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Carry Nation, the Kansas Saloon Smasher, c1900s. Carry Nation (1848-1911) was an American temperance campaigner renowned for vandalising saloons with a hatchet

James II, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
James II, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

He Cut At Me, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
He Cut At Me, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Roman Bull and Priest of the period, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Roman Bull and Priest of the period, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Arabs of the Soudan, c1881-85. Episode of the Mahdist War (1881-1899). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

The King attacked by the Duke of Alencon, 1415 (18640. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The King attacked by the Duke of Alencon, 1864. Henry V of England, (1387-1422) attacked by the Duke of Alencon, (1385-1415) at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. From A Chronicle of England B.C

Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, 1314 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, 1864. Sir Henry de Bohun (died 1314) was an English knight who died on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn, killed by Robert the Bruce (1274-1329)

Battle of Flodden, (1513), c1910
The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was a conflict between England and Scotland. The battle was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513

The Royal Martyrdom, from a ballad of 1648 (1964). A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964. (Colorised black and white print)

Indios Guaranys, voltando de uma cathada, 1895. Artist: Francisco Henszler
Indios Guaranys, voltando de uma cathada, 1895. The Guarani or Ava, according to their original ethnic denomination (that means human being ), are a group of South American indigenous peoples, here

The Murder of Agamemnon, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Murder of Agamemnon, 1880. Agamemnon mudered in cold blood by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, in vengeance for Iphigenias death and all the grief he d given them both

The Woodcutter and his Children, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Woodcutter and his Children, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1880). The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy

Frontispiece to a Catalan-German Dictionary dated 1502, (1934). Catalan- German dictionary dated 1502. The script reads A very profitable dictionary for learning the Catalan German

The Death of Bohun, 16 March 1322, (c1880). Humphrey (VI) de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1276-1322) was a member of a powerful Anglo-Norman family of the Welsh Marches

Richard I, King of England from 1189, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Richard I, King of England from 1189, (1932). Known as the Lionheart, Richard (1157-1199) spent little of his reign in England, setting out on the Third Crusade in 1190

Norwegians, 1788. Artist: J Thornthwaite
Norwegians, 1788. After Edward Francis Burney (1760-1848). [Dr. J. Truster, London, 1788]

Coronation of Harold King of the Anglo-Saxons, A. D. 1066, (1878). Artist: W Ridgway
Coronation of Harold King of the Anglo-Saxons, A.D. 1066, (1878). After Daniel Maclise (1806?1870). From Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, by Thomas Archer

Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (1643-1687), French explorer

Wood Chopper -Showing Tree 46 Feet in Circumference. Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove, California, c1909
Wood Chopper - Showing Tree 46 Feet in Circumference. Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove, California, c1909. Wood chopper showing a tree 45 feet in circumference. Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove, California

Buchette, c1900. Artist: Georges Joseph van Sluijters
Buchette, c1900. From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme. [The Offices of the Studio, London, Paris, New York, 1900-01]

The Woodcutter, 1910. Artist: Ferdinand Hodler
The Woodcutter, 1910. Painting housed in the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From The Studio Volume 87. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1924]

Ket The Tenner Addressing His Followers, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Ket the Tanner Addressing his Followers, 1902. Robert Ket (Kett) (died 1549), English leader of the Norfolk rising of 1549, known as Ket?s Rebellion. He was either a tanner or a small landowner

Prince Edward in Palestine, 1902. Prince Edward, later Edward I (1239-1307) during a crusade of the Holy Land. After a work by Patten Wilson (1869-1934)

Enrique Morgan, (1635-1688), 1920s
1668 admiral who attacked a village in Puerto Principe, plundering and looting. He locked women and children in a church during the looting leaving them to perish and starve

Weapons and Implements of War used against the English by various enemies. Deposited in the Tower of London, c.late 19th century

The extreme penalty of barrack room law of the Royal Horse Guards, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The extreme penalty of barrack room law of the Royal Horse Guards, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 6th March 1896

Thirty French knights battle the English, Brittany, France, 1351 (1882-1884). Artist: Deghouy
Thirty French knights battle the English, Brittany, France, 1351 (1882-1884). The Combat of the Thirty (26 March 1351) was an episode in the struggle for the succession to the Duchy of Brittany

Armour and weapons of the 13th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Jane was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession

Robert Harley, the Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), going to trial, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Georgian men, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Georgian men, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

A man from the Warramunga tribe making a stone axe head, Australia, 1922. Artist: Spencer and Gillen
A man from the Warramunga tribe making a stone axe head, Australia, 1922. The man is chipping a block of diorite by means of a small lump of hard quartzite

Carpenters, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Carpenters, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Butcher, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Butcher, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version of an original 16th century engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume I (Paris, 1849)

Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice, 1290-1300. From La Somme Le Roy, produced in France. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders

The Battle of Bannockburn, 24th June 1314. A print from Cassells Illustrated History of England

Mary Read, (1690-1720), British Pirates Mate. Artist: Karen Humpage
Mary Read, (1690-1720), British Pirates Mate. Raised as a boy, married twice, fought like a man and died of scarlet fever

A house in Dalarna, Sweden, c1890. Artist: L Boulanger
A house in Dalarna, Sweden, c1890. Illustration from Norvege et Suede, Types et Costumes, (a work on the people and costumes of Norway and Sweden), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

King Richard I, 1788. From Harrisons Edition of Rapins History of England, by Paul Rapin de Thoyras. [John Harrison, London, 1788]

November, c1785. Artist: Daniel Gardner
November, c1785. After William Hamilton (1751-1801). From The Connoisseur Volume LI. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1918]

Cain slaying Abel, 1511 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Cain slaying Abel, 1511 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Kickapoos and Weas, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Kickapoos and Weas, 1841. A print from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians2, by Wiley and Putnam, 161 Broadway, New York, 1841

Grand Pawnees, Fort Leavenworth, Lower Missouri, 1841. Artist: Tofswill and Myers
Grand Pawnees, Fort Leavenworth, Lower Missouri, 1841. A print from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, by Wiley and Putnam, 161 Broadway, New York

The Wood Cutters, c1880-1882. Artist: Hubert von Herkomer
The Wood Cutters, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Specimens of patination in Britain, 1926

Sharp pointed implements, from Henley, Oxfordshire, 1926. A print from A Guide to Antiquities of the Stone Age, third edition, British Museum, Oxford University Press, 1926

The Battle of Cressy, (1792). Artist: King
The Battle of Cressy, (1792). An 18th-century depiction of the Battle of Crecy, (1346), one of the defining battles of the Hundred Years War between England and France

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