Xii Collection

Pope Pius XII (Card)
POPE PIUS XII (Eugenio Pacelli) in 1950

Supermarine Spitfire XII in echelon of No41 Sdn

Catalhoyuk (Catal Hoyuk and Catal Huyuk) - a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7100 BC to 5700 BC

British BE 12 biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Royal Aircraft Factory BE 12 single-seater biplane on an airfield, used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. It had a 150hp RAF 4a engine. Date: 1915-1918

Emblem of Louis XII
A porcupine - the emblem of Louis XII at the Castle in Blois, France. Louis (r. 14981515), inherited the emblem of the porcupine from his grandfather. Date: circa 1910s

Pope Pius XII Crowned
Pius XII is crowned as the new pope

View from within Borley summerhouse
Undated photograph of the view from within Borley summerhouse. HPG/1/3/3 (xii)

SPAIN. Sevilla. Royal Alcazars. Courtyard ofl Yeso, del s. XII. Hispano-Moresque art. Almohad art. Relief

Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and the end tucked into her nostrils, May 1931

obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum, Heliopolis, Egypt
The major surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum erected by Senusret I of Dynasty XII. It still stands in its original position

Legend of the Moor's Last Sigh. After the conquest of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, the Muslim king Boabdil and his entourage were exiled from the city in 1492

Prince of Asturias wearing the cross of Maria Isabel Luisa
The Prince of Asturias (future Alfonso XII, 1857-1885) wearing the cross of Maria Isabel Luisa. Chromolithography by J. Donon

King Alfonso XII of Spain
The late King Alfonso XII of Spain (28th November 1857 - 25th November 1885). Also known as El Pacificador ('The Peacemaker'), he died at just 27 of dysentery

Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1838-1913). Politician
Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1838-1913). Spanish politician. Spain, Madrid. Banquet of the Partido Democratico-Monarquico in the Theater of La Alhambra, November 14, 1881

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

Spain, Madrid. Royal Palace. Ceremony of imposing the insignia of the Cross of the Victory to the Princess of Asturias, on the April 9, 1881

The Prince of Asturias (future Alfonso XII, 1857-1885) wearing the cross of Maria Isabel Luisa. Chromolithography by J. Donon

Mercedes de Orleans (1860-1878). Qeen of Spain. First wife of King Alfonso XII. Death from Typhoid fever. Deathbed. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878. Colored

Romanesque Art. Spain. Crucifixion'. Mural Painting. Saint
Romanesque Art. Spain. Crucifixion. Mural painting of the Church of Sanint Eulalia from Estaon (Pallars Sobira). XII century. Diocesan Museum of La Seu d'Urgell. Lleida province. Alt Urgell

Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, by James Gillray. Depicting Napoleon (ironically in the role of John Bunyan's pilgrim, Christian) having to confront an array of problems

DEATH OF ALFONSO XII
Alfonso XII lies in state in Madrid : he dies without an heir but his queen Maria Cristina is pregnant with the future Alfonso XIII and she will rule as regent. Date: 1885

CARL XII OF SWEDEN DIES
Carl XII of Sweden shot while inspecting the trenches at the siege of the fortress of Fredriksten during an attack on Norway. Date: 1718

VOTING FOR PIUS XII
After the death of Pius XI, the cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican, where they will elect Eugenio Pacelli as Pius XII Date: February 1939

The Royal Visit to the Vatican - standing behind Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip are Major Martin Charteris, Private Secretary to the Princess (wearing white tie), Lady Palmer

Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, 1496-1533
Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533. She wears a gable hood chaperon headdress with hanging tail

Mary Tudor, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533
Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533. She wears a gable hood, a blue velvet surtout trimmed with gold embroidery, fur sleeves called rebras

Anne of Britanny, wife to King Charles VIII and King Louis XII of France, 1476-1514. She wears a cape bretonne headdress over a white cap, brocade robe trimmed with ermine, and gold chain belt

Coins and medals of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty
Coins and medals from ancient Egypt, including portraits of Ptolemy Euergetes 1, 13, Berenice 2, Arsinoe 3, Ptolemy II Philadelphus 4, Arsinoe 5, Ptolemy V Epiphanes 6, Ptolemy VIII Physcon 7

King Louis XIII of France and Navarre, 1630. Handcoloured lithograph after a 1630 print from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Thomassine Spinola, Genoan beauty and admirer of King Louis XII. She died in 1505 of heartbreak when she heard a false rumor of the kings death

Francois de la Rochefoucauld, chamberlain to kings Charles VIII and Louis XII, d. 1517. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII

Florimond de Robertet, secretaire des finances 1458-1527
Florimond de Robertet, secretaire des finances du roi, Florimond Ier Robertet d Alluye, 1458-1527. Short manteau, pourpoint, yellow pantalons with a violet line

King Louis XII of France, 1462-1515. Lithograph by Gautiere after an illustration by Alphonse Leroy in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 93 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Guards on duty at Vatican when Pope Pius XII elected
Noble Guard on duty at the Vatican in Rome when Pope Pius XII was elected, 2 March 1939. 1939

Tallman-Pfalz D. XII N43C
Tallman-Pfalz D.XII N43C (msn 1). An original D.XII, thought to be 1511/18, transported to the USA after the armistice and restored to flying condition by Frank Tallman in the 1950s. Date: circa 1957

Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I, second king of 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. Ruled between 1956 and 1910 BC. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Statue of Mentuhotep. Egyptian Art Museum. Luxor. Egypt
Statue of Mentuhotep. Middle Kingdom. 12th Dynasty. Vizier under Sesostris I. Headless statue, represented as a scribe, from Temple of Amun at Karnak. Egyptian Art Museum. Luxor. Egypt

CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DO CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DO
Young Charles VIII releases from prison Louis dOrleans, one of the rebels opposing the crown. The reconciliation leads to Louis succeeding Charles as Louis XII Date: 1491

ANNE DE BRETAGNE queen of (1) Charles VIII of France, then of (2) Louis XII Date: 1477-1514

DANTE / ANGELS / PARADISE
The angelic wreaths: About us thus, of sempiternal roses, bending wreathed those garlands twain;. (Canto XII, lines 16-19) Date: First published: 1307-21?

Croydon Airport - Fokker F. XII PH-AIJ
Fokker F.XII PH-AIJ Ijsvogel (msn 5302) of KLM, approaching to land at Croydon Airport. First registered as PH-AIJ on 26.04.32, she was sold in France on 12.10.36. Date: circa 1934

Rouen, France - Palais de Justice (Law Courts) - built by Louis XII in 1499, restored in 1876. Date: circa 1904

Egyptian art. Sphinx of Ptolemy XII Auletes (117-51 B. C. ). E
Egyptian art. Sphinx of Ptolemy XII Auletes (117-51 B.C.). Egyptian pharaoh and father of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII. Ptolemaic period. Temporary exhibition. Martin Gropius. Berlin. Germany

Girl Undressing XI
Young lady undressing in stages - No.XI of XII Falling out of her night dress she climbs into bed and blows out the candle Date: 1892

Girl Undressing VIII
Young lady undressing in stages - No.VII of XII Sat on a cushion she removes her shoes and stockings! Date: 1892

Girl Undressing III
Young lady undressing in stages - No.V of XII Bloomers around her ankles exposing her garter tops! Date: 1892

BALACA y CANSECO, Eduardo (1840-1914). Alfonso

Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at sance
Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a sance at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, 8 March 1932. Harry Price and Professor David Fraser-Harris are controlling Schneider

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