England Collection (#92)

The Great Eastern, 1860: The Vessel leaving Southampton on her First Voyage, June 17, (1901). The SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott

The Duke of Cornwall and Yorks Colonial Tour... Departure of the Ophir from Portsmouth, 1901
The Duke of Cornwall and Yorks Colonial Tour, 1901: Departure of the Ophir from Portsmouth, March 16, 1901. Ships are decorated with flags as crowds turn out to wave off the royal yacht HMS Ophir as

Duke Ellington Band, Finsbury Park Astoria, London, 1963. Creator: Brian Foskett
Duke Ellington Band, Finsbury Park Astoria, London, 1963

Sam Woodyard, American jazz drummer, c1963. Creator: Brian Foskett
Sam Woodyard, American jazz drummer, c1963

Lawrence Brown, American jazz trombonist, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Lawrence Brown, American jazz trombonist, 1962

Great Building Exhibition - Olympia, 1920. Creator: Unknown
Great Building Exhibition - Olympia, 1920. The Roaring Twenties were a period of economic prosperity when assembly line production

King John signing Magna Charta, June 5, 1215, 1783. Creator: Unknown
King John signing Magna Charta, at the desire of the English Barons who took up Arms in the Cause of Liberty, in Runnemead Meadow, between Stains and Windsor, June 5, 1215, 1783

Lady Elizabeth Grey petitioning Edward IV To restore her lands, (1461), 1783. Creator: Unknown
Lady Elizabeth Grey petitioning Edward IV to restore her lands, (1461), 1783. Elizabeth Woodville, later to be wife of King Edward IV petitioned the king to return her lands in 1461

Harold at the Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Harold at the Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1890. Battle of Hastings, 1066 fought between a Norman-French army of William Duke of Normandy, and an English army under Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson

Shrine of Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Shrine of Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey, 1890. Shrine of Edward the Confessor (c1003-1066) one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England built under Henry III by workmen from Italy

Statue of William the Conqueror, Falaise, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Statue of William the Conqueror, Falaise, 1890. Bronze statue of William the Conqueror (c1028-1087) first Norman King of England by French sculptor Louis Rochet in his birthplace, Falaise

Richard I. Wounded at the Siege of the Castle of Chaluz, (1199), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Richard I. Wounded at the Siege of the Castle of Chaluz, (1199), 1890. Richard I (1157-1199) King of England with French titles and territories

Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Staff and students curtseying to Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Another aspect of the great movement for the emancipation of women was the steady

Eugene Lauste recording the first combined moving image and sound, c1905, (1935). Eugene Lauste may be seen already experimenting with " Talkies"

The Marriage Procession of Anne Boleyn, (1533), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Marriage Procession of Anne Boleyn, (1533), 1890. Coronation pageant of Anne Boleyn (c1501-1536) on the 25 of January 1533 when she became Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VIII

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1890. Thomas Cromwell (c1485-1540) English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540

The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1890). Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem was a tournament held in June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France

Map of England, Showing Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Danish Districts, (c9th century)
Map of England, Showing the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and the Danish Districts (The Latter Shaded), (c9th century), 1890. The Heptarchy is a collective name applied to the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon

John Wesley, c1766, (1936). Creator: Nathaniel Hone
John Wesley, c1766, (1936). Portrait of John Wesley (1703-1791) English cleric, theologian and evangelist by Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784). Oil on canvas

Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). King George V opens the Queensway Tunnel, a road tunnel under the River Mersey, between Liverpool and Birkenhead

King George V and Queen Mary... British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 1925, (1935)
King George V and Queen Mary riding on a model railway at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 9 May 1925, (1935). George V (1865-1936) and Mary of Teck (1867-1953) on a miniature train

The rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1934, (1935). London County Council demolished the old bridge which was damaged, and commissioned a new structure designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

The first Indian Air Mail arrives at Croydon Airport, south London, 1929, (1935). April 14 marked an advance in the history of aerial transport when the first Indian Air Mail arrived at Croydon

England wins The Ashes against Australia, Oval Cricket Ground, London, 1926, (1935). The enthusiastic crowd swarming across the ground to congratulate the English team

Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). A scene in Whitehall at 11 o clock on November 11th, 1918, when it was known that at long last hostilities has ceased

The Dutch in the Medway: De Ruyters Attack on Upnor Castle, 1667, (1890). Creator: Unknown
The Dutch in the Medway: De Ruyters Attack on Upnor Castle, 1667, (1890). Dutch Raid on the Medway during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in June 1667

