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Poster advertising Rajah Cigars, showing an Indian man in ornate clothes, wearing a turban. 20th century

Albanian dancers - Turkey Date: circa 1900

Lord John Fisher, British Admiral of the Fleet
Lord John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone (1841-1920), British Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Navy. Seen here in full ceremonial uniform. early 20th century

Peter the Great, Russian Tsar
Peter the Great (1685-1766), Russian Tsar. When he became Tsar, Peter modernized and expanded his realm, fighting several wars and founding the Russian Empire in 1721 at the Treaty of Nystad

Confederate reenactors on the Shiloh battlefield
Confederate infantry preparing to attack, a living history demonstration at Shiloh battlefield, Tennessee. Photograph

GGBR2A-00028
English officer, musketeer, pikeman, and archer, Elizabethan period. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Joan of Arc at Orleans
Waving a white banner, Joan of Arc encourages her soldiers to attack the fortress at Orleans

Justice Personified
Justice holding scales to symbolise even-handedness, stability and equality

Charlemagne, King and Emperor
Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Britannia and Cetewayo
Retribution : Britannia seizes the Zulu chief Cetewayo round the neck, in a landscape dominated by the dead bodies of both British soldiers and Zulus

Essex & Queen Quarrel
The Earl of Essex lays his hand on his sword having been struck by Queen Elizabeth

Teutonic Knights
A Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and a Knight of the Order of the Sword

Siegfried Forges Notung
Instructed by Mime, Siegfried forges the magic sword Notung with which he will slay the dragon Fafner

Ivan Stepanovich Mazeppa
IVAN STEPANOVICH MAZEPPA Ukrainian Cossack hetman : depicted revenging himself on the oppressive Count Palatin

Excalibur Restored
Sir Bedivere, with considerable reluctance, restores the magic sword Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake

Father Christmas with presents
A pot-bellied Father Christmas with lots of presents

Events / Africa / Libya
The U.S. wages war on Algerian pirates : Stephen Decaturs life is saved when Reuben James interposes his head between a pirate sword and his commander

The Bishop of Durhams charge on the English side at the Battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Anthony Bek was Bishop of Durham and Patriarch of Jerusalem

State regalia kept at the Tower of London including St. Edwards crown, the Imperial State Crown, the Sword of State, orb, sceptre, anointing spoon and mace. Date: 1920

Gentlemen fencers lunging and parrying, 18th century
Gentlemen fencers lunging (coup de quarte dans les armes) and parrying (parade de quarte), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D Jenkins after an illustration from life by J. Roberts from Mr. J

Ancient depictions of Tamerlane or Timur, Turco-Mongol conqueror. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

MacDonald of Clanranald tartan. circa 1846

Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, WW1
Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, working on a new bayonet during the First World War. 1914-1918

Portrait of Yada Gorosaemon Suketake, 1852. Creator: Yokogawa Horitake
Portrait of Yada Gorosaemon Suketake, 1852

The Siege of Silistria, (1854), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Silistria, 1854, (1890). The Siege of Silistra took place during the Crimean War when Russian forces besieged the Ottoman fortress of Silistra

Henri Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1804, (1839). Creator: Julien Leopold Boilly
Henri Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1804, (1839). Clarke (Henri-Jacques-Guillaume) duc de Fettre, Marechal de France. Portrait of Henri Jacques-Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818)

St. Peter Enthroned with St. John the Baptist and St. Paul, 1515-1516, (1930). Creator
St. Peter Enthroned with St. John the Baptist and St. Paul, 1515-1516, (1930). Saint Peter, the Catholic Churchs first pope, wearing the papal tiara, and fishermans ring

The difference between law and justice, 1809. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
The difference between law and justice, 1809; showing the Lord Mayor, John Atkins, using the City sword to prod the posterior of a visitor who leaps over the parapet of Mansion House

A Camel-Sowar of the 10th Bengal Lancers, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Camel-Sowar of the 10th Bengal Lancers, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. Artist: WR Wollen
There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. In the aftermath of their victory at the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulus mounted an attack on the British border post at Rorkes Drift

