Engaged Collection (#6)

Welcome to Coventry. Dutch under-21 international Rudi Kaiser and his fiancee, Marina, take a look at the city brochure. Kaiser joined the Sky Blues from Antwerp this week in a deal which also took

George Formby and fiancee Pat Howsen of Preston pictured at her home last night. She is wearing the huge solitaire diamond ring on her engagement finger. George is wearing his usual smile

Paul McCartney speaks with Mirror reporter Don Short (left) after announcing plans to marry girlfriend Linda Eastman, pictured outside his house in St Johns Wood, 11th March 1969

Heart and Wedding Ring

Hand and a Diamond

COMBAT DE TRENTE (battle of Thirty) wherein 30 Englishmen engaged 30 Frenchman in hand- to-hand combat at Ploermel, Bretagne Date: 1350

The Betrothal of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin, ca. 1503

The Betrothal of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin, ca. 1504

The Betrothal of Saint Catherine. Creator: Nicolas Perrey
The Betrothal of Saint Catherine

Engagement of Princess Charlotte to William of Orange, London, 1813, ca. 1813

Battle with a Cutlass, 1530-31. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
Battle with a Cutlass, 1530-31

Pioneer Couple Date: 1959

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra 1862
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra (1844 - 1925), consort to King Edward VII, Alexandra of Denmark. Celebrating the engagement to Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII

Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 1862
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII (1841 - 1910), King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910

NAVAL GUN PRACTICE
Warships of the Royal Navy engaged in gun practice. Date: 1911

FRENCH STREET MARKET
A busy street market in a French town selling pot plants, flowers, shrubs; several customers are engaged in animated conversation with the stall holders Date: 19th century

WORKMEN WAITING FOR JOBS
Workmen waiting to be engaged in the place of the Hotel de Ville, Paris. Date: 1869

SERBIAN HEROINE
Sophia Ivanovich volunteers to serve in the Serbian army so long as hostilities against the Turks persist : she is engaged to marry the gentleman behind her Date: November 1912

COTTAGE INTERIOR
The interior of an East Anglian cottage (the family home of the poet Crabbe) - the mother engaged in netmaking, the dog in sleeping, the child in his schoolwork Date: early 19th century

GYMNASTICS, 1830S
French youths engaged in gymnastic exercises on ropes, ladders and bars Date: 1830s

16TH CENTURY GLASSWORKS
A 16th century glassworks, with workpeople engaged in various tasks, including minding the baby... Date: 16th century

The Ring, 1911. Creator: John White Alexander
The Ring, 1911

Engagement Portrait of the Mountbattens
The official engagement portrait of Louis Mountbatten, Ist Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979) and Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley (1901-1960), daughter of Wilfred William Ashley. Date: 1922

Newly Engaged couple at a large Dinner Party. Date: circa 1905

The Bridegroom Campagnuolo choosing Earrings for his Bride, 1838, (1965). Creator
The Bridegroom Campagnuolo choosing Earrings for his Bride, 1838, (1965). Italian street scene: a man buying jewellery for his fiancee. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Winston Churchills Engagement, c1908, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Winston Churchills Engagement, c1908, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) with his fiancee Clementine Hozier (1880-1977)

Harmony before Matrimony, 1805
Harmony before Matrimony pub Hannah Humphrey 25th October 1805. A young woman plays a harp, singing a duet with a man holding the music book, Duets de L Amour. Ovids Art of Love is on the table

Mr Charles Sweeney and Miss Margaret Whigham
Engagement of American golfer Charles Sweeney to society darling Miss Margaret Whigham in November 1932. As Mrs Charles Sweeney, Margaret was feted and even name checked by Cole Porter in the song

Lady Idina Sackville and Mr Euan Wallace
Lady Idina Sackville (1893-1955), daughter of Muriel, Countess de la Warr and granddaughter of Lord Brassey, pictured on her engagement to the handsome Mr Euan Wallace of the 2nd Life Guards

Charlotte Buff
CHARLOTTE BUFF (KESTNER) Goethe fell in love with Charlotte in 1772, although she was engaged to a friend of his at the time Date: 1753 - 1828

Photo of Miss Tallulah Bankhead in the Sketch
Black and white photograph of popular American stage actress Tallulah Bankhead who was celebrating her engagement to Count Anthony de Bosdari. Date: 28th November 1928

London East End home brushmaking
The mother of a poor family in Londons East End engaged in brushmaking at home. She sits at a rickety table, surrounded by six children. The room has bare floorboards. Date: Late 1800s

Lady Rachel Douglas-Home by Madame Yevonde
Lady Rachel Douglas-Home (1910-1996) by Madame Yevonde. She had recently become engaged to Lord William Scott, whom she married the following month. Date: 1937

Princess Cecilie of Greece & Grand Duke Georg Donatus
Princess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine

Cecilie of Greece & Georg Donatus of Hesse - engagement
Princess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine

Prince Louis of Battenberg & Princess Victoria of Hesse
Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854-1921), later Lord Louis Alexander Mountbatten, pictured with his wife

Lord Burghley engaged to Lady Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott
David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905 - 1981), Lord Burghley, athlete, sports official and Conservative party politician pictured at the time of his engagement to Lady Mary

Mr A H Gerrard, the sculptor, and his fiancee, Miss Kathleen Leigh Pemberton, at work converting the hop kilns and dairy at Leyswood House, Groombridge, East Sussex, for their future home

Engagement of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones
Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002) and her fiance, Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) reading telegrams of good wishes sent following the announcement of their engagement. Date: 1960

Sir Henry Morton Stanley with a Maxim Automatic Machine-Gun
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, sitting astride a Maxim Automatic Machine-gun, 1887

Naval Battle Of Gibraltar Battle Gibraltar Eighty Years War
Victory over the Spanish during the naval battle of Gibraltar, 1607 by a Dutch Fleet Commanded by Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck

Close-up of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in spring (april) on Helgoland, a small Island of Northern Germany

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"Engaged: Building Empires, States, and Relationships" In a captivating display of love and commitment, the Duke of York found his heart captivated by the enchanting Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Their engagement photo exudes an air of regal elegance as they embark on their journey towards matrimony. Amidst the whispers of Clan Gordon's ancestral heritage, their union symbolizes the merging of two powerful families. Like a royal fairytale come to life, their wedding in 1981 graced the front cover of ILN magazine, capturing hearts worldwide. Love knows no boundaries or social classes; it transcends time and place. Miss Elizabeth Egerton-Warburton's engagement showcases this truth as she embraces her beloved amidst scenes depicting peasant working life in Ireland - a testament to love's ability to bridge divides. As waves gently caress Lowestoft Sands, Anthony Lindsay-Hogg and Frances Doble stand united against nature's backdrop. The ethereal photograph by Yevonde captures their devotion with every glance exchanged – proof that true love can weather any storm. The announcement of Princess Elizabeth's engagement reverberated through the nation like joyful bells ringing from Buckingham Palace towers. With grace befitting a future queen, she embarked on her own path towards eternal happiness alongside her dashing Prince Philip. Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones' engagement radiates youthful exuberance as they pose alongside Queen Mother at Windsor Castle. Love blossoms under watchful eyes – an enduring reminder that even royalty seeks companionship rooted in genuine affection. Loelia Ponsonby finds solace in the arms of the Duke of Westminster amidst society’s watchful gaze. Their engagement epitomizes how love can defy societal expectations when two souls find solace within each other’s embrace. Engagement is not merely about rings or ceremonies.