Images Dated 17th August 2021

William Thompsons fight off Poole, Dorset, 30 May 1695. Thompson was a local fisherman whose fishing boat was fired on by a French privateer near the Isle of Purbeck

Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1314

Crossbow-man (right), pavisier (man firing from behind an oblong shield or pavise, bottom), archer with bow and arrow (left), and the standard of Richard, Earl of Warwick (top)

Iron hat of King Charles I, worn during the English Civil War (1642-1646), said to be at Warwick Castle. Date: 17th century

Ice skaters in Hyde Park, Serpentine lake, London. Date: 1825

Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart Hill led by Father John Murphy (visible on the far right). Date: 1798

Sir Francis Drakes burial at sea, near Portobelo, Panama. He died of dysentery in January 1596, after an unsuccessful attack on San Juan, Puerto Rico. Date: 1596

Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands, by British troops, winter of 1794-1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

Plan of Bosworth Field, Battle of Bosworth, near Leicester, 22 August 1485, towards the end of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). Date: 1485

The Bishop of Durhams charge on the English side at the Battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Anthony Bek was Bishop of Durham and Patriarch of Jerusalem

Covenanters prayer meeting in the glen of Drumclog, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, prior to the Battle of Drumclog, Sunday 1 June 1679

Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack, the Sao Filipe, containing gold, spices and silk), off the Azores, 8 June 1587

Group of Marathas during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1819), between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, India. Date: 1818

Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire

The Chevalier de Saint-George of the ship Invincible surrenders his sword to Admiral Anson after the First Battle of Cape Finisterre between Great Britain and France, 14 May 1747

Lord Howes Victory off the French island of Ushant, 1 June 1794, Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of June, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

King George II at the Battle of Dettingen, Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Bavaria, Germany), 27 June 1743, part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)

The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, 10 June 1719, part of the Jacobite rising of 1719, an attempt to restore James Francis Edward Stuart

Attack on Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as the Fifteen, an attempt by James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to regain the throne. Date: 1715

The Capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch forces, 1 to 4 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

The Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim), Hochstadt, Germany, 13 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

The Torbay forcing the boom at the Battle of Vigo Bay, Galicia, Spain, 23 October 1702, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1702

Map of the Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim), Hochstadt, Germany, 13 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

Attack off Brest, Battle of Camaret, Brittany, France, 18 June 1694, part of the Nine Years War (1688-1697). English and Dutch ships attempted to seize the French port, but failed. Date: 1694

Death of Michael Godfrey, first Deputy Governor of the recently founded Bank of England, on 17 July 1695, during the Siege of Namur (2 July to 4 September 1695, part of the Nine Years War)

Charge of French cavalry at the Battle of Neerwinden or Landen, in the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), 29 July 1693, part of the Nine Years War (1688-1697). Date: 1693

King James II landing at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 12 March 1689. This marked the beginning of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Defence of Londonderry, during the Siege of Derry, 18 April to 1 August 1689, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Lochiels charge at the Battle of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland, 27 July 1689, part of the Jacobite Rising of 1689. Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was fighting on the Jacobite side. Date: 1689

The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 22 June 1679, fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, part of the Scottish Covenanter Wars

Sir Hector Maclean of Duart, 2nd Baronet of Morvern, leading the charge at the Battle of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, fought between the English

Charge of the Clan Maclean infantry (a Highland Scottish clan) at the Battle of Kilsyth, near Stirling, Scotland, 15 August 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, at the Battle of Dunbar, Scotland, 3 September 1650

Mons Meg cannon, a medieval cannon built in 1449 in Mons, Belgium (Wallonia), given as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1457, and now located at Edinburgh Castle. Date: mid-15th century

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, leading the Royalist cavalry at the Battle of Edgehill, Warwickshire, 23 October 1642, during the English Civil War (1642-1646). Date: 1642

English attack on Puerto Rico, Battle of San Juan, June 1598, part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604). Date: 1598

Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven there by storms, September 1588. Date: 1588

Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe, Scottish battle axes used in medieval times, preserved at Edinburgh

Suit of full armour, mid-15th century, as worn during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). Date: mid-15th century

The Battle of Towton, West Riding of Yorkshire, fought in a snowstorm on 29 March 1461, during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). It was a Yorkist victory. Date: 1461

Surrender of King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers, 19 September 1356, during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). Date: 1356

Beaurepaire Abbey (or Bear Park), County Durham, a ruined manor house near where the Battle of Nevilles Cross took place on 17 October 1346, part of the Second War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1346

William Wallace, Scottish leader, talking to two Dominican friars who were acting as messengers for the English before the Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11 September 1297

Corporal John Shaw of the 2nd Life Guards fighting French cuirassiers at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. A large man, he was an obvious target for the enemy

The Attack on Bergen-Op-Zoom, Netherlands, 8 March 1814, by the British against the French, part of the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814). The attack was unsuccessful. Date: 1814

Agnes Reston (1771-1856), known as The Heroine of Matagorda, wife of Sergeant Reston of the 94th Regiment of Foot. In 1810, during an early phase of the Siege of Cadiz by the French

Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799, ending the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799) between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore

Map, Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay), Egypt, a naval battle between the British (led by Nelson) and the French, 1-3 August 1798. Date: 1798

Nelson receiving the swords (as a symbol of surrender) on board the San Jose (later renamed HMS San Josef), a ship captured from the Spanish navy during the Battle of Cape St Vincent

Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First

Flight of Hyder Ali, ruler of Mysore in Southern India, after the Battle of Porto Novo (now Parangipettai), between the British East India Company and the Sultanate of Mysore, 1 July 1781

Rising at four o'clock in the morning everyday, the lone worker goes to the newspaper office to procure a few of
Rising at four o'clock in the morning everyday, the lone worker goes to the newspaper office to procure a few of the first morning papers allotted to him, at extra charges

John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, Council of War before the Battle of Sheriffmuir, Perthshire, Scotland, 13 November 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as the Fifteen

General John Richmond Webbs attack on the French army, Battle of Wijnendale (present-day Flanders, Belgium), 28 September 1708, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1708

Louis Francois, Duke de Boufflers, Marshal of France (1644-1711), French soldier who fought in many battles and military campaigns

The Duke of Marlborough in danger, Battle of Ramillies, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), 23 May 1706, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1706

Rescue of the Duchess di Popoli by the Earl of Peterborough during the Siege of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 14 September to 19 October 1705, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

The Arrest of the Duke de Boufflers, Marshal of France, on 5 September 1695, by Everard Van Dyckvelt and twelve English Lifeguards, after the Siege of Namur (2 July to 4 September 1695)

Breechloader rifle, in use around 1700. Ammunition is loaded via the rear end of the barrel. Date: circa 1700

Irish Jacobite troops leaving Limerick for France, also known as the Flight of the Wild Geese, following the Treaty of Limerick, 3 October 1691

King William III at the Battle of the Boyne, Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland, 1 July 1690, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691). Date: 1690

Capture of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, hiding in a ditch on 8 July 1685, having fled from the Battle of Sedgemoor two days earlier. Date: 1685

Landing of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, at Lyme Regis on 11 June 1685, as part of the Monmouth Rebellion, May to July 1685, an attempt to overthrow the Roman Catholic King James II. Date: 1685

Southwold Bay (Solebay), Suffolk, location of the Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672, the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674). Date: 1672

Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyters attack on the fortress, Upnor Castle, in the Raid on the River Medway, Kent, 19-24 June 1667, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667). Date: 1667

Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns, 1st Baronet, Scottish Royalist General in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, entering Edinburgh with Covenanter prisoners taken at the Battle of Rullion Green

Proclamation of naval war with Holland before the Royal Exchange, City of London, 4 March 1665. Date: 1665

Death of Admiral Robert Blake from old wounds, on board ship, within sight of Plymouth, 17 August 1657. He was regarded as the Father of the Royal Navy

General George Monck entering London with his troops on the Restoration of King Charles II, February 1660. Date: 1660

Death of Admiral Maarten Van Tromp during the Battle of Scheveningen, 31 July 1653, the final battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-1654). Date: 1653

Battle of Portland between English and Dutch ships, off the Isle of Portland in the English Channel, under Admiral Robert Blake and Admiral Maarten Van Tromp, 18 February 1653

Skirmish between English and Dutch ships, under Admiral Robert Blake and Admiral Maarten Van Tromp, 19 May 1652, known as the Battle of Dover or Battle of Goodwin Sands

White doeskin cavalier glove worn by Captain Lench at the Battle of Worcester, 3 September 1651, marking the end of the English Civil War (1642-1651). Date: 1651

General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Siege of Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, February 1651. The castle was bombarded with cannon fire for twelve days, and left in ruins. Date: 1651

Attack on the port of Leith, Scotland, July 1650, by Cromwells English New Model Army against Scottish forces (under David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark) during the English Civil War (1642-1651)

The Battle of Naseby, Northamptonshire, 14 June 1645, a Parliamentarian victory against the Royalists during the English Civil War (1642-1651). Date: 1645

The attack on Montroses cavalry at the Battle of Kilsyth, near Stirling, Scotland, 15 August 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Entry of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (fighting on the Parliamentarian side) into London after his victory in the First Battle of Newbury, Berkshire, September 1643

Death of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, fighting on the Royalist side in the First Battle of Newbury, Berkshire, 20 September 1643, during the English Civil War (1642-1651). Date: 1643

Arquebusiers (infantrymen armed with arquebuses, a form of long gun) on horseback with snaphance carbines, reproduced from Instructions for the Cavallrie, 1632

General Alexander Leslies troops crossing the River Tyne at Newburn Ford, near Newcastle, 27 August 1640, prior to the Battle of Newburn Ford, part of the Second Bishops War

Collar of bandoleers (bandoliers), a shoulder belt used to hold sets of ammunition, with cords, rings, bullet-bag and primer. Date: 17th century

Retreat of the British, following the unsuccessful Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Re, near La Rochelle, France, October 1627, part of the Anglo-French War (1627-1629)

The Duke of Buckingham (George Villiers) and his army on the island of Re, during the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Re, near La Rochelle, France, 1627, part of the Anglo-French War (1627-1629). Date: 1627

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