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Appointed to shape history: From the Defence of Chateau de Hougoumont at the Battle of Waterloo to the appointment of Matthew Hopkins as Witchfinder General, and Mr

Background imageAppointed Collection: Cortes appointed General as the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz

Cortes appointed General as the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz
The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo. The Council of the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz proposed to appoint of Hernan Cortes as General. Engraving, 1807. Colored

Background imageAppointed Collection: Caricature of F C Burnand, newly appointed Punch editor

Caricature of F C Burnand, newly appointed Punch editor
Caricature of Francis Cowley Burnand (1836-1917), newly appointed Punch editor. He was also a comic writer and playwright. Seen here as Mr Punch himself, enjoying a nice bowl of punch. 1880

Background imageAppointed Collection: William Dunbar, Bishop

William Dunbar, Bishop
WILLIAM DUNBAR Scottish churchman : expelled from Cruden for his Episco- -palian views but appointed bishop of Moray & Ross, then in 1733 bishop of Aberdeen. Date: ? - 1746

Background imageAppointed Collection: Charles Dilke in 1883

Charles Dilke in 1883
SIR CHARLES WENTWORTH DILKE Statesman, appointed President of the Local Government Board. Date: 1843 - 1911

Background imageAppointed Collection: Frederick Earl of Derby

Frederick Earl of Derby
FEREDERICK ARTHUR STANLEY, 16th earl of DERBY Statesman; depicted when he was appointed Secretary for War. Date: 1841 - 1908

Background imageAppointed Collection: William Cowper-Temple 1

William Cowper-Temple 1
WILLIAM FRANCIS COWPER, later COWPER-TEMPLE, later Baron MOUNT-TEMPLE : statesman, depicted at the time he was appointed Chief Commissioner for Works. Date: 1811 - 1888

Background imageAppointed Collection: William H M Christie

William H M Christie
Sir WILLIAM HENRY MAHONEY CHRISTIE English astronomer : appointed Astronomer Royal in 1881. Date: 1845 - 1922

Background imageAppointed Collection: James Hay Beattie

James Hay Beattie
JAMES HAY BEATTIE Son of James Beattie, who showed such promise that he was appointed to take his fathers place as philosopher, but died of a fever at age 22. Date: 1768 - 1790

Background imageAppointed Collection: Jean de Montluc, Seigneur de Balagny

Jean de Montluc, Seigneur de Balagny
Jean de Montluc, seigneur de BALAGNY - don t be misled by the seemingly effeminate garb of this gent, for in 1594 he is appointed a marechal de France, no less ! Date: circa 1590

Background imageAppointed Collection: Alfred Austin (1896)

Alfred Austin (1896)
ALFRED AUSTIN, forgettable and unlikeable poet whose profuse output wins him more mockery than praise from the critics but, astonishingly, gets him appointed Poet Laureate, 1896. Date: 1835 - 1913

Background imageAppointed Collection: Alfred Austin (Punch)

Alfred Austin (Punch)
ALFRED AUSTIN, indifferent and unlikeable poet whose profuse output wins him more mockery than praise from the critics but, astonishingly, gets him appointed Poet Laureate, 1896. Date: 1835 - 1913

Background imageAppointed Collection: Friedrich IV Elector

Friedrich IV Elector
Friedrich of Hohenzollern (subsequently the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich IV) is appointed Margrave of Brandenburg by the emperor Sigismund Date: 1417

Background imageAppointed Collection: Sir John Jennings

Sir John Jennings
SIR JOHN JENNINGS British naval admiral. Appointed ranger of Greenwich Park and governor of Greenwich hospital in 1720. Date: 1664 - 1743

Background imageAppointed Collection: General Dawes / Uk 1929

General Dawes / Uk 1929
GENERAL CHARLES GATES DAWES Arriving in London with his wife in 1929, the year he was appointed US Ambassador to Great Britain Date: 1865 - 1951

Background imageAppointed Collection: Saint Titus

Saint Titus, friend of Saint Paul who appointed him Bishop of Crete, giving him written instructions how to conduct himself Date: 1st century

