Honoured Collection (#4)

King holds an Investiture. The Reverend Eustace Strong, OBE, who rendered great services during the Japanese earthquake. 6 March 1924

Vasco Da Gama and King
VASCO DA GAMA On his return to Portugal, he is honoured by a visit from king Manoel I

Statue of Edward Jenner - Vaccination Pioneer - Boulogne
Statue of Edward Jenner (1749-1823) - Vaccination Pioneer - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Date: circa 1909

Joseph made Governor and honoured by order of Pharaoh, King of Egypt - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 41.43. 1787

General Prendergast winning the Victoria Cross at Betwah
General Sir Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast (1834-1913) winning the Victoria Cross for his actions at Mundisore (where he saved the life of Lieutenant Dew) and at Betwah (Betwa)

WW1 - Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, awarded the V. C
WW1 - " Going!, Going!!, Gone!!!" Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson (1895-1918), awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to

Greek art. Offering to Artemis Bendis. Piraeus. 329-328 B. C
Greek art. Offering to Artemis Bendis. Harbor of Piraeus. Greece. 329-328 B.C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Franciss Body Honoured
The body of FRANCIS OF ASSISI is on its way to burial when it is halted at Saint-Damian so that St Clare and other pious ladies may pay their respects. Date: 1182 - 1226

Francis Honoured by Pope
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI is honoured by pope Sixtus V, who creates the brotherhood of the Cordon in the basilica of Assisi, and opens the treasure of indulgences in his favour. Date: 1182 - 1226

Count Otto Honoured
Count Otto of Wittelsbach is given the duchy of Bavaria by the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I and ruled as Otto I Date: 1153

Dreyfus Affair / Pantheon
When Zola is honoured in the the Pantheon, Dreyfus is attacked Date: 1908

Verdi Ilz Genova
GIUSEPPE VERDI the Italian opera composer honoured by the city of Genova on the occasion of his Jubilee Date: 1813-1901

Japan - A famous wisteria in bloom
Hand coloured slide showing people gathered on a bridge over water and wisteria blooms in the foreground and side. Part of Box 157 Japan Boswell Collection

Some Honours Men by Lieutenant Fred May
Caricuatures of some officers who had won military honours in the First World War. Bottom left is Captain Brown who got his DSO in 1914, was a prisoner in Germany but managed to escape

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm discarding uniforms, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II discarding the uniforms and orders he has previously received from Britain, now that the First World War has started

Thorvaldsen Honoured
The anniversary of Thorvaldsens birth is celebrated with a torchlight procession to his tomb through the streets of Copenhagen. Date: 1770 - 1844

Stowe Honoured
The author of Uncle Toms cabin is honoured at a banquet in the Music-Hall, Edinburgh. Date: 1853

Schiller Honoured
SCHILLER is honoured by Parisians with a Festival - his bust is crowned in the Cirque de l Imperatrice, in the Champs Elysees. Date: 1859

Palissy Honoured
BERNARD PALISSY pioneer of ceramic technology is honoured with a statue in his native town of Saintes. Date: 1510 - 1589

The heroic Charlotte la Corday, upon her trial, at the bar of the revolutionary tribunal of Paris, July 17, 1793, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, engraving

King holds an investiture. General Ogilvie and Air Commodore Munro, who both received the CBE, leaving the Palace. 6 March 1924

Investiture at Buckingham Palace. Captain Somerville and Rear Admiral Heard, both decorated with a CBE. 22 February 1923

Investiture at Buckingham Palace. Lt Colonel W J B Tweedie ( Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders ) decorated with CMG, CBE. 22 February 1923

Investiture at Buckingham Palace. Dr Margaret Balfour leaving after being decorated by the King. 9 July 1924

King holds an investiture. Mrs Hudson Lyall, DBE ( left ), and Mrs Caroline Bridgman, DBE, wife of the former Home Secretary, leaving. 6 March 1924

Amy Mollison was honoured at an official luncheon by the Royal Aeronautical Society, Royal Aero Club and Society of British Aircraft Constructors at the Park Lane Hotel upon her return from

Admiral Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934), Japanese naval hero, with Major General Thomas Henry Barry, superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point

Bayeux Tapestry 1067: Conan of Brittany under attack at Dinan, hands keys of fortress to William of Normandy. William honoured Harold, Earl of Wessex, for his assistance

Henry Irving (1838-1905) English actor-manager. The first actor to be honoured with a knighthood (1895). Irving as the king in the tragedy King Lear by William Shakespeare Photogravure of

The Heroic Charlotte La Corday, Upon Her Trial, At The Bar Of The Revolutionary Tribunal Of Paris, July 17, 1793, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Artist, Engraving

Soldier and sailor, United Service Waltz music cover

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky on a Soviet stamp
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), Soviet rocket pioneer, commemorated on a Soviet stamp for his 100th birthday (1957)

Kenilworth - Varney
May not my poor poniard serve, honoured madam? - Robert Varney, steward to the Earl of Leicester, presents his wrapped knife to Queen Elizabeth I

Armand Carrel Honoured
At the cimetiere de Saint- Mande, a crowd pay homage to Armand Carrel, a fervent republican who died of his wounds after a duel with Girardin

70-Gun Salute
Napoleon is honoured by a 70- gun salute at the Invalides, Paris

Fable / the Peacock
THE PEACOCK The peacock is honoured by Juno with a magnificent train, and parades his beauty in front of all the other birds

De Lesseps Honoured
DE LESSEPS HONOURED - the French engineer is guest of honour at a reception at the Dutch consulate at Alexandria - a young girl presents him with a beribboned pick !

Magistrature Honoured
Ceremony to honour the institution of the magistrature, Paris

Victims Honoured
Victims of the Revolution are honoured at the Colonne de Juillet. Date: circa May 1850

Virgil Honoured
PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS MARO (70 - 13 BCE) is honoured at a festival at Mantova

Fete De LA Vieillesse
La fete de la vieillesse - the festival of old age - is a public relations exercise designed to make the Revolution popular with the populace

Marshal Petain / P Journal
Marshal PHILIPPE PETAIN French soldier in 1917, honoured when he visits re-taken Alsace

Liberators Honoured
A memorial to the heroes of liberated Spain is set up in the Prado, Madrid

Pan Honoured by Ladies
Pan - also known to the Romans as Sylvanus or Faunus - is honoured by half-a-dozen ladies who drape his statue with garlands

Lord Mayors Procession
The Entente Cordiale is featured in the Lord Mayors Procession, through the streets of London

Flag Honoured
The flag of the second regiment of French zouaves, campaigning in Italy, is awarded battle honours by Marechal MacMahon

Vondel Honoured
The Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel is honoured with a literary and musical fete at Ruremonde, Netherlands

Joseph Reveals Identity
He reveals his identity to his brothers : frankly, they are astonished that he is alive, let alone an honoured state official

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