Matilda Collection (#2)

Matilda flight from London, 1920s (litho)
832974 Matilda flight from London, 1920s (litho) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation)

Columbuss return from the New World
LLM454855 Columbuss return from the New World by North American, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbuss return from the New World)

Surrender of Bamborough Castle (engraving)
664511 Surrender of Bamborough Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surrender of Bamborough Castle)

Comic postcard, Aunt Matilda bathing in the sea in an inflatable ring Date: 20th century

Prince William son of Henry I, endeavouring to save his Sister Matilda after being shipwrecked (engraving)
1108019 Prince William son of Henry I, endeavouring to save his Sister Matilda after being shipwrecked (engraving) by English School

Boniface III of Tuscany, Matilda of Canossa, Pietro
Boniface III of Canossa, Margrave of Tuscany (985-1052) with golden hat, chlamys and blue tunic, Matilda of Canossa, Margravine of Tuscany (1046-1115), and Pietro de Lante

Large marble mosaic discovered in Pompeii, October 24, 1801
Large marble mosaic discovered near the Casa del Fauno, House of the Faun, Pompeii, October 24 1801. It shows a battle scene between two armies on horseback in chariots armed with lances

Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton, 17th Baroness le Despencer, aged 15. Later wife of Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth

The surrender of Bamborough Castle, 1095, illustration from Hutchinson
STC363637 The surrender of Bamborough Castle, 1095, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Mackinlay, M

Marriage of Henry I and Matilda (engraving)
664506 Marriage of Henry I and Matilda (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage of Henry I and Matilda)

Soldiers and weapons from the Bayeux Tapestry. Men in plate and chainmail armour armed with mace, lance, sword and shield

Marriage of King Henry I of England and Matilda of Scotland, 1100. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

A Dog-Fanciers Strategy (engraving)
1614192 A Dog-Fanciers Strategy (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dog-Fanciers Strategy)

Surrender of Bamborough Castle AD 1095 (litho)
956231 Surrender of Bamborough Castle AD 1095 (litho) by Zier, Francois Edouard (1856-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Matilda escapes Oxford wearing a white cloak
In 1141, Matilda was trapped in Oxford on a snowy winter night. Stephens solders were all around. When the food ran out she put on a large white cloak and escaped over the wall

Geoffrey Plantagenet, the Father of King Henry II
Geoffrey Plantagenet (1113-1151), the Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144

Queen Matilda
King Henry I had left his lands in France to his nephew, Stephen. He left the English throne to his daughter Matilda (1102-1167). 1141

Portrait of Miss Matilda Clevland in a Tuscan Landscape (oil on Florentine panel)
753341 Portrait of Miss Matilda Clevland in a Tuscan Landscape (oil on Florentine panel) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 55.9x44.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Coronation of Henry the Lion and his marriage to Matilda
534457 Coronation of Henry the Lion and his marriage to Matilda, from the Gospel of Henry the Lion (vellum) by Romanesque, (12th century); Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbuttel

Dantes Vision of Matilda gathering Flowers, 1855 (pen
1217528 Dantes Vision of Matilda gathering Flowers, 1855 (pen and brown ink on off-white paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 17.8x18.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Surrender of Bamborough Castle, illustration from Cassell
STC385223 Surrender of Bamborough Castle, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by Zier

Marriage of Henry I and Matilda AD 1102 (litho)
956238 Marriage of Henry I and Matilda AD 1102 (litho) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England published by Cassell)

Mathilde De Toscane, La Grande Comtesse (engraving)
3095822 Mathilde De Toscane, La Grande Comtesse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mathilde De Toscane, La Grande Comtesse)

The fatal attempt of Prince William, Son of Henry I to save his Sister Matilda (engraving)
5220774 The fatal attempt of Prince William, Son of Henry I to save his Sister Matilda (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Matilda - Dante, Purgatorio, Canto 28, 1859 (oil on canvas)
1767276 Matilda - Dante, Purgatorio, Canto 28, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Leslie, George Dunlop (1835-1921); 51.4x92.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Matilda - Dante, Purgatorio, Canto 28)

Statues in the New Palace at Westminster (engraving)
1601979 Statues in the New Palace at Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statues in the New Palace at Westminster)

Statues in St Stephens Hall, and the Central Hall (engraving)
1618758 Statues in St Stephens Hall, and the Central Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statues in St Stephens Hall, and the Central Hall)

Matilda is permitted to retire from Arundel
LLM339216 Matilda is permitted to retire from Arundel by Doyle, James William Edmund (1822-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matilda is permitted to retire from Arundel)

