Crown Collection (#99)

King Edward VI, (1537-1553), circa mid 16th century
King Edward VI, (1537-1553), c16th century. Reigned 1547-1553 at Chichester Cathedral, Sussex

King Henry V of England, (1387-1422), circa mid 16th century
King Henry V of England, (1387-1422), c15th century. Reigned 1413-22. Painting in Chichester Cathedral, Sussex

King Edward IV, (1442- 1483), circa mid 16th century. Reigned 1461-83. At Chichester Cathedral, Sussex

Minoan Poppy Goddess - note the poppy-heads on her crown - from a shrine at Gazi, near Heracleion on Crete. From the Archaeological Museum of Heracleion, Crete

Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of Russia, c16th century
Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Tsar of Russia, c16th century. Woodcut

Stained glass image of King Henry IV, from Chichester Cathedral, Sussex

George I (1660-1727), c1714. Artist: Sir Godfrey Kneller
George I (1660-1727), c1714. German born King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714, Elector of Hanover (1698). First Hanoverian king of Great Britain

The Battle of Evesham, 4 August 1265, (c1880). Evesham marked the end of the Second Barons War. Royalist forces led by Prince Edward (Edward I) defeated Simon de Montfort (c1208-1265)

Simon de Montfort quarrelling with Henry III, 1257, (c1880). Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester (c1208-1265), English statesman and soldier, quarrelling with Henry III (1207-1272)

Coronation and unction of a king, 13th century. The king depicted is probably Henry III of England (1207-1272), who was crowned at Gloucester in 1216 and at Westminster in 1220

Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199), c1880. A 19th century representation of Richard the Lionheart who was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

Thor, the second god in the ancient Scandinavian pantheon, 1834
Thor, son of Woden (Odin), the second god in the ancient Scandinavian pantheon, 1834

Portrait of Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich, first half of 19th century. Detail. Alexis I (1629-1676) was the second tsar of the Romanov dynasty. He succeeded his father, Michael I, in September 1645

Portrait of Tsar Feodor Alexeyevich, first half of 19th century. Copy of an earlier portrait. Detail. The third tsar of the Romanov dynasty, Feodor III (1661-1682) succeeded his father, Alexis I

Portrait of Tsar Michael Feodorovich, first half of 19th century. Copy of an earlier portrait. Detail. Michael I (1596-1645) was the first Romanov tsar of Russia

Portrait of the Regent Sofia Alexeyevna, first half of 19th century. Copy of an earlier portrait. Detail. The third surviving daughter of Tsar Alexis I and his first wife, Maria Miloslavskaya

Faust and Mephistopheles, 1888. Faust is the House of Lords and Mr Henry Labouchere MP is Mephistopheles. Labouchere was the latest in a long line of MPs to introduce a proposal to reform the House

A Momentous Question!, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Momentous Question!, 1883. Czar Alexander III of Russia is majestic following his coronation. On one side is the representative of Constitutional Liberty and, on the other, Despotism

A Holiday Task, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Holiday Task, 1880. A bewhiskered aristocrat is handed a broom by Mr Punch and told to begin cleaning up. Great pieces of the inner cities were owned by the aristocracy

Between Two Terrors, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Between Two Terrors, 1873. (White and Red). Louis Adolphe Thiers, the first President of the Third Republic, is being embraced by a pleading France

Au Revoir, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Au Revoir, 1873. Germany, carrying a bag stuffed with cash, says farewell to France. A defiant France insists it is not farewell, just au revoir

The Ugly Duckling, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Ugly Duckling, 1873. Britannia and Neptune watch one of the new iron-clad ships Devastation leave port. Such ships were armed with giant guns

The True Hidalgo, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The True Hidalgo, 1873. King Amadeus remarks to the crowd A Gentleman, and a Son of Savoy, will not Reign on Sufferance! King Amadeus of Spain is seen throwing his crown to the mob

That Ballot-Boy Again!, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
That Ballot-Boy Again!, 1872. The Ballot Bill stands up to the House of Lords. This relates to the Ballot Bills passage through the Lords in June 1872. Two amendments had been made

Come to Grief, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Come to Grief, 1872. A distressed Ballot Bill makes his way from the House of Lords, hotly pursued by the peers. This relates to the Ballot Bills passage through the Lords in June 1872

