Slaughter Collection (page 11)

Witches roasting and boiling infants, 1608 (19th century). Copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius, Milan 1608, used in History of Magic, published late 19th century

Selim III, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John Young
Selim III, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Selim (1761-1808) was Sultan from 1789-1807. Influenced by the events of the French Revolution, he embarked on a programme of westernisation and reform

Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Mehmed III (1566-1603) was Sultan of Turkey from 1595-1603. He was notorious for having 27 of his brothers and half-brothers

Aulus Vitellius, Roman Emperor, (c1590-1629). Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II
Aulus Vitellius, Roman Emperor, (c1590-1629). Vitellius (15-69) was emperor in 69 AD, the Year of the Four Emperors. His reign lasted from 17th April until 22nd December

Servius Sulpicius Galba, Roman Emperor, (c1590-1629). Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II
Servius Sulpicius Galba, Roman Emperor, (c1590-1629). Galba (3 BC-69) was emperor at the beginning of 69 AD, the Year of the Four Emperors

Tomb of Edward II, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire. Edward (1284-1327) ruled from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife, Isabella of France, and Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, in January 1327

Martyrdom of St Peter, Rome, c64 (1493). St Peter is said to have been crucified at Rome with his head, not his feet, nearest the ground

The End of Julius Caesar, 1852. Artist: John Leech
The End of Julius Caesar, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]. (Colorised black and white print)

William Rufus, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
William Rufus, 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]

Marat assassine, (The Death of Marat), 1793, (1937). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Marat assassine, 1793, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

The celebrated Jacob Van Ardevelt cruelly murdered by the Populace at Ghent, c1787
The celebrated Jacob Van Ardevelt cruelly murdered by the Populace at Ghent, for having espoused the cause of Edward III, King of England, against Philip of France, c1787

Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, c1484. Artist: William Caxton
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, c1484. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

Drusus is stabbed, and expires gracefully, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Drusus is stabbed, and expires gracefully, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

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

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

Professor Palmer, c1882
Professor Palmer, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Murder of Prince Edward, 1471 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Murder of Prince Edward, 1864. Some accounts claim the Prince died in battle, others report of the murder of Prince Edward after capture by King Edward IV, at the Battle of Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471

Albemarle and Fitzwalter exchange defiance, c. late 14th Century (18640. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle)
Albemarle and Fitzwalter exchange defiance, 1864. Walter FitzWalter, 5th Baron FitzWalter, (1368-1406) has a heated exchange with Edward, Duke of Albemarle, in the court of Henry IV

Murder of the primate, 1170 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Murder of the primate, 1864. Thomas Becket, (1120-1170) is murdered by Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville, William de Tracy, and Richard le Breton. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D

Murdered Archduke Francis Ferdinand with his wife and children, c1910
The murdered Archduke Francis Ferdinand with his wife and children c1910. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his family, c1910 (c1920)

Whitechapel, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Whitechapel, 1888. The Whitechapel Murders were making headlines everywhere. The police were overstretched, particularly in such deprived areas

The Murder of Agamemnon, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Murder of Agamemnon, 1880. Agamemnon mudered in cold blood by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, in vengeance for Iphigenias death and all the grief he d given them both

The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645, (c1880). The Battle of Naseby was a decisive engagement of the English Civil War, fought on 14 June 1645 between the main Royalist army of King Charles I

The Battle of Flodden, 9 September 1513, (c1880). The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field, or occasionally Battle of Branxton (Brainston Moor)

Murder of Prince Edward at Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471, (c1880). Edward of Westminster (13 October 1453 - 4 May 1471) known as Edward of Lancaster

La Tete De Flore (Madame Deshayes), 1769, (1913). Artist: Louis Marin Bonnet
La Tete De Flore (Madame Deshayes), 1769, (1913). Catherine Deshayes Monvoisin, known as La Voisin, (c1640-1680), French fortune teller and poisoner. After Francois Boucher (1703-1770)

Edward IV, King of England, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Edward IV, King of England, (1932). A Plantagenet of the Yorkist line, Edward (1442-1483) came to the throne in 1461. The first half of his reign was marked by civil war against the Lancastrians

