The Battle of Issus Alexander the Great 356 323 BC defeats Darius by Dudley Tennant from the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 1 published 1920

Lady Isabel Burton as a bride 1831 1896 wife of Sir Richard Francis Burton Painted by Louis Desanges From the book The Life of Captain Sir Richard Burton volume I by his wife Isabel Burton published 1893

Lucretia Roman heroine who comitted suicide after being raped Engraved by B Eyles after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 1824 English romantic poet Engraved by H Robinson from a drawing by RWestall From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

Washington resigning his commission at Annapolis 23 December 1783 George Washington 1732 1799 First President of the United States From a 19th century print engraved by Rogers after Trumbull

The death of General Sir Ralph Abercromby 1734 1801 British General Engraved by J Rogers painted by T Stothard From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Henry IV aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon 1553 1610 King of Navarre as Henry III 1572 89 first Bourbon king of France 1589 1610 From an engraving after a drawing attributed to Pierre Du Monstier

Joan of Arc 1412 1431 aka Jeanne d Arc or Jeanne la Pucelle French heroine and Saint of the Catholic church Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

William H Prescott 1796 1859 Historian and author Drawn by George Richmond from a drawing in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle engraved by H Wright Smith From the book Biographical and citical miscellanies by W H Prescott published 1859

Nimrod a mighty hunter From the painting by Briton Riviere from the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 1 published 1920

Roger Williams sheltered by the Narragansetts Roger Williams c1603 1683 English essayist clergyman pamphleteeer and religious writer Founder of the colony of Rhode Island From a 19th century print engraved by J C Armytage after A H Wray

Sir Ralph Abercromby 1734 1801 British General Engraved by W Finden from the original of Hoppner From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Washingtons Monument Baltimore USA George Washington 1732 1799 First President of the United States From a 19th century print engraved by D Thompson after W H Bartlett

Horatio Nelson Lord Nelson Viscount Nelson 1758 1805 British naval commander Engraved by J Rogers painted by Hoppner From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s