Died Collection

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

1967 Monaco Grand Prix: Lorenzo Bandini leads John Surtees. Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries
Monte Carlo, Monaco. 4-7 May 1967. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312) leads John Surtees (Honda RA273). Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries. Ref-3/2801. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

Edmund Hillary & Tensing
Sir Edmund Hillary with Tenzing Norgay after their successful attempt to scale Mount Everest in Nepal on 29th May 1953. The legendary mountaineer died in January 2008

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC
Captain Noel G. Chavasse was Medical Officer to the 1/ 10th Battalion of the Kings Liverpool Regiment during the First World War

Everest 1924 Group
1924 EVEREST EXPEDITION Colonel Norton, the leader (3rd from left) between Irving (L) and Mallory (R) the two climbers who died near the summit

Saartje Baartman, also known as The Hottentot Venus
Saartje ( Sarah ) Baartman (1789-1815), also known as The Hottentot Venus - an African servant girl from South Africas Eastern Cape of the Khoisan tribe brought to London in 1810 & exhibited at freak

Gravestone in the Graveyard of Winchester Cathedral
Gravestone of Thomas Thetcher, a Grenadier in the North Regiment of the Hampshire Militia who died of a violent fever contracted by drinking Small Beer when hot on 12th May 1764

Pheidippides Runs
BATTLE OF MARATHON Athenian courier Pheidippides sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon in 490 BC, died after completing his run

EMILY DAVISON Died after throwing herself in front of the King's horse at the Derby in June 1913, She is wearing a prisoner's brooch & another medal. 1872 - 1913

Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Manuscript. Book of hours, 144
Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Catalan painter. International Gothic style. Manuscript. Book of hours, 1444. Folio I. Historical Archive. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

James Doughty, oldest clown in England
James Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain
Illustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat

Mary Jane Clarke W. S. P. U
Mary Jane Clarke W.S.P.U. Mary Jane Clarke, (1863-1910) Younger sister of Emmeline Pankhurst. In 1909, she was organiser for the W.S.P.U, living in Brighton, a year later

1967 Monaco Grand Prix: Lorenzo Bandini leads John Surtees. Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries
Monte Carlo, Monaco. 4-7 May 1967. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312) leads John Surtees (Honda RA273). Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries. Ref-3/2815. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

LCC-LFB fatal warehouse fire, Langley Street WC2
Three firemen died fighting this blaze in a Covent Garden warehouse in Langley Street. The first crews to arrive, from Clerkenwell fire station, found the warehouse well alight

Tsar Alexander III and family
Tsar Alexander III (1845-1894) at the Livadia Palace, Yalta with his family. From left; the Tsarevich Nicholas (later Tsar Nicholas II), Grand Prince Georgi Alexandrovich, Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna

The Death of Ellen Bright at Wombwells Menagerie, 1850
Engraving showing Ellen Bright (1832-1850), a Lion Queen animal trainer, being attacked by a tiger during the course of a performance at Wombwells Menagerie, Chatham, January 1850

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Yakov Sverdlov
YAKOV SVERDLOV Russian revolutionary, virtual creator of the new Soviet state : very active 1917-1919, but died of illness, cutting short an eminent career

Jane Seymour / Holbein
JANE SEYMOUR 3rd wife of Henry VIII; died in childbirth; mother of Edward VI

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

The Right Hon. Cecil J. Rhodes
Rhodes was a diamond and gold mining entrepreneur and worked for the De Beers Mining Company. He was born on the 5th July 1853 and died March 26th 1902

Virginia Poe
VIRGINIA POE wife of Edgar Allan Poe, died of tuberculosis at age 23, thus hastening her husbands insanity

Simon De Montfort(Elder)
SIMON DE MONTFORT 5th Earl of Leicester French nobleman, took part in 4th Crusade, prominent leader of Albigensian Crusade, died at siege of Toulouse in 1218

Gads Hill House
The fine red brick house at Gads Hill, near Rochester, Kent. It was here that Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870, while writing his novel " Edwin Drood"

Athenodorus and Ghost
The Greek Stoic philosopher Athenodorus (died 7 AD) rents a haunted house, whose ghost leads him to its improperly buried bones : regarded as the first investigated ghost story

PRINCE JOHN / 1914-19 / ILN
PRINCE JOHN Youngest son of George V. Died aged thirteen, having suffered severe epileptic fits from infancy onwards

St Vincent Died 304
SAINT VINCENT Martyr and Deacon to Bishop Valerius of Saragossa (put to death by Diocletian in Valencia)

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale - British Royalty, elder son of Edward VII (1864-1892), died of pneumonia aged 28. Part of Box 63 Boswell collection. Celebrities of the day

