Design Pics/Historical RM Images

Ancient inscription in the Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London, England, cut by Charles Baillie, or Bailly in 1571 which reads thus; " The most unhappy m...

Ancient inscription in the Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London, England, cut by Arthur Poole in 1568 which reads thus; "A passage perillus which maketh a...

London Bridge, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890.

St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England, seen from the River Thames in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890.

Lambeth Palace, Lambeth, London, England, seen here from across the River Thames in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890.

Plan of London around St. Paul's in 1563. After Ralph Agas's map. From London Pictures, published 1890.

The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, aka Great St Bart's, West Smithfield, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pict...

The Old Stone in Panyer Alley, London, England. Carved stone which has the inscription, "When ye have sought the City Round. Yet still this is the hi...

Old St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the south-west, showing the church of St. Gregory and the Chapter House, London, England, seen here before the fire...

Interior of Old St. Paul's Cathedral showing the central nave, "Paul's walk". In Elizabethan and early Stuart London people would walk up and down th...

Inigo Jones' porch to Old St. Pauls Cathedral showing the Lollards Tower, London, England. From London Pictures, published 1890.

St Paul's Cross, a preaching cross and open-air pulpit in the grounds of Old St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, seen here in 1620. From London Pict...

Interior of St. Paul's Cathedral looking east as it would have been after Wren's first design. From London Pictures, published 1890.

Interior of St. Pauls from under the dome, looking east. From London Pictures, published 1890.

The Chantry of Henry V and the entrance to the chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, London, England. From London Pictures, pu...

Detail of the pendant fan vault ceiling in the chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, London, England. From London Pictures, pub...

Detail of the pendant fan vault ceiling in the chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, London, England. From London Pictures, pub...

The south aisle of Henry seventh's chapel or The Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, London, England. From London Pictures...

The monument to the Wesleys in the nave of Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, London, England. John Wesley, 1703-1791. English cleric and theol...

The Jerusalem Chamber, a room in what was formerly the abbot's house of Westminster Abbey and the place where Henry IV of England died in 1413. From...

The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey, in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England, seen here in the 19th century...

Lambeth Palace, Lambeth, London, England, seen here in 1688. From London Pictures, published 1890

St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

Church of St. Olave Hart Street, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

Southwark Cathedral aka The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St SaVIour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, the nave and south transept, seen her...

Southwark Cathedral aka The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St SaVIour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, the Lady Chapel. From London Picture...

The old King's Weigh House Chapel, Little Eastcheap, London, England, seen here in the 19th century before the site was required for widening the appr...

The new King's Weigh House Chapel, London, England, built in 1833-4 and destroyed in 1882 when the site was compulsorily purchased by the Metropolitan...

The Surrey Chapel, Southwark, London, England, seen here in the 19th century, before being used as The Ring, a boxing arena. From London Pictures, pu...

Christ Church, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

The Great Seal of Queen VIctoria of England, bearing the inscription, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR, VIctoria, by the grace o...

The New Palace of Westminster, City of Westminster, London, England, seen here after its reconstruction following the fire of 1834 which VIrtually des...

Westminster, London, England, seen here in 1647 and showing Parliament House, The Hall and The Abbey, after a print by Hollar. From London Pictures,...

The lobby of the old House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

The House of Commons in the time of James I, Westminster Palace, London, England. From London Pictures, published 1890

John Eliot was a defender of freedom of speech for the house of commons. During the Parliament of 1629 Eliot presented three resolutions condemning C...

The interior of the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, City of Westiminster, London, England in the 19th century. From London Pictures, publish...

Statue of Perseus with head of Medusa, by Benvenuto Cellini, 1554. According to Greek mythology Perseus beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and...

Herodotus, c. 484 BC ??" c. 425 BC. Ancient Greek historian. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900.

Alexander III of Macedon, 356 BC ??" 323 BC, aka Alexander the Great . King (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Ar...

Hannibal Barca, 247 ??" c.183/181 BC. Military commander and general of the Phoenician-Canaanite state of Ancient Carthage. From The International...

The gateway to St. Jame's Palce, City of Westminster, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

VIctoria, 1819 ??" 1901. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. From London Pictures, published 1890

The Pillar Room, Buckingham Palace, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of...

The Royal Courts of Justice, London, England, the facade onto The Strand, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

The residence of Samuel Rogers, 22 St. James's Place, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. Samuel Rogers, 1763 ??" 1855. English poet. F...

The interior of The Temple Church, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

The Great Hall of the Middle Temple, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

The Chancery Lane Gate of Lincoln's Inn, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890