Bravery Collection (page 3)

A magnificent act of heroism, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A magnificent act of heroism, 1929. Un Magnifique Acte d Heroisme. A man with a rope swims towards a ship foundering in rough seas. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

A heroic act, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A heroic act, 1914. La Tournee Heroique. A postman saves a traveller lost in the snows of the Alps. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Supplement Illustre". [France, 18 January 1914]

A wounded man attempts to stand up to receive his medal, 1915. Creator: Unknown
A wounded man attempts to stand up to receive his medal, 1915. " La medaille militaire, mon general, c est debout qu il convient de la recevoir"

The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery self-mutilating to avoid rape by Viking invaders, 1773
The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery cutting of her nose & upper lip as an example for her Nuns to follow, to prevent being ravished by the Danes, 1773

Blowing Up A Bridge Across the Aisne at Soissons, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Blowing Up A Bridge Across the Aisne at Soissons, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: British soldiers destroy a bridge over the River Aisne in northern France

War Decorations, (1919). Creator: Unknown
War Decorations, (1919). Four British medals and one French medal, awarded during the First World War, 1914-1919: Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Victoria Cross

An Incident in the Retreat from Mons, (1919). Creator: Unknown
An Incident in the Retreat from Mons, (1919). Scene from the First World War: in August 1914 the British Expeditionary Force were attacked by the Germans at Mons in Belgium

Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Incident during the American Civil War: elderly Unionist Barbara Fritchie pleads with an occupying Confederate general to Shoot if you must this old gray head

Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Lifeboatmen in sou westers carrying out a rescue in rough seas - the man in the centre preparing to throw the rope wears a belt of buoyancy aids

Albania, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Albania, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Bolivia, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Bolivia, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]. The coat of arms of Bolivia has a central cartouche surrounded by Bolivian flags, muskets

The 17th Lancers. The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, 1854, (1939). Battle at Balaklava, Crimean War, Russia, 25 October 1854

Rescue in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1817. View of a scene in the reservoir in Green Park, Westminster showing an Italian man and his dog rescuing a deranged woman from drowning

Calavera Tapatia, 1910
Calavera Tapatia, pub. 1910 (printed matter)

Victoria Cross Heroes of Mons and Le Cateau, c1914-1919
Captain Francis Octavus Grenfell (1880-1915), Major Charles A. Lavington Yate (1872-1914), Captain Theodore Wright (1883-1914), Captain Douglas Reynolds (1882-1916), Lieut

King George V awarding the Victoria Cross to Private Wilfred Edwards, 1917. Artist
King George V awarding the Victoria Cross to Private Wilfred Edwards, 1917. George V (1865-1936) presenting Edwards with his medal at an open-air investiture at Buckingham Palace

The oath of Walter l Espec, Cowton Moor, near Northallerton, Yorkshire, 1138 (1864). Walter l Espec (d 1153) shown grasping the hand of William Earl of Albemarle (d 1179)

Wreck of the White Ship, France, 1120 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Wreck of the White Ship, Normandy, France, 1120 (1864). The wreck of the White Ship claimed the life of the 17 year old William Adelin (1103-1120)

William de Breteuil defends the treasury, Winchester, Hampshire, 1100 (1864). Artist
William de Breteuil defends the treasury, Winchester, Hampshire, 1100 (1864). William was the eldest son of William Fitzosbern, first Earl of Hereford

Victoria Cross, the New Order of Valour for the Army, c1857. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy

Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro, Peninsular War, 1808 (1816). Anecdote of the Bravery of the Scotch Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment at the Battle of Vimeiro

Grace Darling Rows Out To The Wreck, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]

War memorial at the Pointe du Hoc near Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
War memorial at the Pointe Du Hoc near Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. On June 1944 the American 2nd Ranger Battalion commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James E Rudder scaled the 100 foot high cliff of

