Civil Wars Collection

Vespasian, Roman emperor
Vespasian (9 AD-79 AD), Roman emperor. Vespasian was the ninth emperor of the Roman Empire, ascending to power after a year of civil wars and ruling for nearly 10 years from 69 AD until his death

The Westminster Assembly of Divines, illustration from The Church of England
STC393402 The Westminster Assembly of Divines, illustration from The Church of England: A History for the People by H.D.M. Spence-Jones, pub

Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867771 Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Union Maj.-Gen)

Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867775 Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Portrait of Sir Henry Vane, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub
745957 Portrait of Sir Henry Vane, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub. by Knapton, London 1742 (engraving) by Houbraken

Portrait of Sir Henry Vane, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub
957032 Portrait of Sir Henry Vane, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub. by Knapton, London 1742 (engraving) by Houbraken

The cavalry conflict at Dunbar, September 3rd 1650 (litho)
STC373369 The cavalry conflict at Dunbar, September 3rd 1650 (litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Battle of Preston (engraving)
5989748 The Battle of Preston (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Preston)

General Fairfax with his Forces before the City of Oxford (engraving)
5989741 General Fairfax with his Forces before the City of Oxford (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sea Fight between Admiral Blake and the Spaniards (engraving)
5989737 The Sea Fight between Admiral Blake and the Spaniards (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sea Fight between Admiral Blake and the Spaniards)

The Kings Escape from Hampton Court (engraving)
5989735 The Kings Escape from Hampton Court (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings Escape from Hampton Court)

The Battle of Edge Hill (engraving)
5989734 The Battle of Edge Hill (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Edge Hill)

Travelling in Spain, a Train attacked by Carlists (engraving)
1052726 Travelling in Spain, a Train attacked by Carlists (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling in Spain, a Train attacked by Carlists)

Preston, August 17th 1648: At push of Peke they were beaten from the Bridge
STC373367 Preston, August 17th 1648: At push of Peke they were beaten from the Bridge (litho) by Clark, Christopher (1875-1942) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Lieutenant John Smith retaking the Kings Standard at Edgehill (litho)
STC373363 Lieutenant John Smith retaking the Kings Standard at Edgehill (litho) by Walton, John de (fl.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Battle of Edgehill)

The Civil War in Spain, Mass in the Alphonsist Camp on Mount Esquinza (engraving)
1049190 The Civil War in Spain, Mass in the Alphonsist Camp on Mount Esquinza (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil War in Spain)

Review of Carlist Volunteers in Catalonia by Don Alfonso (engraving)
1105275 Review of Carlist Volunteers in Catalonia by Don Alfonso (engraving) by Regamey, Felix (1844-1907) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The War in Switzerland, the Federal Troops entering Fribourg (engraving)
1096241 The War in Switzerland, the Federal Troops entering Fribourg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Switzerland)

The Civil War in Japan, embarking Cavalry at the Custom-House, Yokohama (engraving)
1106303 The Civil War in Japan, embarking Cavalry at the Custom-House, Yokohama (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil War in Japan)

Youthful Union soldier wearing a kepi, c. 1862 (b / w photo)
834317 Youthful Union soldier wearing a kepi, c.1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Close-up oval tintype portrait of an anonymous)

Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b / w photo)
869214 Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b/w photo) by Barnard, George N. (1819-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b / w photo)
869211 Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 42-year-old U.S. Artillery Maj)

Union Brig. Gen. John M. Schofield, late 1861 (b / w photo)
869210 Union Brig. Gen. John M. Schofield, late 1861 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 30-year-old U.S. Artillery Capt. John M)

Federal troops attacking a convoy of Confederate stores (engraving)
728786 Federal troops attacking a convoy of Confederate stores (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Federal troops attacking a convoy of Confederate stores)

Engagement off Fort Pillow (engraving)
728619 Engagement off Fort Pillow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engagement off Fort Pillow, Mississippi River)

True information on the beginning and cause of all our troubles
STC393403 True information on the beginning and cause of all our troubles: how hatched and how prevented, from a puritan pamphlet, 1648

Royalist plotters at Salisbury insulting the Sheriff, illustration from Cassell
STC393236 Royalist plotters at Salisbury insulting the Sheriff, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Arrest of the conspirators at the Mermaid, illustration from Cassell
STC393235 Arrest of the conspirators at the Mermaid, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by Wollen

Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, illustration from Cassell
STC393232 Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

The Battle of Hopton Heath (engraving)
5989754 The Battle of Hopton Heath (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Hopton Heath)

Cromwell taking Tredagh by Storm (engraving)
5989743 Cromwell taking Tredagh by Storm (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cromwell taking Tredagh by Storm)

Sr G Ayscue takes or sinks 30 Sail of Dutch Ships (engraving)
5989731 Sr G Ayscue takes or sinks 30 Sail of Dutch Ships (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sr G Ayscue takes or sinks 30 Sail of Dutch Ships)

Rising of the London Apprentices on behalf of Charles, illustration from Cassell
STC393228 Rising of the London Apprentices on behalf of Charles, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Flight of Charles from Oxford, illustration from Cassell
STC393225 Flight of Charles from Oxford, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Interview between Charles and the Earl of Denbigh, illustration from Cassell
STC393223 Interview between Charles and the Earl of Denbigh, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Confederate 32-pounder cannon and militia gunners overlooking the entrance into Pensacola
834316 Confederate 32-pounder cannon and militia gunners overlooking the entrance into Pensacola Bay, Florida, prior to the American Civil War, March 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b / w photo)
869216 Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b / w photo)
869215 New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson
869207 Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson, late 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded Col. Robert O)

Rear entrance of Fort Corcoran atop Arlington Heights, Virginia, winter c
867765 Rear entrance of Fort Corcoran atop Arlington Heights, Virginia, winter c.1862 (b/w photo) by Smith, William Morris (fl.1862); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blockhouse near Fort Haggerty on the Arlington Ridge Road, Virginia
867763 Blockhouse near Fort Haggerty on the Arlington Ridge Road, Virginia, helping guard the Aqueduct Bridge, c.1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Battle of Edgehill, October 23rd 1642 (litho)
STC373362 Battle of Edgehill, October 23rd 1642 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The House of Commons, from a 1648 print (litho)
476882 The House of Commons, from a 1648 print (litho) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Letter to the Governor of Calshott Castle from Oliver Cromwell, 1651
476854 Letter to the Governor of Calshott Castle from Oliver Cromwell, 1651, facsimile from the original in the possession of Sir James Fellowes, Adbury House (litho) by English School

Sketches in Spain, a Carlist Ambuscade (engraving)
1105349 Sketches in Spain, a Carlist Ambuscade (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Spain, a Carlist Ambuscade)

The Carlist Revolt in Spain (engraving)
1052855 The Carlist Revolt in Spain (engraving) by Bichard, Alphonse Adolphe (1841-p.1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Carlist Revolt in Spain)

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"Civil Wars: A Tapestry of Conflict and Consequences" In the annals of history, they have left an indelible mark on societies, shaping destinies and altering the course of nations. From the reign of Vespasian, a Roman emperor who faced internal strife within his empire, to the Union headquarters in Charleston during its occupation in 1865, these conflicts have echoed through time. The sepia-toned photograph captures the solemn moment of execution as Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle meet their fate. Their sacrifice immortalized in Cassells Illustrated History of England reminds us that civil wars often demand great personal sacrifices for principles held dear. Across continents, from America's Civil War depicted vividly in engravings to China's Taeping Rebellion etched into history books with ink and paper, we witness how these internal struggles transcend borders. The discarded Confederate mortar at Fort Johnson stands as a silent testament to a divided nation seeking unity once more. Even figures like Dr Dorislaus met tragic ends due to political turmoil; his assassination serving as another chapter in Cassells Illustrated History of England. Meanwhile, portraits like that of Sir Henry Vane remind us that amidst chaos, individuals emerge as symbols of resistance or catalysts for change. One cannot forget Charles I's fateful journey towards execution captured by Spence-Jones' lithograph - an image seeped in both tragedy and revolution. And Dunbar's cavalry conflict on September 3rd, 1650 serves as a stark reminder that even battles fought on home soil can be brutal and unforgiving and can not mere footnotes but chapters filled with bloodshed, ideologies clashing against each other like waves crashing upon rocky shores. They leave scars visible long after peace is restored - scars etched deep into our collective memory. As we reflect upon these historical moments frozen in black-and-white photographs or brought to life through engravings, let us remember the lessons they teach.