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England, Wiltshire, Stourton. View of the Pantheon across the lake in autumn at Stourhead Garden.





Orestes and Pylades, though honour requires them to murder Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, are none the less pursued by the Furie...
Orestes and Pylades, though honour requires them to murder Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, are none the less pursued by the Furies (Erinyes, or





ISABELLA MARY BEETON journalist, publisher and author of seminal work on household management Date: 1836 - 1865





Six thousand people are slaughtered by revolutionary forces when they finally take Lyon, which has resisted the extremist act...
Six thousand people are slaughtered by revolutionary forces when they finally take Lyon, which has resisted the extremist activities of the Paris authorities.





French troops make a bayonet charge during a struggle on the banks of the River Meuse, part of the almost year-long battle of...
French troops make a bayonet charge during a struggle on the banks of the River Meuse, part of the almost year-long battle of Verdun.





Cavalry are called in when anti-government rioting in Paris leads to an attack on the palais Bourbon. Date: 1933





WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan, writing at his desk Date: 1836 - 1911





The invasion fleet carries Garibaldi's 'thousand' from Quarto, Sicily, to invade the Italian mainland.





SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE Scottish novelist and dramatist probably best known for writing Peter Pan Date: 1860 - 1937





AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER French Chef. Director of Kitchen for many large Hotels. Known for his culinary innovations. Date: 1847 - 19...
AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER French Chef. Director of Kitchen for many large Hotels. Known for his culinary innovations. Date: 1847 - 1935





The citadel of Persepolis isone of the best preserved ofall the ancient Near Easternarchaeological sites, and oneof the first...
The citadel of Persepolis isone of the best preserved ofall the ancient Near Easternarchaeological sites, and oneof the first to be recognisedby European visitors. Date: 1902





Panteao Nacional National Pantheon in the Igreja de Santa Engracia, Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe





A deputation calls on Friedrich Wilhelm IV, king of Prussia, at Potsdam, but he turns his back on them.





A civil marriage, conducted by a provincial commissar. The happy couple hold the Red Flag as they take their oaths.





At Mantova, leaders of a patriotic conspiracy are arrested by the Austrian authorities and executed. They win fame as 'i mart...
At Mantova, leaders of a patriotic conspiracy are arrested by the Austrian authorities and executed. They win fame as 'i martiri di Belfiore'





Obelisk extending from the back of Bernini´s elephant sculpture in front of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy, Europe





Lambert SIMNEL, who aspired to the English throne, being tried (with his tutor) by Henry VII.





cafe, guests, company, Italy, Europe, night, at night, obelisk Ramses II, pantheon, Piazza della Rotondo, place, res





France, 19th century. Musical Pantheon with the main composers, satire by J. Travies, 1843 (Pantheon musical, par J. Travies:...
France, 19th century. Musical Pantheon with the main composers, satire by J. Travies, 1843 (Pantheon musical, par J. Travies: Les principaux compositeurs en 1843).





JOHN KNOXHome of the ScottishProtestant preacher in the High Street, EdinburghDate: 1505 - 1572





Gravesend, Kent:proposed development at Milton-on-Thames at the Royal Terrace Pier and Gardens Date: circa 1840?





Epicurus (Epikouros), Ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the school of philosophy known as Epicureanism.





ANTOINE-HENRI BECQUEREL French physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1903 Date: 1852 - 1908





HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Russian mystic, writer &c (wearing shawl, holding rolled magazine) Date: 1831 - 1891





Europe, Italy, Rome, Pantheon, Night View, Illumination, Tourism, Travel, Holiday, Vacation





COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY Slovak murderess and sadist descended from a noble family in Hungary





WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER. Parliamentary supporters interrogate the child of a Royalist.





ANUBIS. Dios representado en forma de CHACAL que guiaba el alma del difunto en el más allá. Detalle de un relieve que decora ...
ANUBIS. Dios representado en forma de CHACAL que guiaba el alma del difunto en el más allá. Detalle de un relieve que decora una de las piezas que se exponen en el Museo al Aire Libre (Mit Rahina) de Menfis. Egipto.





Montagne St Genevieve, the street where the actor of ´Midnight in Paris´ Woody Allen each night go, Paris, France





The railway arch over DeanStreet, Newcastle upon Tyne,connecting the York andBerwick railway. It was openedby George Hudson, ...
The railway arch over DeanStreet, Newcastle upon Tyne,connecting the York andBerwick railway. It was openedby George Hudson, M.P. on29 August 1848. Date: 1848





The Allied general staff for the invasion - Air Marshal Tedder, gen. Bradley, Eisenhower, Admiral Ramsay, Leigh-Mallory, Mont...
The Allied general staff for the invasion - Air Marshal Tedder, gen. Bradley, Eisenhower, Admiral Ramsay, Leigh-Mallory, Montgomery, lt.gen. Biddle Smith Date: June 1944





FIRST CRUSADE Crusaders under Baudouin de Boulogne take Edessa, in Turkey, which provides the Crusaders with a base





When Juan de Cartagena questions the authority of Fernao de Magalhaes he is put in the stocks, but is released when other cap...
When Juan de Cartagena questions the authority of Fernao de Magalhaes he is put in the stocks, but is released when other captains protest





The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain.





