Queen Collection

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, c1953. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Wearing the Nizam of Hyderabad necklace made by Cartier, the George IV State Diadem and the insignia of the Order of the Garter

The Penny Red postage stamp, 1841. Artist: Perkins, Bacon & Co
The Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main postage stamp in the United Kingdom until 1879

QUEEN ELIZABETH II ARRIVES FOR A BANQUET AT CLARIDGES FOLLOWED BY THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The palace, originally known as Buckingham House (and still nicknamed Buck House by the royal family)

OCEAN LINER QUEEN MARY. The Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary launched in 1934. Painting, 1934, by William McDowell

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Artist: George Gower
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Version of the Armada portrait attributed to George Gower. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Queen Elizabeth II in coronation robes, 1953. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum Baron
Queen Elizabeth II in coronation robes, 1953. Elizabeth II (born 1926), Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, was crowned on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of their coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. (Colorised black and white print)

POSTAGE STAMP, 1840. The Penny Black of Great Britain, engraved by Frederick Heath and printed by Perkins Bacon & Co. Issued on 6 May 1840, it was the worlds first adhesive postage stamp

Freddy Mercury Statue, Montreux, Lake Geneva, Vaud, Switzerland

A Celtic Chieftainess (Boadicea), 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris
A Celtic Chieftainess (Boadicea), 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, E. P

Fore Street looking east towards The Square, Probus, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A mixed group of mainly children pose for the photographer, including two people in the upstairs rooms of the Hawkins Arms

Honey Bee - Queen & workers on comb
JLM-9590 Honeybee - Queen & workers on comb John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

The Queens Visit to Abingdon, 2nd November 1956
This photograph shows H.M. The Queen on her visit to Abingdon in Oxfordshire on 2nd November 1956. The mayor is leading her majesty out of the station where several military personnel are lined up

Her Majesty the Queen Mother with her pages, 1953. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum Baron
Her Majesty the Queen Mother with her pages, 1953. Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002), the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, in the robes she wore for the coronation of her daughter on 2 June 1953 at

Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Portrait of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) with an ermine, used to make fur garments for royalty

Anne of Cleves
" Vintage engraving of Anne of Cleves by Hans Hobein. A German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540

Rock group Queen in concert at the NEC Arena in Birmingham 31st August 1984. Freddie Mercury

HM Queen Elizabeth II with her Maids of Honour, The Coronation, 2nd June 1953. Artist: Cecil Beaton
HM Queen Elizabeth II with her maids of honour, Green Drawing Room, Buckingham palace, 2nd June 1953. In selecting six Maids of Honour instead of pages to bear her velvet train throughout

Royal family as a happy group of dog lovers, 1937. Artist: Michael Chance
The royal family forming a happy group of dog lovers; with their Tibetan lion dog, labradors, and corgis, 1937. A print from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, London, 1937

Faerie Queene, c1900. Artist: Walter Crane
Faerie Queene, c1900. The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser (1553-1599), illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915). From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme

HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. The Queen is shown wearing the Diamond Diadem, the sash, badge and star of the Order of the Garter

Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 28th September 1952. Artist: Lisa Sheridan
Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 28th September 1952

Tetisheri, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th dynasty, 16th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Tetisheri, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th dynasty, 16th century BC (1926). Tetisheri was the queen consort of Senakhtenre Tao I, the seventh pharaoh of the 17th dynasty

A Plan of the town of Sheffield in the county of York drawn by W. Fairbank 1797. Engraved by Thomas Harris
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library:s 45 S

The back of the gold-plated throne, showing queen Ankhesenamun putting the finishing touches to the kings toilet, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings

Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip arrive at Smith Lawn in horse & carriage
Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip arrive at Smith Lawn, Guards Polo Club, Windsor in horse & carriage June 1984

Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Princess Elizabeth riding her pony in Winsor Great Park, 1930s. The future Queen Elizabeth II (b1926) of Great Britain as a child

Queen Victoria, c1890. Victoria (1819-1901) became Queen in 1837 and Empress of India in 1877

KATHARINE HEPBURN (1907-2003). American actress. As Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter, 1968

Mozart and his sister playing for Empress Maria Theresa
Young Mozart and his sister play a duet for Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Theodora, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire, and her court. Printed 19th-century halftone reproduction of a mosaic at Ravenna

