Will I Am Collection (page 22)

Silhouette portrait of Lord Mansfield by A. Forberger
Silhouette portrait on glass by A. Forberger of Lord Mansfield. William Murray, 1st Earl Mansfield (1705 - 1793) was a lawyer, statesman and Lord Chief Justice for 32 years. Date: c.1775

Fractured barrel of German Paris Gun, WW1
The fractured barrel of the German Paris Gun (also known as the Emperor William Gun), a long-range seige gun designed and manufactured by Krupp, used towards the end of the First World War

A page from the Sketch, 1898
The small talk section of The Sketch, dated 16th March 1898, featuring a picture of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) with his new Borchardt gun, and a gigantic bed, which, the article tells us

Silhouette portrait of the actress Mrs Jordan
Silhouette portrait of Dorothea Jordan (born Dorothea Bland) 1762 - 1818, actress and mistress of King William IV (while Duke of Clarence). Date: c.1790

William II almost killed

Afghan War 1878 - 1880
During the Afghan War Special Correspondents, including Archibald Forbes of the Daily News, Phil Robinson of the Daily Telegraph and William Simpson, Special Artist of the IIlustrated London News

Lord Beaverbrook
William Maxwell " Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879 - 1964), Canadian-British businessman and newspaperman, in top hat and tails and carrying an umbrella. (Unknown location.)

Bamburgh Castle surrendered 1099
Eleanor of Northumberland surrenders Bamburgh Castle to William II after the besiegers had threatened to blind her husband Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland

C W A Scott as a little boy
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (13 February 1903 15 April 1946) record-breaking English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934

William James Ingram
Sir William James Ingram (1847 1924), proprietor of The Illustrated London News, and son of founder Herbert Ingram. He was also a Liberal politician

American schooner, Jefferson Borden
The American schooner, Jefferson Borden, on board which an attempted mutiny took place during April 1875, in the course of a trip from New Orleans to London

Williams Benson
William Shepherd Benson (1855 1932), Admiral in the United States Navy and the first Chief of Naval Operations, holding the post throughout World War One. Date: World War One

C W A Scott
Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (13 February 1903 15 April 1946), record-breaking English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934 together with T

Frontispiece to Dodds Discourses
The frontispiece to a publication by William Dodd, an English forger and cleric. Date: 19th Century

Memorial to victims of Russian Outrage
A memorial to George Henry Smith and Richard William Leggett of the ill-fated trawler Crane, who lost their lives as a cause of action by the Russian Baltic Fleet on October 22nd 1904

The Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland
The Wallace Monument, on the summit of Abbey Craig, Stirling, Scotland - designed by architect John Thomas Rochead. Date: circa 1920s

News of a fair and a marvellous thing, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell we sing. From a poem by William Morris. 20th century

Motorboat Race in Kiel Harbour during Kiel Week. The inset portrait depicts Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest (German)

William I curses his son Robert
William, King of England, curses his rebellious son Robert, Duke of Normandy Date: 1078

Death of Conan
Conan, a burgess (political official) of the city of Rouen, is thrown from the top of a high tower by Henry, brother of William II (Rufus) of England

William (Billy) Bishop, Canadian flying ace
William " Billy" Bishop, (1894 - 1956), Canadian World War One flying ace

General Birdwood swimming
British General William Birdwood (1865 - 1951) swimming at Anzac Cove where he had led a landing of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps troops as part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli

Wallingford Farm Colony
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It took unemployed young men off the streets and trained them on the land prior to helping them emigrate to one of

General Joffre and Sir William Robertson in Cologne
General Joseph Joffre and Field Marshal Sir William Robertson in Cologne, Germany, accompanied by other Allied officers. Date: circa 1919

The hoof of the racehorse, Eclipse
A piece of gold plate, with the hoof of Eclipse, the British racehorse, presented to the Jockey club at Newmarket by William IV in 1832. Date: 1832

Rear Admiral William Sims in Ireland
Rear Admiral William Sims (1858-1936) - An Admiral in the US Navy who, in the First World War commanded all the US naval forces in Europe. He also served twice as President of the Naval War College

