Items matching royalty (results page 1)

Frontispiece: Edward VII Taking the Oath Royal Children of English History (1904)

Edward (not yet King Edward) strikes a kingly pose with one hand on his hip, wearing attractive purple, with an ermine robe and a gold chain, as he prepares to try on the crown, which he thinks is ver [...]

Keywords: kings, people, beards, royalty, colour, robes, costumes, crowns

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-09-08

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Frontispiece: Charles the King walked for the last time through the streets of London An Island Story (1920)

King Charles is followed by a priest, and surrounded by soldiers with lances. He wears 17th-century costume. [King Charles I] had been foolish, he had been wicked, but now, in the face of death, he b [...]

Keywords: royalty, soldiers, people, illustrations for children, colour

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2009-05-05

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Title page detail: Scholarly King Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

In this detail from the title page, a king (wearing a crown) sits at a table with a pen and an open book, and is also consulting a dictionary. He sratches his head, obviously baffled.

Keywords: cartoons, scholars, books, royalty, humour, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-10

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45.—Coronation Chair Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“The celebrated stone which now forms the seat of the coronation chair of the sovereigns of England is a flat stone, nearly square. It formerly stood in Argyleshire, according to Buchanan; who also sa [...]

Keywords: royalty, chairs, rocks, greyscale

Places shown: Westminster Abbey; Westminster; London; England

Added: 2006-07-09

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Houses of Parliament from the River, temp Charles II. London (Volume II) (1841)

The Houses of Parliament in Westminster, in the time of King Charles II, so between (roughly) 1650 and 1685; this is of course long before th 19th century changes, and before Big Ben was built.

Keywords: government, buildings, royalty, water, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2009-04-21

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Frontispiece: The King and Queen inspecting the tarts Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

The plate of tarts is presented for the approval of the King and Queen of Hearts in their throne-room.

Keywords: alice, royalty, illustrations for children, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-26

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Coin of Æthelstan A Short History of the English People (1902)

King Æthelstan ruled England from A.D. 924 to 940. This coin is inscribed “ÆĐELSTANRE” on one side and possibly “BIORNEARDMOLONDCI” on the other. There is also a somewhat crude likeness of the king.

Keywords: coins, royalty, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-10-24

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118.—Claudius. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Succeeding emperors left the Britons in the quiet advancement of their civilization, until Claudius (Fig. 118) was stirred up to the hazard of an invasion. In the sonorous prose of Milton—“He, who wai [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, roman emperors, royalty, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-03-19

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190.—Arms and Costume of an Anglo-Saxon King and Armour Bearer. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A King brandishes a sword; he holds a large shield. At his side and slightly behind him, a boy or young man has a smaller shield.

Keywords: costumes, people, soldiers, weapons, royalty, saxon england, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-10-09

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194.—Ringed Mail. Cotton MS. Claud. B, 4. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

An illustration of a Biblical scene but with Anglo-Saxon costumes and weapons. A king (with a long forked breard) wears a crown, brandishes a heavy sword and carries a shield; he wears ring-mail. Next [...]

Keywords: soldiers, royalty, kings, weapons, swords, shields, mail, armour, saxon england, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-07-19

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283.—Royal Costume, and the Harness and Equipment of Horses. (Cotton M.S.) Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Three Kings, the figures of legend that are derived from the story of the wise men, astronomers or astrologers who visited the infant Jesus. The Gospels do not say how many of them there were, bu [...]

Keywords: royalty, christmas, religion, costumes, animals, horses, spirit, saxon england, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-09-20

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284.—The Harp, Accompanied by Other Instruments (cotton MS.). Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

[The Anglo-Saxons] put their own harp into the hands of the Royal Psalmist (Fig. 284) and indeed we see here King David on his throne, dressed as an Anglo-Saxon king. There’s also a violinist, a trump [...]

Keywords: royalty, people, musical instruments, music, christmas, religion, saxon england, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-10-11

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