Document Collection (page 9)

Facsimile of the Signatures to the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776

The Seven Bishops, c1902. When King James II issued his second Declaration of Indulgence in 1688 - the Seven Bishops petitioned the King against it

Matilda of Scotland, Queen of Henry I, (19th century). Matilda (1080-1118), daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland, married Henry I of England in 1100

Warrant for the execution of King Charles, 1648, (1909). Signed by John Bradshaw, Thomas Grey, Oliver Cromwell and 56 others. Taken from heHarmsworth, History of the World, published in London, 1909

King Edward The Sixth, 1547, (c1850). Edward VI (1537-1553) became King of England and Ireland in 1547, at just nine years of age

King John And The Magna Carta, 1215, (c1850). Magna Carta is an English charter originally issued in 1215. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons

Documents signed by Charles I, c1641. Artist: King Charles I
Documents signed by Charles I, c1641. Instructions to Sir Edward Herbert, Attorney General, relative to the impeachment of Viscount Mandeville (Lord Kimbolton) and the Five Members

Presentation to the Queen, c1850s, (1900). Artist: William Heysham Overend
Presentation to the Queen, c1850s, (1900). Prince Albert, who was Chancellor of Cambridge University from 1847 until his death in 1861, presenting an address to his wife, Queen Victoria

The Deputation, London and Dublin before the Queen, c1840s, (1900). Queen Victoria attends to matters of state. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

House of Commons resolution conveying thanks to the Volunteer Yeomanry Corps, c1905. The Volunteer Yeomanry Corps was created in response to the threat of a Napoleonic invasion

Facsimile of Martin Luthers handwriting, 1903. A page from the treatise, That these words of Christ, This is my body, &c. are still true, contrary to the Fanatics, published in 1527

The marriage certificate of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, 1934. On 29 November 1934, Prince George, Duke of Kent married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

Louis XV Signing The New Treaty, 1757, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Surrender of General Johnston to General Sherman, 26 April 1865, (1872). Confederate general Joseph Eggleston Johnston surrenders to William Tecumseh Sherman at the end of the American Civil War

Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulyssess Grant, 9 April 1865, (1872). Confederate general Lee surrenders to Grant, general in chief of the Union army during the American Civil War

Vanitas, 17th century. Artist: Vincent Laurentz van der Vinne I
Vanitas, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Crucifixion, 1637. Artist: Charles le Brun
The Crucifixion, 1637. Le Brun, Charles (1619-1690). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of Count Alexander Kushelev-Bezborodko, 1851-1852. Artist: Franz Kruguer
Portrait of Count Alexander Kushelev-Bezborodko, 1851-1852. Kruger, Franz (1797-1857). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Announcement of the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1896. Artist: Ivan Ropet
Announcement of the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1896. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Baku Police form of the political criminal J Jugashvili (Stalin), 1910. Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) joined the Bolshevik movement in 1903

The Royal Manifesto, 1920. Artist: Deni Viktor Nikolaevich
The Royal Manifesto, 1920

Events in China, incident at the Imperial Palace, 1901. Colonel Marchand directing the help, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 5th May 1901

Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy and his state-major, 1903
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, king of Italy and his state-major, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th October 1903

John Evelyn Denison, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1857. Portrait of English statesman John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington (1800-1873)

A Man and a Woman seated by a Virginal, c1649-1667. Artist: Gabriel Metsu
A Man and a Woman seated by a Virginal, c1649-1667. Located in the collection at, National Gallery, London

Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523. Found in the collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel Art Museum, Basel, Switzerland

Ships Stores Clerk, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Ships Stores Clerk, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1280s, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut
Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1265-1269, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271

Portrait of Richard Milles, (probably 1760s). Artist: Pompeo Batoni
Portrait of Richard Milles, (probably 1760s). This portrait of Milles, who was Member of Parliament for Canterbury, was probably painted when he was in Rome whilst undertaking the Grand Tour

Regne de la Terreur, Paris Commune, 1871. Poster on the subject of the decrees of the Paris Commune. The Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Egyptian hieroglyphs from a Book of the Dead at the National Archaeological Museum, florence

The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC
The Rosetta Stone, showing hieroglyphs, demotic, and Greek scripts.The Rosetta Stone, showing hieroglyphs, demotic, and Greek scripts, Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC

Egyptian monthly accounts from the archive of a temple, similar to a modern spreadsheet in analysis. From the Louvres collection

Kudurru of Nazimarut-Tash, Susa, Kassite period, 12th century BC. A kudurru is also known as a boundary stone but is more of a document describing land boundaries rather than an actual

The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. A basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek, Hieroglyphic and Demotic script

King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede, Surrey, 15 June 1215 (c1860). John (1167?-1216) became King of England in 1199

The Anglo-French Convention, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The Anglo-French Convention, 1899. Signed in London by Paul Cambon (1843-1924) the French Ambassador, and Lord Salisbury (1830-1904) the British Prime Minister

Le Char de l Etat Navigue sur un Volcan, 1871. Artist: Henry Bonaventure Monnier
Le Char de l Etat Navigue sur un Volcan, 1871

Two Characters, c1825-1877. Artist: Henry Bonaventure Monnier
Two Characters, c1825-1877

Signing of financial accord between Britain and the Free French, Algiers, 8 February 1944. Duff Cooper, British Government liasion to the Free French, signs the document

American Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776

Wall painting of a Saint in heaven, 13th century
Wall painting from the church of the Paniya Kera Kritsa in Crete of a Saint in heaven, 13th century

Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, British statesman, early 20th century. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, British statesman, early 20th century. Milner (1854-1925) was High Commissioner to South Africa from 1897-1905

Renewing The Lease, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Renewing The Lease, 1870. Madame La France, in the costume of the upper class matron, reads over some papers presented to her by Emperor Napoleon

The Voice of the Turtle, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Voice of the Turtle, 1874. Gog and Magog represent the City of London in this cartoon which relates to the proposal to enlarge the Corporation

The Threatening Note, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Threatening Note, 1865. Attorney Lincoln. Now, Uncle Sam, You re in A Darned Hurry to Serve this Here Notice on John Bull

John In A Mess, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
John In A Mess, 1864. Britannia says: Put Down That Pen Directly, You Troublesome Boy. A Nice Mess You Have Got Yourself Into

Gladstone Salve - For Tender Consciences, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
Gladstone Salve - For Tender Consciences, 1863. Mr Gladstones 1863 Budget began with the premise that there was a surplus of £ 3, 741, 000

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