Skip to main content

Plot Collection

Background imagePlot Collection: Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton, 12th September 1586

Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton, 12th September 1586. Artist: Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton, Vice Chamberlain, 12th September 1586. Letter from Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Background imagePlot Collection: Arrest of Beaury for the assassination plot in Paris, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Arrest of Beaury for the assassination plot in Paris, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Arrest of Beaury for the assassination plot in Paris, 1870. 'The arrest of the deserter Camille Beaury was certainly the most important capture with reference to the plot to assassinate the Emperor

Background imagePlot Collection: The Royal Academy Gold Medal Picture: 'Ulysses and the Nurse', by F. Trevelyan Goodall, 1870

The Royal Academy Gold Medal Picture: "Ulysses and the Nurse", by F. Trevelyan Goodall, 1870. Creator: William Hollidge
The Royal Academy Gold Medal Picture: "Ulysses and the Nurse", by F. Trevelyan Goodall, 1870. Engraving of a painting, winner of the Royal Academy students' prize '...for the " best historical

Background imagePlot Collection: Cromwell at the Blue Boar, Holborn, London, 1640, (c1883), (c1902). Creator: Unknown

Cromwell at the Blue Boar, Holborn, London, 1640, (c1883), (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Cromwell at the Blue Boar, Holborn, London, 1640, (c1883), (c1902). After a painting in the Dudley Museums Service collection

Background imagePlot Collection: Scene from 'King John', at the Princess Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth

Scene from "King John", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Scene from "King John", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. London stage production. We this week present an Illustration of the great scene in the tragedy of "King John" between

Background imagePlot Collection: Les Evenements de Grece; Les intrigues des royalistes: un lot de fusils enveloppes de... 1917

Les Evenements de Grece; Les intrigues des royalistes: un lot de fusils enveloppes de... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Les intrigues des royalistes: un lot de fusils enveloppes de couvertures, au chiffre du roi Constantin, decouvert dans une cave, a Hallandri, pres d'Athenes, 1917

Background imagePlot Collection: Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man, published 1589. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 1, plate 10

Background imagePlot Collection: President Reuterholm opens the Armfeltska letters...in 1794, (late 18th-early 19th century)

President Reuterholm opens the Armfeltska letters...in 1794, (late 18th-early 19th century). Creator: Pehr Hörberg
President Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm opens the Armfeltska letters at Stockholm Palace in 1794, (late 18th-early 19th century)

Background imagePlot Collection: Magdalena Rudenschöld, 1766-1823, 1795. Creator: Anon

Magdalena Rudenschöld, 1766-1823, 1795. Creator: Anon
Magdalena Rudenschold, 1766-1823, 1795

Background imagePlot Collection: Dis donc Bichette...à quoi songes-tu donc... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Dis donc Bichette...à quoi songes-tu donc... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Dis donc Bichette...a quoi songes-tu donc... 1844. Dis donc Bichette...a quoi songes-tu donc de te promener comme ca la nuit?...est-ce que t'es somnambule, ou bien, est-ce que t'as la colique

Background imagePlot Collection: General Daendels Taking Leave of Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff, 1795. Creator: Adriaan De Lelie

General Daendels Taking Leave of Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff, 1795. Creator: Adriaan De Lelie
General Daendels Taking Leave of Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff, 1795. Other Title(s): General Daendels Taking Leave in Maarssen of Lieutenant Colonel C.R.T

Background imagePlot Collection: Unidentified woman, possibly Miss Dickey, portrait photograph, 1917 May 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Unidentified woman, possibly Miss Dickey, portrait photograph, 1917 May 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Unidentified woman, possibly Miss Dickey, portrait photograph, 1917 May 16

Background imagePlot Collection: Leonora Christina being Examined in Prison, 1885. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann

Leonora Christina being Examined in Prison, 1885. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Leonora Christina being Examined in Prison, 1885

Background imagePlot Collection: Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; beheaded 1572, 1810. Creator: Charles Turner

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; beheaded 1572, 1810. Creator: Charles Turner
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; beheaded 1572, 1810. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign

Background imagePlot Collection: John, Viscount Mordaunt; Obit 1675, 1814. Creator: Robert Dunkarton

