Reformation and Historical Events

Engravings of key moments from the Reformation era including Martin Luther and significant biblical trials, illustrating historical tensions.

Martin Luther The Great Reformator. Luther accused by clergy at the Diet of Worms, 1521

Martin Luther The Great Reformator. Luther accused by clergy at the Diet of Worms, 1521

Woodcut, Jesus before Caiaphas, Gospel of Matthew, 26, 65, New Testament, Catholic Picture-Bible

Saxon noblemen together with Henry IV, after the First Battle of Langensalza on 9 June 1075

Harold swearing to maintain the Right of the Duke of Normandy to the Throne of England

A Dutch satire on Spanish oppression : Margaret of Parma and the duke of Alva turn the screw on the Dutch lion, with the approval of the pope and the king of Spain. Date: circa 1567

St. Baldom is given the consecration of the Sacred Geodesy, Bishop of Lyons, Saint Walomar or Baldomer, 1880, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Torture of Eleazar, 2nd book of the Maccabees, chapter 6, verse 29, torture, suffering, cruelty, honoring God, holy laws of God, killing, temple, warrior, dagger, Christian religion, Bible, Old Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

David weeping over the death of Absalom, 2nd Book of Samuel, chapter 18, weeping, lamenting, temple room, steps, men, staff, despair, mourning, soldier, Bible, Old Testament, historical illustration 1885

Muerte en la hoguera de Juan de Arco, conocida como la Doncella de Orléans, suplicio verificado en Rouan el 30 de mayo de 1431. Grabado de 1883.

Charlemagne and the oath of purgation of Pope Saint Leo III, accused of adultery and perjury, Rome, on 23 December 800

Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor calls Henry I of France to duel, Duell, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

King David mourning for Absalom - Old Testament

The death of Ananias by Ugo de Carpi, 1480-1532, artist. woodcut shows Ananias lying on the ground in front of the disciples and other observers. The disciple Peter condemns him for telling a lie

Blessing animals on St Anthony's Day (January). From the Sunday at Home, London, 1872.

Charlemagne and the oath of purgation of Pope Saint Leo III, accused of adultery and perjury, Rome, on 23 December 800

The capture of Pope Paschal II, born Ranierius, was Pope from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118

Pope John VIII, forced to pay tribute to the Emirate of Sicily, 9th century

'VAE VICTIS!' THE BARBARIAN'S SWORD TURNS THE SCALE

Saint Elisabeth, benefactress of the poor, castle, charity, rich, poor, support, give, conscience, heart, donate, important woman, romance, early middle ages, history, historical illustration 1894

Engraving depicting the first Rector of Prague University with students of various nationalities attending the university. The Prague skyline is in the background.

The minstrel contest Saegerkrieg, also known as the Wartburg War, was a contest between minstrels at Wartburg Castle in Thuringia in 1207, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

People at the entrance to a city, c19th century (1931). Artist: Unknown

Martin Luther in front of Emperor and Empire in 1521, Emperor Charles, clergy, electors, Cardinal Aleander, papal bull, Catholicism, Protestantism, conflict, hall, candlestick, defend, religion, table, interrogation, 16th century, historical illustration circa 1860

Berlin becomes the Hohenzollern Capital - Frederick of Hohenzollern's first welcome by the citizens of Berlin

Pope Zachary, 679 -752, giving the slaves their freedom

The Cadaver Synod or the Cadaver Trial, the posthumous ecclesiastical trial of Pope Formosus, by Pope Stephen VI

Engraving depicting Emperor Charles IV being harangued by Fellows of Paris University. Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378) a King of Bohemia and the first King of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor. Dated 14th century

Engraving depicting the Bishop of Lagon swearing allegiance to Charles, Duke of Lorraine

Saint Peter and John Healing a Cripple Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Saint Peter and John Healing a Cripple, 1513. Engraving on laid paper, Sheet: 4 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (11.7 x 7.3 cm). European Art 1513

Flagellation of Henry II, or Henry Plantagenet, 1133, 1189, King of England

Pope Gregory XVI washing the feet of poor priests on Holy Thursday Date: 1844

Christ riding into Jerusalem on an ass. 'Hosanna; blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord'. 'Bible' New Testament: John XII. Wood engraving c1860

Solomon receives the gold from Ophir from Hiram's servants, Egypt, merchants, ships, sea, sails, King Solomon, army, warriors, spears, weapons, give, wealth, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Kings, Chapter 9, Verse 28, historical illustration circa 1850, Africa

Henry the Finkler or Henry the Vogler (876) (2 July 936) was Duke of Saxony and elected King of East Franconia from 912. Here is his courtship of Mathildis, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Market in Wales, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