Margaret of Anjou, Queen Consort of Henry VI, (1792). Margaret of Anjou (1429-1482) married Henry VI of England in 1445. The mental instability of Henry meant that Margaret effectively led

Mr Tennyson, Reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Tennyson, Reading In Memoriam to his Sovereign, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Princess Elizabeth, (1926-), Queen of the Commonwealth Realms, 1937. Artist: Philip A de Laszlo
Princess Elizabeth, (1926-2022), Queen of the Commonwealth Realms, 1937. A coloured plate from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, London, 1937

Cover of programme for the visit of HM King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to Sheffield to open the University of
Original at Sheffield Local Studies PAMP 322 SQ

Illustration of the signature of Elizabeth I

Head of a Mulatto Woman (Mrs. Eaton) Head of a mulatto woman Signed and dated, upper left: " Joanna M Wells 1861", Joanna Boyce Wells, 1831-1861, British

The Queens bath. Knossos Palace dated to 2000 BC is considered to be Europes oldest City. Crete. Greece

Statue of Freddie Mercury outside We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre, London, England

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558, last Tudor monarch. Version of the Armarda portrait attributed to George Gower c1588

Illustration by Edmond Dulac for The Dreamer of Dreams, by Queen Marie of Romania. Watercolor and gouache, 1915
DULAC: THE ICE MAIDEN, 1915. Illustration by Edmond Dulac for The Dreamer of Dreams, by Queen Marie of Romania. Watercolor and gouache, 1915

ALICE IN WONDERLAND, 1933. Louise Fazenda as the White Queen in the 1933 film version of Alice in Wonderland

Painted ivory plaque from the lid of a coffer showing Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun in a garden, the lower frieze shows young women plucking mandrakes, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

King Henry Viii Of England And His Six Wives. From Top Centre And Clockwise Anne Of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Anne Boleyn, Catherine Of Aragon, Catherine Parr And Jane Seymour

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen, c1547, (1902). Portrait of the future Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) aged 14, before she was expected to be queen

HENRY II & ELEANOR, 1154. The entry of King Henry II (1133-1189) and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122)
HENRY II & ELEANOR, 1154. The entry of King Henry II (1133-1189) and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122?-1204), into the royal city of Winchester, England, 1154

Mathematical Bridge, Queens College and punt, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Making laminated railway springs - from brochure of the visit of George V and Queen Mary to Cammell Laird
Original at Sheffield Archives SY529/1

Australia, Western Australia, Perth. Kings Park. Queen Victoria monument. Fraser Avenue, Lemon-scented gum tree lined road (Corymbia citriodora), planted in 1938. Swan River in distance

Germany, Berlin, Set design for performance The Magic Flute, the Queen of the night
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 1791. Set design by Simon Quaglio (1795-1878), the Queen of the Night. Performance at Berlin, 1818

MAP: NEW YORK AREA, 1906. New York City and vicinity. Color engraving, 1906

Chess pieces on a chessboard

Queen Honey Bee Clipped wings, UK
SPH-320 Queen Honeybee - Clipped wings, UK Apis mellifera Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

JD 9477
JD-9477 Siamese cats - mating John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: 020 8318 1401

Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum Baron
Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. Elizabeth II (born 1926), Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, was crowned on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Observed by Queen Catherine, 1870. Artist: Marcus Stone
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Observed by Queen Catherine, 1870. Painting by Marcus Stone (1840-1921), British history painter

QUEEN VICTORIA FAMILY TREE. Genealogical tree of Queen Victorias descendants (as of 1900)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Camilla, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Camilla, 2023. Camilla (born 1947) became Queen consort of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms in September 2022

the Nefertiti
Ajar Setiadi

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the Gulf War parade at Buckingham Palace, London. June 1991

Ava Gardner with the Queen during a Royal Command Film Performance, October 1955

Royal Tour of Wales, The Queen & Prince Philip at Pembroke Town Station, 1955
This image shows The Queen & Prince Philip meeting dignitaries at Pembroke Town Station, while on their Royal Tour of Wales in 1955

The Death of Mark Antony (Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15), January 1, 1780

Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Henry IV (1050-1106) King German King and Holy Roman Emperor, after being excommunicated

