Murder Collection (page 13)

Murder of Prince Arthur, 1203 (1905). A grandson of Henry II of England, Arthur, Duke of Brittany was designated heir to the English throne by King Richard I in preference to Richards brother, John

The Butcher and the Sheep, c1916. Artist: William Strang
The Butcher and the Sheep, c1916. An illustration from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer

Berkeley Castle, the seat of the Rt. Hon. Lord Fitzhardinge, c1913. Berkeley Castle (Berkley Castle) in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. The castles origins date back to the 11th century

Murder of Captain Lawson (A Cock), c1840, (1902)
Murder of Captain Lawson (A Cock), c1840. Originally from London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew (1812-1887). From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

The Murder of Thomas A Becket, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
The Murder of Thomas A Becket, 1902. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from the authority of

Lord Frederick Cavendish, (1836-1882), 19th century British Liberal politician, 1896
Lord Frederick Cavendish (1836-1882), 19th century British Liberal politician, 1896. Recently appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland

A taffif card for The Latin Quarter nightclub in Londons Leicester Square, c1969
A tariff card for The Latin Quarter nightclub in Londons Leicester Square, c1969. The nightclub on Wardour Street, Soho, was notorious for its criminal underground and gangster links

Palit Confesses His Guilt, c1910. Palit confessing the muder of her son to Mrs. Hamilton during the Indian Mutiny. Colonel Hamilton was in fact found alive at a later date by his brother

Bartholome de las Casas, (16th century), 1920s
Bartolome de Las Casas, (born August 1474, Sevilla, died July 17, 1566, Madrid), early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary in the Americas

The Slaughter of Natives in Caonao, (16th century), 1920s
Slaughter of natives in Caonao.The Spaniards fell with rage on defenseless Indians. Padre Las Casas called and scream at Narvaez, who witnessed the horrible massacre

Murdering the Druids, c. 1771-1772 Artist: Walker
Murdering the Druids and burning their groves.The Complete English Traveller, 1771-1772

General Charles Gordon, British soldier, late 19th or early 20th century. Known as Chinese Gordon because of his exploits in China in the Second Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion

French popular woodcut used for illustrating murders, c1840 (1964). A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964

Herodias with the head of John the Baptist, 1488 (1964). From Leven ons Heeren, a Dutch translation of Vita Christi (Life of Christ) by the 14th century theologian Ludolph of Saxony

The Marguerite Steinheil case, 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954) became famous for her connection with the death in 1899 of President Felix Faure of France, whose mistress she had been

Queue outside the Palais de Justice during the trial of Marguerite Steinheil, Paris, France, 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954)

The judge, M de Valles, during the trial of Marguerite Steinheil, Paris, France, 1909. Artist: L Sabattier
The judge, M de Valles, during the trial of Marguerite Steinheil, Paris, France, 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954) became famous for her connection with the death in 1899 of President Felix

Marguerite Steinheil on trial, cover of L Illustration, 6 November 1909. Artist: L Sabattier
Marguerite Steinheil on trial, cover of L Illustration, 6 November 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954) became famous for her connection with the death in 1899 of President Felix Faure of France

Antoine de Saint-Chamand, Seigneur de Mery, unknown lady and Henry IV of France, 1600 (1882-1884)
Antoine de Saint-Chamand, Seigneur de Mery, an unknown lady and Henry IV of France, 1600 (1882-1884). Antoine de Saint-Chamand was a member of the Catholic League, the organisation founded by Henry

The death of the Marquis de Condorcet, 1794 (1882-1884). Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794) was a French Enlightenment philosopher and sociologist

Duel of the Mignons, 27th April 1578 (1882-1884). The Duel of the Mignons was a re-enactment of an ancient Roman battle fought between two sets of male triplets, the Horatii and the Curiatii

St Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572 (1882-1884). Artist: G Dory
St Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572 (1882-1884). The massacre occurred after a failed attempt by the powerful Catholic Guise family to murder the Huguenot (Protestant)

Saint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy, 1882-1884. Artist: A Gusman
Saint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy, 1256 (1882-1884). In 1256, King Louis IX of France had Enguerrand IV, Lord of Coucy

The murder of Tsar Paul I of Russia, March 1801 (1882-1884). Paul I (1754-1801) became Emperor of Russia in 1796. He was determined to turn the Russian nobility, which he saw as decadent and corrupt

The Marquise de Brinvilliers before execution, 1676 (1956). Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (1630-1676)

King Umberto I of Italy, 1900
King Umberto I, King of Italy of Italy, 1900. Umberto I became King of Italy in 1878. He became widely unpopular after he sent a telegram congratulating General Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris for his action

Henry IV, King of France, (1816). Artist: Charles Turner
Henry IV, King of France, (1816). Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne as the first Bourbon King of France in 1594

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

Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1844 (c1880). The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830

Death of Sebastien Rale, French Jesuit missionary in America, 1724 (c1880). Rale (1657-1724) was a French Jesuit missionary who worked among the Abenaki Indians in north-eastern North America

Massacre of settlers by Native Americans, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Murder of Whites assistant, c1580s (c1880). A European settler shot with arows by Native Americans. John White (c1540-c1593) was one of the early English colonists in North America

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 death of Mr Tulkinghorn, 1912. Artist: Harry Furniss
The death of Mr Tulkinghorn, 1912. Illustration of a scene from Bleak House by Charles Dickens, published in 1852-1853. A print from The Bookman, February 1912

Counting the compensation money for the murder of Mr Richardson, Japan, 1863. Charles Richardson, a British merchant, was murdered in September 1862 by retainers of Shimazu Hisamitsu

The Burning of Richard Woodman and nine other protestant martyrs, at Lewes in Sussex
The Burning of ten protestant martyrs, Lewes, Sussex, 1557. Seventeen Protestant martyrs were burned at the stake between 1555 and 1557 during the persecutions of the reign of Queen Mary

The Murder of the actor William Mountford, 1692, (19th century)

The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham, c1902
The assassination of Lord Buckingham, c1902. George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, was stabbed to death by John Felton in Portsmouth on 23 August 1628

King Constantine I of Scotland being slain by the Danes in 877, c1920. Artist: Margaret Dovaston
King Constantine I of Scotland being slain by the Danes in 877, c1920. From Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, volume I, by Walter Hutchinson (London, c1920s)

The Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century. Artist: W Small
The Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century

A scene from Macbeth, c17th century

Execution by firing squad, Culloden Moor, Scotland, 1860. Artist: H Griffiths
Execution by firing squad, Culloden Moor, Scotland, 1860. The Battle of Culloden moor in 1746 was the last military clash in Scotland and on the British mainland

Butcher, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Butcher, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version of an original 16th century engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume I (Paris, 1849)

Jews taking the blood from christian children for their mystic rites, 1849. Artist: A Bisson
Jews taking the blood from christian children for their mystic rites, 1849. A 19th century version of an original manuscript illustration in the Cabala of Abraham the Jew

The martyrdom of Simon of Trent, 1493 (1849). Artist: Pierre Wolgmuth
The martyrdom of Simon of Trent, 1493 (1849). Simon of Trent was a boy from the city of Trento, Italy, whose disappearance (and assumed death)

The merchants of Calicut seized and chained to a barren rock by order of Tippoo Saib, (1847). The merchants of Kozhikode in Kerala, India, are cruelly treated by Tippu Sultan (1749-1799)

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