Assassination Collection (page 6)

Assassination of Artaveldt the Brewer, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Assassination of Artaveldt the Brewer, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

The Assassination of Carausius, who having been declared Emperor of Rome, as well as sole Monarch o Artist
The Assassination of Carausius, who having been declared Emperor of Rome, as well as sole Monarch of England was treacherously stabbed by Alectus, one of his Officers, and bosom Confidant, 1783

Rye House, Hertfordshire, 1784. Artist: Sparrow
Rye House, Hertfordshire, 1784. Rye House, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. The remaining gatehouse of Rye House is a Grade I listed building

Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812 (1906). Perceval was shot and killed in the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a merchant who had been wrongly imprisoned in Russia

The assassination of Cardinal Beaton, 1546 (1905). David Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Catholic cardinal in Scotland before the Reformation

James A Garfield, 20th United States president, 1893
James A Garfield (1831-18810), 20th United States president, 1893. Garfields presidency lasted just 200 days, from 4 March 1881, until his death on 19 September 1881

Lord Frederick Cavendish, (1836-1882), 19th century British Liberal politician, 1896
Lord Frederick Cavendish (1836-1882), 19th century British Liberal politician, 1896. Recently appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland

Last photograph of Abraham Lincoln, (1809-1865), April 1865
Last photograph of Abraham Lincoln, (1809-1865), 16th president of the United States of America, April 1865. Lincoln joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States, 1924
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Lincoln, a Republican, became 16th President of the USA in 1860. On Good Friday, 14 April 1865, while at Fords Theatre, Washington

Assasination of Antonio Canovas del Castillo, 1897. Antonio Canovas del Castillo (1828-1897) was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as Spanish Prime Minister

Antoine de Saint-Chamand, Seigneur de Mery, unknown lady and Henry IV of France, 1600 (1882-1884)
Antoine de Saint-Chamand, Seigneur de Mery, an unknown lady and Henry IV of France, 1600 (1882-1884). Antoine de Saint-Chamand was a member of the Catholic League, the organisation founded by Henry

Henry I, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician, 16th century (1882-1884). Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Guise (1550-1588) was one of the instigators of the St Bartholomews Day Massacre

Henry III, King of France, 16th century (1882-1884). Henry (1551-1589) came to the throne in 1574. His reign was dominated by the continuing strife between Catholics

US President William McKinley and Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt, 1899 (1951)
US President William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, 1899 (1951). McKinley (1843-1901) became a lawyer and, in 1877, entered Congress as a Republican, becoming a leading tarriff expert

Michael O Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). A former Confederate soldier, O Laughlen (1840-1867) was an old friend of John Wilkes Booth

Dr Samuel Mudd, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Mudd (1833-1883) was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln

John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1866 (1955)
John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Surratt (1844-1916), pictured here in Papal Zouave uniform, was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln

Samuel Arnold, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865(1955). Arnold (1834-1906) was involved in two unsuccessful attempts to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln with the intention of holding him for

Edward Spangler, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Spangler (1825-1875) worked at Fords Theatre in Washington DC at the time when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated there by John

George Atzerodt, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Atzerodt (1835-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Also known as Lewis Payne, Powell (1844-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate

The murder of Tsar Paul I of Russia, March 1801 (1882-1884). Paul I (1754-1801) became Emperor of Russia in 1796. He was determined to turn the Russian nobility, which he saw as decadent and corrupt

Explosion on the Rue de la Loi, Paris, France, 24th December 1800 (1882-1884). The bomb was an assassination attempt by a group of Breton royalists on the life of the First Consul of France

King Umberto I of Italy, 1900
King Umberto I, King of Italy of Italy, 1900. Umberto I became King of Italy in 1878. He became widely unpopular after he sent a telegram congratulating General Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris for his action

Jean Jaures, French socialist politician, 1914. Jaures (1859-1914) became leader of the French Socialist Party in 1902. An antimilitarist

Paul Doumer, French statesman, 1908. Doumer (right) with his five sons, four of whom were killed in the First World War. He served as Governor-General of French Indochina from 1897-1902

Jules Ferry, French statesman, 1884. Jules Francois Camille Ferry (1832-1893) served as Prime Minister of France on two occasions

Henry IV, King of France, (1816). Artist: Charles Turner
Henry IV, King of France, (1816). Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne as the first Bourbon King of France in 1594

The attempted assassination of Robert Harley (1661-1724), 18th century (19th century). Artist: TE Nicholson
The attempted assassination of Robert Harley (1661-1724), 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co (London)

The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham, c1902
The assassination of Lord Buckingham, c1902. George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, was stabbed to death by John Felton in Portsmouth on 23 August 1628

The Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century. Artist: W Small
The Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century

Martydom of St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). Artist: Martino Rota
Martydom of St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937. Formaly in SS Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Assassination of Francois De Guise by Jean Poltrot de Mere, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin
Assassination of Francois De Guise by Jean Poltrot de Mere, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Olivier de Clisson tells the king who tried to assassinate him, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

The assassination of General Kleber in Egypt, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
The assassination of General Kleber in Egypt, 1816. Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars

Murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170. St Thomas Becket (c1118-1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church

General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez (1833-1886), Cuban President, c1910. Garcia was a general in the Cuban Ten Years War and later a Cuban President who was assassinated by the Spanish after the war

Attempted Assassination of the Emperor of the French, 28 April 1855. An attempt to asssassinate Napoleon Bonaparte III. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Henry IV, King of France. Artist: Freebairn
Henry IV, King of France. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1589. A Protestant, he fought in the French Wars of Religion

The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Artist: W Hecht
The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Bohemian general Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Assassination of President Lincoln, Washington DC, 1865 (c1880). On Good Friday, 14th April 1865, while at Fords Theatre, Washington

The Assassination of the Viceroy of India, c19th century

Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, (1900). Alexander (1818-1881) was Emperor of Russia from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Henry III, King of France, (1804). Artist: J Chapman
Henry III, King of France, (1804). Henry (1551-1589) came to the throne in 1574. His reign was dominated by the continuing strife between Catholics

The attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe of France, Paris, 1835. On 28th July 1835 a Corsican ex-soldier named Giuseppe Marco Fieschi detonated a bomb in an attempt to kill Louis-Philippe while

Oliver Cromwell with Killing no Murder, 1657, (19th century). Artist: AH Payne
Oliver Cromwell with Killing no Murder, 1657, (19th century). A pamphlet entitled Killing no Murder was published in 1657 while Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician

Louis VII, King of France before Beckets tomb, Canterbury Cathedral, 12th century (1800). Artist: W Sharp
Louis VII, King of France before Beckets tomb, Canterbury Cathedral, 12th century (1800). Louis (1120-1180) supported Thomas Becket in his dispute with Henry II of England

Spencer Perceval, British statesman and Prime Minister, 19th century. Artist: C Picart
Spencer Perceval, British statesman and Prime Minister, 19th century. Perceval (1762-1812) became Prime Minister in 1809. Three years later he became the first (and only)

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