Treason Collection (page 5)

John Brown, American abolitionist, (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States

Kelly, the non-juring clergyman, destroying the treasonable papers, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

The Fifth of November 1611 (c1902). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

The arrest of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Cellars beneath the Houses of Parliament House in the time of King James I, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

The Gunpowder Plot conspirators at work, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Guy Fawkes lantern, 17th century, (c1920). Lantern used by Fawkes in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume II, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), 1824. Artist: TA Dean
Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), 1824. A grand-niece of Henry VIII of England, Jane reigned as uncrowned Queen of England for nine days in July 1553

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601), 1824. Artist: W Freeman
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601), 1824. Devereux is the best known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex

Arrest of the Duke of Gloucester. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland
Arrest of the Duke of Gloucester, 1397. Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355-1397) was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward III and Queen Philippa

Charles I demanding that the five members he accused of treason be handed over to him, 1803. Artist: Deeves
King Charles I (1600-649) demanding that the five members he accused of treason be handed over to him, 1803. Charles I was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators and their Servant Bates, (1605), 1901
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators and their Servant Bates, 1605. Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plotters, 1605. Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, 1924
Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), English clergyman, 19th century. Artist: Samuel Freeman
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), English clergyman, 19th century. Taylor achieved fame as an author during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell; he is sometimes referred to as Shakespeare of Divines for his

James I, King of Great Britain, 1816. Artist: Charles Turner
James I, King of Great Britain, 1816. James (1566-1625) became King of Scotland in 1567 and England in 1601. The son of Mary Queen of Scots

The meeting of Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) and his daughter, Margaret, 19th century. More was an English lawyer, author, and statesman

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) and his daughter, Margaret, 19th century. Artist: R Anderson
Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) and his daughter, Margaret, 19th century. More was an English lawyer, author, and statesman. During his lifetime he earned a reputation as a leading humanist scholar

The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587, (18th century). Marys cousin, Elizabeth I was sympathetic to her plight when she was forced to flee to England in 1567

Guy Fawkes and Humphrey Chetham, 1605, (1841). Artist: George Cruikshank
Guy Fawkes and Humphrey Chetham Rescuing Father Oldcorne and Viviana Radcliffe from the Pursuivant, 1605, (1841). Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance

Execution Of Charles I, 1649, (c1850). Charles was convicted of treason and executed outside Whitehall. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York)

Letter from Charles James Fox to his Aunt Emily, 21st October 1798. Artist: Charles James Fox
Letter from Charles James Fox to his Aunt Emily, 21st October 1798. Letter written from Holkham by Charles James Fox to his aunt, Emily, Duchess of Leinster

Letter from James, Duke of Monmouth to the Catherine of Braganza, Ringwood, 9th July, 1685. Artist: Duke of Monmouth
Letter from James, Duke of Monmouth to the Catherine of Braganza, Ringwood, 9th July, 1685. Letter from James, Duke of Monmouth to the Queen Dowager Catherine, widow of Charles II

The Gunpowder Plotters, early 17th century, (1910). The conspirators, from a picture painted in 1606: Robert Winter, Christopher Wright, John Wright, Thomas Percy, Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby

Stern men with drawn swords closed in upon him, 1605, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
Stern men with drawn swords closed in upon him, 1605, (1905). The Gunpowder Plot; Guy Fawkes is discovered in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament

Sir William Stanley, 19th century. Artist: H Robinson
Sir William Stanley, 19th century. Portrait of Stanley who was Lord Chamberlain of the household of King Henry VII. At the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 he changed sides

Saint John Fisher, English Catholic bishop, cardinal and martyr, (1748). Fisher (c1469-1535) protested against King Henry VIIIs intention to divorce Catherine of Aragon

James I, King of England and Scotland, 1860. Artist: WJ Edwards
James I, King of England and Scotland, 1860. James (1566-1625) became King of Scotland in 1567 and England in 1601. The son of Mary Queen of Scots

Mary I (1516-1558), also known as Mary Tudor, 1860
Mary I, also known as Mary Tudor, 1860. Portrait of Mary (1516-1558) surrounded by references to the execution of Lady Jane Grey

Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Artist: J Hall
Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

Assassination of a French collaborator, Morocco, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assassination of a French collaborator, Morocco, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 24th October 1891

Trial of French members of the Gestapo, Paris, 1-12 December 1944. The defendants, from left to right, are Henri Lafont, Pierre Bonny and Paul Clavie, Lafonts nephew

The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Artist: Loyset Liedet
The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Marcel was about to open the gates of Paris to the king of Navarres armed bands, but Jean Maillart prevented him

Execution by guillotine of Louis XVI of France, Paris, 21 January 1793 (1790s). Louis (1754-1793) lying bound on the guillotine waiting for the blade to fall and decapitate him

Arrest and Execution of Thomas More Chancellor to Henry VIII of England c1541-1599. Artist: Antoine Caron
Arrest and Execution of Thomas More Chancellor to Henry VIII of England c1541-1599. Henry VIII (1491-1547), dressed in red, rides through the archway on the left

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, King and Queen of France, 1795. Nativitys of birth charts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, showing a profile portrait of each, the Palace of the Tuileries

The Confession of Richard Brandon, 1649. Richard Brandon (d1649) was the executioner who beheaded King Charles I of England in 1649, as well as a number of other Royalists

Charles I (1600-1649) King of England, 1824. The execution of Charles for treason at Whitehall, London, on 30 January 1649. He is kneeling in prayer, watched by the executioner, Richard Brandon

William Parker (Lord Monteagle), receiving letter of warning of the plot, 1605. Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I due

Arrest of Guy Fawkes in cellars of Parliament, 1605 (19th century). Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I due to open new

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

Cossacks searching for Japanese spies in a Manchurian village, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5

The Irish Guy Fawkes, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Guy Fawkes, 1880. This cartoon shows Charles Parnell, the Irish Nationalist leader, creeping past the barrels of the gunpowder of Rebellion, Sedition and Anarchy

Villain, thou diest: plate 10 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 1), etched 1844, reprinted 1900

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