John, Viscount Mordaunt; Obit 1675, 1814. Creator: Robert Dunkarton
John, Viscount Mordaunt; Obit 1675, 1814. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign of James

Background imagePlot Collection: Ford, Lord Gray (Grey) of Warke, 1813. Creator: Charles Turner

Ford, Lord Gray (Grey) of Warke, 1813. Creator: Charles Turner
Ford, Lord Gray (Grey) of Warke, 1813. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign of James

Background imagePlot Collection: City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Group of people watching gardener at work in garden project in New York City park

Background imagePlot Collection: Récits des temps mérovingiens : un esclave, c1883. Creator: Jean-Paul Laurens

Récits des temps mérovingiens : un esclave, c1883. Creator: Jean-Paul Laurens
Recits des temps merovingiens : un esclave, c1883

Background imagePlot Collection: John Surratt, 1867. Creator: Unknown

John Surratt, 1867. Creator: Unknown
John Surratt, 1867. [John Harrison Surratt Jr. in middle-eastern dress. Involved in an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln with the intention of holding him for ransom in

Background imagePlot Collection: Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680. Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans, after a design by Justus van Egmont

Background imagePlot Collection: The Conspirators Room, Old Rye House, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson

The Conspirators Room, Old Rye House, 1880s. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Conspirators Room, Old Rye House, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate xiv from the album " the compleat angler or the contemplative mans recreation

Background imagePlot Collection: Jesus again before Caiaphas, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Jesus again before Caiaphas, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Jesus again before Caiaphas, 1625-77

Background imagePlot Collection: Hamans Condemnation, 1740-75. Creator: Richard Houston

Hamans Condemnation, 1740-75. Creator: Richard Houston
Hamans Condemnation, 1740-75. After Rembrandt

Background imagePlot Collection: Christ Before Caiaphas, from The Passion of Christ, ca. 1598-1617. Creator: Unknown

Christ Before Caiaphas, from The Passion of Christ, ca. 1598-1617. Creator: Unknown
Christ Before Caiaphas, from The Passion of Christ, ca. 1598-1617. After Hendrick Goltzius

Background imagePlot Collection: Christ before Caiaphas, from The Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Christ before Caiaphas, from The Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ before Caiaphas, from The Passion, 1512

Background imagePlot Collection: Misbah the Grocer Brings the Spy Parran to his House, Folio from a Hamzanama... ca. 1570

Misbah the Grocer Brings the Spy Parran to his House, Folio from a Hamzanama... ca. 1570
Misbah the Grocer Brings the Spy Parran to his House, Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza), ca. 1570. Attributed to Dasavanta. Attributed to Mithra

Background imagePlot Collection: Hamlet Attempts to Kill the King, 1834-43. 1834-43. Creator: Eugene Delacroix

Hamlet Attempts to Kill the King, 1834-43. 1834-43. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Hamlet Attempts to Kill the King, 1834-43. In act 3, scene 3, the prince does not revenge his uncle who is at prayer

Background imagePlot Collection: Duguesclins Sister, 1829. 1829. Creator: Eugene Delacroix

Duguesclins Sister, 1829. 1829. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Duguesclins Sister, 1829. JulienneDuguesclin, attacks English soldiers who have broken into the castle at Pontorson

Background imagePlot Collection: The Demon Hiranyaksha Departs the Demon Palace... from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca

The Demon Hiranyaksha Departs the Demon Palace... from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca
The Demon Hiranyaksha Departs the Demon Palace: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1740

Background imagePlot Collection: Germany and the Casement Plot, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Germany and the Casement Plot, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Germany and the Casement Plot, First World War, c1916, (c1920)....map showing approximately the course taken by the gun-runner and the submarine with Roger Casement on board

Background imagePlot Collection: Assassination of Julius Caesar, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Assassination of Julius Caesar, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Assassination of Julius Caesar, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Background imagePlot Collection: Medal to Commemorate the Murder of Godfrey, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Medal to Commemorate the Murder of Godfrey, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Medal to Commemorate the Murder of Godfrey, c1876. Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678) English magistrate found dead in a ditch on Primrose Hill on 17 October 1678

