Fortification Collection (#85)

Man Singh Palace, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Man Singh Palace, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Situated within Gwalior Fort, the Man Singh Palace was built between 1486 and 1516 by Raja Man Singh

Panorama of the Castello di Barbarossa, Capri, Italy, early 20th century(?). Castello di Barbarossa is named after the Algerian pirate Kair-ed-Din, known as Barbarossa

Arundel, Sussex, early 20th century(?). View from the west showing the cathedral (top left) and castle (top right)

Betchworth Castle, Surrey, 19th century. Artist: Byrne
Betchworth Castle, Surrey, 19th century. Betchworth Castle is the ruins of a fortified medieval house, built on a sandstone spur overlooking the western bank of the River Mole, Surrey

Garden party at Windsor Castle, 19th century. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III, (c1890s)

The Ballroom, Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian, 5 July 1866 (late 19th century)
Marriage of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, 5 July 1866 (late 19th century). Princess Helena (1846-1923), daughter of Queen Victoria

The Guard Room, Windsor Castle. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerod, Denmark. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Windsor Castle, Berkshire. View from the Berkshire Shore of the River Thames. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

The Prussians storming the redoubts of Duppel, 18 April 1864, (late 19th century). Scene from the Battle of Dybbol in Denmark, the key battle of the Second War of Schleswig

Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Tripoli, Lebanon, 1836. Artist: JC Varrall
Tripoli, Lebanon, 1836

Dover Pier, Kent, 19th century. Artist: Appelton
Dover Pier, Kent, 19th century. View showing Dover Castle on the clifftop in the background

Antioch, on the approach from Suadeah, 1836. Artist: J Redaway
Antioch, on the approach from Suadeah, 1836. The ancient city of Antioch was founded in 301 BC. It was the capital of the Seleucid dynasty in Syria and a province of the Roman Empire

Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, looking towards Dalmally, Argyleshire, 19th century. Artist: Thomas Barber
Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, looking towards Dalmally, Argyleshire, 19th century. Kilchurn Castle was built in the 15th century and was the ancestral home of the Campbells of Glenorchy

The Vandyke Room, Windsor Castle. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Reinhardsbrunn, near Gotha, Germany. Reinhardsbrunn is the site of a Benedictine abbey, and later of a royal castle belonging to the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family

St Georges Chapel, Windsor, Showing Royal Gallery & Altar
St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. Interior showing the Royal Gallery and altar. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Balmoral Castle, Scotland. The royal residence of Balmoral from the south west, engraving from a photograph. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Balmoral Castle, Scotland. View of the royal residence of Balmoral from the north, looking towards Lochnagar. Engraving from a photograph

The Fortress of Gwalior, India. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Chateau de Montbeliard (Castle of Montbeliard), France, 1882-1884. Artist: Alexandre de Bar
Chateau de Montbeliard (Castle of Montbeliard), France, 1882-1884. From 1397 until the French Revolution, the castle belonged to the Dukes of Wurttemberg

The Roman Wall, Housesteads, Northumberland, 1937. Part of Hadrians Wall, built in the 2nd century AD. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service

Great Gatehouse, Battle Abbey, East Sussex, 1937. The Benedictine abbey of Battle was founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Hastings

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

King Arthurs Castle, Tintagel, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Dartmouth Castle, 1937
Dartmouth Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Inverness Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Ludlow Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Caernarvon castle, Caernarfon in North Wales, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Fort Belvedere, Sunningdale, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Dover Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

St Michaels Mount, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Scarborough Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Gate of St Sebastian in the Aurelian Wall, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gate of St Sebastian in the Aurelian Wall, Rome, Italy. The Porta San Sebastiano, formerly the Porta Appia, Rome, marked the start of the Appian Way begun by Appius Claudius in the 4th century BC

Castle Gate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1893. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893

Siege of Rouen, 1418-1419, (1893)
Siege of Rouen, 1418-1419 (1893). The Siege of Rouen took place during the Hundred Years War. The English surrounded the city in July 1418 with the intention of starving the French defenders into

The Rubens Room, Windsor Castle. c1850-1910

Flight of black Union soldiers from Fort Pillow, Tennessee, American Civil War, 1864 (c1880). The Confederates captured the Union-held Fort Pillow on 12th April 1864

Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, home of the Earl of Strathmore, c1880. Glamis Castle was the family home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Ravensworth Castle, County Durham, home of the Earl of Ravensworth, c1880. Ravensworth was the site of a castle as far back as the 14th century

Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, home of the Duke of Leeds, c1880. Hornby Caste was a medieval (14th-15th century) courtyard castle. It was extensively rebuilt by John Carr, a York architect, in the 1760s

Ripley Castle, Yorkshire, home of Baronet Ingilby, c1880. The castle dates from the 15th century. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, home of the Earl of Warwick, c1880. The medieval castle viewed from the River Avon. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen

Floors Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Duke of Roxburghe, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

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