Richard II, King of England from 1377, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Richard II, King of England from 1377, (1932). Richard (1367-1400) reigned from 1377 until he was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, in 1399

Darnley of Lennox, 1567, (1911). Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany (1545- 1567), was king consort of Scotland from 1565 until his murder at Kirk o Field in 1567

The Death of Wat Tyler, 1859. Artist: John Rogers
The Death of Wat Tyler, 1859. Walter Wat Tyler (died 15 June 1381). Leader of the 1381 Peasants Revolt in England, marched with a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to oppose the institution

La Femme Au Poulet, c1921. Artist: Armand Coussens
La Femme Au Poulet, c1921. From The Studio Volume 81. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1921]

Mrs. Siddons and J. P. Kemble in the Dagger Scene from Macbeth, 1786. Artist: Thomas Beach
Mrs. Siddons and J. P. Kemble in the Dagger Scene from Macbeth, 1786. Welsh actress Sarah Siddons (1755 -1831) and her brother John Philip Kemble (1757-1823)

Leofa the robber stabbing Edmund I at a festival at Pucklekirk, Gloucestershire 946 (1793)
Leofa the robber (after returning from banishment) stabbing Edmund I at a festival at Pucklekirk in Gloucestershire, 946 (1793). From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W

llustration to The Twa Sisters o Binnorie, c1900. Artist: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
llustration to The Twa Sisters o Binnorie, c1900. The Twa Sisters is a murder ballad that recounts the tale of a girl drowned by her sister

Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812 (1906). Perceval was shot and killed in the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a merchant who had been wrongly imprisoned in Russia

Queen Marys Closet, Holyrood. (Scene of the Murder of Rizzio), c1850. Artist: Ebenezer Challis
Queen Marys Closet, Holyrood. (Scene of the Murder of Rizzio), c1850. David Rizzio (c1533-1566), was an Italian courtier, who rose to become the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots

The assassination of Cardinal Beaton, 1546 (1905). David Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Catholic cardinal in Scotland before the Reformation

Murder of Prince Arthur, 1203 (1905). A grandson of Henry II of England, Arthur, Duke of Brittany was designated heir to the English throne by King Richard I in preference to Richards brother, John

The Butcher and the Sheep, c1916. Artist: William Strang
The Butcher and the Sheep, c1916. An illustration from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer

Berkeley Castle, the seat of the Rt. Hon. Lord Fitzhardinge, c1913. Berkeley Castle (Berkley Castle) in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. The castles origins date back to the 11th century

Murder of Captain Lawson (A Cock), c1840, (1902)
Murder of Captain Lawson (A Cock), c1840. Originally from London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew (1812-1887). From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

The Murder of Thomas A Becket, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
The Murder of Thomas A Becket, 1902. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from the authority of

Lord Frederick Cavendish, (1836-1882), 19th century British Liberal politician, 1896
Lord Frederick Cavendish (1836-1882), 19th century British Liberal politician, 1896. Recently appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland

A taffif card for The Latin Quarter nightclub in Londons Leicester Square, c1969
A tariff card for The Latin Quarter nightclub in Londons Leicester Square, c1969. The nightclub on Wardour Street, Soho, was notorious for its criminal underground and gangster links

Palit Confesses His Guilt, c1910. Palit confessing the muder of her son to Mrs. Hamilton during the Indian Mutiny. Colonel Hamilton was in fact found alive at a later date by his brother

Bartholome de las Casas, (16th century), 1920s
Bartolome de Las Casas, (born August 1474, Sevilla, died July 17, 1566, Madrid), early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary in the Americas

The Slaughter of Natives in Caonao, (16th century), 1920s
Slaughter of natives in Caonao.The Spaniards fell with rage on defenseless Indians. Padre Las Casas called and scream at Narvaez, who witnessed the horrible massacre

Murdering the Druids, c. 1771-1772 Artist: Walker
Murdering the Druids and burning their groves.The Complete English Traveller, 1771-1772

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