Colour Printed Collection

The Revenge under command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-91) engaging Spanish fleet off Flores. Cut off from English fleet, fought until overwhelmed 1591

Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963?-978) English king, c.1860 (engraving)
536342 Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963?-978) English king, c.1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963)

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne
536327 Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne; (add.info.: Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675) French soldier: marshal of France 1644

Alhambra palace of Moorish kings of Granada partly rebuilt by Emperor Charles V c1530. Court of the Lions
532799 Alhambra palace of Moorish kings of Granada partly rebuilt by Emperor Charles V c1530. Court of the Lions. Late 19th century (colour-printed engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

St Anselm (1033-1109) Italian-born Archbishop of Canterbury: Benedictine monk
531023 St Anselm (1033-1109) Italian-born Archbishop of Canterbury: Benedictine monk: Anselm reluctantly accepting Archbishopric (represented by Crozier) from William II (Rufus) of England, 1093

The Doctor's Boy: Errand boy on his way to deliver medicines on a winter's day
533864 The Doctor's Boy: Errand boy on his way to deliver medicines on a winter's day. Coatless and gloveless and nose red from cold

William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and killed while hunting in the New Forest
533575 William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and killed while hunting in the New Forest. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864; (add.info.: William II (Rufus) d1100

Rochdale, Lancashire, England
537142 Rochdale, Lancashire, England.; (add.info.: Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and School, Union Street. From William Robertson Rochdale Past and Present, Rochdale, 1876)

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) early 20th century (lithograph)
533257 Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) early 20th century (lithograph); (add.info.: Genoese navigator, faced with mutiny on his voyage to America 1492); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred, hiding from Danes in cowherd's
530981 Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred, hiding from Danes in cowherd's (neatherd's) cottage on Isle of Athelney, Somerset

Napoleon's campaign of 1809. Late 19th century (engraving)
542558 Napoleon's campaign of 1809. Late 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Napoleon and General Massena on the island of Lobau, May 1809)

Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street
536876 Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street.; (add.info.: Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street)

The Christmas Wagon: Carter and his team struggling through the snow. Colour-printed engraving London 1866
533868 The Christmas Wagon: Carter and his team struggling through the snow. Colour-printed engraving London 1866; (add.info.: The Christmas Wagon: Carter and his team struggling through the snow)

Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred planning how to capture the Danish/Viking fleet
531898 Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred planning how to capture the Danish/Viking fleet - 885

Dick Turpin (1706-1739) English robber and highwayman. 19th century (colour-printed wood engraving)
531485 Dick Turpin (1706-1739) English robber and highwayman. 19th century (colour-printed wood engraving); (add.info.: Subject of many romantic stories especially that of his ride to York on his)

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English scientist and mathematician. engraving 1859
533383 Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English scientist and mathematician. engraving 1859.; (add.info.: Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English scientist and mathematician

Harold II (c1022-1066) Nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor
533568 Harold II (c1022-1066) Nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor. Harold killed by Norman arrow at Battle of Hastings 1066

St Augustine of Canterbury (d.604) preaching before Ethelbert (552?-616) Anglo-Saxon king of Kent whom he baptised in
531881 St Augustine of Canterbury (d.604) preaching before Ethelbert (552?-616) Anglo-Saxon king of Kent whom he baptised in 597

Alhambra palace of Moorish kings of Granada partly rebuilt by Emperor Charles V c1530. Court of the Lions. Late 19th century colour-printed engraving

Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and School, Union Street. From William Robertson Rochdale Past and Present, Rochdale, 1876. Colour-printed engraving

Hundred Years War between England and France. English troops waiting to go into action at the Battle of Crecy, August 1346. Colour-printed wood engraving c1860

William I of Scotland, The Lion (1143-1214) taken prisoner by the English at Alnwick, Northumberland 1174. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street. From William Robertson Rochdale Past and Present, Rochdale, 1876. Colour-printed engraving

Empress Matilda (1102-1167) daughter and heiress of William I of England allowed by the King, Stephen, to leave Arundel castle for Gloucester 1139. Colour-printed wood engraving c1860

Dick Turpin (1706-1739) English robber and highwayman. Subject of many romantic stories especially that of his ride to York on his mare Black Bess

St Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604) preaching before Ethelbert (552ja-616) Anglo-Saxon
St Augustine of Canterbury (d.604) preaching before Ethelbert (552ja-616) Anglo-Saxon king of Kent whom he baptised in 597. Augustine sent by Pope Gregory I to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity

Farmer sowing seed broadcast. Horses in right backgro Colour-printed wood engraving

