EditorialDeath of Willem III, Silver Medal. Obverse: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: eagle flies to mountains by the sea, while sun sets within inscription, above inscription, William III (Prince of Orange and King of Englan...
EditorialWhite stoneware teapot with relief decorations, Staffordshire, Bulb-shaped teapot of white stoneware. The pot has an S-shaped spout and an S-shaped ear. The pot is decorated with six oval medallions with a wavy relief pattern inside., anonymous, Englan...
EditorialEnglish help to the rebels, counting medal of the States of Zeeland, Copper medal. Front: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by eight coats of arms within an inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms in decorated cartouche with a circle, Zeeland, Englan...
EditorialFragment of a multi-colored silk fabric, A fragment of a silk fabric with a pergola in gray, on which a basket with red fruits and also large fruits and leaves on a light-blue ground. Note: Beveled, 1.2 cm plain weave 6 edge threads., anonymous, Englan...
EditorialBirth of Charles, prince of England, Scotland, Ireland and France, Silver Medal. Front: four heart-shaped coats of arms placed in cross within an inscription. Reverse: tableau with inscription, surrounded by ornamental motif, Charles II (King of Englan...
EditorialJames I (1556-1625), the later king of England, as a child, Portrait of James I (1556-1625), as a child. Bust, facing. After the portrait of Arnold van Bronckorst from 1574 in Edinburgh. Part of the portrait portrait collection, James I (King of Englan...
EditorialRestitution of the pawn towns Vlissingen and Zeeburg by the English, Copper Medal. Front: inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms within the inscription and border of seven ribbon-tied coats of arms, Flushing, Fort Rammekens, James I (King of Englan...
EditorialVictories of the Allies in the War in Spain and Portugal, Silver Medal. Front: riders on horseback with army inside inscription in the background. Reverse: inscription, Vitoria, Pamplona, San Sebasti?n, Arthur Wellesley or Wellington, anonymous, Englan...
EditorialExhibition MDCCCLI. Photographs. (spine title) Book of photographs for the set of ...Works of Industry of All Nations, Claude-Marie Ferrier (French, 1811 - 1889), Sir Hugh Owen (British, 1804 - 1881), Nikolaas Henneman and Thomas Malone, London, Englan...
EditorialIchthyosaurus communis, Print, Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ?????/ichthys meaning 'fish' and sa????/sauros meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the late Triassic and early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian) of Europe (Belgium, Englan...
EditorialIchthyosaurus communis, Print, Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ?????/ichthys meaning 'fish' and sa????/sauros meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the late Triassic and early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian) of Europe (Belgium, Englan...
EditorialSix kneeling figures worship the beast: in front, five corpses of saints mostly in armour, two with shields of arms (gules, a chevron or between three besants, and gules, a fess or between four besants). Apocalypse ('The Queen Mary Apocalypse'). Englan...
EditorialSt. Mark. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] St.Mark, seated, with his symbol, a winged lion blowing a trumpet and carrying a book Image taken from Lindisfarne Gospels. Originally published/produced in N.E. Englan...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, while a wingless angel at right holds Christ’s garment, with a caption reading, ‘Cy seint iohan Baptist douz ihesu crist’ . Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Englan...
Editorial'The dignity of the franchise'. A cartoon reproduced from 'Punch', showing a man telling a woman to leave voting to the men. [A collection of press cuttings, pamphlets, leaflets and letters mainly relating to the movement for women's suffrage in Englan...
EditorialSix kneeling figures worship the beast: in front, five corpses of saints mostly in armour, two with shields of arms (gules, a chevron or between three besants, and gules, a fess or between four besants). Apocalypse ('The Queen Mary Apocalypse'). Englan...
EditorialLady shooting at a rabbit. Taymouth Hours. England [London?], between 1325 and 1335. [Miniature only] A lady shoots a bolt at a rabbit, which remains seated beside a rabbit hole Image taken from Taymouth Hours. Originally published/produced in Englan...
EditorialSir John de Grailly, captal de Buch, a founder Knight of the Order of the Garter, wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book'). Englan...
EditorialChrist and the Doctors. Neville of Hornby Hours. England [London?]; between 1340 and 1350. [Whole folio] Salutations to the Virgin. Christ and the Doctors in the Temple Image taken from Neville of Hornby Hours. Originally published/produced in Englan...
EditorialSketch of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, seated under a canopy, crowned, with sceptres in each hand; the Archbishop of Canterbury on her right. Below, a plan for the queen's coronation dinner in Westminster Hall, 1 June 1533. Englan...
EditorialSt. Mark. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] St.Mark, seated, with his symbol, a winged lion blowing a trumpet and carrying a book Image taken from Lindisfarne Gospels. Originally published/produced in N.E. Englan...
Editorial'Pirton's military medal sergeant'. 'Night raid on German trenches'. Newspaper report of how Sergeant A.E. Walker of the Canadian infantry, led a raid into the German trenches. For this he was awarded the Military medal. . Hertfordshire Express. Englan...
EditorialHyena robbing a tomb. Bestiary. England (Salisbury?); 1230-1240. (Lower miniature) A hyena, which dwells in graveyards and devours the dead, shown dragging a human corpse from a tomb. Image taken from Bestiary. Originally published/produced in Englan...
EditorialMiniature shows initial 'T', a monk standing at a desk and reading the abstract of the First Deed. A judge with other ministers of the law on the left, and John Islip, Abbot of Westminster and monks on the right. Indentures of Westminster Abbey. Englan...
EditorialMen swimming. Queen Mary Psalter. England (London?); circa 1310-1320. (Miniature only) Bas-de-page scene showing a man swimming under the water, with another treading water. Image taken from Queen Mary Psalter. Originally published/produced in Englan...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, while a wingless angel at right holds Christ’s garment, with a caption reading, ‘Cy seint iohan Baptist douz ihesu crist’ . Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Englan...
EditorialPortrait of King Edward III, a Knight Founder of the Order of the Garter, wearing the blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat with his personal arms. . Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book'). Englan...
EditorialPerseus with Gorgon's head. Cicero's Aratus. England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent. (Whole folio) Illustration of the constellation Perseus with the Gorgon's head. Image taken from Cicero's Aratus. Originally published/produced in Englan...
EditorialReigns of Elizabeth I and James I. History of England [Volume the Second]. England; circa 1790-1793. [Whole opening] Text. The reigns of Elizabeth I and James I; with portrait medallion of James I by Cassandra Austen Image taken from History of Englan...
EditorialFranc ? Cheval of John the Good, ca. 1350?64, Made in Poitiers, France, French, Gold, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/16 in. (2.9 x 0.1 cm), Coins, The franc ? cheval represents the restoration of sound coinage after the treaty of Br?tigny between France and Englan...
EditorialTRENT BRIDGE, NOTTINGHAM, UK. Trent Bridge was first used as a cricket ground in the 1830s. The first recorded cricket match was held on an area of ground behind the Trent Bridge Inn in 1838. Trent Bridge hosted its first Test match in 1899, for Englan...