Medieval English shield designsShields of English knights and barons, painted during the reign of Edward III. Lithograph reproduction
Medieval dining roomDining table of a lady of quality, 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature from a French manuscript, Renaud de Montauban
Feudal lord instructing peasant workersPeasants receiving their lords orders before going to work, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration
Russian boyars, 17th centuryRussian boyars, or nobles, during the time of Peter the Great, 1600s-1700s. Antique hand-colored print
Peasant paying rent in the late Middle AgesTenant paying rent, from a book of surveying printed in England, 1523. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Opening of Parliament, 1886Members of Parliament taking the oath during the opening ceremonies, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph
Medes of ancient timesNobles of ancient Media, part of the Assyrian and Persian empires. Antique hand-colored print
Garden irrigation in the 1500sGarden water pumped through beds via intersecting channels, formal bed design of 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
French nobility of the 1500sFrench court fashion of the 16th century. Antique hand-colored print
Medieval game of chessChess players in the Middle Ages Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 13th-century manuscript illustration
Medieval German couple and a knightGerman middle-class couple and a knight, early 1400s. Antique hand-colored print
German couple of the 1500sGerman citizens of the late 16th century. Antique hand-colored print
French couple at the royal court, early 18th centuryGentleman and lady of Louis XIVs court, France, early 1700s. Antique hand-colored print
Spanish nobility of the 1500sSpanish lord and lady of the 16th century. Antique hand-colored print
Courtship in medieval BurgundyNoble woman of Burgundy courted in the 1400s. Antique hand-colored print
Russian nobility of the 18th centuryRussian noble and ladies in summer dress, 1700s. Antique hand-colored print
Medieval lord at dinnerWealthy familys dinner table in the Middle Ages. Printed color halftone reproduction of a miniature
Medieval prince and his attendantsPrince, page, and a nobleman of the 14th century. Antique hand-colored print
Medieval juggler and minstrelsMinstrels and jugglers performing at a royal court, Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Formal garden of the late Middle AgesSpring work in a European formal garden with raised beds, about 1590. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
King John endorsing the Magna Carta, 1215King John forced to sign the Magna Carta in England, 1215. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval manor and fieldsArrangement of manor lands and a farming village in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Lord Randolph Churchill, father of Winston ChurchillLord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, Member of Parliament, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
People in Elizabethan EnglandEnglish merchant (left), noble, and a lady-in-waiting for Elizabeth I. Antique hand-colored print
Elizabethan lords and a halberdierTwo Peers, in their robes, and a halberdier during Elizabethans reign, 1500s. Color lithograph reproduction
HOUS2A-00044Christmas party in a baronial hall in the olden time, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00032Christmas merriment in an old English manor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fashions of Naples, 16th centuryLady carried in a palanquin in Naples, Italy, 1580s. Antique hand-colored print
GEUR2A-00020Russian serfs greeting a noble, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GEUR2A-00120A group of Russian nobles called boyars, the Kremlin in the background, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut
PROY2A-00113Cutting off the long robes of the Russian boyars by order of Peter I. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration
HOUS2A-00064Christmas feast in a baronial hall. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Caldecott
PROY2A-00176English kings Henry VII (left), Henry VI (center), and the Duke and Duchess of Suffolk (rear). Antique hand-colored print
EVRV2A-00233British surrender at Yorktown, 1781, effectively ending the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by A.B. Frost