Images Dated 29th July 2005 (page 78)

King Edward VII, 1901-1910. Photograph of Edward (1841-1910) published in France

Portrait bust of Alexander the Great. Carved marble head of Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) wearing lion head-dress. He was Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC

Macedonian helmet, 3rd century BC. Bronze helmet with gold decoration. From the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Sculpture of Philip II of Macedon, late 20th century. Modern statue at Thessaloniki, showing Philip in body armour and carrying his helmet

Funerary wreath from the Macedonian royal tombs, 350 BC-325 BC. The royal house of Macedon, which lasted from the 9th century BC to the 4th century BC, had royal tombs at Vergina, Macedonia, Greece

The Lion Hunt, 4th century BC. Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) and Hephaestion, his boyhood friend, hunting lion. Mosaic from the remains of the Macedonian royal palace at Pella

Ancient Greek Hoplite in training. Hoplites were the heavily armoured infantry. From the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Battle scene on the foot of a sarcophagus, c300 BC. From the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Stone sculpture of Greek warriors in a chariot, c500 BC. Carved fragment showing the warrior wearing a crested helmet and carrying a shield, while behind him his charioteer drives the vehicle

Battle scene from a sarcophagus, c300 BC. The mounted figure on the right is either Alexander the Great or the Macedonian general Hephaestion (Hephestion) his favourite

Lion, symbol of the royal house of Macedonia, 9th-4th century BC. The most famous of the Argead kings of Macedon was Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC)

Greek war chariot, 5th century-3rd century BC. Late 20th century reconstruction with original finds incorporated, displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Confucius visiting court, 19th century
Confucius (c551 BC-479 BC) visiting court, 19th century. After an inscription with illustration relating to the visit to court of Confucius, the Chinese philospher, teacher and political theorist

Domestic servants, 1901. Cook and kitchen maid, parlour maid and scullery maids. Chapter headpiece from The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton. (London, 1901). First published 1859-1860

Footman, 1888. Footman presenting a card that a caller has left for the lady of the house. (London, 1888)

Oh ah! let em ring again!, 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank
Oh ah! let em ring again!, 1847. Rebellion below stairs as the servants, snug in front of the range, fail to answer the house bells at the first ring

The Harlots Progress, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
The Harlots Progress, 1733. Sixth and final plate in William Hogarths series The Harlots Progress. Moll Hackabout, the harlot who has died of venereal disease, lies in her coffin

Highgate Cemetery, London, 1838. View of the Egyptian Avenue in the North London Cemetery, built in the architectural style fashionable at this time

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Decapitation of a victim tied to a stake in front of the image of a Voodoo god during a Voodoo ceremony

Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1837-1839. Artist: George Cruikshank
Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1837-1839. The Artful Dodger picking a pocket to the amazement of Oliver Twist. Illustration from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. (London 1837-1839)

The Sixth Day of Creation, 1493. Having created cattle and creeping things, God creates Adam. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) edited by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493)

The Ark of the Covenant, 1557. The Ark containing the two tablets of the Law given by God to Moses, sacred to the Jews. From Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon by Conrad Lycosthenes. (Basel, 1557)

Sanctuary of the Ark of the Covenant, 16th century. The Ark containing the two tablets of the Law given by God to Moses, sacred to the Jews, guarded by Angels in its sanctuary

The Trinity (The Throne of Grace), 1511. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Trinity (The Throne of Grace), 1511. God the Father takes his son, Jesus Christ, into Heaven, while the dove of the Holy Spirit hovers overhead

The Youth of Jesus, c1897. Artist: James Tissot
The Youth of Jesus, c1897. Jesus carrying a plank of wood down the street while Mary and Joseph, a carpenter, watch from their doorway. From Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot

Jesus Found, c1897. Artist: James Tissot
Jesus Found, c1897. Mary and Joseph finding the young Jesus in the Temple where he had been sitting with the Doctors (Bible: Luke 2). From Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot

South Sea Bubble, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth
South Sea Bubble, 1721. People queue to enter the Devils shop, while he cuts up Fortune. Clerics of various denominations gamble in the left foreground. People ride on a wooden hobby horse

Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill
Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), Indian Nationalist leader

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, on his way to Congress, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul)

It is Finished : Christs last words from the Cross, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
It is Finished : Christs last words from the Cross, c1890. As Christ speaks his last words, at the foot of the cross the three Marys and James strain anxiously towards him while, above

The Descent from the Cross, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
The Descent from the Cross, c1890. When he was dead, Christ was taken down from the cross on which he was crucified (The Deposition) and his body handed over to his family and friends

Christ calling Matthew, the tax collector, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
Christ calling Matthew, the tax collector, c1890. When Jesus called Matthew (Levi) to follow him, the Pharisees criticised him for eating with tax collectors and sinners

The tribute money, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
The tribute money, c1890. In an attempt to entrap Jesus, the Pharisees sent men to ask if it was right for Jews to pay taxes to the Romans

Christ appearing to St Peter, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
Christ appearing to St Peter, c1890. After his Resurrection, Christ appears to Peter and convinces him of his identity by showing the stigmata, the wounds he received during his crucifixion

Christ healing the sick brought to him in the villages, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
Christ healing the sick brought to him in the villages, c1890. In the New Testament gospels chronicling the life of Jesus Christ, there are a number of accounts of miracles of healing

Vishnu one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), c19th century. Artist: A Geringer
Vishnu one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), c19th century. Vishnu in his avatar as Parshu-Rama, Rama with the Axe. From L Inde Francaise

Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), c19th century. Artist: A Geringer
Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), c19th century. Vishnu in his fourth avatar of Narasimha, the man lion. From L Inde Francaise

Steerage passengers on an Atlantic steamer bound for America, c1850
Steerage passengers on an Atlantic steamer boun for America, c1850. Engraving

Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. Artist: John Dawson Watson
Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. This 18th century memoir novel was inspired by the story of the Scottish seaman Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721)

Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. Artist: John Dawson Watson
Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. This 18th century memoir novel was inspired by the story of the Scottish seaman Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721)

Scene from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolph Erich Raspe, c1850. Munchausen, having tethered his horse to a pole in a snowstorm

Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Artist: Mary L Gow
Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Eppie, the orphan adopted by the linen weaver Silas Marner, showing Marner how much she likes him. From Silas Marner by George Eliot. (London, 1882)

Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Artist: Mary L Gow
Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Eppie in de toal-hole. Silas Marner, miser and linen weaver, defeated in his attempt to discipline his adopted daughter, three year old Eppie

Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood

Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Aunt Clegg, one of Mrs Tullivers sisters, looking over the goods in Bob Jakins pack

Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Mr Tulliver ordering Tom to write a bitter condemnation of lawyer Wakem in the front of the family Bible

Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Mrs Tulliver visiting lawyer Wakem to ask him not to bid for Dorlcote Mill at the forthcoming auction

Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Tom and Maggie Tulliver fishing in childhood It was one of their happy mornings. From The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. (London, c1880)

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