John kneeling in homage before the Pope's Legate, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Noble people come out of church and give alms to the poor, after church beggars, donations, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Church of England confirmation Date: 1820

Lothair II, 835, 869, king of Lotharingia, kneeling down before Pope Adrian II

St Elizabeth or Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207, 1231, helping the poor

Engraving depicting the crowning of Hugh Capet as King of France at Rheims. Dated 10th Century

The betrothal of Isabella of Valois (1389-1409) to King Richard II (1367-1400), 1396. Artist: Unknown

The execution of Crescentius the Younger or Crescentius II in 998

The volks penance. Ezra reads the book of the law in front of the Levites. Nehemiah book. Sacred biblical history Old Testament. Old engraving

Daniel, Bible, chapter 14, verse 7, Daniel and the priests of Baal, Götze Bel, idolatry, worship, sacrifice, food, temple, crowd, Persian king Cyrus, god of clay and bronze, steel engraving Doré, Old Testament, historical illustration 1885

Potifar's wife accused josef of attempting to rape, biblical story, Illustration aus 1880

JOAN OF ARC BEFORE CHARLES

Paul in the synagogue in Thessalonica, the conflict, Acts chapter 17, verse 2, Jewish community, meeting, sitting, raised arm, index finger, habit, preaching, listener, steps, courtyard, building, Holy Scripture, three Sabbaths, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

The kingdom of Khiva. The executor lunarui tore his eyes, vintage engraving. The kingdom of Khiva. The executor lunarui tore his eyes, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657111

medieval market scene (French) circa 1300

Christopher Columbus, on 26 February 1502 Columbus asks Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile for a fleet, Spain, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Rehoboam's hard speech to the people, First Book of Kings, Chapter 11, Verse 43, Old Testament, Bible, Shechem, congregation of Israel, council of elders, youth, third day, heavy yoke, distress, David, historical illustration 1890

Abdallah sends an ambassador to king Alfonso after the fall of Zamora,Spain in 1072.

Officials from the Bureau arabe, Arab bureau, in Algiers, Algeria, in 1880 / Beamte vom Bureau arabe, arabisches Büro, in Algier, Algerien, im Jahre 1880, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Marriage of Charles the Bald (13 June 823) (6 October 877) was the King of Western France (843-77), King of Italy (875-77) and Holy Roman Emperor (875-77) (as Charles II) . Fighting against his brother Louis who wants part of the land, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Engraving based on the painting 'The Death of the Virgin' painted by Martin Schoen. Dated 1860

Historical drawing, ancient Roman legionaries making music in front of the Emperor

The Holy Confirmation, historic steel engraving from 1860

The Death of St Anne. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould after a painting by Quentin Matsys (or Massys) in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. This is part of a triptych alterpiece known as St Anne's Alterpiece which contains five scenes from her and her husband, Joachim's life. It ends on on the right panel with her death. In this scene Jesus is seen blessing her. St Anne was the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Penance of Henry II (1133-1189), at Becket's tomb.

Three recipients are initiated after being lowered through a hole in the ceiling. They are privy to a brass column that escape the ravages of an immense cataclysm, "the Great Flood". Date: 1890s

Believers put their money at the feet of the Apostles, historic steel engraving from 1860

THE QUEEN VASHTI REFUSING TO OBEY THE COMMAND OF AHASUERUS, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Bible. 1870, Art, Artist, holy book, religion, religious, christianity, christian, romanticism, colour, color engraving.

Simeon is held back by Joseph, hindern, hold back, many people, table, talk, room, warrior, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Moses, Chapter 42, Verse 24, historical illustration 1850

Pope Saint Leo III crowned Charlemagne Imperator Romanorum, on Christmas Evening, 800

Meeting of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and Pope Alexander III on 24 June 1177. Frederick, Frederick, 1122, 1190, also known as Frederick Barbarossa, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death, Pope Alexander III, born Roland of Siena, was Pope from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

San Antonino de Florencia (1389-1459), fraile dominico italiano de la Orden de los Predicadores, arzobispo de Florencia. Grabado de 1852.

Burggraf Friedrich kneels in front of the Emperor and holds the fief flag that has just been received, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Historical engraving, Emperor Sigismund, Sigismund of Luxembourg, 1368-1437, is admitted to the order of the holy Behme in Dortmund, 1888

Margaret of Parma (or Austria) bastard daughter of Carl V, receives a delegation of Flemish nobles when she is appointed governor of the Netherlands.

