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The Marquise de Brinvilliers before execution, 1676 (1956). Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (1630-1676)
Fannins atrocity: murder of an American planter, c late 18th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880
Billy the Kid, American gunman and outlaw, c1877-1881 (1954). Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid became on of the Wests most notorious figures. He also went by the alias William H Bonney
The blotter on the man who killed Robert Ford, c1892 (1954). Robert Ford was the man who killed the famous outlaw Jesse James in 1882. He was himself murdered in 1892, shot by Edward O Kelley
Robert Ford, the killer of the outlaw Jesse James, c1880s (1954). By 1882, with his gang depleted through deaths, arrests, defections and retirements
The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954). Joseph Hetherington and Philander Brace were executed for four murders by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco
The Murder of the actor William Mountford, 1692, (19th century)
An executioner, Rewah (Rewa), India, 1922. Artist: Bourne and ShepherdAn executioner, Rewah (Rewa), India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy
The Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century. Artist: W SmallThe Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century
A scene from Macbeth, c17th century
Cain slaying Abel, 1511 (1906). Artist: Albrecht DurerCain slaying Abel, 1511 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]
The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Artist: W HechtThe Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Bohemian general Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
Assassination of President Lincoln, Washington DC, 1865 (c1880). On Good Friday, 14th April 1865, while at Fords Theatre, Washington
The Triumph of Culture, 1914, (c1920). Artist: Bernard PartridgeThe Triumph of Culture, 1914, (c1920). The German threat at the beginning of the First World War. Cartoon that originally appeared in Punch
The Modern Cains Lament, 1798. Artist: J KayThe Modern Cains Lament, 1798. O Harrie whether shall I fly. I am this day, A Murderer of thousands, Every one that finds me will count me his Enemy and slay me
Henry II, King of England, 1860. Henry II (1138-1189), the first Plantagenet king of England reigned from 1154. He is seen here holding a sceptre, and below is the Murder in the Cathedral
Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Artist: J HallEdward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset
The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Artist: Apollonio di Giovanni di TommasoThe Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Charlotte Corday after the murder of Marat, 1861. Artist: Paul-Jacques-Aime BaudryCharlotte Corday after the murder of Marat, 1861. Charlotte Corday (1768-1793), a Girondin, stabbed Jean-Paul Marat, a radical Jacobin, to death in the bath at his home on 13 July 1793
Portrait of the family of Princess Zinaida Yusupova, c1900. Artist: A PasettiPortrait of the family of Count Felix Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston, c1900. Family portrait of Princess Zinaida Yusupova (1861-1939), Felix Yusupov
Assassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. Artist: Lionel Noel RoyerAssassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd March 1895
Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniAssassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Auguste Theodore Paul de Broglie, (1834-1895), Professor of Apologetics at the Institut Cathilique in Paris, was murdered on 11th May 1895
Assassination of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic, 1894. Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio after delivering a
Trial of Sante Jeronimo Caserio, Italian anarchist and assassin, 1894. Artist: Frederic LixTrial of Sante Jeronimo Caserio, Italian anarchist and assassin, 1894. Caserio (1873-1894) assassinated Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic on 24th June 1894
The Death of Charles Pichegru, 1891. Artist: Henri MeyerThe Death of Charles Pichegru, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th April 1891
Massacre of the inhabitants of Paris, May 1413, (1484). Episode during the civil war between the Armagnacs and the Bourguignons
Massacre of the Armagnacs by the Bourguignons, Paris, 1418, (1484)Massacre of the Armagnacs by the Bourguignons, Paris, May-June 1418, (1484). Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr, c1507. Artist: Giovanni BelliniThe Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr, c1507. From the collection of the National Gallery, London
Marriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio, c1743. Artist: William HogarthMarriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio, c1743. A bagnio, originally a coffee houses which offered Turkish baths, later meant a place where rooms could be rented with no questions asked
Armenians have their throats cut at Ak-Hissar, 1895. Armenians suffer bloody attacks at Akhisar in Turkey. Scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at
Pillage of Trebizond, 8 October 1895. Carnage in Trebizond or Trabzon, Turkey. Scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle
Mercury and Argus, c1659. Artist: Diego VelazquezMercury and Argus, c1659. From the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
La Prise de Paris, 24 May 1871. The execution of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cure of La Madeleine and four other clergymen by the Paris Communards. From a private collection
Death of Monseigneur Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, 24th May 1871. As the government forces sent to suppress the Paris Commune closed in, the Communards executed hostages they had taken
Heroic wireless operators, 1912. Top: sending SOS signals from the wireless room of the Titanic as the water rises. Bottom: the last minutes of the wireless operators during the Fez massacre
Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, USA, 6 August 1890Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, Auburn Prison, USA, 6 August 1890. William Kemmler, a brute who chopped a woman to bits with an axe
Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
Assassination of Henry III, King of France, 1589 (1589-1590). King from 1574, Henry (1551-1589) was assassinated by friar Jacques Clement for his opposition to the Catholic Holy League
Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Artist: Robert DudleyScene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Macbeth about to murder the sleeping Duncan (Act 2 Scene 2). The play was first performed in c1606
Edward the Martyr, 10th century English king, c1860. Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset
Judith killing the Assyrian general Holofernes, 19th century. The Jewish heroine Judith was living in Bethulia when it was besieged by the Assyrian army commanded by Holofernes
Scenes from the Seventh Crusade, 1248-1254 (15th century). Top: Louis IX (1215-1270), King of France from 1226, called Saint Louis, being brought as a prisoner before the Sultan
Page from the Belleville Breviary 1323-1326. Artist: Jean PucellePage from the Belleville Breviary 1323-1326. The upper miniature shows Saul (11th century BC), Old Testament ruler, in a fit of jealous madness
Scene from Shakespeares Othello, 19th century. Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner (Act 5)
Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591), c1858. Artist: Robert DudleyScene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1858. Richard III gives Sir James Tyrrell the order to kill the sons of Edward IV, the Princes in the Tower, with the inducement say it is done
Charlotte Corday, murderer of French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, 1793. Corday (1768-1793), a Girondin, stabbed Marat, a radical Jacobin, to death in the bath at his home
The murder of Hypatia, neo-Platonic mathematician and philosopher, 415 (mid 19th century). Hypatia (c370-415) was murdered by followers of Cyril, Christian Patriarch of Alexandria
William Hare, murderer and body snatcher. Hare (1790-1860) was an accomplice of William Burke (1792-1829) in a series of at least 15 murders