Harold II (c1020-1066) last Anglo-Saxon king of England (1066): Harold swearing an oath on sacred relics (c1064) before William of Normandy to support his claim to the English throne on death of

Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred planning how to capture the Danish/Viking fleet - 885. Colour-printed wood engraving London 1864

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312ja-1369), known as Black Agnes, defending Dunbar Castle in 1338 when her husband rebelled against the English. Early 20th century colour-printed wood engraving

Napoleons campaign of 1809. Napoleon and General Massena on the island of Lobau, May 1809, shortly before the decisive French victory at the Battle of Aspern-Essling

Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963ja-978) English king from 975, at Corfe, offered poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth. Anglo-Saxon. Colour-printed wood engraving c1860

Henri de la Tour d Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675) French soldier: marshal of France 1644: Marshal-General of France 1668

Pilgrim Fathers advancing into America after crossing from Europe in the Mayflower in 1620. Colour-printed lithograph c1900

Loss of the Birkenhead iron paddle-steamer troopship which sailed from Queenstown (Cobh) Ireland for Cape of Good Hope 7 January 1852 Foundered off Simons Bay South Africa 26 February

The Christmas Wagon: Carter and his team struggling through the snow. Colour-printed engraving London 1866

The Doctors Boy: Errand boy on his way to deliver medicines on a winters day. Coatless and gloveless and nose red from cold

William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and killed while hunting in the New Forest. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864

John (1167ja-1216) King of England from 1199. King John signing Magna Carta at Runnymeade 15 June 1215. The Angevin kings of England, Henry II

Harold II (c1022-1066) Nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor. Harold killed by Norman arrow at Battle of Hastings 1066. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864

Island of Thera (Santorin) in eruption of 1866. Horseshoe shape created during cataclysmic eruption c1500 BC. May have created tidal wave destroying Knossus. Perhaps gave rise to Atlantis legend

Where are you going to my pretty maidja / I m going a milking Sir she said. Illustration
Where are you going to my pretty maidja/I m going a milking Sir she said. Illustration by the English artist Walter Crane (1845-1915) for a book of nursery rhymes Sing a Song of Sixpence (London)

Old King Cole was a merry old soul / And a merry old soul was he. / He called for his pipe
Old King Cole was a merry old soul/ And a merry old soul was he./He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl/And he called for his fiddlers three

I had a little nut tree and nothing would it bear. Illustration by the English artist Walter Crane (1845-1915) for a book of nursery rhymes Sing a Song of Sixpence (London, 1866)

Footbridge linking platforms at Birmingham railway station, England. Postcard c1903. Colour-printed lithograph

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) English popular Baptist preacher, born at Kelvedon, Essex. Called the Prince of Preachers, he drew audiences of over 10, 000

(Henry) Bartle (Edward) Frere (1815-84) British colonial administrator, born at Clydach, Breckonshire, Wales. Governor of Bombay (Mumbai) 1862-1867

Constantine Petrovich von Kaufmann (1818-1882) Russian military engineer. Distinguished service at Kars during the Crimean War (1855): Governor of Tukestan 1867-1882. Colour-printed wood engraving

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"Vibrant Moments in History: A Kaleidoscope Captures" The Revenge, under the command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-91), fearlessly engaging the Spanish fleet off Flores - a battle painted with hues of valor and defiance. Behold the resplendent Alhambra palace, once home to Moorish kings of Granada, now partly rebuilt by Emperor Charles V in 1530 - a testament to architectural grandeur adorned with vibrant pigments. Journey back to Rochdale, Lancashire, England where Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and School on Union Street stand as vivid landmarks amidst a bustling community. Amidst the Hundred Years War between England and France, witness English troops anxiously awaiting their call to action - their colorful uniforms contrasting against an uncertain backdrop. William I of Scotland, known as "The Lion" (1143-1214), captured by the English at Alnwick - his regal presence dimmed but not extinguished in this captivating print. David Livingstone (1813-73), Scottish missionary and explorer extraordinaire traversing Africa's vast landscapes - each color-filled frame capturing his intrepid spirit and unwavering determination. Pope Gregory I, also known as "The Great" (c540-604), moved by compassion upon seeing Anglo-Saxon children being sold in Rome's slave market - an image that speaks volumes about humanity's capacity for empathy across borders. Another glimpse into Rochdale unveils the Unitarian Chapel and School on Blackwater Street; its vibrant facade echoing messages of inclusivity and enlightenment within its walls. Empress Matilda (1102-1167), daughter and heiress of William I of England granted permission by her father to rule - her portrait radiating strength through every brushstroke captured on paper.