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A Court Ball in the Eighteenth Century, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeA Court Ball in the Eighteenth Century, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H. Allen & Co
Sir Walter Raleighs Pipe Put Out, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeSir Walter Raleighs Pipe Put Out, c1884. Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeThe Field of the Cloth of Gold, c1884. The field of the Cloth of Gold, the meeting place near Calais in France, where Henry VIII of England
Queen Bess at Tilbury Fort, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeQueen Bess at Tilbury Fort, c1884. Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) visited Tilbury Fort on 8 August 1588 and rode in procession to the nearby army camp
The Introduction of Artillery, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeThe Introduction of Artillery, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H. Allen & Co. London, c1884]
Richmond at Sea, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeRichmond at Sea, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H. Allen & Co. London, c1884]
A Tournament in the Middle Ages, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeA Tournament in the Middle Ages, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H. Allen & Co. London, c1884]
The Landing of William the Conqueror, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeThe Landing of William the Conqueror, c1884. William the Conqueror, 11th century Duke of Normandy and King of England. William (1027-1087)
King Richard I in Palestine, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeKing Richard I in Palestine, c1884. Richard I the Lionheart (1157-1199) was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and second Angevin (Plantagenet) king of England, (1189-1199)
Canute and his Courtiers, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeCanute and his Courtiers, c1884. Canute was King of England, Denmark and Norway from 1016-1035. Here, sycophantic courtiers try to convince him he is so powerful he can command the sea
The Romans in Britain, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeThe Romans in Britain, c1884. Julius Caesar commanded the first Roman landings in Britain in 55 and 54 BC. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive
King Alfred in the Danish Camp, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeKing Alfred in the Danish Camp, c1884. Alfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871-899 AD. Here, Alfred, in disguise, sings in the camp of Guthrum the Danish king
Comic Sketches from English History front cover, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeComic Sketches from English History front cover, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H