David grants by lot to the minstrels and singers their offices, lot, teacher, pupil, small, cast, crowd, trumpets, harp, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Chronicles, Chapter 25, Verse 8, historical illustration circa 1850

The Pope conducted by the Kings of France and England, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Charlemagne, 2 April 742, 28 January 814, also known as Charlemagne, Carolus or Karolus Magnus or Charles I. The Destruction of Irminsul, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Santo Tomás de Aquino (1225-1274), defendiendo las órdenes mendicantes ante la asamblea de prelados y doctores de la iglesia presidida por el papa Alejandro IV (1199-1261) en 1256 en Anagni. Grabado de 1877.

Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher. 1878. Pascal carrying out experiments with the mercury barometer on the tower of St Jacques-la-Boucherie, Paris. From La Nature. (Paris, 1878). Engraving.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep. Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853

Penance of Henry II at the Tomb of Thomas a Becket 1174 Artist Unknown

Triumphal procession of the king in ancient Egypt

A wedding in the Caucasus. This dance was something strange thing, vintage engraving. A wedding in the Caucasus. This dance was something strange thing, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657146

Murder of Archbishop Ambrosius during the Moscow plague riot of 1771, Koverznev, Pyotr Yefimovich ((-1877))

Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir (d. 1018). Sixth caliph of the Caliphate of Córdoba (1016-1018). He was appointed governor of Ceuta by Caliph Sulayman al-Musta'in. Ali ibn Hammud conspired against the Caliph Sulayman al-Musta'in and, after gaining entry into Córdoba, was proclaimed Caliph on 1 July 1016. He ordered Sulayman, his father and brother to be imprisoned and killed. "... Seized Sulayman and ordered behead him". Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).

Ezra reading the law to the Jews. Ezra, 480-440 BCE, aka Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest. Jewish scribe and priest. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888.

Cranmer at the Traitors Gate. Thomas Cranmer, 1489-1556. First Protestant archbishop of Canterbury 1533-1556. Engraved by C.W. Sharpe after Frederick Goodall. From the book 'Illustrations of English and Scottish History' Volume 1

Saint Elizabeth, Saint of the Catholic Church, is rejected by residents of Eisenach, Germany, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

'The Remains of William the Conqueror refused Interment by Anselm Fitz Arthur', c1787. Artist: Unknown.

Burial of the minstrel Frauenlob, Heinrich von Meissen, between 1250 or 1260-1318, woodcut, historical engraving, 1880

Henry II, 1207 - 1272, aka Henry of Winchester. King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, seen here promising to abide by the Great Charter of 1225, aka Coronation Charter, it sought to

John Wycliffe on his sickbed rejects an appeal from a group of friars to retract his teachings, Oxford, 1378. John Wycliffe, also spelled Wycliff, Wyclif, Wicliffe and Wiclif, c.1330 - 1384. English

Church Meeting in Nicaea or Nicea, Greece, today Iznik, Turkey, the History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

Pope John X smothered to death in the dungeon by Marozia in 928

Ernst II died 17 August 1030, Duke of Swabia and Conrad II 990, 4 June 1039, also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salian, was Holy Roman Empe...

Bible, Moses' miraculous preservation. First Book of Moses, 2, 6, Old Testament, Genesis, Nile, exposure, finding, find, Pharaoh's daughter, shore, basket, reeds, courtiers, woman, fire, light, save, take up, historical illustration 1885

Martin I of Aragon, so-called the Humane (1356-1410). King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Corsica and Sardinia and Count of Barcelona (1396-1410). Martin the Human on his deathbed. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

literature fairy tales ""Tales of the Thousand and One Nights"" translated by Gustav Weil published by Prof. J. M. Metzger 1928 ""Hassan of Bassorah"" the women adoring the beauty of the princess,

Shrine Of Saint Thomas At Mylapore, 18th Century

Armenian patriarch, Dominican monk and Prebendary of the Congregation of the Lateran. Engraving. Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

Johannes Gutenberg (1398-1468) German printer in his printing works. In about 1439 he was the first in Europe to use movable type, and he invented the printing press. Mid-19th century illustration.

St Severinus and Odacer painted by by O Enille. Odoacer (about A.D. 435-493) was a Germanic chieftain who served with his soldiers as mercenaries of Rome. In 476, his people, the Heruli, revolted and declared him king. Odoacer then deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor of the West. In this late 1800s illustration, Odoacer (center) is shown entering the small abode of the respected monk St. Severinus (right) to ask his advice and blessing.

Robert I (1274 - 1329), King of Scotland With Sir James Douglas - Bruce asks him to bury his heart in the Holy Land

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