Murdering Collection (page 13)

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

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 Hall
Edward 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 Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 15th century. Artist: Sano di Pietro
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 15th century. Sano di Pietro (1406-1481). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II, 1900. Artist: Ernst von Liphart
Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II, 1900. Nicholas (1868-1918) succeeded his father, Alexander III, as Emperor of Russia in 1894

Portrait of Tsar Peter III, 1762. Artist: Aleksei Petrovich Antropov
Portrait of Tsar Peter III, 1762. Peter III (1728-1762) became Emperor of Russia on 5 January 1762. Six months later he was deposed in a coup d etat and was succeeded by his wife, Catherine II

The Children of King Edward IV of England, 1852. Artist: Paul Delaroche
The Children of King Edward IV of England, 1852. Edward V (1470-1483) and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York (1473-1483), the Princes in the Tower

The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Artist: Apollonio di Giovanni di Tommaso
The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 18th century. Artist: Gaspare Diziani
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 18th century. 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

The Saints Sebastian, Irene and Lucia, 1628. Artist: Jusepe de Ribera
The Saints Sebastian, Irene and Lucia, 1628. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1660. Artist: Pietro da Cortona
The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1660. St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews, and was stoned to death in 36 AD

Marble portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Balbinus, 3rd century. Balbinus (c165-238) was emperor together with Pupienus for three months in 238, which was known as the Year of the Six Emperors

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