Murder Collection (page 14)

Ceremony of burning a Hindu widow with the body of her late husband, 1847. Suttee was an Indian funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husbands funeral pyre

King John (1167-1216) stabbing his nephew Prince Arthur, 19th century. Artist: Walker
King John (1167-1216) stabbing his nephew Prince Arthur, 19th century. When Richard I died, John did not gain immediate universal recognition as king

The St Bartholomews Day massacre, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin
The St Bartholomews Day massacre, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Death of Becket, 1170, (19th century). Artist: John Cross
Death of Becket, 1170, (19th century). Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by knights in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170

The assassination of General Kleber in Egypt, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
The assassination of General Kleber in Egypt, 1816. Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars

Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, 1816. Princess Marie Therese Louise of Savoy-Carignan, Princess of Lamballe (1749-1792) was an Italian-French courtier, aristocrat of the House of Savoy

St Stanislas, 11th century Polish bishop and martyr, 1886. The Bishop of Cracow, Stanislas was murdered in 1079 by Boleslaw II, King of Poland

Murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170. St Thomas Becket (c1118-1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church

Cain slaying Abel, 1511 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Cain 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 Prince Arthur (1187-1203), 19th century. Artist: J Rogers
The death of Prince Arthur (1187-1203), 19th century. When Richard I died, King John (1167-1216) did not gain immediate universal recognition as king

Herodias, 1896, (1898). Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Herodias, 1896. This unusual depiction of the murder of Saint John the Baptist shows Salomes mother Herodias (c15BC- after 39AD), rather than the more usual depiction of her daughter Salome

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, 1924
Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Carlos Manuel de Cespedes (1819-1874), President of the Republic of Cuba in Arms, c1910. Known as Padre de la Patria (Father of the Country)

Martyrdom of Almeida and his companions, c1840. Artist: N Remond
Martyrdom of Almeida and his companions, c1840

James Carey, Irish Republican and informer, 1883. He swears in his victims; Look, the man in the grey suit; He informs; as crown witness

Henry IV, King of France. Artist: Freebairn
Henry IV, King of France. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1589. A Protestant, he fought in the French Wars of Religion

Charles de Foucauld, French Catholic priest and missionary, 1915. Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) was a Catholic priest who lived among the Tuareg people in Algeria

The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Artist: W Hecht
The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Bohemian general Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Mary Stuart, Queen of France and Scotland, and Henry Lord Darnley, Her Husband, (1816). Artist: Robert Dunkarton
Mary Stuart, Queen of France and Scotland, and Henry Lord Darnley, Her Husband, (1816). Darnley (1545-1567) was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots

The Martyrdom of St Laurence, 1882. St Laurence was Deacon of the Christian church in Rome. Under the persecution of Valerian in 258 he was condemned to death by being broiled

Assassination of President Lincoln, Washington DC, 1865 (c1880). On Good Friday, 14th April 1865, while at Fords Theatre, Washington

The Duke of Buckingham stabbed to death by John Felton, 23rd August 1628, (1792). Artist: Saunders
The Duke of Buckingham stabbed to death by John Felton, 23rd August 1628, (1792). George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a favourite of King James I

The death of William Rufus, 1100. Artist: Dupre
The death of William Rufus, 1100. William II (Rufus) (1056-1100), King of England from 1087, was shot and killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest

William Rufus and the soldier. William II (Rufus) (1056-1100), King of England from 1087, was shot and killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest

Lewis Waller (1860-1915) and Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919), English actors, 1906. Artist: Foulsham and Banfield
Lewis Waller (1860-1915) and Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919), English actors, 1906. Waller and Irving are playing the parts of Othello and Iago (from Shakespeares Othello) respectively

Reverend John Houghton (d1886), 1886. Houghton was a Methodist Free Church Missionary who was murdered by the Masais in East Africa in May 1886. From The Graphic. 28 June 1886

Oliver Cromwell with Killing no Murder, 1657, (19th century). Artist: AH Payne
Oliver Cromwell with Killing no Murder, 1657, (19th century). A pamphlet entitled Killing no Murder was published in 1657 while Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician

Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, King Consort of Mary, Queen of Scots, (18th century). Artist: George Vertue
Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, King Consort of Mary, Queen of Scots, (18th century). Darnley (1545-1567), second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots

Louis VII, King of France before Beckets tomb, Canterbury Cathedral, 12th century (1800). Artist: W Sharp
Louis VII, King of France before Beckets tomb, Canterbury Cathedral, 12th century (1800). Louis (1120-1180) supported Thomas Becket in his dispute with Henry II of England

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1807. Artist: Rivers
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, (1807). Darnley (1545-1567) was murdered at Kirk O Field near Edinburgh in February 1567

The Murder Of Buckingham, 1628, (c1850). The Duke of Buckingham was killed by John Felton at Portsmouth in 1628. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons

Lord Frederick Cavendish, 19th century British Liberal politician, (1900). Recently appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland

King Edward V of England, (1788). Artist: Cook
King Edward V of England, (1788). Portrait of Edward (1470-1483) who came to the throne at the age of twelve. Edward was king from 9 April 1483 until his deposition two months later

Murder Of The Little Princes, 1483, (c1850). Edward V and his brother Richard of Shrewsbury are murdered in the Tower of London

Murder Of Thomas A Becket, 1170, (c1850). A swords crushing blow extinguished the life of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury

Johan de Witt, 17th century Dutch statesman, (1836). Artist: E Scriven
Johan de Witt, 17th century Dutch statesman, (1836). De Witt (1625-1672) was the political leader of the United Provinces during the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars

The trial of Mrs Maybrick at Liverpool, 1889. Florence Maybrick (1862-1941) was an American citizen accused of poisoning her British husband, James Maybrick, a Liverpool cotton merchant

Henry IV of France, (1553-1610). Artist: Delpech
Henry IV of France, (1553-1610). Henry became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594. A Protestant, he fought in the French Wars of Religion

The Murder of Archbishop Sharpe, 1860. Artist: K Bourne
The Murder of Archbishop Sharpe, 1860. A scene from Old Mortality by Walter Scott

Henry IV, King of France, (1805). Artist: J Chapman
Henry IV, King of France, (1805). Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Henry IV, King of France, (1812). Artist: Bromley
Henry IV, King of France, (1812). Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Death of King Richard II, 1400. The reign of Richard II (1367-1400) was characterised by intermittent periods of tension between the king and the barons

Letter from Henry Fielding to Hutton Perkins, 25th November 1750. Artist: Henry Fielding
Letter from Henry Fielding to Hutton Perkins, 25th November 1750. Letter, written from Bow Street in Fieldings capacity of police-magistrate

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, 1914, (1926)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, 1914. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austrian throne

Room where Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed, Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17 1918
The room where Tsar Nicholas II, his family and attendants were executed, Yekaterinburg, Siberia, Russia, July 17 1918. Compelled to abdicate in the wake of the February Revolution

Abattoir, Uruguay, 19th century. Artist: D Maillard
Abattoir, Uruguay, 19th century

Livestock, Los Llanos, Venezuela, 19th century. Artist: Edouard Riou
Livestock, Los Llanos, Venezuela, 19th century. Cattle on the plains

Edward V, King of England, 1860. Portrait of Edward (1470-1483), and below, the murder of the princes in the Tower. Edward and his brother, Richard, Duke of York

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