Courageous Collection (#7)

The heroine Eleonore Prochaska, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The heroine Eleonore Prochaska, (1936). Das Heldenmadchen Eleonore Prohaska. Eleonore Prochaska (1785-1813), the Potsdam Girl Hero, disguised herself as a man and joined the Lutzow Free Corps

The Abbess of Frauenchiemsee protects her convent, 1632, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Abbess of Frauenchiemsee protects her convent, 1632, (1936). Die Abtissin Von Frauenchiemsee Schutzt Ihr Kloster, 1632

A magnificent act of heroism, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A magnificent act of heroism, 1929. Un Magnifique Acte d Heroisme. A man with a rope swims towards a ship foundering in rough seas. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Investigation into the Trait d Union II, 1931. Creator: Unknown
Investigation into the " Trait d Union II", 1931. L Enquete Sur Le Trait-D Union II. In September 1931, French aviators Joseph Le Brix

A heroic act, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A heroic act, 1914. La Tournee Heroique. A postman saves a traveller lost in the snows of the Alps. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Supplement Illustre". [France, 18 January 1914]

A wounded man attempts to stand up to receive his medal, 1915. Creator: Unknown
A wounded man attempts to stand up to receive his medal, 1915. " La medaille militaire, mon general, c est debout qu il convient de la recevoir"

Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Pelopidas, Theban statesman and general leading his troops to victory in the Battle of Leuctra, 371 BC between Boeotians led by Thebans

The Devotion of General Robertss Sikh Orderly at Spingawi, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Devotion of General Robertss Sikh Orderly at Spingawi, (1901). Incident during the Afghan Wars: on my being hit in the hand by a spent bullet

War Decorations, (1919). Creator: Unknown
War Decorations, (1919). Four British medals and one French medal, awarded during the First World War, 1914-1919: Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Victoria Cross

To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. Creator: Unknown
To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Wreck of the Northam Castle, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Northam Castle, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Joseph Cox: Coxswain of the Hope, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Joseph Cox: Coxswain of the Hope, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

On the way to the wreck, c1900. Creator: Unknown
On the way to the wreck, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Incident during the American Civil War: elderly Unionist Barbara Fritchie pleads with an occupying Confederate general to Shoot if you must this old gray head

Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Lifeboatmen in sou westers carrying out a rescue in rough seas - the man in the centre preparing to throw the rope wears a belt of buoyancy aids

Rescue in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1817. View of a scene in the reservoir in Green Park, Westminster showing an Italian man and his dog rescuing a deranged woman from drowning

The First Leap: Lord Alexander Russell on his Pony Emerald, 1829. Artist
The First Leap: Lord Alexander Russell on his Pony Emerald, 1829

The dragon sank towards him, opening its terrible jaws, 1910. A scene from the legend of Cuchulain, Champion of Ireland. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney, British suffragettes, 1909. Artist: GK Jones
Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney, British suffragettes, 1909. Both Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) and Annie Kenney (1879-1953) were central members to the Suffragette movement

Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, questioning Herbert Gladstone in court, London 1909
Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, questioning Herbert Gladstone in court, London, 1908. Gladstone (1856-1915), Home Secretary at the time

Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette leader, carrying a petition, London, 13 February 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

King George V awarding the Victoria Cross to Private Wilfred Edwards, 1917. Artist
King George V awarding the Victoria Cross to Private Wilfred Edwards, 1917. George V (1865-1936) presenting Edwards with his medal at an open-air investiture at Buckingham Palace

The oath of Walter l Espec, Cowton Moor, near Northallerton, Yorkshire, 1138 (1864). Walter l Espec (d 1153) shown grasping the hand of William Earl of Albemarle (d 1179)

Victoria Cross, the New Order of Valour for the Army, c1857. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy

The Robbers Discover Queen Margaret and the Prince, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]

Sir Winston Churchill memorial statue, Parliament Square, London, 2005. This statue of Britains great wartime Prime Minister stands opposite the Palace of Westminster

Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). Artist: Jean Basin
Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). Fought on 30 April 1863, the Battle of Camaron established the legendary status of the French Foreign Legion as a fighting force

Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Artist: Charles Edwin Fripp
Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill (24th Regiment) dying to save the Queens colours

Irish Guards Beat Back A German Cavalry Charge With Bayonets During Wwi. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, Published 1915

No Surrender! A British Artillery Officer Who Sold His Life Dearly When His Battery Was Attacked By 3, 000 Uhlans At Tournai, Belgium During Wwi. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, Published 1915

Types Of British Warships As They Were In 1910, Above, And As They Are In 1935, Below. From The Illustrated London News, Silver Jubilee Record Number, 1910 - 1935

Firefighter

Surfer diving into water off his surfboard; Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Surfers riding waves; Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Kitesurfer In Mid-Air

Man Carrying Kitesurfing Board

Kitesurfer Catching A Wave

Low Angle View Of Young Male Skateboarder

Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897 (1906). Figthing between British troops and Afridi tribesmen on the North-West Frontier during the Tirah Campaign

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, detail, c1800. Artist: Jacques Louis David
Napoleon Crossing the Alps, detail, c1800

Blowing up of the Cashmere Gate, Delhi, Indian Mutiny, 1857. Shot through the arm and leg, Lieutenant Salkeld hands a slow match to Corporal F Burgess

People made homeless by German bombing, Liverpool, World War II, 1941. Carrying whatever belongings they have been able to salvage

Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery
Clear Off - Submarines About: Captain Loxley of the Royal Navy, his terrier Bruce by his side, pictured giving his last order to another ship, warning of the danger of torpedoes

Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker with George Medal
Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker, has her George Medal admired by her sister, Joyce. Betty was the youngest recipient of the GM when they were presented for the first time at a recent Buckingham

Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragettes, in prison dress, 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1918) and her daughter Christabel (1880-1958)

Terrific Combat between T Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic stature, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Terrific Combat between T Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic stature, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Cloelia and her Companions escaping from the Etruscan Camp, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Cloelia and her Companions escaping from the Etruscan Camp, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

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