Portcullis Collection

Raising the Drawbridge of the Castle, c1934. Illustration showing the drawbridge worked by means of a pivoted beam with a counterweight

The Taking of Alexandria, 1672-78. Creator: Gerard Audran
The Taking of Alexandria, 1672-78

O the Roast Beef of Old England-The Gate of Caiais, March 6, 1749

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Large Passion, ca. 1498. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Large Passion, ca. 1498

Portion of the Lord Mayors Collar of Ss. 1844. Creator: Unknown
Portion of the Lord Mayors Collar of Ss. 1844. Ceremonial dress of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. The collar...is formed of pure gold, and is composed of a series of links

The Tower Gate, 1843. Creator: Unknown
The Tower Gate, 1843. Entrance to one of the buildings within the Tower of London complex. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Courtyard, 18th century. Creator: Anon
Courtyard, 18th century

Gateway - Bury St. Edmonds, 1858. Creator: Alfred Capel-Cure
Gateway - Bury St. Edmond s, 1858

Gateway of Lancaster Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Gateway of Lancaster Castle, 1898. 15th century gatehouse with portcullis and battlements at medieval Lancaster castle used as a prison from 1196-2011. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

Tower of London. The Bloody Tower, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Tower of London. The Bloody Tower, c1910. View of part of the Tower of London - historic palace, prison, fortress and armoury - which dates from the 11th century

Crusaders on the March, ( c12th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Crusaders on the March, 1890. The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church during the 12th century, in the medieval period

View of Stirling Castle, eng. William Byrne, pub. 1781. Creator: Thomas Hearne (1744 - 1817)
View of Stirling Castle, eng. William Byrne, pub. 1781 (engraving). Mary Queen of Scots spent her childhood in the castle and her coronation took place in the Chapel Royal in 1543

Chinese Taoist religious leaders: The Divinity Kuan-ti, c1820-30. Creator: Italian School
Chinese Taoist religious leaders: The Divinity Kuan-ti, engraved by Fumagalli and Bramatti, c.1820-30 (colour engraving). Kuan-ti, or Emperor Kuan, governor and protector of the people

The Flag of Truce, late 19th century, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Flag of Truce, late 19th century, (c1902). After a painting in the Museums Sheffield collection. Men at the gates of a castle, possibly preparing to surrender to an unseen enemy

Macbeth was a dogged warrior, c1934
Macbeth was a dogged warrior, and gathering his force he sallied out of the castle to meet the advancing army of Malcolm and Macduff, c1934

The Drawbridge Defending London City, c1934. Illustration showing Old London Bridge, with the drawbridge and portcullis, and mechanism for raising and lowering them

Gateway to the Bloody Tower, Tower of London, 1821

The wedding of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, 1254 (19th century). Eleanor (1241-1290) was the daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon

Departure of Bishop Odo from Rochester, 1088 (1905). Artist: HMP
Departure of Bishop Odo from Rochester, 1088 (1905). The half-brother of William the Conqueror, Odo (1030-1097) was Bishop of Bayeux and was made Earl of Kent after the Norman Conquest

Bloody Tower, Tower of London, 20th century. A print from Tower of London, printed and published by Gale and Polden Ltd, London

Feckenham offering Lady Jane Grey a pardon on her way to trial, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Feckenham offering Lady Jane Grey a pardon on her way to trial, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a

People at the entrance to a city, c19th century (1931). A 20th century version based on an earlier print from Das Illustrierte Buch des XIX Jahrhunderts in England, Frankreich und Deutschland

Main Gate of the City, Bab el-Azab, Cairo, 19th century. Artist: Monthelier & Bayot
Main Gate of the City, Bab el-Azab, Cairo, 19th century

Chatlan at Vitre Castle, 14th century
Chatlan at Vitre Castle in Brittany, 14th century

Saint Louis and his brothers taken prisoner during the Seventh Crusade, 1250 (1522). Louis IX of France and his brothers Alphonse

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