At the controls, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
At the controls, 1941. Pilot and co-pilot of a Wellington Bomber of No. 149 Squadron in 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Terrific Combat between T Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic stature, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Terrific Combat between T Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic stature, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Cloelia and her Companions escaping from the Etruscan Camp, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Cloelia and her Companions escaping from the Etruscan Camp, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The Soldier and the Bear, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Soldier and the Bear, 1901. Bearskin is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm

Hippone - Dame Grecque, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres Femmes
Hippone - Dame Grecque, 1403, (1939). The illustration is part of the manuscript De Claris mulieribus, traduction anonyme en francais (Livre des femmes nobles et renommees) by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Order of Wilhelm of the Netherlands, c19th century
The Order of Wilhelm of the Netherlands. The Military Order of William was established in 1815 by King William I (1772-1843)

Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1900. Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) was born into slavery in America. She escaped in 1849

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The Three Paths, 1918, (1918). Artist: Gunning King
The Three Paths, 1918, (1918). The picture symbolises the three human paths of heart, mind and body. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

None but the Brave deserve the Fair, c1854. Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
None but the Brave deserve the Fair, c1854. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

Lifeboat Memorial, Margate, Kent c1905. A memorial to the 9 crew of the Friend to All Nations who died in the storm of 1897, designed by Frederick T Callcott. [G. W. Saxby, Margate]

John Lilburne on the pillory at Westminster, 1638 (1905). Lilburne (1614-1657) was an English Leveller who campaigned for what he described as `freeborn rights` which every human being was born with

Bravery of a Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment, at the Battle of Vimiera, c1820 (1909). Artist: Clark & Dubourg
Bravery of a Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment, at the Battle of Vimiera, c1820 (1909). After Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830). From British Military Prints - Connoisseur Extra No

Bernabe Varona, (1845-1873), 1920s. Artist: Bernabe Varona
General Barnabas Varona, born in Camaguey in 1845, was a machinist and humanitarian. Went to war in 1868, distinguished for his bravery

The Victoria Cross, 1941. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy. It was first conferred by Queen Victoria on 62 men in June 1857

Battle of Rorkes Drift, Natal, Zulu War, 1879 (1951). In the aftermath of their victory at the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulus mounted an attack on the British border post at Rorkes Drift

General Joubert at the Battle of Rivoli, 14th January 1797 (1882-1884). The battle occurred as Austrias General Alvintzy made his fourth and final attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua

Captain MacDougall, DSO, and Cadet Mullin, two Canadian VCs, World War I, 1914-1918
Captain MacDowell, DSO, and Cadet Mullin, two Canadian VCs, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. An officer in the 38th (Ottawa) Battalion

Sergeant Jasper recovering the flag, 1776 (c1880). William Jasper (c1750-1779) was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment in the American Revolutionary War

Sergeant Tanviray at Loigny, 1895. Artist: Dormoy
Sergeant Tanviray at Loigny, 1895. A French soldier recovering the colours from a fallen comrade at the Battle of Loigny in December 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War

Queen Victoria receiving the Guards at Buckingham Palace, 1857. Artist: G Greatbach
Queen Victoria receiving the Guards at Buckingham Palace, 1857. The Queen receiving the Guards on their return from the Crimea

Queen Victoria distributing the Crimean medals, Horse Guards, 18 May 1856, (1857). Artist: R Hind
Queen Victoria distributing the Crimean medals, Horse Guards, 18 May 1856, (1857). The queen giving a medal to Sir Thomas Troubridge, who lost both his feet in the Crimean War

John Calico Jack Rackham, (1680-1720), English Pirate Captain. Artist: Karen Humpage
John Calico Jack Rackham, (1680-1720), English Pirate Captain famous for having women in his crew. Executed in Jamaica in 1720

Queen Victoria distributing medals, 18 May 1855, (c1920)
Queen Victoria distributing medals to heroes of the Crimean War, 18 May 1855, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

How Sub-Lieutenant Warneford won his VC, 7 June 1915, (1920). Warneford was the first Royal Naval Air Service pilot to be awarded the Victoria Cross, for shooting down Zeppelin LZ 37 over Belgium

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