Violent Collection (page 9)

Duel of the Mignons, 27th April 1578 (1882-1884). The Duel of the Mignons was a re-enactment of an ancient Roman battle fought between two sets of male triplets, the Horatii and the Curiatii

St Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572 (1882-1884). Artist: G Dory
St Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572 (1882-1884). The massacre occurred after a failed attempt by the powerful Catholic Guise family to murder the Huguenot (Protestant)

Chinese boys quarrelling, 17th century (1886). Kano School. From a painting by Kano Naonobu. From the Wa-kan meihitsu gwa ho

Thirty French knights battle the English, Brittany, France, 1351 (1882-1884). Artist: Deghouy
Thirty French knights battle the English, Brittany, France, 1351 (1882-1884). The Combat of the Thirty (26 March 1351) was an episode in the struggle for the succession to the Duchy of Brittany

Entertainment in a Roman arena, 1882-1884. Artist: Spex
Entertainment in a Roman arena, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Gladiatorial combat, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecle, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

The murder of Tsar Paul I of Russia, March 1801 (1882-1884). Paul I (1754-1801) became Emperor of Russia in 1796. He was determined to turn the Russian nobility, which he saw as decadent and corrupt

Detail from Chairing the Member, by William Hogarth, 1755 (1956). The painting, one of a series of four depicting the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

Fannins atrocity: murder of an American planter, c late 18th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1844 (c1880). The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830

Death of Sebastien Rale, French Jesuit missionary in America, 1724 (c1880). Rale (1657-1724) was a French Jesuit missionary who worked among the Abenaki Indians in north-eastern North America

Sack of Puerto Principe, Hispaniola, by Captain Morgan, 1667 (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who

The fracas at the Ship Tavern, 17th century (c1880). Artist: Whymper
The fracas at the Ship Tavern, 17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Colonel Atherton and the Indians, (c1880). Artist: Whymper
Colonel Atherton and the Indians, (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Flight of Native Americans after a massacre of settlers, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Massacre of settlers by Native Americans, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Flight of Thomas Hutchinson before the rioters, Boston, Massachusetts, 1765 (c1880). The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

The Massacre of Peterloo, or Britons Strike Home, 1819 (1904). Artist: George Cruikshank
The Massacre of Peterloo, or Britons Strike Home, 1819 (1904). On 16th August 1819, soldiers of the 15th Hussars charging an unarmed crowd gathered on St Peters Field in Manchester to hear speeches

Taking a Maori redoubt, Maori Wars, 1845-1873 (1879). Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Taking a Maori redoubt, Maori Wars, 1845-1873 (1879). The Maori Wars were a series of conflicts fought over land between the indigenous Maori population of New Zealand

Gold escort attacked by bushrangers, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Gold escort attacked by bushrangers, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Scene from slave life, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

General Havelocks attack on Nana Sahib at Futtypore, 1857, (c1860). Scene from the period of the Indian Mutiny. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume I

Scene at a Belfast riot (late 19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

Crucifixion, 980-1000 AD. The Virgin and St John inscribing his testimony on a scroll, from the Ramsey Psalter, originally produced in Winchester

Crucifixion, early 14th century. Christ on the cross with the Virgin and St John, and below, Adam collects Christs blood in a chalice. From a Latin psalter produced in England

They Plunged into the Seething Mass of Painted and Befeathered Red Men, 1902. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass

The St Bartholomews Day massacre, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin
The St Bartholomews Day massacre, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Battle of Jimaguaya, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Jimaguaya. On May 11 1873, General Ignacio Agramonete was attacked in Jimaguayu, by Lieutenant Colonel Rodriguez de Leon who arrived with 700 men

The Capture of Christ, 1510, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Capture of Christ, 1510, (1936). Scene from the Great Passion series. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Christians on Mt Ararat, 1495-1497, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Christians on Mt Ararat, 1495-1497, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

The attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe of France, Paris, 1835. On 28th July 1835 a Corsican ex-soldier named Giuseppe Marco Fieschi detonated a bomb in an attempt to kill Louis-Philippe while

Judge Thumb or Sticks of a Lawful Size for Family Discipline, 1782. A judge says: Heres amusement for married Gentlemen or, a Specific for a Scolding Wife; Who buys of me

Massachusetts militia passing through Baltimore, 1861 (1862-1867). Baltimore is the capital of the state of Maryland. Although a slave state

Battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415. Hand-coloured later

Rebecca Riots, South Wales, 1840s, (1900). Farmers against economic and agrarian depression following the end of the Napoleonic Wars

Gown and town row, Oxford, 15th November 1845. A fight between locals and university students

The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). Artist: Sidney Adamson
The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). The village of Sommesous changed hands four times between the Germans and French during the Battle of the Marne in September 1914

French and Germans battle under the walls of Chateau de Mondement, France, 1914. Artist: MHW Koekkok
French and Germans battle under the walls of Chateau de Mondement, France, 1914. The Chateau de Mondement saw some of the fiercest fighting of the First Battle of the Marne

The Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1854, (1886). Artist: WJ Smedley
The Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1854, (1886). The Eureka Stockade was a miners revolt in 1854. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

The conquest of the fort, Notre-Dame de Lorette, Artois, France, 1915, (1926). Artist: Lucien Jonas
The conquest of the fort, Notre-Dame de Lorette, Artois, France, 1915, (1926). The struggle for the hill of Notre Dame de Lorette lasted from October 1914 until October 1915

House to House, Artois, France, 9 May 1915 (1926). Hand to hand fighting between French and German infantrymen

Prisoner Receives Torture, (1885). Based on a popular print from Details of true historical crimes and atrocities, c18th century

The Rape of the Sabine Women, c1635-1640, (1912). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Rape of the Sabine Women, c1635-1640, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Room where Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed, Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17 1918
The room where Tsar Nicholas II, his family and attendants were executed, Yekaterinburg, Siberia, Russia, July 17 1918. Compelled to abdicate in the wake of the February Revolution

Street fighting in Petrograd, Russia, 17th July 1917. An outbreak of violence in the city in the period between the February and October Revolutions

Street fighting, Petrograd, Russia, 12-18 March 1917. Unrest during the opening phase of the Russian Revolution

Tarquinius and Lucretia, 16th or early 17th century. Artist: Jacopo Palma
Tarquinius and Lucretia, 16th or early 17th century. Sextus Tarquinius raping Lucretia, a married noblewoman. According to both Ovid and Livy, this act, and Lucretias subsequent suicide

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