Images Dated 29th January 2007 (page 5)

French 270 heavy artillery mortar, Artois, France, World War I, 1915. Mortars were regarded as more effective than conventional artillery during the First World War because the high trajectory of

Representatives of the Allied governments, Paris, World War I, 27-29 March 1916. Representatives from France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Portugal

Injured French soldiers, Arras, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 19 August 1915

How the Chateau was Taken, World War I, France, 1915. A German soldier falls through a ceiling, as French troops fire into the room above them. A print from Le Pays de France, 19 August 1915

French soldiers doing their laundry, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 19th August 1915

The front cover of Le Pays de France, 5 August 1915. Molten steel pouring in Creusot, France

The defences of Carency, France, 1915. A village in the Pas de Calais, Carency was heavily damaged during World War I. A print from Le Pays de France, 5 August 1915

The mayor of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire in the ruins of the commune, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 5th August 1915

Louis XVI, King of France. Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, deposed by the French Revolution and executed for treason by guillotine in 1793

Charles X, King of France, 19th century. Artist: Delpech
Charles X, King of France, 19th century. The brother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, Charles (1757-1836) came to the throne in succession to the latter in 1824

Edward, the Black Prince. Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine and Duke of Cornwall (1330-1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and the father of King Richard II

Louis Philippe I, King of France, 19th century. Artist: W Alais
Louis Philippe I, King of France, 19th century. Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was proclaimed king in 1830 after the overthrow of the repressive regime of Charles X by the July Revolution

Empress of the French

Jane Seymour, Queen Consort of England and third wife of Henry VIII. Jane (1509-1537) was queen for less than two years. She died of puerperal fever

Charles le Brun, French Baroque era painter, (19th century. )Artist: Bellefond
Charles le Brun, French Baroque era painter, (19th century). An engraving of le Brun (1619-1690)

Anne of Denmark, queen consort of King James I of England and VI of Scotland
Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Anne (1574-1619) married James, then King of Scotland, in 1589. Their second son succeeded James as King Charles I in 1625

Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor, 2 July 1644, (19th century). The Parliamentarians under Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists at this battle in Yorkshire

Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss physiognomist and theologian, (1813). Artist: J Chapman
Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss physiognomist and theologian, (1813). Physiognomy is the art of reading psychological traits from physical characteristics

Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, (19th century). Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, (19th century). Anne (c1504-1536) married Henry in 1533. She provided Henry with a daughter, the future Elizabeth I (1533-1603)

Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, (1818). Artist: R Page
Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, (1818). Newtons (1643-1727) discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Thomas Manton, Puritan clergyman. Artist: J Chapman
Thomas Manton, Puritan clergyman. Manton (1620-1677) called for the restoration of Charles II in 1660. In 1662 he resigned from his Covent Garden living in protest at the Act of Uniformity

William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright, (1820). Artist: John Hall
William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright, (1820). Portrait of Shakespeare (1564-1616), widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language

William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright, (1820). Artist: William Finden
William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright, (1820). Portrait of Shakespeare (1564-1616), widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel. Howard (1586-1646) was a courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as an art collector rather than as a politician

The Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer. Maskelyne (1732-1811) was Astronomer Royal from 1765-1811. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758

Joseph Addison, English politician and writer. Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi
Joseph Addison, English politician and writer. Addison (1672-1719) was a friend of Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift and edited The Spectator with Steele in 1711-1712

Sir Anthony Denny, courtier of Henry VII. Artist: WT Mote
Sir Anthony Denny, courtier of Henry VII. Denny (1501-1549) was a close confidant of Henry, a prominent member of the Privy Chamber, and attended the king on his deathbed

Sir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. Artist: Alfred Croquis
Sir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. In 1816 Brewster (1781-1868) invented the kaleidoscope

Geoffrey Chaucer, 14th century English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat. Artist:s Freeman
Geoffrey Chaucer, 14th century English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat. Portrait of Chaucer, (c1343-1400), author of The Canterbury Tales

Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, (1818). Artist: E Scriven
Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, (1818). Newtons (1643-1727) discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1803
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, (1803). Darnley (1545-1567) was murdered at Kirk O Field near Edinburgh in February 1567

Ben Jonson, English dramatist, poet and actor, (1785). Artist: Goldar
Ben Jonson, English dramatist, poet and actor, (1785). Jonson (c1572-1637) is best known for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, and for his lyric poems

Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England Scotland and Ireland, (1795). The third son of Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell (1626-1712)

Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, English soldier, (1810). Artist: Robert Cooper
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, English soldier, (1810). Spencer (c1620-1643) fought on the side of the Royalists in several battles during the English Civil War

Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator and privateer. Artist: J Cochran
Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator and privateer. Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Sir Horace Vere, English soldier during the Thirty Years War. Vere (1565-1635) was sent to the Palatinate by James I in 1620

Sir Robert Naunton, English politician and writer. Artist: Robert Cooper
Sir Robert Naunton, English politician and writer. Naunton (1563-1635) became Secretary of State in 1618. His strong Protestant views led to him being censured by James I

Sir Ralph Abercromby, British general. Artist: William Finden
Sir Ralph Abercromby, British general. Abercromby (1734-1801) served with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars. He died of a wound suffered in an engagement near Alexandria, Egypt, in 1801

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century English statesman. Artist: Houbraken
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century English statesman. Bennet (1618-1685) was a prominent statesman of the Restoration period

John Armstrong, 18th century Scottish physician and poet. Artist: Francis Engleheart
John Armstrong, 18th century Scottish physician and poet

William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright. Artist: WT Green
William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright. Portrait of Shakespeare (1564-1616), widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821). Artist: J Fitler
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

Benjamin Disraeli, 19th century British Conservative statesman and writer. Artist: H Robinson
Benjamin Disraeli, 19th century British Conservative statesman and writer. First elected to Parliament in 1837, Disraeli (1804-1881) was twice Prime Minister of Britain

Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier, 18th century French scientist, (1812). Artist: J Chapman
Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier, 18th century French scientist, (1812). Among other achievements, Lavoisier (1743-1794) was one of the discoverers of oxygen

William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright. Artist: J Cochran
William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright. Portrait of Shakespeare (1564-1616), widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language

Journee du Poilu 25 et 26 Decembre 1915, French World War I poster, 1915. Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Journee du Poilu 25 et 26 Decembre 1915, French World War I poster, 1915. Poilu was the nickname given to the French infantry soldier of the First World War, the equivalent of the British Tommy

Journee du Poilu 25 et 26 Decembre 1915, French World War I poster, 1915. Artist: Maurice Neumont
Journee du Poilu 25 et 26 Decembre 1915, French World War I poster, 1915. A soldier prepares to throw a grenade. Poilu was the nickname given to the French infantry soldier of the First World War

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