Images Dated 18th September 2007

Wood Street Compter

A victorian depiction of prisoners fighting and gambling at the Wood Street Compter (or Counter) prison in the City of London, circa 1650. Primarily a debtor's prison, the Wood Street Compter was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

© 2007 Getty Images

16170, Earlydate, Prisoner, H Law Pris Wood, 24743, Aggression, Chaos, Prison, 496, 5 4, 75471, 76831353, Box, Cell, Men, Youth, Male, Crime, Prison, J146460401, Black, Compter Prison, H, Diry, Orig, Street, White

Portrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio (engraving) (b/w photo)

XJF283132 Portrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio (engraving) (b/w photo) by Italian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Guido Bentivoglio (1579-1644);); Italian, out of copyright.
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© Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

C17th, Churchman, Diplomat, Half Length, Historian, Italian, Male, Oval, Renaissance, Statesman

The Sea-Dog After A Wood Engraving In Dyalogue Des Creatures Published 1482

The Sea-Dog After A Wood Engraving In Dyalogue Des Creatures Published 1482. From Science And Literature In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix Published London 1878

© Design Pics / Ken Welsh

Ages, Dog, Illustration, Legend, Legendary, Mediaeval, Medieval, Middle, Monster, Sea, Sea Dog