Images Dated 23rd March 2011

Assassination of Henri III
The fanatical Domincan friar, Jacques Cl?nt, presents King Henri III with false papers before stabbing him in the abdomen and killing him

Romania - The Calusari
The Calusari - members of a Romanian fraternal secret society who practiced a ritual acrobatic dance known as the calus. Date: circa 1906

Advertisement for Keatings Powder
An advertisement for Keatings Powder, to rid your clothes of bugs, fleas, beetles, moths, and other distressing insects. Remember to take it with you on holiday! Date: 1913

Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano
An advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913

Advertisement for Enos Fruit Salt
An advertisement for Enos Fruit Salt, the health-giving aperient to be taken before breakfast. Date: 1913

Christopher Dresser textile design 1899 Date: 1899

Trial of Roderick MacLean
Roderick MacLean attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria and was tried for high treason at Reading Assizes

Advertisement for Chlorodyne
An advertisement for Dr J Collis Brownes Chlorodyne, the best and surest remedy for all kinds of conditions, including coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, spasms

Luigi Lucheni, the assassin of the Empress of Austria
The Italian anarchist, Luigi Lucheni, who assassinated the Austrian Empress, Elisabeth of Bavaria. Date: 1898

The Leonardo da Vinci Dispute - Joseph Duveen
Page from the Illustrated London News reporting on the slander of title court case between art dealer and expert

Lewis Thornton Powell aka Lewis Payne
Lewis Payne was implicated in the plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln in 1865

Patent for John Cabot
Letters patent for a voyage to discover new lands granted to John Cabot by King Henry VII, 1496-1497 Date: 1496-1497

Christopher Dresser textile design 1897
Christopher Dresser textile design of flowers and berries 1897 Date: 1897

George VI coronation broadcast
Broadcasting arrangements for coronation of George VI (leaflet cover), 1937 1937

Assassination attempt on Napoleon Bonaparte
Royalist plotters attempt to assassinate Bonaparte by placing a bomb in a horse and wagon and lighting the fuse just as he draws near. Whilst Bonaparte survived, 52 people died in the blast

Jacques Cl魥nt, assassin of King Henri III
The church absolves ClÚ¡Ñnt in advance for killing King Henri III. Clement was killed straight away and the King died the next morning from the stab wound inflicted by ClÚ¡Ñnt to his abdomen

Spencer Perceval
British statesman and the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. He was opposed to Catholic emancipation and reform of parliament, and supported the war against Napoleon. Date: 1762-1812

Jacques Cl魥nt, assassin of King Henri III
The fanatical Dominican friar, Jacques ClÚ¡Ñnt, who with the encouragement of the Catholic League, stabbed and killed King Henri III, thus bringing to an end the ruling Valois dynasty of France

Spencer Perceval
British statesman and the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. He was opposed to Catholic emancipation and reform of parliament, and supported the war against Napoleon. Date: 1762-1812

Assassination of Henri IV
King Henri IV was assassinated by a Catholic fanatic, Fran

John Bellingham, assassin of the British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, in the lobby of the House of Commons on 11th May 1812. Date: 1812

Spencer Perceval
British statesman and the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. He was opposed to Catholic emancipation and reform of parliament, and supported the war against Napoleon. Date: 1762-1812

Assassination attempt on Queen Victoria
Attempted assassination of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by the eighteen year old Edward Oxford, on Constitution Hill, London

Jacques Cl魥nt, assassin of King Henri III
The fanatical Dominican friar, Jacques Cl?nt receiving absolution to assassinate Henri III. The kings murder was encouraged by the Catholic League

Pates assault on Queen Victoria
Robert Pate, a former British army officer, approached the royal carriage and hit Queen Victoria on the head with great force; some reports say this drew blood, others that it resulted in bruising

John Bellingham. A drawing, sketched from life on his appearance at the Old Bailey on the charge of murdering The Hon. Spencer Perceval in the lobby of the House of Commons on Monday 11th May 1812

MacLeans assassination attempt on Queen Victoria
Roderick MacLean aims his pistol at Queen Victoria as she passes through Windsor in her carriage but is arrested and spends the rest of the days in Broadmoor Asylum. Date: 2nd March 1882

Assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe
The royal family were in their carriage passing through Fontainebleau after a boar hunt when a man named Lecomte fired two shots from his gun

Margaret Nicholson attempts to assassinate the king
The Englishwoman, Margaret Nicholson, attempted to assassinate King George III on 2nd August 1786. She approached the King as he alighted from his carriage at St

Margaret Nicholson attempts to assassinate the king
The Englishwoman, Margaret Nicholson, who attempted to assassinate King George III on 2nd August 1786. She approached the King as he alighted from his carriage at St

Francois Ravaillac, assassin of Henri IV
Francois Ravaillac, French extremist who stabbed to death French King Henri IV in 1610. Date: 1578-1610

Young Romanian Shepherd with his sheep Date: circa 1901

National costume of Romania
Three women and a man wearing the national costume of Romania. Date: 1905

Predeal, Romania - General View with a couple of women out for a stroll... Date: circa 1902

Predeal, Romania Date: circa 1908

A pair of Romanian Girls
A pair of jolly Romanian country girls in traditional costume. Both wear dresses of wonderfully-patterned fabric. Date: circa 1902

School and Monastery at Predeal, Romania Date: 1909

Young Romanian Boy in traditional costume, carrying two large flat baskets of fruit on either side, balanced on a strap across his shoulders. One basket contains pears, the other holding grapes

Border post between Muntenia and Transylvania
The Border post between Muntenia and Transylvania at Predeal, Romania Date: circa 1906

Romanian man with bunch of thin sticks
Romanian man with bunch of sticks, some held in a pouch under his arm. These obviously serve a deliberate purpose, but sadly this purpose has (as yet) escaped our powers of deduction... Date: 1915

Romania - Galati - Negri Market
Galati - The Negri Market, named after the Romanian revolutionary Costache Negri. Date: circa 1908

Romania - Galati - Royal Market with tram Date: circa 1906

Advertisement for the Crescent Hotel, Buxton
An advertisement for the Crescent Hotel, Buxton, North Derbyshire: a first-class hotel with electric light in all rooms, and a new electric passenger lift. Date: 1913

View of the Devils Bridge near Aberystwyth, Wales
View of the Devils Bridge (Pontarfynach), spanning the Mynach river, a popular tourist attraction in the village of Ceredigion, near Aberystwyth, Wales

Advertisement for Sun Fire Insurance
An advertisement for the Sun Fire Office, Threadneedle Street, London, offering insurance against fire damage and other calamities in its 204th year of operation. Date: 1913

Lambeth Palace, London, the official town residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. This part of the palace was built by Edward Blore in 1834. It fronts a quadrangle. Date: 1930s

Advertisement for General Steam Tours
An advertisement for UK, European and North African tours and round Britain cruises, with the General Steam Navigation Co Ltd of Trinity Square, London

Advertisement for Swan Pen
An advertisement for the Swan fountain pen, as recommended by a rather serious-looking young man: " We are bosom friends my Swan pen and I". Date: 1913

Advertisement for railway tickets to Ghent Exhibition
An advertisement for affordable railway tickets to Ghent, Belgium, via Dover and Ostend, for the Universal and International Exhibition, taking place from April until November 1913. Date: 1913

Advertisement for Oktis Corset Shields
An advertisement for Oktis corset shields, which prevent the snapping of a corset steel and double the life of your corset. Ideal holiday wear. How did we ever manage without them? Date: 1913

BIG BEN
Buses and cars beneath Big Ben, Parliament Buildings, Westminster, London. Date: 1930s

BIG BEN
Big Ben, Westminster, London, the Heart and Voice of the British Empire. Date: circa 1950

Admiralty Arch 1950S
Admiralty Arch, London, was designed by Aston Webb and completed in 1911. The impressive archways form an entrance to Pall Mall, leading up to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1950s