Background imageAppointed Collection: James Keith / British Mag

James Keith / British Mag
JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD KEITH Scottish soldier Commanded Prussian forces during Seven Years War - appointed Field Marshal by Frederick the Great. Date: 1696 - 1758

Background imageAppointed Collection: James Keith / Gwin

James Keith / Gwin
JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD KEITH Scottish soldier Commanded Prussian forces during Seven Years War - appointed Field Marshal by Frederick the Great. Date: 1696 - 1758

Background imageAppointed Collection: French Aristocratic Room

French Aristocratic Room
A richly appointed room in a French aristocratic home. Date: mid-17th century

Background imageAppointed Collection: Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa

Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa
Newly appointed Commissioner Jack Stapleton in Ghana, West Africa, arriving for a rally. Date: 1948

Background imageAppointed Collection: Suffragettes Subdued by Female Sandows

Suffragettes Subdued by Female Sandows. As suffragettes have complained about the treatment meted out by male police, an army of female Sandows based at Scotland Yard are ready for action

Background imageAppointed Collection: The Town Hall of P鲯nne

The Town Hall of P鲯nne
The Town Hall of P鲯 nne. Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916

Background imageAppointed Collection: Sir David Muirhead Bone working in the field

Sir David Muirhead Bone working in the field
Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916. Commissioned As An Honorary Second Lieutenant

Background imageAppointed Collection: Sir David Muirhead Bone at Ypres, 1916

Sir David Muirhead Bone at Ypres, 1916
Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916. Commissioned As An Honorary Second Lieutenant

Background imageAppointed Collection: Sergent Hoff Photo

Sergent Hoff Photo
SERGENT HOFF - Military hero of the Siege of Paris, subsequently appointed guardian of the Soldat Inconnu buried beneath the Arc de Triomphe. Photo 1872. Date: CIRCA 1870

Background imageAppointed Collection: Cardinal Razzali - 1

Cardinal Razzali - 1
CARDINAL RAZZALI (or Razali) Italian churchman, appointed a cardinal in 1604 Date: CIRCA 1604

Background imageAppointed Collection: Cardinal Razzali - 2

Cardinal Razzali - 2
CARDINAL RAZZALI (or Razali) Italian churchman, appointed a cardinal in 1604 Date: circa 1604

Background imageAppointed Collection: Sir James Ramsden

Sir James Ramsden
SIR JAMES RAMSDEN Industrialist of Barrow-in- Furness, who planned the town and was rewarded by being appointed its Mayor and having this statue erected. Date: 1822 - 1896

Background imageAppointed Collection: Sir George Pollock

Sir George Pollock
Field-marshal sir GEORGE POLLOCK Military officer, appointed Constable of the Tower of London in 1870 Date: 1786 - 1872

Background imageAppointed Collection: Second Baron Panmure

Second Baron Panmure
FOX MAULE, second baron PANMURE statesman, appointed minister of war in 1855. Date: 1801 - 1874

Background imageAppointed Collection: Cardinal Manning

Cardinal Manning
HENRY EDWARD MANNING - at the time when he was appointed catholic archbishop of Westminster Date: 1808 - 1892

Background imageAppointed Collection: Charles Le Brun - 4

Charles Le Brun - 4
CHARLES LE BRUN French artist : appointed first painter to Louis XIV who is depicted visiting his studio, circa 1680. Date: 1619 - 1690

Background imageAppointed Collection: Charles Le Brun - 2

Charles Le Brun - 2
CHARLES LE BRUN French artist : appointed first painter to Louis XIV Date: 1619 - 1690

Background imageAppointed Collection: Charles Le Brun - 3

Charles Le Brun - 3
CHARLES LE BRUN French artist : appointed first painter to Louis XIV Date: 1619 - 1690

Background imageAppointed Collection: 5th Marquess Lansdowne

5th Marquess Lansdowne
HENRY CHARLES KEITH FITZ- MAURICE, fifth marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman, cartoon when appointed governor- general of Canada. Date: 1845 - 1927

