Long Itchington. Soldiers with mules
Two soldiers (Greaves and Morris snr.) with four mules, a small boy on the back of one of them in front of a house, Long Itchington. 1917
Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, 1634 - Ariodante and Dalinda, illustration pl.V, p.31.
Illustration for the story on which Shakespeare based a comedy sub-plot.
The tale of Ariodante, and Ginevra impersonated by Dalinda is the subject of a fine engraving in the 1634 edition of Harington's ...
Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, 1634 - shipwreck illustration , pl. XLI, p. 341
Shipwrecks and storms at sea were often in the news in Shakespeare's London.
The storms of the Mediterranean sea were notorious. Shakespeare included them in his plays of The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth ...
'Means of Transport in the Crimea' Sketch by George Henry Waller
'Means of Transport in the Crimea' sketch created by Lieutenant George Henry Waller whilst he was serving in the Crimean War. George Henry Waller travelled to the Crimea as an Ensign in 1854, aged just ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - Kings Cymbeline and Guiderius, 'History of England' p.47.
Shakespeare's source for Cymbeline.
Besides the story of Guiderius, which was based on myth and legend, Shakespeare found, in the 'Chronicles of Scotland', a tale of a nobleman and his two sons fighting ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577, 'History of Scotland', - a siege, woodcut, p. 231, detail.
War in Europe in Shakespeare’s time.
War between the states of Europe was common in the sixteenth century and Queen Elizabeth's armies, and navy fought against the Spanish, and in the Low Countries ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577, 'History of Scotland', - battle woodcut, , p.99, detail.
Contemporary battles inspired woodcuts in the first edition of Shakespeare’s source.
The detailed woodcuts in Holished's first edition, inspired by contemporary Elizabethan campaigns in Ireland, ...
Regiment History and Traditions Series: Royal Horse Artillery
A colour postcard published by Gale & Polden Ltd with an illustration by Ernest Ibbetson, c.1909. It features an image and information relating to the Royal Horse Artillery. This is card number 105 in ...
Regiment History and Traditions Series: Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)
A colour postcard by Gale & Polden Ltd with an illustration by Ernest Ibbetson, c.1909. It features an image and information relating to the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). This postcard is part of a ...
Rugby. "Howitzer Battery", an army horse
Loading "Howitzer Battery", a horse, onto railway wagon with military personnel, Rugby Station. 11 August 1914 ["Howitzer Battery" refers to the army unit and not the horse. Members of the 5th Howitzer ...
Stretton on Dunsmore. George V reviewing troops
London Road, near Home Farm (between Coventry & Dunchurch), Stretton on Dunsmore. George V reviewing 29th Division. March, 1915
Warwick. Peace Day at end of Boer War
Peace celebrations after the Boer War, with a parade of Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry in Warwick. June 2nd 1902
Warwick. Troop of dismounted cavalry in a park
A troop of dismounted cavalry in a park at Warwick. 1910s
Warwick. Troop of mounted cavalry in a park
A troop of mounted cavalry in a park in Warwick. 1910s
Warwick. Warwickshire Yeomanry in The Square
The Warwickshire Yeomanry in The Square, Warwick. 1902
Warwick. Yeomanry Horse Team
The Warwickshire Yeomanry horse team parading on Cliff Hill, Warwick. 1902
Warwickshire Yeomanry. Horse Lines
Ho[a]rse lines "A" Squad, Warwickshire Yeomanry. 1900s
Wolston. Yeomanry Cavalry outside Jensons
The Yeomanry Cavalry outside Jenson's butchers shop, Wolston. 1900s