Years Collection (page 18)

Dunstall Castle Folly
DUNSTALL CASTLE FOLLY This ruin was built by a former Earl of Coventry about 100 years ago to improve the landscape as seen from his mansion at Croome Park. Date: 1950s

Wilhelm II as a Boy
WILHELM II, as a boy of ten or eleven years old. He was the first born child of Victoria, Princess Royal of England (1840-1901) and Frederick III, Emperor of Germany (1831-1888) Date: 1859 - 1941

Costume for a boy 1867
Three year old boys clothing for 1867 1867

Massacre of Innocents
Then Herod was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under... Date: 1st century

Martha Saunders (104+)
MARTHA SAUNDERS Resident of Magpie Alley, Grays inn Road, London who was 104 years old when this fine mezzotint was made. Date: 1671 - 1775+

Jane Scrimshaw (127)
JANE SCRIMSHAW A Londoner who never married, she became a resident of Merchant Taylors alms-house, about 1630, and stayed there some 80 years. Date: 1584 - 1711

Ivan & Sara Rovin
IVAN AND SARA ROVIN Hungarian couple, who were married for 148 years ! When they died in the same year, their youngest son was a youngster of only 116. Date: 1569 / 1577 - 1741

MARY READ (102+)
MARY READ Resident of West Cowes, Isle of Wight, twice married, mother of eleven : she lived 102, perhaps 104 years, and visited Victoria at Osborne Date: 1749? - 1851

Jean Causeur (130)
JEAN CAUSEUR Butcher of Ploumouguer, in basse Bretagne, France : he is said to have lived 130 years. Date: 1642 - 1772

William Aldridge (113)
WILLIAM ALDRIDGE Wheelwright of Acton, Middlesex, who lived for 113 years : he was 112 when this portrait was made. Date: 1584 - 1698

Agriculture in 1950
By the year 1950, Fifty years from now (1905) farming will be intensively mechanised Date: 1905

1758 - Naval Engagement
Burning of the Prudent at Louisbourg. A gallant expedition from Boscawens fleet, captured the Prudent and the Bienfaisant, with the former stranded and burnt. Date: 1758

Saint Judocus
SAINT JUDOCUS holy person befriended not only by birds but by fish : when he died his body remained uncorrupted for 60 years Date: ? - 653

Ottele Von Hoe (115)
JOHANN OTTELE VON HOHE Long-lived German citizen whose beard had a long time to grow long in. Drawn when he was only 115 years old. Date: 1542 - 1663

Matthew Greathead (100)
MATTHEW GREATHEAD Yorkshire widower, a Freemason for 72 years, still in full possession of his faculties when this portrait was done in his 100th year. Date: 1770 - 1870+

Battle of Castillon
BATTLE OF CASTILLON Foot soldiers against cavalry in one of the last engagements of the war Date: 17 July 1453

Siege of Oudenarde
SIEGE OF OUDENARDE The French besiege and take the Dutch town of Oudenarde which 41 years later will be the scene of a major battle Date: 30 July 1667

Cherubini and his Muse
Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Maria CHERUBINI depicted by Ingres in the act of being inspired by his Muse on a day in 1840 when he only had two years of composing before him Date: 1760 - 1842

ALVERSTONE
Richard Everard Webster, viscount ALVERSTONE Lawyer : it is unlikely that in 32 years at the bar any man had more work to do, or earned more money Date: 1842 - 1915

Sir Jacob Baron Astley
SIR JACOB BARON ASTLEY Royalist General; he also served in the 30 Years War. Date: 1579 - 1652

We Gladstone / Many Heads
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE Various caricatures of the Liberal MP and Prime Minister from 1859 to 1888, by various Punch artists Date: 1809 - 1898

Mary Baker Eddy / 1900S
MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science in her last years Date: 1821 - 1910

Saint Agnes / Anon
SAINT AGNES Roman saint who survived an ordeal in a brothel but was fatally stabbed when about 13 years old Date: ca 290 - 304

Fiction Like Roswell
In THE VAPOR INTELLIGENCE Jack Barnette describes a mysterious object which flashes into the sky just as 20 years later a similar object will be seen at Roswell Date: 1930

Verdi Sant Agata home
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Italian opera composers villa at Sant Agata near Busseto, where he spent the last years of his life

Calais Captured 1347
The English take Calais Date: August 1347

Ruskin / Herne Hill Home
JOHN RUSKIN Early home of the English art critic and writer, Herne Hill, south-east London, where he lived for over twenty years Date: 1819 - 1900

Wedding Dress 1870
A bridal gown of the year 1870 is modelled approximately 60 years after the happy event and is worn without the crinolette or bustle required to support the skirt. Date: 1870

Battle of Crecy 1346
9000 English soldiers under Edward III defeat 30, 000 French under Philippe VI Date: 26 August 1346

War / 100 Years War / Crecy
English soldiers under Edward III defeat a far larger French army under Philippe VI Date: 26 August 1346

On New Years morning by Charles Robinson
Little girl waking up on New Years morning. Date: 1906

Nightingale & Visitors
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE - receives visitors at her bedside in later years Date: 1820 - 1910

James Keith / British Mag
JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD KEITH Scottish soldier Commanded Prussian forces during Seven Years War - appointed Field Marshal by Frederick the Great. Date: 1696 - 1758

James Keith / Gwin
JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD KEITH Scottish soldier Commanded Prussian forces during Seven Years War - appointed Field Marshal by Frederick the Great. Date: 1696 - 1758

Versailles Treaty 1783
The Treaty of Versailles brings the fighting between Britain and France to an end - for a few years... Date: 3 September 1783

Well-Equipped British
British troops suitably equipped for fighting in North American conditions - Rogers Rangers in the snow picture 2 of 2 Date: 1757

Hein. Matt. von Thurn
count Heinrich Matthias von Thurn-Baisassina (1567 - 1640) Bohemian-Swedish protestant general and statesman, held responsible for initiating the Thirty Years War

Humboldt (Richards)
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT German scientist and traveller in the last years of his life Date: 1769 - 1859

5 Years Without Paris
Oh, the horrors of war ! Imagine - five years without Paris fashions ! (German womans comments after World War One) Date: 1919

French Parliament 1328
The ETATS-GENERAUX in the 14th century : they acclaim Philippe VI de Valois, but the 100 Years War is about to divide the country... Date: 1328

Siege of Numantia 133 Bc
Scipio Africanus beseiges Numantia, a siege that lasted 9 years and cost the lives of most of the towns inhabitants. Date: 133 BC

The Ballad of the Graphic
Illustrated poem telling the story of The Graphic magazine, launched in 1869 by William Luson Thomas. The poem was written by the editor, J. M. Bulloch and illustrated by H

Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Tire
Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Blowout-Proof Tire (Tyre), the biggest advance in skid prevention in 25 years - let the smile of safety replace the frown of fear when it rains. 1935

Music cover, I am One of the Olden Time or Fifty Years Ago
Music cover, I am One of the Olden Time, or Fifty Years Ago, sung by Harry Clifton. 1860s

Alice Maud Kay - Photo taken at Christmas, Buenos Aires
Three and a half year-old Alice Maud Kay - Photo taken at Christmas, Buenos Aires Date: 1907

Canada : Defiant French
CANADA : FRENCH RESISTANCE Le chevalier de Levis, Montcalms successor, defies the English and refuses to surrender, but eventually the French agree to British terms Date: summer 1760

New Year Greetings - Scenes of Children and poetic musings Date: circa 1890

Christmas Greetings - Scenes of Children and poetic musings... Date: circa 1890

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