Gaby Deslys dancer, singer and actress 1881-1920
Gaby Deslys (Marie-Elise Gabrielle Claire) French dancer, singer and actress. Died young of a throat infection caused by Spanish influenza

Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864 - 1892) - elder son of Edward VII, died of pneumonia aged 28. Date: circa 1890

Akhenaten. Amenhotep IV (sometimes given its Greek form, Amenophis IV, and meaning Amun is Satisfied), a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, ruled for 17 years and died in 1336 BC or 1334 BC

Llest Colliery explosion, Glamorgan, South Wales
A group of men and boys waiting for news of miners trapped underground following an explosion at Llest (Lluest) Colliery, Pontyrhyl, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales

Princess Helena with Prince Christian Victor
Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923) with her eldest child, Prince Christian Victor, born at Windsor on 14 April 1867

Prince Rupert of Teck
Photograph of Prince Rupert of Teck, son of Princess Alice of Albany and Prince Alexander of Teck. Ruperts grandfather was Prince Leopold, Queen Victorias youngest son

Ingeborg Kober
Norwegian medium Ingenborg Kober, whose father Judge Dahl died in mysterious circumstances, which were finally judged to be accidental

ALARIC I KING OF THE GOTHS Elected king of the Visigoths 395AD. Invaded and ravaged Italy in 401AD. Died in battle withdrawing in 410AD

Lorenzo Ricci
LORENZO RICCI - Italian general of the Jesuits when it was being widely attacked, despite his personal qualities imprisoned by the Pope in the Castels Angelo where he died. Date: 1703 - 1775

Martha of Norway
MARTHA, CROWN PRINCESS OF NORWAY Daughter of Princess Charles of Sweden, she married Crown Prince Olav of Norway in 1929. She died 3 years before Olav became King of Norway in 1957. Date: 1901 - 1954

Lancelot Mourns Legend
Lancelot mourns for Elaine, the lily-maid of Astolat, otherwise known as The Lady of Shalott, who has died of love for him

Taylorcraft DC-65 XK-ATY (msn 0-4247. built as an L-2A ), at Mangere, NZ. (The aircraft and pilot Alexander N. Clark went missing on 23 November 1956, and were found in the bush 30 months later)

Stretcher party crossing the Menin road. Gunner F.J. Mears, B.E.F. Royal Garrison Artillery, Died 1929

Princess Alice with her children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) with her children in 1877: (l to r) Ella, Alix, Victoria, Ernst Ludwig and Irene, with the youngest, May sitting on Alices lap

Mrs Florence Emily Hardy
Florence Emily Hardy, nee Dugdale, second wife of the novelist Thomas Hardy, pictured in 1914. Florence was Hardys secretary and herself a write of childrens books

The Old Palace, Richmond-Upon-Thames, 1914
Photograph showing the Gatehouse of the Old Palace at Richmond. This palace was used by Edward III, Henry VII and Elizabeth I, who is said to have died in a little room over the gateway

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Died: A Tribute to Lives Lost in Extraordinary Moments" In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror embarked on a treacherous journey, forever etching their names into history. Little did they know that their fateful expedition would end in tragedy. Edmund Hillary and Tensing conquered the mighty Everest, defying all odds. But amidst their triumph, lies the memory of those who perished along the way. Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror led his crew fearlessly through icy waters. Yet, fate had other plans for them as they succumbed to the unforgiving Arctic cold. The 1967 Monaco Grand Prix witnessed Lorenzo Bandini's momentary glory before tragedy struck. His fatal crash serves as a stark reminder of the risks involved in chasing dreams at high speeds. Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse earned himself a place among heroes with his courageous acts during World War I. However, he paid the ultimate price for his valor. Pheidippides' legendary run from Marathon to Athens ended tragically when he collapsed after delivering his message of victory. His sacrifice lives on as an inspiration for endurance and determination. The ill-fated Everest 1924 Group set out with aspirations reaching new heights but were met with an untimely demise amid harsh mountain conditions. The Enterprise and Investigator found themselves trapped within icy confines off Barrow Strait—a haunting reminder of nature's power over man-made vessels. Emily Davison fought relentlessly for women's suffrage until her final act at Epsom Derby cost her life—an indelible symbol of dedication to a cause greater than oneself. A gravestone stands solemnly in Winchester Cathedral's graveyard—its inscription telling tales of lives once lived and now lost; a poignant reminder that death is an inevitable part of our human journey. Saartje Baartman endured exploitation and objectification throughout her life as The Hottentot Venus—a tragic reminder of the injustices faced by marginalized communities.