Violent Collection (page 7)

Fafner kills Fasolt, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Fafner kills Fasolt, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Showing Alberichs curse. The giants Fafner and Fasolt begin to fight over the ring of the Nibelungen

Thorbion lifted the huge stone, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Thorbion lifted the huge stone, 1910. A scene from the legend of Howard the Halt. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

Byama threw a spear with all his strength, 1923. Artist: Raymond Wenban
Byama threw a spear with all his strength, 1923. The Legend of the Sacred Bullroarer; Thoorkook fighting Byama. Thoorkook is an evil character who killed Byamas sons

The branded back of Reverend Orrin Van Loon, Detroit, Michigan, USA, July 1924. Artist
The branded back of Reverend Orrin Van Loon, Detroit, Michigan, USA, July 1924. Reverend Orrin Van Loon, pastor of Berkley Community Church

Two white men stoning an African American to death, 1919, USA. Between 1910 and 1930, 4.1 million African Americans moved from the Southern states to the cities of the North

African Americans and whites leaving the beach as trouble begins, Chicago, Illinois, USA, c1919. Racial tensions increased in Chicago after the end of the First World War as African Americans

Bolsheviks hung by villagers, Russian Civil War, 1920s

Yakov Yurovsky, chief executioner of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, early 20th century. A watchmaker from Perm, Yurovsky (1878-1938)

An onlooker observes a dead man left in the streets, Russia, early 20th century. Artist
An onlooker observes a dead man left in the streets, Russia, early 20th century. The streets became dangerous places during the Russian Revolution

German tavern wrecked, Deptford, London, World War I, c1914-c1918. Anti-German feeling in the UK during the war resulted in many businesses and homes owned by Germans being attacked

Casualties of the Red and White Armies in Siberia, Russian Civil War, c1918-c1923. The Russian Civil War, fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and a loose coalition of anti-Bolshevik (White)

The Assassination of Comrade Georg Hirschmann in Munich, 26th May 1927 (1938). Hirschmann was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary arm of the Nazi party

SA--Out!, 1938. Founded in c1919, the Sturmabteilung (SA) was the paramilitary wing of the Nazi party. Its members were known as the Brownshirts because of the colour of their uniforms

Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler
Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is stripped and an iron chain pulled against his chest until it breaks through the flesh to his bones; One of four scenes of Inquisition

Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler
Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is tied to a contrivance which winds a rope more and more tightly until his ribs are crushed; One of four scenes of Inquisition torture

Murder of Thomas Becket, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, 1170 (1864). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket (1120-1170) clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of

From Liege to Aix-la-Chapelle, 1914 (1916) Artist: Louis Raemaekers
From Liege to Aix-la-Chapelle, 1914 (1916). Plate 6 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers, 1916. The cartoons of the Dutch artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Revolt at Pavia, Italy 7 Prairial, Year 4 (May 1796). Artist: Jacques Joseph Coiny
Revolt at Pavia, Italy 7 Prairial, Year 4 (May 1796). Pavia was under the control of the Austrians until captured by Napoleon in 1796

The Spanish capture Fort Caroline, 1565 (1631). Fort Caroline was a settlement established by the Franch near present day Jacksonville, Florida, in 1564

The Battle of the Nile, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
The Battle of the Nile, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Riot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. Artist
Riot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. Standard Oil employees went on strike on 15 July 1915 over pay and union organisation

The death of Crazy Horse, Fort Robinson, Nebraska, USA, 1877 (c1900). Crazy (c1840-1877). Horse was a Lakota Indian war leader

Bill Sikes and his dog, c1894. Artist: Frederick Barnard
Bill Sikes and his dog, c1894. The villain from Oliver Twist. From Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, by Thomas Archer, published c1894

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)

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

Slave-Driving in Central Africa, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Espolio (Entkleidung Christi. ), (Disrobing of Christ), c1577-1579, (1938). Artist: El Greco
Espolio (Entkleidung Christi.), (Disrobing of Christ), c1580-1595, (1938). The Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio was begun in the summer of 1577

Death of Colonel Burnaby, c1885. Colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby, (3 March 1842 - 17 January 1885) was a British Army intelligence officer. Episode of the Mahdist War (1881-1899)

The Battle of El Teb, c1881-85. 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]

The Highland Brigade Storming The Trenches at Tel-El-Kebir, c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

The Guards Charging the Guns at Kassassin, c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

The King attacked by the Duke of Alencon, 1415 (18640. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The King attacked by the Duke of Alencon, 1864. Henry V of England, (1387-1422) attacked by the Duke of Alencon, (1385-1415) at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. From A Chronicle of England B.C

Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, 1314 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, 1864. Sir Henry de Bohun (died 1314) was an English knight who died on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn, killed by Robert the Bruce (1274-1329)

Gavestons head shown to the Earl of Lancaster, 1312 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Gavestons head shown to the Earl of Lancaster, 1864. Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c1284-1312) was an English nobleman and a favourite of King Edward II of England

Death of De Montfort, 1265 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Death of De Montfort, 1864. Simon de Montfort, (1208- 1265) was a French-English nobleman who led the rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons War of 1263-64

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

Gradually They Drove The Sepoys Back, 1902. Artist: William Heysham Overend
Gradually They Drove The Sepoys Back, 1902. The Siege of Lucknow occurred during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The first siege had lasted 87 days, the second siege a further 61

The Young Guard in the Churchyard of Essling, 1896, (1902). Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
The Young Guard in the Churchyard of Essling, 1896, (1902). Battle of Aspern-Essling, (21-22 May 1809), fought between French Empire and Austrian Empire. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol

Once More The Guards Returned, And With Irresistible Energy Drove Them Out, 1902. The Battle of Inkerman, (5 November 1854), part of the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Sprang Out of the Morass and Flew at the Throats of the Renowned Riflemen, 1902. Episode of the War of 1812, (1812-1815), fought between the United States of America and the British Empire

An Incident In The Battle of Villersexel, 1902. The Battle of Villersexel (9 January 1871), part of the Franco-Prussian War. After Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885)

Lieutenant Harley, at the Head of Forty Sikhs and Sixty Kashmiris, Rushed the House Over the Mouth Artist
Lieutenant Harley, at the Head of Forty Sikhs and Sixty Kashmiris, Rushed the House Over the Mouth of the Mine, 1902. The Chitral Expedition (1895) by the British army to relieve the fort at Chitral

The Dragoons Rode Onwards, Smiting With Their Long, Glittering Swords, 1902. The Battle of Salamanca, (22 July 1811) was an important victory in the Peninsular War for an Anglo-Portuguese army under

Moors and Spaniards Mixed Inextricably, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
Moors and Spaniards Mixed Inextricably, 1902. Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-60) for the sovereignty over Ceuta. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

The Shell Burst Among Her Bow Guns, 1902. Artist: William Heysham Overend
The Shell Burst Among Her Bow Guns, 1902. The Battle of Yalu River, took place on 17 September 1894 on the lower reaches of the Yalu River, at the border between Korea and China

The Volunteer Cavalry Charged Them And Cleared The Way, 1895, (1902). Artist: Stanley Llewellyn Wood
The Volunteer Cavalry Charged Them And Cleared The Way, 1895, (1902). The Siege of Lucknow occurred during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Battle of Flodden, (1513), c1910
The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was a conflict between England and Scotland. The battle was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513

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

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