Background imagePlot Collection: The Mother of Cyrus Saving His Life, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Mother of Cyrus Saving His Life, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Mother of Cyrus Saving His Life, 1890. Parysatis defends her son Cyrus the Younger, Persian prince and general accused of plotting the murder of his brother Artaxerxes II

Background imagePlot Collection: Bagaeus Delivering His Messages to the Persian Guard, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Bagaeus Delivering His Messages to the Persian Guard, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bagaeus Delivering His Messages to the Persian Guard, 1890. Bagaeus (fl. c520-517BC), an Achaemenid nobleman with written orders from Darius I to assure obedience of Oreates bodyguards with a final

Background imagePlot Collection: Cato Street, London, c1890. Creator: Unknown

Cato Street, London, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Cato Street, London, c1890. View showing the stable in which the members of the Cato Street Conspiracy were captured in 1820. A: loft; B: stable door

Background imagePlot Collection: The Nottingham Captain and agitators at the White Horse Inn, Pentrich

The Nottingham Captain and agitators at the White Horse Inn, Pentrich
The " Nottingham Captain" and agitators at the White Horse Inn, Pentrich, Derbyshire, 1817 (c1890). " The Nottingham Captain" was the name given to Jeremiah Brandreth (1785-1817)

Background imagePlot Collection: The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Nitocris, 6th century BC Babylonian queen and last pharoah of the Sixth Dynasty, invited the murderers of her brother to a banquet

Background imagePlot Collection: Charles I demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Charles I demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Charles the first demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Charles I (1600-1649) calls for the arrest of the Five Members John Pym, John Hampden, Denzil Holles

Background imagePlot Collection: Edward V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Edward V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edward V, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Edward V of England (1470-c1483), his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester

Background imagePlot Collection: Edward I. while Prince of Wales, killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poison d

Edward I. while Prince of Wales, killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poison d Dagger in the Holy Land, 1773. Edward Prince of Wales (1239-1307) kills the Saracen Assassin

Background imagePlot Collection: Pendergrass delivering to William III a List of Conspirators in the Assassination plot, 1773

Pendergrass delivering to William III a List of Conspirators in the Assassination plot, 1773
Pendergrass delivering to William III. A List of the Conspirators concerned in the Assassination - plot, 1773. Thomas Prendergast (c1660-1709)

Background imagePlot Collection: T. Oates Esq, 1897. Creator: John Leech

T. Oates Esq, 1897. Creator: John Leech
T. Oates Esq, 1897. Titus Oates (1649-1705) was an Anglican priest who made up the story of the Popish Plot of 1678, a plot against the government

Background imagePlot Collection: Arrest of Lord Howard of Escrick, 1897. Creator: John Leech

Arrest of Lord Howard of Escrick, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Arrest of Lord Howard of Escrick, 1897. William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Escrick (c1626-1694), was arrested in connection with the Rye House Plot of 1683

Background imagePlot Collection: Charles is informed of a plot against his precious life, 1897. Creator: John Leech

Charles is informed of a plot against his precious life, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Charles is informed of a plot against his precious life, 1897. Caricature of King Charles II of England (1630-1685) surrounded by his spaniels

Background imagePlot Collection: Execution of Guy Fawkes, pub. 1841. Creator: George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

Execution of Guy Fawkes, pub. 1841. Creator: George Cruikshank (1792-1878)
Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from " Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance", by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

Background imagePlot Collection: Execution of Tomkins and Challoner, (1897). Creator: Unknown

Execution of Tomkins and Challoner, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Execution of Tomkins and Challoner, (1897). 19th century depiction of the hanging of Richard Challoner and Nathaniel Tomkins on 5 July 1643

Background imagePlot Collection: Titus Oates, (1897). Creator: Unknown

Titus Oates, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Titus Oates, (1897). Oates (1649-1705), an Anglican priest, fabricated an imaginary popish plot against the government and in 1685 was condemned by Judge Jeffreys to imprisonment for life

Background imagePlot Collection: Cato Street, 1820 (1878). Creator: Unknown

Cato Street, 1820 (1878). Creator: Unknown
Cato Street, 1820 (1878). The Cato Street Conspiracy was an attempt to murder all the British cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820