The Meeting of "Dante and Matilda"(engraving)
6016561 The Meeting of " Dante and Matilda" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Matilda, Purgatory, Canto 28 (engraving)
5214009 Matilda, Purgatory, Canto 28 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matilda, Purgatory, Canto 28)

The Birth of Louise Auguste, Duchess of Augustenborg (engraving)
XEE1078528 The Birth of Louise Auguste, Duchess of Augustenborg (engraving) by Kock, Henry de (1819-92); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mrs. Paul Cobb Methuen, c. 1776 / 1777. Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
Mrs. Paul Cobb Methuen, c. 1776/1777

Lady Elizabeth Eastlake [?], 1843-47. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Lady Elizabeth Eastlake [?], 1843-47

Matilda of Germany
Matilda daughter of Henry I of England (1102 - 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, from a statue in the west doorway of Rochester Cathedral

St Katharines Hospital
Engaving depicting St Katharines Hospital in 1781. Around 1148 Matilda, wife of King stephen, established a hospital in the parish of St

The Drawing Room at 59 Seymour Street
Drawing Room / 59 Seymour Street, drawing room interior scene, watercolour on paper, by Matilda Sharpe, c.1850, in a gilded and burnished frame with shell corner decorations

Matilda is permitted to retire from Arundel, Sussex, 1139 (1864). Matilda (1102-1167), the daughter of Henry I of England

The Queen of King Stephen, Pleading with the Empress Matilda, on behalf of Her Husband, 1838. Matilda I (1105-1152), Countess of Boulogne, was queen consort of England as the wife of King Stephen

Stephen and Matilda, rivals for the crown of England, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Stephen and Matilda, rivals for the crown of England, (1932). Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154

The Lady of the English, 1141, 1926. Artist: Herbert Norris
The Lady of the English, 1141, 1926. Empress Matilda (c1102-1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was the claimant to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy

Matilda of Flanders, c1925. Artist: Herbert Norris
Matilda of Flanders, 1925. Matilda of Flanders. Matilda (c1031-1083) was Queen Consort of William the Conqueror. From Costume & Fashion, Volume Two, Senlac to Bosworth 1066-1485, by Herbert Norris

Matilda Alice Victoria Wood, 1870

Matilda Of Scotland Aka Edith, C. 1079 / 80-1118. Queen Of Henry I Of England. Engraved By W. H. Mote After J. W
Matilda Of Scotland Aka Edith, C.1079/80-1118. Queen Of Henry I Of England. Engraved By W.H.Mote After J.W.Wright.From The Book The Queens Of England, Volume I By Sydney Wilmot

The Honourable Matilda Paget, 1837-1855. Maid Of Honour To Queen Victoria. Drawn By J. Hayter, Engraved By B. Eyles

Princess Sophia Matilda Of Gloucester, 1773-1844. Daughter Of William Henry 1St. Duke Of Gloucester
Princess Sophia Matilda Of Gloucester, 1773-1844.Daughter Of William Henry 1St.Duke Of Gloucester. From A Portrait By Dalton After Sir.G.Hayter.From The Book " The Girlhood Of Queen Victoria

Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115). Italian noble. Engraving. Co
Matilda of Tuscany or Matilda of Canossa (1046-1115). Italian noblewoman. Supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy. Engraving by R. Brend Amour. La Ilustracion, 1887. Colored

Lady de Frece (Vesta Tilley)
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations. Pictured around 1929 after she had retired from the stage

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"Matilda: A Name Woven into History, Literature, and Nature's Tapestry" From St. Matilda to the Butler Lives, the name Matilda has left its mark across various realms. In the annals of warfare, it conjures images of the formidable British tank used during WWII - the Matilda. Yet beyond military might, Matilda Serao emerges as an influential Italian journalist and novelist who captivated readers with her words. Nature too pays homage to this illustrious name; Berberis angulosa showcases its beauty through yellow-flowered shrubs native to certain regions. Meanwhile, Olearia macrodonta adorns New Zealand's landscapes with delicate white flowers in honor of Matilda's timeless charm. History intertwines with romance when King Stephen's queen petitions Empress Matilda for her husband's release in 1141 - a tale that echoes through time like whispers on the wind. And just as history unfolds dramatic narratives, so does entertainment; Vesta Tilley takes center stage as a renowned music hall male impersonator from 1864-1952, captivating audiences under the guise of "Matilda. " Delving further into regal connections lies Matilda of Flanders - a powerful figure whose influence shaped medieval Europe alongside her husband Henry I. Across borders and generations, another remarkable queen named Matilda emerges - this time from Scotland - leaving an indelible mark on Scottish history. As we reflect upon these diverse facets encompassed by one name – "Matilda, " we are reminded that behind every word lies stories waiting to be discovered and shared.