BIG BEN
Big Ben, Westminster, London, The Worlds Timepiece. Date: circa 1950

Samuel Bland Arnold was implicated in the plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln in 1865

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The Sovereigns Escort, mounted by The Blues and Royals of Household Cavalry make their way around the Queen Victoria Memorial Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The coach carrying H.M. The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Prince Charles and Princess Anne pass round the Queen Victoria Memorial on their way to the Horse Guards Parade. Date: 1953

Karl Eduard Nobiling
Dr. Nobiling, the would-be assassin of Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany. On the 2nd June 1878, Nobiling shot and wounded Kaiser Wilhelm I but failed to kill him. Date: 1878

Assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe
Corsican criminal Guiseppe Fieschi conspired with two members of the Soci

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
" H.M. the Queen riding " Winston" starts her circuit of The Queen Victoria Memorial before entering The Mall." Date: 1953

Nina Lassave, beloved and alleged accomplice of Guiseppe Fieschi, would-be assassin of King Louis Philippe of France. Date: 1835

Outlaw in the American West
An outlaw in the American West shoots from up on a hill at travellers in the valley below. Date: 1888

Renwick Williams: suggested protection from the monster
Renwick Williams, commonly called The Monster, assaulted and killed up to 60 women in the streets before his arrest in June 1790

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The coach carrying H.M. The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Prince Charles and Princess Anne makes its way down the Mall. Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The column lead by H.M. The Queen leaves Buckingham Palace. Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The Mounted Band of The Household Cavalry pass by the grandstand erected for The Coronation. Green Park in background. Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
Last of the Sovereigns escort enter the Mall, moving towards Horseguards Parade. Grandstand containing spectators on left and right. Date: 1953

Ivanowitch Komissarow, a young Russian peasant who, whilst walking to a chapel for prayer

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The Sovereigns escort of Household Cavalry moves round The Queen Victoria Memorial Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
A VIP is driven to the Palace past the grandstand erected for the Coronation. Scene loolking north towardsn Green Park. Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The Sovereigns Escort mounted by The Blues and royals Household Cavalry make their way around the Queen Victoria Memorial Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
H.M. The Queen passes the grandstand for the second time, followed by Prince Philip mounted on Yokefleet who is starting to misbehave. Date: 1953

Dalton gang, Kansas
The destruction of the Dalton gang in Kansas, America

Stagecoach robbery by women bandits
" Old Man Harverys six pretty and buxom daughters captured while holding up a stage coach near Salmon City, Idaho, by a Sheriffs posse". Date: 19th Century

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The coach carrying H.M. The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Prince Charles and Princess Anne leave the Palace. Date: 1953

Mr Carter Henry Harrison, Mayor of Chicago
Mayor of Chicago for many years and recently elected for a fifth term, Carter Henry Harrison was murdered in his home by Patrick Eugene Prendergast. Date: 1825-1893

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
Last of the Sovereigns escort enter the Mall, moving towards Horseguards Parade. Grandstand containing spectators on left and right. Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
" H.M. the Queen riding " Winston" starts her circuit of The Queen Victoria Memorial before entering The Mall

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The Mounted Band of The Houshold Cavalry pass round the Queen Vi ctoria Memorial. They are followed by the Sovereigns Escort moounted by the Blues and Royals. Date: 1953

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
" H.M. the Queen riding " Winston" starts her circuit of The Queen Victoria Memorial before entering The Mall

Assassination of Thomas Kouli Kan, Emperor of Persia
The Emperor of Persia was assassinated in his tent by five of his Officers, two of whom he killed, before they could dispatch him. Date: c. 1788

Eugen Schaumann, assassin of General Bobrikov
The Finnish nationalist and nobleman, Eugen Schaumann assassinated the Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov on 16th June 1904. Date: 1904

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
From the Queen Victoria Memoiral looking east down The Mall

Trooping the Colour - Queen Victoria Memorial
The Press and Newsreels working from the Press platform on The Queen Victoria Memorial. Technicolor camera to the left. Norman Fisher, cameraman, of British Movietonews in the centre. Date: 1953

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