The Old Whip, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Old Whip, 1872. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr Denison, is seen on the occasion of his retirement. Newly created Viscount Ossington

The Real Cap of Liberty, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Real Cap of Liberty, 1871. The British lion asks the ass What can that Cap Promise, that My Crown doesn t Perform? Eh, Stoopid

Doom d!, 1871. Artist: John Tenniel
Doom d!, 1871. The House of Lords plans an ambush of the Army Regulation Bill which, sword under its arm, marches unsuspectingly towards sudden death

The Carcase and the Eagles, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Carcase and the Eagles, 1871.The dead body of France lies outstretched, one hand holding down the wounded Eagle of Communism

Gaul to the New Caesar, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Gaul to the New Caesar, 1870. The figure of France declares Defiance Emperor, While I have Strength to Hurl it! France is depicted brandishing a broken and bloody sword at the Prussian Emperor

Italy in Rome, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Italy in Rome, 1870. King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy takes the sword of Temporal Power from Pope Pius IX who hangs on to his keys

Trust Me!, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Trust Me!, 1870. Britannia is shown grasping her trusty sword of defence in a meaningful manner as Belgium asks her help. As usual in this cases

The Red Mokanna, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Red Mokanna, 1871. The menacing figure of The Commune stands over France who has little more to give. After Frances defeat by Prussia, the Commune increased in violence

Empress and Earl, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Empress and Earl, 1876. The Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, accepts the title of Earl of Beaconsfield from Her Majesty, Queen Victoria

Keeping the Ring, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Keeping the Ring, 1876. Turkey, brandishing a sword, is beset on all sides by the dogs of war, Servia, Montenegro, Herzegovina and Bosnia

A Voice from the Clouds, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Voice from the Clouds, 1875. John Bull, the representative of the British people, stands up to his thighs in flood water, surrounded by the wreckage of household furniture

Disinterested Advisers, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Disinterested Advisers, 1875. Turkey is surrounded by Disinterested Advisers in the shape of the Russian Bear and the Eagles representing Austria and Germany

Neptunes Warning, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Neptunes Warning, 1875. Neptune sits on a small raft, with Britannia held safely on his knee. Recently, two of the new iron-clad men of war ships

Waiting to be Won, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Waiting to be Won, 1875. The Queen of the Arctic is perched on an iceberg with two polar bears at her feet. This relates to the New Arctic Expedition at the start of which two ships

O, Lovely Peace, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
O, Lovely Peace, 1875. Bismarck plays a penny whistle and the Russian Bear dances. The German Emperor dances along happily

A Red Study, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Red Study, 1875. This cartoon shows Dr Henry Edward Manning gazing into the fire. Manning had in fact been one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, but converted to Roman Catholicism in 1851

Between Two Fires, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Between Two Fires, 1875. Pope Pius IX is on the left of this cartoon and Bismarck of Germany on the right. In the middle is the young son of the abdicated Queen Isabella of Spain

Neighbours In Council, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Neighbours In Council, 1869. France and Britannia were each facing their problems, although, as is often the case, France is depicted as a weaker version of Britannia

From The Great Pyramid. (A Bird s-Eye View of The Canal and Its Consequences. ), 1869. Artist: Joseph Swain
From The Great Pyramid. (A Bird s-Eye View of The Canal and Its Consequences.), 1869. In November 1869 the Suez Canal was formally opened

A Perilous Passage, 1869. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Perilous Passage, 1869. Napoleon III of France was struggling against a wave of unpopularity at the time. He had introduced a number of measures to try and calm the situation

Viva La Libertad, 1868. Artist: John Tenniel
Viva La Libertad, 1868. In September 1868, Queen Isabella of Spain fled her country after the outbreak of revolution and the defeat of her troops by Serrano

A Word to the Mermaids, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
A Word to the Mermaids, 1865. Neptune exclaims Aho-o-o-o-oy, There! Get Off O That Ere Cable, Can t Yer - Thats the Way T Other one was Wrecked!!

The Popes Mad Bull, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Popes Mad Bull, 1865. At the end of 1864, Pope Pius IX had issued an Encyclical Letter that itemised all the practices and beliefs of the modern world previously condemned by his holiness

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