Design Pics/Historical RM Images

The Diet of Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c.1882.

Alfred Candidus Ferdinand, Prince of Windisch-Gratz, 1787 - 1862. Field Marshal in the Austrian army. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the...

Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva, aka Louis Kossuth, 1802 - 1894. Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician, statesman and Governor-President of...

Julius Jacob von Haynau, 1786 - 1853. Austrian general. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c.1882.

Construction of the Portus Julius, 37-36 BC, Bay of Naples, Italy, the first harbor specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval...

Two monks, with the support of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, successfully smuggle silkworms into Constantinople by hiding them in bamboo staves,...

The age of bronze and iron. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Celtic pottery workers during the Bronze Age. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

St. Denis preaching to the Gauls. Saint Denis, legendary 3rd-century Christian martyr, saint and the first bishop of Paris, France. From Hutchinson'...

Saint Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, taking supplies to the citizens of Gaul who were on the verge of starvation during the invasion by the Fra...

The school of Abelard. Peter Abelard, 1079 - 1142. Medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. From Hutchinson's Hi...

The childhood of Saint Louis. Following the death of his father whilst Louis was still a child, he received a strict upbringing from his mother and h...

Louis IX, 1214 - 1270, aka Saint Louis. King of France and a canonized saint. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The Battle of Taillebourg,1242. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Louis IX taken prisoner at the Battle of Fariskur during the Seventh Crusade which lasted from 1248 to 1254. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations...

The Triumph of Etienne Marcel. During the Estates General assembly of 1358 the populace of Paris, led by Marcel, invaded the palace and murdered the...

The executions of the Maillotins, Paris, 1382. A tax riot which grew into a revolt called the Maillotin uprising. From Hutchinson's History of the N...

Joan of Arc receives her sword before setting out for Orleans during the siege of 1428 - 1429. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 -1431, aka The Maid of Oreans. He...

Joan of Arc taken prisoner in 1430. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 -1431, aka The Maid of Orleans. Heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase...

The martydom of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 -1431, aka The Maid of Orleans. Heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the...

The entry of Louis XI into Paris, France, 1461. Louis XI, 1423 -1483, aka Louis the Prudent. Monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of Fra...

French Gothic armour, 1460-1480. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Ground plan of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England c.1837. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England c.1837. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

The meeting, prior to their wedding in 1477, of Mary of Burgindy and Maximilian I. Mary, 1457 - 1482. Duchess of Burgundy. Maximilian I, 1459 - 151...

Henry III instituting The Order of the Holy Spirit, aka Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, in 1578. Henry III,1551 - 1589. King of the Polish-L...

Types of barrows, aka Tumuli, burial mounds or kurgans. a. Long barrow. b and c. Druid barrows. d. Bell shaped barrow. e. Conical barrow. f. Twin...

Remains of Old Sarum, the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England, seen here in the mid 19th century. From Old England: A Pictorial...

A 19th century plan and section of Avebury, a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury, Wiltshire, Engla...

Archdruid in full judicial costume. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Trethevy Quoit, a megalithic tomb in Cornwall, England. Known locally as "the giant's house" it stands 9 feet (2.7 m) high and consists of five stan...

The Tolmen Stone, Constantine, Cornwall, England. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

A Gaulish Hut in ancient Britain. The Gauls constructed these dwellings using poles and wattles. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 18...

The Coronation Chair, Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, London, England. Here seen with the Stone of Scone which was returned to Scotland in 199...

Queen Isabella the Catholic Dictating her Will. Isabella I, 1451 - 1504. Queen of Castile. After after a painting by Spanish artist Eduardo Rosales...

Portrait of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926.

Facsimile of a specimen from the Domesday Book, a record of the "Great Survey" of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King Willia...

Antoninus Pius, 86 -161 AD, aka Antoninus. Roman emperor. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

British coracles. A coracle is a small, rounded, lightweight boat. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Ancient British war chariot with scythed blades coming out from the wheels. Shield and spears resting on top. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum,...

The White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, England. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Maumbury Rings, Dorchester, Dorset, England in the mid-19th century. An ancient British henge earthwork converted by the Romans for use as an amphithe...

A plan of Roman London, known as Londinium, England. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Constantine the Great, c. 272 AD - 337 AD, aka Constantine I or Saint Constantine. Roman Emperor. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 18...

Dunstan, 909 - 988 AD. Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint....

After the Latin Gospels presented by King Athelstane to the church of Canterbury. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Residence of a Saxon nobleman in ancient Britain. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

A dinner party, after a Cotton MS. The Cotton or Cottonian library is a collection of manuscripts once owned by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571-1631),...

Threshing and winnowing corn in the Middle Ages. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

The harp accompanied by other instruments, after a Cotton MS. The Cotton or Cottonian library is a collection of manuscripts once owned by Sir Robert...