Portrait of Jane Seymour by Holbein, 1536, (1936). Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane Seymour, 1936. Jane Seymour (c1508- 1537). Queen of England 1536-1537, third wife of King Henry VIII. She died two weeks after birth of a son who would become King Edward VI

Picture No. 12479255
Dog - Welsh Corgi Pembroke wearing crown glasses Date:

Thomas Fall with Borzoi
The original Thomas Fall, dog photographer, with a Borzoi owned by H.M. Queen Alexandra. Date: 1893

Queens Diamond Jubilee Parade and Muster at Windsor Castle
Troops from all three Services formed on parade at Windsor Castle for her Majesty the Queen during the Diamond Jubilee Parade and Muster in May 2012

The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648, (c1915). Artist: Claude Lorrain
The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648, (c1915). The painting is held by the National Gallery, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney

HM Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum Baron
HM Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. The Queen is shown wearing the Diamond Diadem, the sash, badge and star of the Order of the Garter, and the Greville Chandelier earrings

Queen Margaret placing a paper crown on the head of the Duke of York, c1450-c1460 (18th century(?)). Artist: Brown
Queen Margaret placing a paper crown on the head of the Duke of York, c1450-c1460 (18th century(?)). Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), Queen Consort of Henry VI of England with Richard Plantagenet

Queen Adelaide. Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelheid Amalie Luise Theresa Carolin, 1792-1849) later Queen Adelaide, was the Queen Consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom

Queen consorts crowned in Westminster Abbey, 1937. The central portrait is Elizabeth, Queen Consort of George VI. The others, clockwise from top are: Alexandra, Consort of Edward VII; Isabel

Jain cosmological map, 19th century. Titled Manusyaloka ( map of the world of man ), this artwork shows the world according to the cosmological traditions of Jainism, an ancient religion of India

Royal Tour of Wales - Treharris Station, 1955
This photograph shows Treharris Station decorated ready for Queen Elizabeth IIs visit on her Royal Tour of Wales in 1955

Queen Victoria... visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns... 1898, (1901)
Queen Victoria at Netley Hospital visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns, December 3, 1898, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901) with injured men of the British Army

Mozart performs for Empress Maria Theresia, 1 October 1762, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Mozart performs for Empress Maria Theresia, 1 October 1762, (1936). Mozart Vor Kaiserin Maria Theresia, 1 Oktober 1762. The six-year-old Mozart plays for the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria at

Anne of Cleves, 1539, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Anne of Cleves, 1539, (1909). Henry VIII married Anne (1515-1557), a German Protestant princess, in 1540 for political reasons at the urging of his Chancellor, Thomas Cromwell

Tiy, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Tiy, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). Tiye was the wife of Amenhotep III and the mother of Akhenaten

Front cover of The Illustrated London News Wedding Number, 28th April 1923. Commemorating the wedding of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the Duke of York (the future King George VI)

Study of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923. Artist: John Singer Sargent
Study of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923. Presented to her by Prince Paul of Serbia as a wedding present prior to her marriage to the Duke of York, the future King George VI

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"Captivating and Timeless: The Reign Elizabeth II" From the iconic image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in her coronation robes to the historic Penny Black postage stamp, the concept of royalty is beautifully captured through various glimpses into British history. In 1953, a young Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, marking a new era for Britain. This momentous occasion was immortalized in stamps featuring her regal portrait by Sterling Henry Nahum Baron. However, this fascination with queens dates back centuries; even as far as 1588 when artist George Gower depicted the formidable Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland. Another captivating piece from that time is Nicholas Hilliard's "The Ermine Portrait, " showcasing an elegant portrayal Elizabeth I. As we delve further into British heritage, we come across historical artifacts like W. Fairbank's map of Sheffield from 1797 and Buckingham Palace -the official London residence- which has stood as a symbol of grandeur since its construction began in 1703. Moving away from land-based wonders, we encounter another majestic creation: the ocean liner Queen Mary launched in 1934 by Cunard White Star Line. Queen Elizabeth II's reign has been marked by numerous significant events such as her visit to Abingdon in November 1956 and her journey to Australia in 1954 where she captivated crowds with her grace and charm. Through these images and references spanning different eras, it becomes evident that queens have played an integral role not only within Britain but also on a global scale. Their influence extends beyond mere titles; they embody strength, elegance, and resilience throughout history while leaving an indelible mark on society. Long live our Queens.