 tournament at East Brighton Golf Club. Date: 1939

Tournaments
Lancelot defeats Sir Mador de la Porte in the battle to uphold the honour of Guinevere

Tilt-yard at Westminster, London, where jousting took place in courtyard. circa 16th century

Jousting tournament
Anglo-French tournament at Saint-Inglebert, near Calais. Date: circa 1380s

Tournament in London, proclaimed over England, Scotland, Germany, Flanders and France. Date: circa 1380s

Medieval tournament
Medieval knights on horseback about to receive their jousts, while heralds blow their trumpets

Clara Grace, accomplished English woman cyclist and record holder, having ridden from London to Coventry in 6 hours, 56 minutes and 49 seconds. Date: 1895

The Youthful David by Andrea del Castagno (1423-1457) - painted on a leather parade shield

Croquet tournament at Wimbledon, London 1870
Grand croquet tournament at the new All England Club, Wimbledon, London Date: 1870

Tilting at the ring
Horseman rides at full gallop towards a small metal ring to hopefully insert his lance through, this was a medieval sport. Date: 17th century

Ladies at Tournament
Medieval ladies watch a tournament. Date: second half 15th century

KNIGHTS JOUSTING
Two knights (one being von Klingen) joust and are watched by concerned noblewomen. Date: 12th Century

TOURNAMENT JUDGE / LADIES
Noblewomen attending a tournament in France Date: 15th Century

TOURNAMENT JUDGE / C15
A judge is led to the tournament on horseback by a page in France Date: 15th Century

Sir Philip Sidney jousts at Whitehall
Sir Philip Sidney(1554-1586), poet, soldier and courtier, jousts at Whitehall. Date: circa 1580

Water tournament
In former times a sport used upon the River Thames, London, which is now discontinued, two wherries to row and run one against the other with staves in their hands, flat at the fore-end

War tennis tournament at Queens Club, 1916
A page from The Tatler reporting with photographs on a tennis tournament held in aid of the Star and Garter Home Fund for Disabled Soldiers, which took place on the 15 July 1916

Lady of the Tournament presenting the prize
The Lady of the Tournament presenting the prize to the victor. Date: circa 1450

Stoker / Tennis Player
H. J. Stoker, newly retired tennis player, proudly showing off the many cup and trophies he has won over the years in many tennis tournaments. Date: 12 December 1929

Eglinton Tournament 7
The Melee : the knights divide into two teams and indulge in a free-for-all. No blood is shed, but the spectators enjoy such beautiful sights as one can never expect to see again Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 6
The Queen of Beauty (Lady Seymour) presents the prize to the champion, who is none other than the Lord of the Tournament, the Earl of Eglinton himself. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 2
General view of the tilt- ground : no expense has been spared to re-create the ambiance of a medieval tournament, while catering for some 100, 000 spectators ! Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 9
The ball : after the fighting, the flirting - the Earls 2000 guests feast and dance in the ballroom constructed specially for the occasion. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 8
Among the 100, 000 spectators are 2000 personal guests of the Earl, all in medieval dress, who enjoy the lavish arrangements : this staircase leads to the ballroom. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 1
Title page of the commemorat- -ive album of the Tournament, staged at Eglinton Castle by Archibald William, 13th earl of Eglinton, an excellent and justly popular nobleman. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 5
The joust between the Lord of the Tournament (the Earl in person) and the Knight of the Red Rose (R Lechmere Esquire). Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 3
The Lord of the Tournament - the Earl - rides to the tilt- ground with his Esquires and Retainers; the event will almost cripple him financial- -ly, but bring lasting fame. Date: 30 August 1839

Tournament (Smith)
Lances are shattered as two knights meet in a joust; both are attended by their squires who furnish them with fresh lances and help them to remount, if required. Date: 1450

Eglinton Tournament 4
The Queen of Beauty - Lady Seymour - rides to the lists with her attendant ladies. Not only participants but many spectators wear medieval costume for the occasion. Date: 30 August 1839

Single Combat 1380
Combat between Nicholas Clifford and a French Knight

Anglo-French / Tournament
Anglo-French tournament at Saint-Inglevere, near Calais

Carousel / Louis XIV Court
A Carousel at the court of Louis XIV of France

Tournament 1530
Two French knights take part in a tournament

Jousts at Westminster Abbey

C15 Tournament
A joust

English Knights Fighting
Two knights on horseback during a jousting tournament

Mock Tourney, Charlton
A mock tournament is staged in the grounds of Charlton House, then in Kent, now a suburb of SE London, a few arrows flight from our Library

Tournament Announced / C15
A tournament is announced by a trumpeter and herald in France

Tournament Proclaimed
A tournament is proclaimed and colours (coats of arms) are exchanged

TOURNAMENT
Receiving the helmets of the competing knights

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