WILLIAM DAMPIER and one of his crew are attacked by natives, and he is compelled to shoot one of them





Hermes bust, one of the gods from the Olympian pantheon. Greek art. Athens, archaeological museum of Andros. Greece. Location...
Hermes bust, one of the gods from the Olympian pantheon. Greek art. Athens, archaeological museum of Andros. Greece. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-ESCULTURA, ATHENS, GREECE.





Spanish troops embark at Malaga for the war with Morocco, where they will be victorious under Juan Prim.





REINHARD SCHEER German naval commander, took part in battle of Jutland, responsible for much U-boat strategy Date: 1863 - 192...
REINHARD SCHEER German naval commander, took part in battle of Jutland, responsible for much U-boat strategy Date: 1863 - 1928





PANTEON REAL - PINTURAS ROMANICAS - FINALES DEL SIGLO XI PRINCIPIOS DEL XII - ANUNCIACION A LOS PASTORES - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. ...
PANTEON REAL - PINTURAS ROMANICAS - FINALES DEL SIGLO XI PRINCIPIOS DEL XII - ANUNCIACION A LOS PASTORES - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Location: COLEGIATA DE SAN ISIDORO, LEON, SPAIN.





EDITH SITWELL Writer, reading from her 'Rustic Elegies', being filmed while her voice is recorded in synch, in 1927 Date: 188...
EDITH SITWELL Writer, reading from her 'Rustic Elegies', being filmed while her voice is recorded in synch, in 1927 Date: 1887 - 1964





VASCO DE GAMA (Sines, Alentejo, h.1465-Cochin, India, 1524). Navegante portugués. Nombrado por Juan II en 1487 jefe de una ex...
VASCO DE GAMA (Sines, Alentejo, h.1465-Cochin, India, 1524). Navegante portugués. Nombrado por Juan II en 1487 jefe de una expedición a la India Firmó un tratado de comercio en nombre del Rey de Portugal y fundó establecimientos en Mozambique, Sofala y Cochin. Fue virrey de la India. CENOTAFIO DE VASCO DE GAMA. Panteón Nacional. Lisboa. Portugal.





Pantheon, Piazza della Minerva, Rome, Lazio, Italy.,Tourists enjoy dinner at an outdoor restaurant near the Pantheon.





View from the sea as the city of Antwerp is seized by general Chasse : the Belgians will not get it back until December 1832.





rance, Paris, Jardin du Luxembourg Luxembourg Garden, Greek Actor by Charles Arthur Bourgeois with the Pantheon in the Backgr...
rance, Paris, Jardin du Luxembourg Luxembourg Garden, Greek Actor by Charles Arthur Bourgeois with the Pantheon in the Background





Yangon U Win Hlaing, a famous nat-kadaw medium Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats of the national panthe...
Yangon U Win Hlaing, a famous nat-kadaw medium Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats of the national pantheon Pyin U Lwin, formely Maymyo Mandalay Division Burma Republic of the Union of Myanmar





Guns salute Ferdinand I, emperor of Austria, as he steams into Capodistria, in the course of a visit to his Italian possessio...
Guns salute Ferdinand I, emperor of Austria, as he steams into Capodistria, in the course of a visit to his Italian possessions.





France, Ile-de-France, Capital, Paris, 5th, City center, plunging View(Sight), The Pantheon





THE OLD PRETENDER James Francis Edward Stuart, father of Charles Edward Stuart (The Young Pretender); The Knight of Saint Geo...
THE OLD PRETENDER James Francis Edward Stuart, father of Charles Edward Stuart (The Young Pretender); The Knight of Saint George.





Samuel de Champlain hangs the ring-leaders of a conspiracy of dissatisfied colonists, who had planned to murder him and pilla...
Samuel de Champlain hangs the ring-leaders of a conspiracy of dissatisfied colonists, who had planned to murder him and pillage the stores





The inauguration of the Ligurian Republic, created by Napoleon in northwest Italy : soon, though, France will annex these ter...
The inauguration of the Ligurian Republic, created by Napoleon in northwest Italy : soon, though, France will annex these territories...





Don Juan of Austria, Spanishgovernor in Netherlands,enters Brussels but has to make concessions including removing Spanish tr...
Don Juan of Austria, Spanishgovernor in Netherlands,enters Brussels but has to make concessions including removing Spanish troops fromthe Netherlands Date: 2 May 1577





Russian prisoners are forced to transport their own artillery pieces, both having been captured by the Germans. Date: 1915





ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer's nurse 'Cummy', alias Alison Cunningham Date: 1850 - 1894





Golden Chedi in front of the pantheon, carried by twenty monkeys and demons: Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace Temple of the Emerald...
Golden Chedi in front of the pantheon, carried by twenty monkeys and demons: Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia





The Commune causes disruption throughout France : at Montpellier merchandise piles up because it can't be carried into the oc...
The Commune causes disruption throughout France : at Montpellier merchandise piles up because it can't be carried into the occupied city.





When the ruler of Julich dies his lands are contested by Dutch and Empire. Imperial forces seize the town but they are besieg...
When the ruler of Julich dies his lands are contested by Dutch and Empire. Imperial forces seize the town but they are besieged and ousted by the Dutch and their allies.





Departure of the volunteers who have been occupying the palais des Tuileries since the abdication of Louis-Philippe.





Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher. His most famous philosophical statement was: I think, therefore I am.





A snail crawls on yellow marigold flowers, known as Zempasuchitl, on a tomb decorated with a candle at the cemetery in San Gr...
A snail crawls on yellow marigold flowers, known as Zempasuchitl, on a tomb decorated with a candle at the cemetery in San Gregorio Atlapulco, Xochimilco, Mexico City. The Day of the Dead celebration is a tradition that honors the deceased





The SYNOD (or Council) of WHITBY, at which it was decided to celebrate Easter according to the Roman calendar





France, Paris, Painting in Le Panth?on : Joan of Ark on the pyre by Jules-Eug?ne Leneuveu





Europe, France, Paris, Pantheon, Interior, Interiors, La Convention Nationale, Sculpture, Tourism, Travel, Holiday, Vacation





Lightning flashes as Union forces land on Island number 10, where the Confederates have a battery which threatens river traff...
Lightning flashes as Union forces land on Island number 10, where the Confederates have a battery which threatens river traffic.





ULYSSES S GRANT American Civil War General, and later President, writing his memoirs at Mount McGregor





JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers Date: 1814 - 1883





Historia Antigua. Las siete maravillas del mundo antiguo. Las pirámides de Egipto. Grabado alemán de 1886.





SECOND PUNIC WAR Carthaginian general Hannibal uses elephants in his crossing of the Alps into Italy





The French form a square against an attack by natives : Colonel Montagnac is killed. (Date and place unknown)





A brochure design for theKaiser Wilhelm II toboggancontest at Davos, Switzerland.Date: 1910





Gilgamesh, having learnt the whereabouts of the Plant of Life which confers immortality, sets out to find it Date: circa 2000...
Gilgamesh, having learnt the whereabouts of the Plant of Life which confers immortality, sets out to find it Date: circa 2000 BC





During the Battle of the Falkland Islands, German ships 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau' are both sunk





Prasat Phra Thep Bidon, Royal Pantheon, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Phra Kaeo, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand.





White marble ionic columns, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC, USA. This colonnaded memorial, completed in 1943, is l...
White marble ionic columns, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC, USA. This colonnaded memorial, completed in 1943, is located on the south side of the Tidal Basin and was designed by John Russell Pope in the style of the ancient Roman Pantheon.





James Braid. Scottish golfer and course architect, winner of five British Open Championships





guardia al pantheon nacional, santo domingo, hispaniola, repubblica dominicana, caraibi. guard at the pantheon nacional, sant...
guardia al pantheon nacional, santo domingo, hispaniola, repubblica dominicana, caraibi. guard at the pantheon nacional, santo domingo, hispaniola, dominican republic, caribbean





General Cavaignac, given dictatorial powers, posts proclamations to restore order in Paris.





MITOLOGIA CLASICA. DIOS del vino, DIONISO. Escultura romana del S. II d. C.. Mármol. Roma. Museo Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenha...
MITOLOGIA CLASICA. DIOS del vino, DIONISO. Escultura romana del S. II d. C.. Mármol. Roma. Museo Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhague. Dinamarca. Norte Europa.





HENRY MORTON STANLEY British journalist and explorer, in the clothes he wore to meet Livingstone in 1871 Date: 1841 - 1904





CHARLES DICKENS English writer at his home at Gadshill in Kent, with his daughters Kate (standing) and Mary (sitting). Date: ...
CHARLES DICKENS English writer at his home at Gadshill in Kent, with his daughters Kate (standing) and Mary (sitting). Date: 1812 - 1870

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