William Fredericks
The American stage robber, William Fredericks who was eventually caught and hanged. Date: 19th Century

Filming of the Golden Eagle, Polytechnic Theatre, London
Postcard advertisement for Captain Knights The Filming of the Golden Eagle, at the Polytechnic Theatre, Regent Street, London W1, with screenings three times daily

Longchamp arrests Hugh de Puiset
William Longchamp, Bishop of Ely, arrests Hugh de Puiset (Hugh Pudsey) at Tickhill Castle. Longchamp, a favourite of Richard I

Admiral Nicholson with Rear-Admiral O de Beech
Admiral William Nicholson (1863-1932) - served in World War I and, as Captain of HMS Canada, saw action at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Pictured with Rear Admiral Sir O De Beech. Date: circa 1916

General Sir W R Marshall, British army officer, WW1
Lieutenant General Sir William Raine Marshall (1865-1939), British army officer during the First World War. In November 1917 he succeeded General Maude as Commander in Chief of the Mesopotamian

General Sir William Robertson, British army officer
General Sir William Robertson (1860-1933), British army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) during the First World War, from 1916 to 1918. Date: circa 1919

Sir Douglas Haig, Massey and Ward, Beauquesne, France
General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) (second from right) with William Massey (1856-1925), Prime Minister of New Zealand (right), and Sir Joseph Ward (1856-1930)

William Hughes, Australian PM, visiting workshops, France
William Morris Hughes (1864-1952), Australian Prime Minister, visiting workshops in France during the First World War. Date: 1916

Suspension railway, Royal Panarmonion Gardens
An advertising flyer or notice for a Suspension Rail-way, Royal Panarmonion Gardens, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross, New Road, St Pancras in London

Painting by William Rothenstein, The Watch on the Rhine
A painting by William Rothenstein, entitled The Watch on the Rhine, first exhibited in Canada in 1920. The painting is a comment on the defeat of Germany and the triumph of the Allies

Crown prince of Germany, c. 1875
FRIEDRICH WILHELM(1831 - 1888) The future Friedrich III of Germany while still Crown Prince of Germany, looking splendidly bearded and wearing a blazer

The Three R s
Following the introduction of the Elementary Education Act, commonly known as Forsters Education Act, in February 1870, Punch magazine depicts William Forster, the Liberal MP who drafted the Act

Queen Elizabeth II, Canada tour 1967
Queen Elizabeth II at the Montreal Expo 67 fair during her tour of Canada in 1967 accompanied by Sir William Oliver, British commissioner-general of the exhibition

Page from The Sphere, 4th May 1912, called The Newsletter, Week by Week. It features images of Indian students who have studied at the London School of Economics; Signor Murri

Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, Naval Intelligence, WW1
Admiral Sir William Reginald Hall (1870-1943), British Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) during the First World War. He was jointly responsible for setting up the Royal Navys codebreaking

Sir William Garth Morrison Chief Scout
Sir William Garth Morrison, Chief Scout. Date: 1996

Prince Wilhelm (William) of Wied and family
Prince William of Wied (1876 - 1945), Prince of Albania, with his wife, Princess Sophie of Schonburg Waldenburg and his children, Princess Marie Eleonore and Prince Carl Victor

Sir Erskine (William) Gladstone Chief Scout
Sir Erskine (William) Gladstone, Chief Scout. Date: 1982

Dr W G Grace and HRH The Prince of Wales
Famous (and infamous) English cricketer Dr William Gilbert Grace ( WG ) (1848-1915) and HRH Edward The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) (1894-1972)

American and Scottish Scouts
An American and a Scottish Scout play the age old game of crack the other fellows knuckles, at the Boy Scout ranch in New Mexico

Scout Patrol Leader Willie Chun signing autographs
Willie Chun, whos 12 years old and an American of Korean parentage, is a Patrol Leader of Boy Scout Troop 90 in Hollywood. Willie had a special showing of the new Robert L

Marshal Foch and General Robertson in Cologne, Germany
Marshal Ferdinand Foch (left) and General Sir William Robertson (right) taking the salute in Cologne, Germany, on the arrival of Foch from the steamer Bismarck. 17 May 1919

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