Warwick the Kingmaker, 15th century English nobleman and soldier, (1893)
Warwick the King aker, 15th century English nobleman and soldier, (1893). Warwick (1428-1471) in armour holding a shield and sword

King William as represented on his seal, (1870). A wood engraving showing William the Conqueror (1028-1087) from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Herbert Waring in Under the Red Robe, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Herbert Waring in Under the Red Robe, c1902. Actor Herbert Waring appears in a stage production of Stanley Weymans novel

Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th June 1895

Chasseurs a Cheval, (light cavalry), 1859. Artist: Auguste Raffet
Chasseurs a Cheval, (light cavalry), 1859. A depiction of French Military attire from the book Napoleon 1er et la Garde Imperiale, by Eugene Fieffe, 1859

Effigy of Sir John Scudamore, 17th century
Effigy of Sir John Scudamore, a Lancastrian who died in 1616 aged 37. In the church at Kentchurch in Herefordshire, 17th century

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Mr Gomersall as the Earl of Douglas in Chevy Chase
Mr E W Gomersall (or Gomersal) as the 2nd Earl of Douglas in The Ballad of Chevy Chase. 1832

Shakespeare - Henry V - Pistol: Pish for thee, Iceland dog! circa 1830

6th Duke of Devonshire
William Spencer Cavendish 6th Duke of Devonshire Date: 1790 - 1820

Israel Putnam (Chappel)
ISRAEL PUTNAM American Revolutionary general Date: 1718 - 1790

Major Esterhazy
MAJOR MCFW ESTERHAZY French Major and German spy, connected with the Dreyfus Case Date: 1847 - 1923

Two boys saluting, probably during the Second World War. The one on the right is wearing a tin helmet and a gas mask. The one on the left is wearing a Royal Artillery peaked cap

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Illustration of a Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

FRANCE: FENCING, 1825. Diploma for a master fencer, a member of the Compagnons du Tour de France. Watercolor, 1825, by Etienne Le Clair

HENRY IV (1050-1106). King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, 1056-1106. Illuminations from the 12th century chronicle of Otto of Freising showing, at top, Emperor Henry IV and his anti-pope

PROLOGUE: THE KNIGHT. Woodcut from the Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales, from William Caxtons second edition, c1484

Savoy Cavalry Charge, by G F Gonzaga, 1942
G. F. Gonzaga, Savoy Cavalry Charge, 1942

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"The Sword: A Symbol of Power, Valor, and History" From the Bayeux Tapestry portraying the Norman Conquest to the painting of St. Martin sharing his coat at St. Gatien Cathedral in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, the sword has left an indelible mark on human history. It embodies strength and courage as seen in "Scotland for Ever, " depicting the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo in 1815. The Battle of Hastings depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry showcases how a single swing of a they are alter destinies forever. In contrast, Manjushri, divinity of knowledge at Kopan monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal represents wisdom wielded with precision. Elizabeth Southerden Thompson's oil on canvas masterpiece "Scotland Forever" immortalizes Scottish warriors brandishing their swords fearlessly. The Light Dragoons' legacy from 1790 to 1992 exemplifies how this weapon evolved alongside military strategies throughout centuries. In London's Old Bailey Law Courts above stands The Scales of Justice - a symbol reminding us that even though justice may be blindfolded, it is armed with truth and fairness. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington's portrait by Thomas Lawrence portrays him holding a ceremonial sword as he led Britain to victory against Napoleon Bonaparte. Fencing positions demonstrate not only physical prowess but also strategic thinking required when engaging an opponent with this noble weapon. Meanwhile, Angels of Mons grace piano music covers as they guard over those who seek solace through melodies inspired by heavenly battles fought long ago. Finally, Greek Orthodox iconography depicts St. George slaying a dragon within St. Georges Orthodox church - illustrating how swords have transcended reality into mythical realms where good triumphs over evil. Through art and history alike we are reminded that beyond its mere function as a tool for combat or defense lies something far greater - an emblem of human determination, honor, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness.