Slaughtering Collection (page 17)

Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower, c1880
King Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower, c1880. The son of Edward IV, King Edward V (1470-1483) was King of England from April to June 1483 but was never crowned

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591), c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1858. Richard III gives Sir James Tyrrell the order to kill the sons of Edward IV, the Princes in the Tower, with the inducement say it is done

Charlotte Corday, murderer of French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, 1793. Corday (1768-1793), a Girondin, stabbed Marat, a radical Jacobin, to death in the bath at his home

Death of King William II, 1100 (1864). William II (Rufus), King of England from 1087, was shot and killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest

The murder of Hypatia, neo-Platonic mathematician and philosopher, 415 (mid 19th century). Hypatia (c370-415) was murdered by followers of Cyril, Christian Patriarch of Alexandria

William Hare, murderer and body snatcher. Hare (1790-1860) was an accomplice of William Burke (1792-1829) in a series of at least 15 murders

William Burke, Irish murderer and body snatcher. An accomplice of William Hare (1790-1860) in a series of at least 15 murders

The coffins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie lying in state, 1914. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austrian throne

A crime on the Rue Botzaris, Paris, 1892. Artist: F Meaulle
A crime on the Rue Botzaris, Paris, 1892. A womans body was found cut into pieces. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 12th November 1892

The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1864)
The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

Death of Jules Ferry, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Death of Jules Ferry, 1893. Jules Francois Camille Ferry (1832-1893) was a French statesman. He served as Prime Minister of France on two occasions

John Felton (1595?-1628), English Puritan naval officer, 1830. Artist: Richard Sawyer
John Felton (1595?-1628), English Puritan naval officer, 1830. Felton murdered George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham at Portsmouth on 23 August 1628

Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers, exhibited 1812. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers, exhibited 1812. Found in the collection of the Tate, London

Death of Uncle Tom, c1870
Death of Uncle Tom, beaten to death by the sadistic slave owner, Simon Legree. Eva looks down from Heaven, waiting for Tom to join her

Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes

Jezebel, Phoenician princess and wife of King Ahab of Israel, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Jezebel, Phoenician princess and wife of King Ahab of Israel, 1866. Jezebel, a pagan, is described in the Bible as having turned Ahab away from the true God

The assassination of Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia, Marseilles, France, 9 October 1934. Alexander I (1888-1934) ruled as King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1921-1929

Assassination of William McKinley, 25th president of the USA, 1901
Assassination of William McKinley, 25th President of the USA, 1901. On 6th September 1901, McKinley (1843-1901) President of the USA from 1896, was shot by Leon Czolgosz (1873-1901), an anarchist

Alexander Burnes, Scottish diplomat murdered by Afghans during the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1841
Alexander Burnes (1805-1841), centre, Scottish diplomat and traveller murdered by Afghans during the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1841

Torture and murder of Christian nuns and priests during the Boxer rising in China, 1891. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 19 December 1891

Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Incident reported by war correspondent in Moukden. Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries suspected of Russian sympathies

Japanese spies being hanged, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Japanese spies being hanged by Russian military command. Russo-Japanese War 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 13 March 1904

Stoning and burial of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, c36 (c1394-1424). Artist: Mariotto di Nardo
Stoning and burial of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, c36 (c1394-1424)

English Druids being massacred by Roman soldiers, c50 AD (c1820). Druids were priests, teachers and judges of the Celtic peoples. They were suppressed by the Romans in around 50 AD

The arrest of Dr Crippen and Ethel le Neve, 1910. Murderer Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen and his lover, Ethel le Neve, being arrested on board the Atlantic liner Montrose

Assassination of Elisabeth of Bavaria by Luigi Lucheni, 1898. Elisabeth (1837-1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as consort of Franz Joseph I whom she married in 1854

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Balbinus, second quarter of 3rd century. Balbinus (c165-238) was emperor together with Pupienus for three months in 238

Portrait bust of Gaius Julius Caesar, 16th century. Imitating a Roman original of the 1st century BC. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals

Portrait of the Tsesarevich Alexander Nikolaevich on Horseback, 1850s. Artist: Egor Botman
Portrait of the Tsesarevich Alexander Nikolaevich on Horseback, 1850s. Detail. The eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I, Alexander II (1818-1881) succeeded his father in 1855

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II, 1895. Detail. Nicholas (1868-1918) succeeded his father, Alexander III, as Emperor of Russia in 1894

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II, 1915-1916. Detail. Nicholas (1868-1918) succeeded his father, Alexander III, as Emperor of Russia in 1894

The Hidden Hand, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
The hidden hand, 1883. This cartoon shows an Irish anarchist, armed with knife and pistol, surreptitiously accepting a bag of gold

A Cry from Christendom, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Cry from Christendom, 1882. England illustrates the outrage of the people to Russia. In the background, Russians are seen murdering Russian Jews in vast numbers

My Hearts in the Highlands!, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
My Hearts in the Highlands!, 1888. The leader of the Home Rule Party, Charles Parnell, can be seen here setting his sights on the stag in the distance

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