Background imagePlot Collection: Treason, 1867, (c1902). Creator: Unknown

Treason, 1867, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Treason, 1867, (c1902). After a painting in the Museums Sheffield collection. Victorian depiction of a 16th-century scene; men in discussion round a table, leaning earnestly towards each other

Background imagePlot Collection: Elizabeth at Traitors Gate, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson

Elizabeth at Traitors Gate, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Elizabeth at Traitors Gate, 1902. Princess Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was imprisoned from 18th March to 22nd May 1554 for an alleged plot against her sister Queen Mary I (1516-1558)

Background imagePlot Collection: The Cuban insurrectionistss meeting in their headquarters, on the corner of Rector Street

The Cuban insurrectionistss meeting in their headquarters, on the corner of Rector Street and Broa Artist
The Cuban insurrectionistss meeting in their headquarters, on the corner of Rector Street and Broadway, c1868, (1938). From Adventures of America 1857-1900, by John A

Background imagePlot Collection: Queens Who Cut the Bogs of Glanna, Judith of Scripture, and Glorianna, 1910. Artist: Harry Clarke

Queens Who Cut the Bogs of Glanna, Judith of Scripture, and Glorianna, 1910. Artist: Harry Clarke
Queens Who Cut the Bogs of Glanna, Judith of Scripture, and Glorianna, 1910. One of the Queens? Panels designed for the library of Laurence Waldrons library in Marino, Ballybrack, Killiney, Co

Background imagePlot Collection: Examination of John Daly, alias Denman, at the Birkenhead police court, 1884

Examination of John Daly, alias Denman, at the Birkenhead police court, 1884. Court case involving the dynamite plot. Illustration from the The Graphic, (3 May 1884)

Background imagePlot Collection: The Death of Pichegru, 1804, (1896). Artist: M Haider

The Death of Pichegru, 1804, (1896). Artist: M Haider
The Death of Pichegru, 1804, (1896). French general Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761-1804) was involved in a royalist conspiracy to remove Napoleon from power

Background imagePlot Collection: Sindercombes Cottage, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, London, 1890

Sindercombes Cottage, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, London, 1890. The cottage was allegedly used by Miles Sindercombe and his fellow conspirators in the plot to assassinate Oliver Cromwell in 1657

Background imagePlot Collection: Cato Street, Marylebone, London, 1820. Artist: F Moser

Cato Street, Marylebone, London, 1820. Artist: F Moser
Cato Street, Marylebone, London, 1820. View of Cato Street with a description of the capture of the conspirators who were plotting to assassinate the British Cabinet in 1820

Background imagePlot Collection: Cato Street conspiracy, 1820. Artist: William Henry Harriott

Cato Street conspiracy, 1820. Artist: William Henry Harriott
Cato Street conspiracy, 1820. Interior view of the hayloft in Cato Street in Marylebone, London, occupied by the conspirators who were plotting to assassinate the British Cabinet in 1820

Background imagePlot Collection: Cato Street conspiracy, 1820

Cato Street conspiracy, 1820. Sketch of the premises on Cato Street, Marylebone, London, where Arthur Thistlewood and his associates unsuccessfully plotted to assassinate the British Cabinet

Background imagePlot Collection: Cato Street conspiracy, 1820. Artist: F Moser

Cato Street conspiracy, 1820. Artist: F Moser
Cato Street conspiracy, 1820. Interior view of the secretarys room, adjoining the hayloft where Arthur Thistlewood, ringleader of the Cato Street Conspiracy, killed the arresting officer

Background imagePlot Collection: The Cato Street conspirators... 1820. Artist: George Cruikshank

The Cato Street conspirators... 1820. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Cato Street conspirators... 1820. Three Bow Street officers have entered the loft above the stable; the foremost, Richard Smithers

Background imagePlot Collection: Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason

Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

Background imagePlot Collection: Guy Fawkes, caught in the act of preparing the Gunpowder Plot, 1605 (c1900). Artist

