Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - reminders of mortality, p.112r.
‘Momenti Mori’: reminders to Shakespeare's contemporaries.
The ‘momenti mori’ (reminders of death) are skulls and skeletons that may also have provided inspiration for dramatic ...
Royal Pump Rooms Religious Services Pamphlet
An advert for religious services at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, on 11th March 1888.
Rugby. St Peter's Church
St Peter's Rugby. Event concerning the laying of the foundation stone. Featuring members of the clergy, policemen and the general public. 31 October 1908
Rugby. Wedding group
A wedding group, whose identity is unknown, in Rugby. 1900
Shakespeare's daughter baptised, 26 May 1583
Entry in the parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon (later marked with a cross), recording the baptism of Shakespeare's first child, Susanna.
William Shakespeare had married Ann ...
Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, buried, 11 August 1596
Entry in the parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, recording the burial of Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, one of his twin children. He was eleven years old. The cause of death is not ...
Shakespeare's twin children baptised, 2 February 1585 - detail
Entry in the parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, recording the baptism of Shakespeare's children, Hamnet and Judith. The register does not actually describe them as twins, but there ...
Stratford upon Avon. St James tea
Presumably a group of members of the congregation, of St James church, Stratford upon Avon. 1912
Stratford's earliest parish register
The earliest parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, containing the baptism and burial entries for William Shakespeare and his family. It bears the date 1600 on its cover, the year ...
Tear Bottle
This Ancient Jewish tear bottle was found at the Roman Catacombs in Italy. This tear bottle is ceramic, but glass examples have also been found. Ancient tear bottles usually contained perfume, rather ...
The Ceremony at Gretna Green
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a marriage ceremony at Gretna Green. Inscribed on the reverse are the initials 'A.B.' and a date '1907'.
Framed size Height 365mm, Width 320mm, Depth 20mm...
Ufton. St Michael's Church
St Michael's Church, Ufton, seen from the south; children in the churchyard. Photo: no. 129. 1900s
Ushabti
The second figure from the left is a minature ushabti from Egypt. The ushabti is possibly ceramic, and there are traces of faience glaze. Ushabti were buried with the dead to look after them in the afterlife. ...
Ushabti
The figure on the right is a minature ushabti from Egypt. The ushabti is possibly ceramic, and there are traces of faience glaze. Ushabti were buried with the dead to look after them in the afterlife. ...
Ushabti
The second figure on the right is a minature ushabti from Egypt. The ushabti is possibly ceramic, and there are traces of faience glaze. Ushabti were buried with the dead to look after them in the afterlife. ...
Ushabti
To the left is a fragment of a minature ushabti from Egypt. The ushabti is possibly ceramic, and there are traces of faience glaze. Ushabti were buried with the dead to look after them in the afterlife. ...
Warwick. G F S Festival
Children from Alderminster at the G.F.S. festival at Guy's Cliffe. Warwick. 1930s
Warwick. St Mary's Vicarage Church Workers Party
St Mary's church workers party held on the vicarage lawn, Warwick. c.1905