Railway Poster - Clanland
London Midland and Scottish Railway Company A poster advertising Clanland , a book of the Scottish Highlands and Highlanders. The poster depicts a man in traditional Scottish dress bowing and holding ...
Railway Poster - France
A poster from Paris advertising rail travel to the coast and ports. It depicts a port with yachts through an archway. There are two women in traditional costume beside a quay wall carrying baskets, 1928....
Railway Poster - Western Highlands of Scotland
London and North Eastern Railway A poster advertising the western highlands. It depicts men in kilts with red and white diamond pattern socks, holding flags and swords. The central figure, 'Prince Charlie', ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles , London for George Bishop, 1577, - Elizabethan men at a meeting, woodcut, page 119, detail.
John Shakespeare, an alderman of Stratford.
When William Shakespeare's father, John, a glove-maker by trade, attended aldermen's meetings in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1560s and 1570s, the council ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - 'History of England', p.46.
Shakespeare's source for England's mythical history.
The woodcut illustrations of the first edition of Holinshed’s work depicting scenes of battle and warfare are in contemporary dress, with ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - harvest woodcut, 'History of Scotland', p. 232.
A harvest scene, from a book known to Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s parents both came from farming families so he knew well that everyone in country districts would help with cutting and sheaving ...
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 - Macbeth and Banquo, woodcut, 'History of Scotland', p.243, detail.
Shakespeare's source for Macbeth's meeting with the weird sisters.
This woodcut, from Holinshed's first edition of 'The Chronicles of Scotland' shows the meeting of Macbeth and Banquo with the three ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - woodcut of King from page margin, p. 219.
A marginal woodcut that draws attention to an English king studied by Shakespeare.
The first edition of Holinshed’s Chronicles woodcuts is illustrated throughout, and the kings are presented ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577, 'History of Scotland', - a sermon, woodcut, p.144, detail.
Sermons: frequently heard by Shakespeare.
Regular attendance at church made all Elizabethans familiar with sermons delivered by the local, or visiting clergy. In Shakespeare's comedies especially, ...
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, ...
Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587, Vol.3, title page.
The account of English history that Shakespeare read.
Holinshed embarked on revision of the Chronicles, but died in 1580, leaving his notes to be used by the men whose names appeared in the printer's ...
Regency Ball, Leamington Spa
Photograph by Mead Photography of a fanfare being played for the guests at the Regency Ball. The Ball was held at the Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa, on 6 November 1964.
Regency Ball, Leamington Spa
Photograph by Mead Photography of a guest arriving at the Regency Ball in the Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa. The Ball was held on 6 November 1964.
Regency Ball, Leamington Spa
Photograph by Mead Photography of a horse drawn carriage arriving at the Regency Ball in Leamington Spa. The Ball was held at the Regent Hotel on 6 November 1964.
Regency Ball, Leamington Spa
Photograph by Mead Photography of guests arriving at the Regency Ball, which was held at the Regent Hotel in Leamington Spa on 6 November 1964.
Regency Ball, Leamington Spa
Guests at the Regency Ball, dressed in Regency style costumes. The Ball was held at the Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa, on 6 November 1964. This photograph is by Mead photography.