Knight Collection (#36)

Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land, 15th century. Banners show the Papal arms, those of the Holy Roman Emperor and the kings of England, France and Sicily. From Statutes of Order of Saint Esprit

Band of crusaders armed and mounted, 15th century. From Statutes of Order of Saint Esprit

King Arthur fighting a giant, 1514. Arthur, under the protection of the Virgin Mary, engages a giant in single combat, watched by the men of two armies. From Chroniques de Bretagne. (Paris, 1514)

The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1864)
The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

The Life of St Louis, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th September 1898

The Rape of the Sabines (before the signal), c1490. Artist: Domenico Morone
The Rape of the Sabines (before the signal), c1490

The Duke of Guise captures Calais from the English, 7 January 1558 (20th century). Calais had been in English hands since 1347

Battles of the The Hundred Years War, (20th century). The Battles of Crecy (1346) and Poitiers (1356). From an anti-British brochure titled Who has been the enemy of France through History?

Battles of Taillebourg and Saintes, France, 21 and 22 July 1242, (20th century). Louis IX of France defeated Henry III at Taillebourg

Percival Delivering Belisane... exhibited 1783. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Percival Delivering Belisane from the Enchantment of Urma, exhibited 1783. Found in the collection of the Tate, London

Game of Chess between a Crusader and a Saracen, 13th century. From a Spanish manuscript of a treatise on chess by Alfonso X, the Wise (1221-1284), King of Castile and Leon from 1252

Henry II and Thomas a Becket. Henry (1133-1189) became King of England in 1154. Here he is disputing with Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury

Knights Templar before Jerusalem, c1099, (14th century). Two knights approach the open gate to the city. On the battlements are three Saracen warriors

Convoi d lsabeau de Baviere, 19th century. Artist: Jean Truchot
Convoi d lsabeau de Baviere, 19th century. Isabel was Queen Consort of France (1385-1422) after marrying Charles VI of France, but as the King of France was insane

The Tournament, 1812. Artist: Pierre Henri Revoil
The Tournament, 1812. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyons

Prester John, legendary Christian priest-king, riding out from a city, 1540. In the 12th and 13th centuries Prester John was said to have been a powerful ruler in Asia

Peace Comes to Town, 1913. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill
Peace Comes to Town, 1913. A figure of a knight, representing Sir Edward Grey (lst Viscount of Fallodon), British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 carries the figure of Peace on his horse to the London

Knight Templar in travelling dress, (c1119) 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Knight Templar in travelling dress, 16th century. Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, founded c1119 to protect pilgrims from maruading Muslims. Order Suppressed by Clement V in 1312

Knight of Malta from the order of St John of Jerusalem, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Knight of Malta from the order of St John of Jerusalem, 16th century. Dedicated to fighting infidel and treating sick and wounded. Woodcut by Jost Amman

Meeting of the Chapter of the Knights Templar, Paris, 1147 (19th century). Artist: Francois-Marius Granet
Meeting of the Chapter of the Knights Templar under Robert de Bouguignon, held in Paris in the presence of Louis VII of France and Pope Eugene III, 22 April 1147

Triumphal entry of Charles VII, King of France, into Paris, c1435. Charless (1403-1461) majestic entry into Paris preceded by his swordbearer, after the city was recaptured from the English

The Knight and his Companion, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Knight and his Companion, 1887. The Knight in this cartoon is Prince Bismarck of Germany. A General Election had been held in Germany in mid-February 1887

Out of the Wood!, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Out of the Wood!, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is the knight in shining armour, sweeping Hibernia out of danger. Instead of a lance, he carries the Irish Land Act

A Legend of Camelot. Part 1, 1866. Artist: George du Maurier
A Legend of Camelot. Part 1, 1866. A woman walks along the street with her extremely long hair wrapped and billowing around her

The British Tar of The Future, 1862. With the advances in ship building racing ahead after the move from wood to iron, here Mr Punch shows the Jack Tar of the future clad

Last Eglinton Tournament. - The Earl doing Battle for his Lady. 1858
Last Eglinton Tournament. - The Earl doing Battle for his Lady, 1858. Lord Eglinton, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, is the knight in shining armour

Washing the Blackamoor white, 1858. Sir Jung Bahadoor and his Knights Companions of the Bath. Sir Jung Bahadoor, a Nepalese prince

Beverley Knight, 2016. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Beverley Knight, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2016

Balm for the Wounded, 1859. Queen Victoria says Poor little man, Did he have a nasty tumble? Heres something to make him all right again

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