The First Fleet of the East India Company Leaving Woolwich, 1601, (1890. ) Creator: Unknown
The First Fleet of the East India Company Leaving Woolwich, 1601, (1890). The East India Company formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region

Map of Hornsey and Neighbourhood in 1819, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Map of Hornsey and Neighbourhood in 1819, (c1876).. The village grew dramatically after c1860. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Une Anglaise Martyrisee Par Des Chinois. A terrified woman is restrained as her fingers are cut off with a knife on a wooden block

Blue plaque commemorating Dr Jose Rizal, Primrose Hill, London, NW1, England. Creator
Primrose Hill. Blue plaque commemorating the residence of Dr Jose Rizal, the 19th century writer and national hero of the Philippines, Primrose Hill, London, NW1, England

Red Sun Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery, London, W2, England. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel
Red Sun Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery. Red Sun, by Jean Nouvel, the 2010 pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery. London, W2, England

The Kill, on The Cat & Custard Pot Day, c1854. Creator: John Leech
The Kill, on The Cat & Custard Pot Day, c1854. Fox hunting scene: Mr Jorrocks holds aloft the foxs brush after the Kill, (the ripping to pieces of the fox by the hounds)

The Swan, Grasmere, Westmorland, 1939. Creator: Unknown
The Swan, Grasmere, Westmorland, 1939. Macdonald Swan Hotel, former coaching inn built 1650s, one of the oldest hotels in the Lake District, mentioned in Wordsworths poem " The Waggoner"

The Grapes, Limehouse, London, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Grapes, Limehouse, London, 1936. The Grapes, Grade II listed public house on the Thames. Current building dates from 1720s on site of a pub built 1583

Ye Olde Bell, Hurley, Berkshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Ye Olde Bell, Hurley, Berkshire, 1936. The Olde Bell Inn claimed to be the oldest still-working inn in Britain, with parts dating to 1135

General View Windsor Castle, England, 1896. Creator: Unknown
General View Windsor Castle, England, 1896. Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire

International Cricket Match at Kennington Oval, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
International Cricket Match at Kennington Oval, late 19th century. Male spectators at a cricket match at the Oval cricket ground in Lambeth, south London

Lords Cricket Ground, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Lords Cricket Ground, 19th century. Thomas Lord opened his first ground in Marylebone, London, in May 1787. In 1814 the ground moved to its current site in St Johns Wood

Plum, 1903. Creator: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
Plum, 1903. British right-handed batsman Pelham Plum Warner (1873-1963) played for Oxford University, Middlesex and England during a career lasting from 1894 until 1920

Greenwich Prime Meridian, London, England, UK, 2 / 3 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Greenwich Prime Meridian, London, England, UK, 2/3/10. Sculpture indicating the Prime Meridian, astronomical latitude zero, source of Greenwich Meantime, Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, London

Borough Market, Southwark, London, 3 / 9 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Borough Market, Southwark, London, 3/9/10. A butchers stall in Borough Market, London, SE1, England, UK

Maldon, Essex, England, UK, 24 / 5 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Maldon, Essex, England, UK, 24/5/10. Traditional Thames Barges moored at Maldon, a popular sailing location and ancient town located at the junction of the Rivers Chelmer and Blackwater, Madon

Dulwich Park, London, England, UK, 22 / 4 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Dulwich Park, London, England, UK, 22/4/10. Manicured gardens with flowers and tree with coloured leaves. Dulwich Park, London, SE21, England, UK

Docklands and Canary Wharf, London, England, UK, 2 / 3 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Docklands and Canary Wharf, London, England, UK, 2/3/10. Sheep at Mudchute Farm with Canary Wharf in the distance. Docklands, London, E14, England, UK

Camden Lock, London, UK, 30 / 1 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Camden Lock, London, UK, 30/1/10. Sculpture showing horses. Recalling when the area was known as the Stable Market. Camden Lock Market, Camden, London, NW1, England, UK

Blackheath, London, UK, 2 / 3 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Blackheath, London, UK, 2/3/10. The Anglican All Saints Church, located in the middle of the heath in Blackheath, London, SE3, England, UK

Frost on the Thames, 1788-1789, (1930). Creator: Samuel Collings
Frost on the Thames, 1788-1789, (1930). A frost fair on the River Thames in the City of London, sketched on the spot. People warm themselves round a brazier

Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark! European satirical map, 1914. Artist: Anonymous
Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark! European satirical map, 1914. Private Collection

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