Rook Collection

Framlingham Castle, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Framlingham Castle, 1845. Norman castle in Suffolk. This picturesque ruin of a fortress of the Middle Ages, stands on the north side of the town of Framlingham, 18 miles north-east of Ipswich

Lady with the Rooks, 1829. Creator: Edward Calvert
Lady with the Rooks, 1829

Osaka Castle, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Osaka Castle, 1865

Sharpham, on the Dart, Devon - the Largest Rookery in England, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
Sharpham, on the Dart, Devon - the Largest Rookery in England, 1856. Bird-shooting in the English countryside:..the river, owing to its surpentine eccentricities

'The Church Congress at Ryhl, North Wales and Views in the Neighbourhood; Rhuddlan Castle, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Church Congress at Ryhl, North Wales and Views in the Neighbourhood; Rhuddlan Castle, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Lady and the Rooks, n.d. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Lady and the Rooks, n.d

"Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey" - painted by J. Wilson, Jun, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey" - painted by J. Wilson, Jun, 1854. This spirited sea-piece was exhibited at the British Institution last year...it is a beautiful scene, pure in colouring

The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddfod Prize Medal, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddfod Prize Medal, 1850. This interesting Medal has been designed and executed in gold and silver, by Mr

Rook-Shooting in Penshurst Park, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Rook-Shooting in Penshurst Park, 1850. Killing birds at...Penshurst, situated in the Weald of Kent...By the second week in May the young rooks have acquired sufficient maturity to become the proper

The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddvod - Rhuddlan Castle, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddvod - Rhuddlan Castle, [in Wales], 1850. View of...the exterior of Rhuddlan Castle from the St. Asaph side of the bridge

The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddvod in Rhuddlan Castle, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddvod in Rhuddlan Castle, [Wales], 1850. Harpists performing. About half-past ten the Welsh harpers struck up the air "Morfa Rhuddlan

The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddvod - the Procession to the Castle, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Rhuddlan Royal Eisteddvod - the Procession to the Castle, 1850. Cultural event in Wales. The Castle ruins cover about two acres and a half; and the lofty western walls, covered with moss and ivy

Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Plan of the Osaka Second or Summer Campaign, 1615. 1903. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Osaka Second or Summer Campaign, 1615, 1903. The siege of Osaka was a series of battles by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan

Plan of the Osaka First or Winter Campaign, 1614, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Osaka First or Winter Campaign, 1614, 1903. The siege of Osaka was a series of battles by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan

The Madonna of the Meadow, c1500. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Madonna of the Meadow, c1500. In the foreground the Virgin Mary in a blue cloak looks down on Jesus sleeping in her lap

Rook Shooting, May 21, 1881. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson
Rook Shooting, May 21, 1881. Albumen print

Rook. Creator: Unknown
Rook

Rhuddlan Castle and Marshes, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Rhuddlan Castle and Marshes, 1898. Rhuddlan Castle in Denbighshire, Wales, built by Edward I in 1277, following the First Welsh War near the River Clwyd. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Peel Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Peel Castle, 1898.Peel Castle on the Isle of Man, originally constructed by Vikings stands on St Patricks Isle which is connected to the town by a causeway

Rhuddlan - Castle (from the River), c1900. Creator: Unknown
Rhuddlan - Castle (from the River), c1900. Rhuddlan Castle at Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, north-east Wales, was built in 1277. Stereocard

Framlingham Castle, 1828, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Framlingham Castle, 1828, (c1900). Sunset over Framlingham Castle in Suffolk, with cows in the foreground. Print after a painting by John Sell Cotman

Peel Castle, 1783. Creators: Thomas Hearne, William Byrne, Thomas Medland
Peel Castle, 1783. Peel Castle on the Isle of Man was originally built of wood by the Vikings in the 11th century. The stone fortifications date predominantly from the early 14th century

Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, 1894. Mont Orgueil Castle (also known as Gorey Castle) was built in the 13th century to defend Jersey from possible French invasion after the division of the territory of

Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales, 1894. View of the castle with cattle drinking in the River Clwyd. Rhuddlan was built by King Edward I in 1277

Plan of the Cathedral Church of St. German, late 18th century
Plan of the Cathedral Church of St. German, in Peel Castle in the Isle of Man. late 18th century. The cathedral was built during the 12th century - plan with key showing: Chancel or choir

St. Patricks Island, Peel, Isle of Man, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
St. Patricks Island, Peel, Isle of Man, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, c1896. Artist: Carl Norman
Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Kyleakin Harbour and Castle Moil, Skye, Highland, Scotland. Kyleakin is a village on the eastern side of Skye. The ruined Castle Moil guards the narrowest point of the channel between the island

Chilham Castle, Kent. This Jacobean manor house was built in 1616

Mont Orgueil Castle at night, Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands. Mont Orgueil Castle (also known as Gorey Castle) was built in the 13th century to defend Jersey from possible French invasion after

Peel - The Old Castle and Harbour, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Jersey - Gorey, and Mont Orgueil Castle, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Facsimile of the Game and Playe of the Chesse, c1470. The Rook - An illustration from the Game and Playe of the Chesse: Book Two by William Caxton

Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, 20th century. Mont Orgueil Castle (also known as Gorey Castle) was built in the 13th century to defend Jersey from possible French invasion after the division of

Feudal castle of the proud Shoguns, Osaka, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Feudal castle of the proud Shoguns, Osaka, Japan, 1904. One of the most famous castles in Japan, Osaka Castle was built in the late 16th century by the Toyotomi clan

Rhuddlan Castle, near Rhyl, Denbighshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Rhuddlan Castle, near Rhyl, Denbighshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Rook - Cor vus frugil egus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Rook - Cor vus frugil egus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh, 1850. A satirical illustration of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh. Walter Raleigh (1554-1618)

Peel castle, Isle of Man, 20th century

Rook, c19th century

Cologne, Germany, 19th century. Artist: W Miller
Cologne, Germany, 19th century. View of the port on the River Rhine, with the famous cathedral in the distance

Chessmen, 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Chessmen, 12th century, (1843). Chesspieces carved in bone. The one on the left, possibly made in Iceland, is a king with beard and plaits and low trefoil crown

Detail from the altarpiece of St Anthony, 16th century. Two soldiers walking through the landscape. Detail from the central panel of the triptych. From the Church of St Nicholas, Tallinn, Estonia

Norse chessman (Warder: Castle: Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Norse chessman (Warder:Castle:Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland

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