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The Defeat of Cimbres, 1833. Artist: Alexandre Gabriel Decamps
The Defeat of Cimbres, 1833. Located in the collection at, Louvre, Paris

Medea, 1862. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
Medea, 1862. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Cleopatra testing poisons on those condemned to death, late 19th century. Artist: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Cleopatra testing poisons on those condemned to death, late 19th century. The Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, which ended with Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC)

Marriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio, c1743. Artist: William Hogarth
Marriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio, c1743. A bagnio, originally a coffee houses which offered Turkish baths, later meant a place where rooms could be rented with no questions asked

Death of the Reverend Father Salvatore, a Franciscan monk, 1895. Eurocentric portrayal of historical events - scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at

Armenians have their throats cut at Ak-Hissar, 1895. Armenians suffer bloody attacks at Akhisar in Turkey. Scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at

Pillage of Trebizond, 8 October 1895. Carnage in Trebizond or Trabzon, Turkey. Scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle

La Prise de Paris, 24 May 1871. The execution of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cure of La Madeleine and four other clergymen by the Paris Communards. From a private collection

Death of Monseigneur Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, 24th May 1871. As the government forces sent to suppress the Paris Commune closed in, the Communards executed hostages they had taken

Les Infames, Paris Commune, April 1871. Anti-government cartoon portraying the leaders of the French government exiled to Versailles after the establishment of the Paris Commune being burnt at

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. St Laurence (d258) saint and martyr, Deacon of the Christian church in Rome. Under the persecution of Valerian he was condemned to death by being broiled

Heroic wireless operators, 1912. Top: sending SOS signals from the wireless room of the Titanic as the water rises. Bottom: the last minutes of the wireless operators during the Fez massacre

Natives of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, slaughtering swine before Captain Cook, c1778. Captain James Cook, the famed navigator and hydrographer, transformed our knowledge of the Pacific region

Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh

Devadattas attempt to murder the Buddha, c2nd-3rd century. Devadettas Men are stricken with remorse when Buddha touches the wall. British Museum

Detail from a Psalter, Massacre of the Children, c1140. Probably illuminated at Canterbury c.1140 AD

Stained glass depiction of the murder of Thomas A Becket, 12th century
Stained glass depiction of the murder of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170

The murder of Thomas A Becket, 12th century
Stained glass image of the murder of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170

Italian earthenware plate showing Pelias being killed by his daughters, 16th century. Artist: Francesco Durantino
Italian earthenware plate showing Pelias being killed by his daughters on the instructions of Medea, made in Urbino and from the V&As collection, Francesco Durantino, 16th century

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1860s(?) Artist: Count Ivan Grigorievich Nostitz
Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1860s(?). Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, 1863. Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Lindow Man, found in a peat moss bog in Ireland, c2nd century BC
A Celtic iron age man, approximately twenty, found in 1984 in Lindow Moss peat bog, Cheshire. It is likely that he was ritually killed before being deposited in the bog, c2nd century BC

Twelfth century illustration of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket (1118-1170) from a psalter
Illustration, from a late 12th century psalter, of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket on the 29th of December 1170. The leader of the murderers is Reginald Fitzurse - note the bear on his shield

Relief of the Pharoah in chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, c14th century BC. The reliefs appear on the Third Pylon built by Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

Detail of relief of Pharaoh in chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, c1400 BC
Detail of a relief of the Pharaoh in his chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c14th century BC. The reliefs appear on the Third Pylon built by Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Gustav III, King of Sweden, 1771-1792. Gustav III (1746-1792) was assassinated during a masked ball. Verdis 1859 opera Un ballo in maschera originally was based on a romanticised version of episode

St Stephen, first Christian martyr c36 (1493). Stephen was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death. From the Bible (Acts 7:57)

Assassination of Henry III, King of France, 1589 (1589-1590). King from 1574, Henry (1551-1589) was assassinated by friar Jacques Clement for his opposition to the Catholic Holy League

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1830. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Gaspard de Coligny, 16th century French Huguenot admiral, 1851. Already wounded by a previous attempt on his life, Coligny (1517-1572)

Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Macbeth about to murder the sleeping Duncan (Act 2 Scene 2). The play was first performed in c1606

Edward the Martyr, 10th century English king, c1860. Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867. On 18 September 1867, Colonel Thomas J Kelly and Captain Deasy

St Bartholomews Day Massacre, Paris, 24 August 1572
St Bartholomews Day Massacre, Paris, August 1572. The massacre occurred after a failed attempt by the powerful Catholic Guise family to murder the Huguenot (Protestant)

Murder of Francois de Lorraine, Duc de Guise, French Religious Wars, 18 February 1563 (1570). Francois de Lorraine, 2nd Duc de Guise (1519-1563), one of the leaders of the Catholic faction

Massacre at Vassy, French Religious Wars, 1 March 1562 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Massacre at Vassy, French Religious Wars, 1 March 1562 (1570). Francois de Lorraine, 2nd Duc de Guise (1519-1563), directs massacre of Huguenots during a service, watched by Charles de Lorraine

Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). Artist: Gustave Dore
Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, having been found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews, being stoned to death

The Death of Caesar, 44 BC (c1780-1832). Artist: Guillaume Lethiere
The Death of Caesar, 44 BC (c1780-1832). The body of the murdered Julius Caesars (100-44BC) displayed to the crowd outside the Senate in Rome

The dispute of Thomas a Becket and Henry II, 1170 (c1180). Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, in dispute with Henry II (1133-1189) King of England from 1154

The martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (19th century). St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, having been found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews

Scenes from the Seventh Crusade, 1248-1254 (15th century). Top: Louis IX (1215-1270), King of France from 1226, called Saint Louis, being brought as a prisoner before the Sultan

Page from the Belleville Breviary 1323-1326. Artist: Jean Pucelle
Page from the Belleville Breviary 1323-1326. The upper miniature shows Saul (11th century BC), Old Testament ruler, in a fit of jealous madness

Valentinian II or Gratian, 4th century Roman Emperors. Head of a statue of Valentinian (371-392) or his half-brother Gratian (359-383)

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1589-1610. Artist: Jacob Bunel
Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1589-1610. Three-quarter portrait in full armour. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1589

Montezuma II, last Aztec emperor, 1520. The bodies of Montezuma (1466-1520) and one of his chiefs thrown into a canal after their murder by Spanish conquistadors under Cortes

Scene from Shakespeares Othello, 19th century. Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner (Act 5)

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