Guy Fawkes, caught in the act of preparing the Gunpowder Plot, 1605 (c1900). Artist
Guy Fawkes, caught in the act of preparing the Gunpowder Plot, 1605 (c1900). Fawkes (1570-1606) was an English conspirator who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5th 1605

Background imagePlot Collection: Robert Fay (on the left) and his two accomplices photographed in court, 1915

Robert Fay (on the left) and his two accomplices photographed in court, 1915. Robert Fay was a German spy during WWI who was convicted of trying to sabotage ships in American harbors

Background imagePlot Collection: Gun Powder Treason, c1605 (1903)

Gun Powder Treason, c1605 (1903). Dutch engraving depicting the Eye of Heaven condemning Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), the conspirator who was involved in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of

Background imagePlot Collection: The following morning Cicero made another speech against Catiline, c1912 (1912)

The following morning Cicero made another speech against Catiline, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
The following morning Cicero made another speech against Catiline, c1912 (1912). Marcus Tullius Cicero discovered a second plot by Lucius Sergius Catiline to murder the Consuls

Background imagePlot Collection: Titus Oates before the Privy Council, 1678 (1905)

Titus Oates before the Privy Council, 1678 (1905). Oates fabricated the so-called Popish Plot, a Catholic conspiracy to murder King Charles II

Background imagePlot Collection: Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). Artist: Paul Hardy

Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). Artist: Paul Hardy
Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). The Cato Street Conspiracy involved the planned assassination of British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and his entire cabinet

Background imagePlot Collection: Drawings of Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli hanged, and emblems, c1472-c1519 (1883)

Drawings of Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli hanged, and emblems, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Drawings of Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli hanged, and emblems, c1472-c1519 (1883). Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli was one of the Pazzi conspirators who tried to displace the de` Medicii family as

Background imagePlot Collection: Michael O Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955)

Michael O Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). A former Confederate soldier, O Laughlen (1840-1867) was an old friend of John Wilkes Booth

Background imagePlot Collection: Dr Samuel Mudd, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955)

Dr Samuel Mudd, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Mudd (1833-1883) was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln

Background imagePlot Collection: John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1866 (1955)

John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1866 (1955)
John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Surratt (1844-1916), pictured here in Papal Zouave uniform, was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln

Background imagePlot Collection: Samuel Arnold, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865(1955)

Samuel Arnold, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865(1955). Arnold (1834-1906) was involved in two unsuccessful attempts to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln with the intention of holding him for

Background imagePlot Collection: Edward Spangler, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955)

Edward Spangler, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Spangler (1825-1875) worked at Fords Theatre in Washington DC at the time when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated there by John

Background imagePlot Collection: George Atzerodt, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955)

George Atzerodt, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Atzerodt (1835-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham

Background imagePlot Collection: Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955)

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Also known as Lewis Payne, Powell (1844-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate

Background imagePlot Collection: The murder of Tsar Paul I of Russia, March 1801 (1882-1884)

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

Background imagePlot Collection: The Fifth of November 1611 (c1902)

The Fifth of November 1611 (c1902). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Background imagePlot Collection: The arrest of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), c1902

The arrest of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Background imagePlot Collection: The loft used by the Cato Street Conspirators, London, 1820 (1878)

The loft used by the Cato Street Conspirators, London, 1820 (1878). The Cato Street Conspiracy was an attempt to murder all the British cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820

Background imagePlot Collection: The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators and their Servant Bates, (1605), 1901

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators and their Servant Bates, (1605), 1901
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators and their Servant Bates, 1605. Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plotters, 1605. Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when

Background imagePlot Collection: The attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe of France, Paris, 1835

The attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe of France, Paris, 1835. On 28th July 1835 a Corsican ex-soldier named Giuseppe Marco Fieschi detonated a bomb in an attempt to kill Louis-Philippe while

Background imagePlot Collection: Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, King Consort of Mary, Queen of Scots, (18th century)

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

Background imagePlot Collection: 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. 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

Background imagePlot Collection: Examination of John F Egan at Birmingham police court, the dynamite plot, 1884

Examination of John F Egan at Birmingham police court, the dynamite plot, 1884
Examination of John F Egan at Birmingham police court, 1884. Court case involving the dynamite plot. Illustration from the The Graphic, (3 May 1884)



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping