King Collection

A Feast. Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, late 11th century, (1944). Creator: Unknown
A Feast. Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, late 11th century, (1944). Scene from the embroidery depicting the Norman Invasion of England in 1066

B. B. King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991. Creator: Brian Foskett
B.B.King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991

Charles I and Speaker Lenthall, c1850, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Charles I and Speaker Lenthall, c1850, (1947). On 4 January 1642, King Charles I (1600-1649, standing, in hat) entered the House of Commons to arrest five Members of Parliament for high treason

An ivory mask from Benin, Nigeria worn by the Oba of Benin on ceremonial occasions
This mask was worn by the Oba of Benin at the waist on ceremonial occasions. It represents an ancestor or predecessor

Esther before Ahasuerus. Creator: Artemisia Gentileschi
Esther before Ahasuerus

The Embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover c1540
The Embarkation at Dover c1540. Henry VIII and his fleet setting sail from Dover to Calais on 31 May 1520 on the way to meet Francis I at The Field of Cloth of Gold

Manuscript Leaf with Opening of The Book of Nehemias, from a Bible, French, ca. 1280-1300. Artaxerxes kneels before the king receiving permission to make a journey

Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, with Hermes and Athena, c6th century BC. Greek Vase from an Etruscan Tomb

King Charles II, (1907). Charles II of England, (1630-1685), King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland

Portraits of Henry VIIIs six wives from 1509, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Portraits of Henry VIIIs six wives; Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Observed by Queen Catherine, 1870. Artist: Marcus Stone
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Observed by Queen Catherine, 1870. Painting by Marcus Stone (1840-1921), British history painter

The Bell of Huesca, oil Painting, 1880

Meeting between Pope Adrian I and Charlemagne, miniature in the incunabula Chronicles of France, printed by A. Verard, Paris, 1493

Arthur Draws the Sword from the Stone, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
Arthur Draws the Sword form the Stone, 1911. The young Arthur pulls the sword from the stone to become King of England. Frontispiece of Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert

The New Learning, c1910, (c1900-1920). Artist: Frank Cadogan Cowper
The New Learning, c1910, (c1900-1920). Erasmus (right) and Thomas More visit the children of Henry VII at Greenwich in 1499. The boy in the centre is the future King Henry VIII

Detail of Chartres Cathedral, 12th century
Detail of Chartres Cathedral, showing Kings and Queens in the central door of the west front, 12th century

Construction of the Temple at Jerusalem by King Solomon, 15th century. Solomon directs proceedings from a balcony. From Les antiquities Judaiques (Antiquities of the Jews)

Giant limestone statues of Rameses II, Temple of Rameses, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1836. Artist: David Roberts
Giant limestone statues of Rameses II, Temple of Rameses, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1836. The reign of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279-1213 BC)

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, c19th century. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, 19th century. A plate from Egypt and Nubia, Volume 1. Found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). Kaiserproklamation in Versailles, 18 Januar 1871

Royal family as a happy group of dog lovers, 1937. Artist: Michael Chance
The royal family forming a happy group of dog lovers; with their Tibetan lion dog, labradors, and corgis, 1937. A print from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, London, 1937

Front cover of The Illustrated London News Wedding Number, 28th April 1923. Commemorating the wedding of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the Duke of York (the future King George VI)

Study of the Duke of York, 1923. Artist: John Singer Sargent
Study of the Duke of York, 1923. A gift to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon from the American Ambassador. A print from The Illustrated London News Wedding Number, 28th April 1923

Edward VII, c1900s. Portrait of King Edward VII who ruled from 1901-1910. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Wall paintings in the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt

Vivien and Merlin, 1874. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Vivien and Merlin, 1874

King Dasaratha and His Retinue Proceed to Ramas Wedding: Folio from the Shangri Ramayana Series (Style II), ca. 1690-1710

Edwy and Elgiva, (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers
Edwy and Elgiva, (mid 19th century). Depiction of a scene from early British history: Queen Elgiva and King Eadwig are reproved by priests, possibly Archbishop Odo and/or Saint Dunstan

Apotheosis of Charles XII, 1893. Private Collection

Alfred in the neatherds cottage, c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Alfred in the neatherds cottage, 1864. King Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Here, sitting in a cottage he is interrupted by the neatherds wife

The Prince and Princess of Wales with their family on board the royal yacht, 19th century (1910). The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra with their children Prince Albert, Duke of Clarence

Two of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, early 14th century. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders, and Initials by George F Warner, series I

St Louis (Louis IX, King of France), 1886. Louis IX (1215-1270) became King of France in 1226. Renowned for his piety and kindness to the poor, he was canonised by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297

Prince Edward of Wales, the future King Edward VII of Great Britain (1841-1910), 1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Prince Edward of Wales, the future King Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland (1841-1910), 1890. Edward VII was King of Great Britain between 1901 and 1910

Napoleon I crowns himself King of Italy in 1805, (c1900). French advertising for Liebigs extract of meat

The Battle Of Agincourt, 1415, (c1850). The Battle of Agincourt, fought between the English and French, took place on 25 October 1415, in northern France

George VI, Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy, 1936. The future King George VI (1895-1902) served in the Navy from 1910 until 1918

King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Artist: Joseph Albert
King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Ludwig II (1845-1886) ruled Bavaria from 1864 until 1886. He built the castle of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria and was a patron and devotee of composer Richard Wagner

Priest-King fresco from Knossos
Priest-King fresco from the Minoan palace at Knossos, from the Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Crete

Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the king
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon

Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871, (c1920). Much of Alfreds reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders

Marble Balustrades of the Staircase in the Foreign Office, c1935. Creator: King
Marble Balustrades of the Staircase in the Foreign Office, c1935. The Italianate interior of the Foreign Office in King Charles Street, off Whitehall, in central London

Oberon and Titania, 19th century. Oberon, King of the Fairies, and his consort, Titania, from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream

Edward I, King of England from 1272, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Edward I, King of England from 1272, (1932). Edward (1239-1307) was popularly known as Longshanks because of his 6 foot 2 inch (1.88 m) frame, and the Hammer of the Scots

The Moabite Stone, 1926. The Moabite Stone, discovered in 1868, is a black basalt stone bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Moabite King Mesha

Signatures of Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, 16th century. Artist: King Henry VIII
Signatures of Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, 16th century. Royal signatures in a Book of Hours of the Virgin and and other Offices, in Latin

Edward IV, 15th century King of England, c1540. A Plantagenet of the Yorkist line, Edward (1442-1483) came to the throne in 1461

Martin Luther King Jnr, American black civil rights campaigner, c1968
Martin Luther King Jnr (1929-68). American black civil rights campaigner. Assassinated, supposedly by James Earl Ray

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