Queen Mary aka Mary Tudor byname Bloody Mary 1516 1558 First Queen to rule England in her own right Photo etching from an old print From the book Lady Jackson s Works VI The Court of France II Published London 1899

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the rule Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world. The other side is de

Maria Theresa Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1717 1780 Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Louis XVI before the convention December 1792 Louis XVI 1754 1793 King of France 1774 1792 Engraved by Meyer Heine after De La Charlerie From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Margaret of Anjou 1429 1482 French Queen of King Henry VI of England Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Matilda of Scotland aka Edith c 1079 80 1118 Queen of Henry I of England Engraved by W H Mote after J W Wright From the book The Queens of England Volume I by Sydney Wilmot Published London circa 1890

The Tomb of the Madhi (1947), the self proclaimed Muslim ruler who defeated the British at Khartoum and created Madhist rule of the Sudan for 13 years. In 1898 Anglo-Egyptian forces led by Kitchener were victorious whereupon Kitchener ordered the destruct

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the rule Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world. The other side is de

Marie Louise Empress of the French Duchess of Parma Piacenza and Guastalla 1791 1847 Second wife of Napoleon I Engraved by Heath

Golden bauhinia flower monument, a gift from the People's Republic of China to celebrate the handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997, and Convention and Exhibition Centre, Golden Bauhinia Square, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Elizabeth Woodville 1437 1492 Queen consort of King Edward IV of England Engraved by H Austin after J W Wright From the book The Queens of England Volume I by Sydney Wilmot Published London circa 1890

Eleanor of Provence c 1223 1291 Queen of Henry III of England Engraved by B Eyles after J W Wright From the book The Queens of England Volume I by Sydney Wilmot Published London circa 1890

Queen Victoria 1819 1901 Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Saxe Coburg Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India Engraved by E Stodart From the book The Queens of England Volume II by Sydney Wilmot Published London circa 1890

Leopold Georges Chretien Frederick 1790 1865 King of the Belgians 1831 1865 Uncle of Queen Victoria From the portrait by F Winterhalter from the book The Letters of Queen Victoria 1844 1853 Vol II published 1907

Queen Mary I aka Mary Tudor byname Bloody Mary 1516 1558 First Queen to rule England in her own right Engraved by W H Egleton after A Bouvier From the book The Queens of England Volume II by Sydney Wilmot Published London circa 1890

Silver statuette of Queen Victoria 1819 1901 Engraved by Emery Walker From the book The Letters of Queen Victoria 1844 1853 Vol II published 1907

The Royal family during confinement at the Temple prison 1792 Engraved by Jannard after De La Charlerie From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Death of Gustavus Adolphus 1594 1632 King of Sweden 1611 1632 at Battle of Lutzen 1632 From the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 2 published 1920

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the rule Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world. The other side is de

Queen Victoria 1819 1901 Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Saxe Coburg in 1843 From the picture by F Winterhalter From the book The Letters of Queen Victoria 1844 1853 Vol II published 1907

St. Moluag's church Teampull Mholuaidh, near Port of Ness Port Nis, dating from the 12th century when under Norse rule, restored in 1912, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.

The Dauphin in the Temple prison Louis XVII Louis Charles 1785 1795 titular king of France 1793 95 known in popular legend as the lost dauphin Engraved by Meyer Heine after De La Charlerie From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Carpenters' Hall, newly built in 1774 when it hosted the First Continental Congress which met to oppose British rule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

The murder of Caesar From the picture by Carl T Von Pilotz from the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 1 published 1920

Berengaria of Navarre c 1163 65 1230 Queen consort of Richard I 0f England Engraved by B Eyles after Wright From the book The Queens of England Volume I by Sydney Wilmot Published London circa 1890