Background imageAppointed Collection: Design Rock-work Cascades Virginia Water Windsor Great Park

Design Rock-work Cascades Virginia Water Windsor Great Park
Artokoloro

Background imageAppointed Collection: Design Rock-work Virginia Water Windsor Great Park

Design Rock-work Virginia Water Windsor Great Park
Artokoloro

Background imageAppointed Collection: Officer Corps Bowmen 1797-1805 Watercolor graphite

Officer Corps Bowmen 1797-1805 Watercolor graphite
Artokoloro

Background imageAppointed Collection: Source Size = 2727 x 3315

Source Size = 2727 x 3315
Baron Gros, the Newly Appointed French Ambassador at the Court of St. James s, 1862

Background imageAppointed Collection: Appointment of Bernulfus bishop of Utrecht, print maker: Jacobus van Dijck, 1853

Appointment of Bernulfus bishop of Utrecht, print maker: Jacobus van Dijck, 1853

Background imageAppointed Collection: Consecration of the Levites, Jan Luyken, Willem Goeree, 1683

Consecration of the Levites, Jan Luyken, Willem Goeree, 1683

Background imageAppointed Collection: The Royal Aeronautical Society Advisory Committee

The Royal Aeronautical Society Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Production, appointed in 1941, on the terrace behind No.4 Hamilton Place

Background imageAppointed Collection: Major Robert Hobart Mayo

Major Robert Hobart Mayo, the steward appointed to observe the attempt on behalf of the international authority, signs a card which will be photographed on to the film carried in the aircraft

Background imageAppointed Collection: Wg Cdr James Jimmy Leonard Dell (1924-2008)

Wg Cdr James Jimmy Leonard Dell (1924-2008) was appointed deputy chief test pilot at English Electric in 1959. Date: 1924

Background imageAppointed Collection: Cocktail lounge of the Boeing Stratocruiser

Cocktail lounge of the Boeing Stratocruiser
The smartly appointed cocktail lounge of the Boeing Stratocruiser provides the air transportation field with a luxury undreamed of a few years ago

Background imageAppointed Collection: Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772-1842): English soldier: Lieut-General 1812

Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772-1842): English soldier: Lieut-General 1812: General 1825: Appointed C-in-C of army in England 1825-39 when Wellington became Prime Minister: Viscount 1842

Background imageAppointed Collection: Hobart Pacha or Pasha: Augustus Charles Hobard-Hampden (1822-1886), c1880. English naval officer

Hobart Pacha or Pasha: Augustus Charles Hobard-Hampden (1822-1886), c1880. English naval officer and Naval adviser to Turkey who was appointed a Marshal of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageAppointed Collection: August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818-1892), German organic chemist. Through his work on coal-tar

August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818-1892), German organic chemist. Through his work on coal-tar derivatives, in 1858 obtained aniline dye magenta or fuschine

Background imageAppointed Collection: Henry Edward Manning (1809-1892) English Roman Catholic prelate, c1880. After graduating

Henry Edward Manning (1809-1892) English Roman Catholic prelate, c1880. After graduating from Oxford, Manning was ordained as an Anglican priest and in 1840 was appointed archdeacon of Chichester



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Appointed to shape history: From the Defence of Chateau de Hougoumont at the Battle of Waterloo to the appointment of Matthew Hopkins as Witchfinder General, and Mr. Justice Field's influential rulings, individuals have been appointed to leave their mark on society. The notorious pirate Henry Morgan plundered the seas while Anselm was made Archbishop, guiding religious beliefs. Witnessing bravery amidst chaos, British squares held strong against French cavalry attacks in Waterloo. Aneurin Bevan championed healthcare reform, while Alfred Rosenberg shaped Nazi ideology. Nicholas II led his staff through turbulent times in Russia. John Law's scheme challenged economic norms and a railway line construction connected nations in 1841. These appointments reveal both triumphs and controversies that have shaped our world.