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Editorial Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman, n.d., Published by Kronheim & Company, English, 19th century, London, Intaglio with color woodblocks (Baxter process), on paper.
Editorial 'Death of Ridley and Latimer'. Both Bishops Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer were burned at the stake in Oxford on this day, October 16, 1555. They were two out of the three 'Oxford martyrs'. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the ...
Editorial 'The burning of Cranmer.' Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury. After the accession of the Roman Catholic Mary I, Cranmer was put on trial for treason and heresy. Cranmer wa...
Editorial Druids (From: Pictures of English History).
Editorial An illustration of Davis's Prize Medal Barometer and Weather Guide . Warne's Model Housekeeper: a manual of domestic economy in all its branches. Compiled and edited by R. Murray. With ... illustrations ... by Kronheim, etc. London : F. Warne & Co., [1...
Editorial The Wars of the Roses.' Illustration depicting an army, praying, before going into battle. The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet—the houses of Lancaster ...
Editorial 'Death of Ridley and Latimer'. Both Bishops Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer were burned at the stake in Oxford on this day, October 16, 1555. They were two out of the three 'Oxford martyrs'. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the ...
Editorial 'The red and white roses'. An illustration depicting the apocryphal scene when supporters of the rival factions pick either red or white roses; The Duke of York is shown picking a white rose. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the ...
Editorial 'The burning of Cranmer.' Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury. After the accession of the Roman Catholic Mary I, Cranmer was put on trial for treason and heresy. Cranmer wa...
Editorial 'The capture of Guy Fawkes.' Guy Fawkes discovered in the vaults under Parliament, with the gunpowder, on 5 November 1605. . Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the present period. With ninety-three pictures, printed in colour by K...
Editorial Robinson Crusoe firing his gun at the natives of the island. Robinson Crusoe. London ; Frederick Warne & Co ; Scribner, Welford, & Armstrong: New York, [1872] Kronheim & Co [Printers]. Source: 12805.l.45.(6).
Editorial 'Cromwell turns out Parliament'. Oliver Cromwell in the Houses of Parliament. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the present period. With ninety-three pictures, printed in colour by Kronheim. London : George Routledge & Sons, [1868...
Editorial 'The battle of Culloden'. The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising, fought on 16 April 1746. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the present period. With ninety-three pictures, printed in colour...
Editorial Canute and his courtiers'. King Canute (Cnut) commanding the waves to stop. It is believed that, on this site, Cnut tried to command the tide of the river to prove to his courtiers that they were fools to think that he could command the waves. Pictures...
Editorial Robinson Crusoe crawling out of the sea onto a beach. Robinson Crusoe. London ; Frederick Warne & Co. ; Scribner, Welford, & Armstrong: New York, [1872] Kronheim & Co. [Printers]. Children's books. Source: 12805.l.45.(6) opposite page 2.
Editorial Blondel at Richard's prison'. Blondel de Nesle – either Jean I of Nesle or his son Jean II of Nesle, was a French trouvere. Blondel's name is associated with a legend that claims that after Richard I of England was arrested and held for ransom in 119...
Editorial 'The Battle of Trafalgar'. The mortal wounding of Admiral Lord Nelson at the sea battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the present period. With ninety-three pictures, printed in colour by Kronheim...
Editorial 'Execution of Charles I', on 30 January 1649. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the present period. With ninety-three pictures, printed in colour by Kronheim. London : George Routledge & Sons, [1868]. Source: 9505.ff.6 picture 58....
Editorial Wallace executed'. Sir William Wallace, (died 23 August 1305) was a Scottish landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. In August 1305 Wallace was captured and hanged, drawn, and quartered. Pictures of Englis...
Editorial 'The execution of Lord Stafford'. Lord Stafford became implicated in the Titus Oates plot, where fabricated evidence was used to prove an alleged Catholic plot against Charles II. He was attainted in 1678, with his titles forfeited. In 1680 he was impe...
Editorial 'Murder of the Little Princes'. The Princes in the Tower: Edward V (b.1470); Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (b.1473); sons of King Edward IV; imprisoned by their uncle, Richard III, and presumed to have died in 1483, probably murdered. . Pictu...
Editorial 'The first English printer.' William Caxton and a printing press. He is thought to be the first English person to work as a printer and the first to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times ...
Editorial King Alfred and the cakes'. The folk tale of Alfred and the accidental burning of the griddle cakes. In 878, after the Danes captured Chippenham, Alfred was forced to retreat into the wilderness, and it is to this period that the story of King Alfred b...
Editorial William Wallace fighting the English forces. Sir William Wallace (died 23 August 1305) was a Scottish landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Brid...
Editorial An illustration of Davis's Prize Medal Barometer and Weather Guide . Warne's Model Housekeeper: a manual of domestic economy in all its branches. Compiled and edited by R. Murray. With ... illustrations ... by Kronheim, etc. London : F. Warne & Co., [1...
Editorial Robinson Crusoe as a young boy, with his parents. Robinson Crusoe. London ; Frederick Warne & Co. ; Scribner, Welford, & Armstrong: New York, [1872] Kronheim & Co. [Printers]. Children's books. Source: 12805.l.45.(6) opposite page 1.
Editorial Piers Gaveston pleading for mercy before being executed. Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman and the favourite of King Edward II of England. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the...
Editorial 'The execution of Lady Jane Grey.' Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley or The Nine Days' Queen, was an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Jane was convicted o...
Editorial Robinson Crusoe in his stockade home on the island. Robinson Crusoe. London ; Frederick Warne & Co. ; Scribner, Welford, & Armstrong: New York, [1872] Kronheim & Co. [Printers]. Source: 12805.l.45.(6) page 3.
Editorial Illustrated title page showing Robinson Crusoe smoking a pipe. Robinson Crusoe. London ; Frederick Warne & Co. ; Scribner, Welford, & Armstrong: New York, [1872] Kronheim & Co. [Printers]. Children's books. Source: 12805.l.45.(6) Title page.
Editorial 'The battle of the Boyne.' The battle was fought in 1690 between the forces of the Catholic King James and the forces of the Protestant King William, across the River Boyne, in Ireland. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the presen...
Editorial King John and Magna Charta'. Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter originally issued in Latin in June 1215. It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the ban...
Editorial 'Landing of William of Orange'. On 5 November 1688 William invaded England. Pictures of English History. From the earliest times to the present period. With ninety-three pictures, printed in colour by Kronheim. London : George Routledge & Sons, [1868]....
Editorial The cutting up of the bacon pig and porker. A diagram showing the various cuts of meat. A Manual of Domestic Economy; suited to families spending from ￡150 to ￡1,500 a year ... Illustrated with coloured plates by Kronheim, and numerous wood engraving...
Editorial 'The battle of Naseby'. The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. On 14 June 1645, the main army of King Charles I was destroyed by the Parliamentarian New Model Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. Pi...