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A Sub-Lime Character, early 19th century. A building labourer carrying a hod of mortar
Siege of Zaragoza, Peninsular War, 16 June-13 August 1808. Maria Augustin, the Maid of Sarogossa, encouraging fellow her fellow citizens to re-man a battery
Postcard commemorating Captain Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, c1912. Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) English antarctic explorer (inset) and his ship the Terra Nova trapped in ice
Smallpox hospital, St Pancras, London, c1800. Fever (isolation) hospitals for highly infectious diseases were built outside cities
The Green Leaf and the Sere, 1887. Artist: Mary Ellen EdwardsThe Green Leaf and the Sere, 1887
Elijah, Old Testament prophet, raising the widows son from apparent death, c1860. From the Bible (1 Kings 17)
Murex, c1890. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye
Widow of a Brahmin committing suttee on her husbands funeral pyre, India, 1815. Despite attempts made from the 16th century to stop this practice
Necropolis (cemetery) in Glasgow, 1888
Hades, 18th century. Hades, the underworld of Greek mythology, showing Charon the ferryman, Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the entrance, Pluto and Persephone (centre left) and the River Styx
Death, 1624. A figure in a tomb (circle), his soul and spirit leaving (two boy-headed birds), absorbing the black crow. In the body are salt, sulphur and mercury
Jesus raising Lazarus from his tomb, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave DoreJesus raising Lazarus from his tomb, 1865-1866. From the Bible (John 2:43)
Mummies and embalming, 1725. From A Compleat History of Drugs an English translation of a work by Pierre Pomet, physician to Louis XIV
Dr Syntax watching his wifes coffin being lowered into the grave, 1820. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonDr Syntax watching his wifes coffin being lowered into the grave, 1820. From William Combes Dr Syntax. (London, 1820)
Native American funeral customs, c1870. A body left exposed on a raised wooden platform, in the manner practised by the North American Indians of the region of the Saskatchewan river
Grave of a Zulu chief, 1888. The body is in a sitting position in a stone-lined underground chamber. From History of Mankind by Friedrich Ratzel. (Leipzig, 1888)
Patagonian funeral procession, c1880
Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave DoreHell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Dante and Virgil observing sinners burning in Hell. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri
The Dead Drummer, 1840. Artist: George CruikshankThe Dead Drummer, 1840. A legend of Salisbury Plain. From The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby (Richard Barham). (London, 1840)
North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838. View showing the Lebanon Catacombs, terrace and sepulchres built in the Egyptian style popular at this time. Wood engraving 1838
Catacomb of the Capuchin (Franciscan) convent, Palermo, Sicily, 1833Catacomb of the Capuchin (Franciscan) convent, Palermo, Sicily, with remains of departed Friars, 1833
Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Normandy, France. The abbey, which is dedicated to St Etienne (Stephen), was founded by William of Normandy (William I of England)
Flagellant, 16th century. Artist: Jost AmmanFlagellant, 16th century. Flagellants were members of a sect, known as the Brothers of the Cross, founded in c1260. They whipped themselves until blood ran in order to obtain Gods mercy
Statue of William the Conqueror, Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Normandy, FranceDamaged statue of William the Conqueror, Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Normandy, France. William (1027-1087) founded the abbey, which is dedicated to St Etienne (Stephen), and is buried there
Clepsydra (water clock) indicating hours and chiming, 1617-1619. From Utriusque cosmi...historia by Robert Fludd (Oppenheim, 1617-1619)
Burke and Wills expedition setting out from Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia, 20 August 1860. Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills were commissioned by the Government of Australia to make
Lochaber no More, 1886. Dispossessed Scottish crofters, victims of the Highland clearances, taking their last view of home as they depart on board a ship
Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and corn. The mother of Proserpina (Persephone), she was known as Demeter in the Greek pantheon
Roman god Neptune, 18th century. Neptune, known as Poseidon in the Greek pantheon, holding his triple-headed spear (trident), in a chariot pulled by sea horses
Roman soldiers: stone slingers and their equipment, 1605. Three men all carrying short hand slings, while on ground are sling sticks which gave the missiles greater impetus
Roman soldiers delivering Greek fire by means of arrows and slings, 1605. From Poliorceticon by Justus Lipsius. (Antwerp, 1605)
Roman war galley equipped with a corvus (right), 18th century. The corvus was a weapon used for boarding enemy vessels, developed in the First Punic War against the Carthaginians
Hereward the Wake, Anglo-Saxon rebel, attacking Peterborough Abbey, 1070 (early 20th century). Hereward attacking the abbey in protest at William Is imposition of a Norman abbot
Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (c19th century)Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, 22 August 1485 (c19th century). Richard III (1452-1485), the last Yorkist king of England, usurped the throne on the death of his brother, Edward IV
Empress Matilda escaping from the besieged Oxford Castle, 1142 (c19th century). Matilda was the wife of Henry V of Germany, daughter of Henry I of England and mother of Henry II
Stonemasons, c1845. Masons wearing heavy leather safety aprons, sawing stone blocks and shaping them with mallet and chisel. Top: breaking stone with fire and water
Carpenters at work, surrounded by various tools, c1845. Top: felling a tree and cutting it into planks in a saw-pit
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
Portrait photographers studio, 1871. Taking a photograph using natural light only from the large window and skylight
Nicholas II Tsar of Russia, as Tsarevich, c1890. Nicholas (1868-1918) succeeded his father, Alexander III, as Emperor of Russia in 1894
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig of Bermersyde, Scottish-born British soldier, 1917. Haig (1861-1928) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of British and Empire forces in France in 1915
Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, English general, 1917. Rawlinson (1864-1925) was responsible for successfully organising the evacuation of the British
Douglas Haig, Scottish-born British soldier, 1916. Haig (1861-1928) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of British and Empire forces in France in 1915
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, French soldier. Instrumental in stopping the German advance at the Battle of the Marne in 1914, Joffre (1852-1931) was made Commander-in-Chief of French forces in 1915
Peace commemorations for the end of the Crimean War, at Plymouth, England, 1856. Rockets and general illumination of the fleet in Plymouth sound. From The Illustrated London News, 1 June 1856
Sterling Price, American statesman and soldier, 1861. Price (1809-1867) was Governor of the State of Missouri (1853-1857)
Sarah Siddons, 18th century English tragic actress. Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) was the eldest child of the actor-manager Roger Kemble (1722-1802)
Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful, American Civil War, 1861. Contrabands were Negro slaves who had escaped or been brought across Union (northern) lines