Shield Collection (page 15)

Re-enactors dressed as Roman soldiers

William Wallace, c1270-1305, (c1880). Sir William Wallace (c1270- 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th

Battle of Baba Wali: The Highlanders Clearing a Village, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Edward II, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
Edward II, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

Edward I, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
Edward I, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

William I, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
William I, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

Single Combat between King Edmund II and Canute the Great on the Isle of Abney, 1787
Single Combat between King Edmund II and Canute the Great on the Isle of Abney in the presence of both their Armies, c1787

King Athelstan saving the Life of his Father, Edward the Elder at the Battle of Sherwood, c1787
King Athelstan saving the Life of his Father, Edward the Elder at the Battle of Sherwood by taking Leofrid the Dame Prisoner, c1787

Caractacus the British Chief, basely Betrayed into the Hands of the Romans by Cartismandua, c1787
Caractacus the British Chief, basely Betrayed into the Hands of the Romans by Cartismandua, Queen of the Brigantes, c1787

The Youthful David, c1450. Artist: Andrea del Castagno
The Youthful David, c1450. The painting is part of the Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Spartacus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Spartacus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Mithridates defying the Romans, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Mithridates defying the Romans, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Samnite Soldier, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Samnite Soldier, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Armed Slave, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Armed Slave, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Flight of Gaius Gracchus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Flight of Gaius Gracchus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Metius aggravating Titus Manlius, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Metius aggravating Titus Manlius, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Terrific Combat between T Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic stature, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Terrific Combat between T Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic stature, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Roman Pantomime, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Roman Pantomime, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Roman Patrician, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Roman Patrician, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

A pair of Zulu lovers, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A group of African girls and boys dressed for a dance, 1912. Artist: H Writh
A group of African girls and boys dressed for a dance, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A party of Queensland natives carrying spears and shields, 1902. Artist: Henry King
A party of Queensland natives carrying spears and shields, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Warriors of the Mahdi, c1885. Episode of the Mahdist War (1881-1899). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Swazi Scout, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Charge of the Seventeenth Lancers at Ulundi, 1879, (c1880). Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Death to the Kingmaker, 1471 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Death to the Kingmaker, 1864. Richard Neville, 16th earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker (1428-1471), was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander, he died in battle on April 14

The relief of Calais, 1864. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The relief of Calais, 1864. Siege of Calais between 1346-47 was an important engagement early in the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years War. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D

Richard and the Master of St. John, 1191 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Richard and the Master of St. John, 1864. Richard I, (8 September 1157 - 6 April 1199) confers with Godfrey de Duisson, the Master of St John in 1191. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D

Robert taken prisoner by the clerk Baudri, 1106 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Robert taken prisoner by the clerk Baudri, 1864. Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy (c1051-1134) and elder brother of Henry I, taken prisoner by the Breton clerk, Baudri at Tinchebraye, Normandy

Robert wounds his father, 1079 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Robert wounds his father, 1864. Robert Curthose, (c1051-1134), sometimes known as Robert II or Robert III, was Duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106

Group of Zulus in Full Dress, 1902. Artist: A Tissendier
Group of Zulus in Full Dress, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Comyn Stabbed By Bruce, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Comyn Stabbed By Bruce, 1902. John III Red Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber, also known simply as the Red Comyn (died 1306)

Knights Templar on the Field of Battle, c1910. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, commonly known as the Knights Templar or Templars

The Beginning of the Battle of Senlac (Bayeux Tapestry), c15th century, (1902). Senlac Hill (or Senlac Ridge) is the location where Harold Godwinson deployed his army for the Battle of Hastings on 14

St. George and Plantagenet Earl of Lancaster, c1295, (1903). Miniature from a medieval manuscript (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 231). From Social England, Volume II, edited by H.D

Roma - Colosseum - Thumbs down in a gladiatorial fight, 1910. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

Knight with a Casque, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Knight with a Casque, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

The Bishop of Beauvais capturing Salisbury, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
The Bishop of Beauvais capturing Salisbury, c1860, (c1860). Philip of Dreux (1158-1217) the Bishop of Beauvais capturing William LongespUe

A Norman Knight, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
A Norman Knight, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

A Striking Point, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
A Striking Point, c1860, (1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

Ancient Armed Briton, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Ancient Armed Briton, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

At The Battle of Agincourt, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
At The Battle of Agincourt, 1902. The Battle of Agincourt, fought between the English and French, took place on 25 October 1415, in northern France. After a work by Patten Wilson (1869-1934)

The Return of Agamemnon, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Return of Agamemnon, 1880. In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was king of Mycenae or Argos, and commanded the united Greek armed forces in the Trojan War

The Oath of the Seven Chiefs, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Oath of the Seven Chiefs, 1880. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A. [Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, London, 1880]

Pelias Sending Forth Jason, 1880. Artist: Antique
Pelias Sending Forth Jason, 1880. Pelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro and Poseidon. Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero who was famous for his role as the leader of

Advert For Coates Bros. & Co. Ltd. 1917. Artist: Coates Bros & Co Ltd
Advert For Coates Bros. & Co. Ltd. 1917. From The British Printer Vol. XXX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd. London and Leicester, 1917]

The Fight for the Standard at Pinkie, 10 September 1547, (c1880). The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland

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