Stake Collection (page 4)

Cats thrown into the bonfire in the Place de Greve, Paris
CHT163124 Cats thrown into the bonfire in the Place de Greve, Paris, during the night of the summer solstice, illustration from Le Bon Roi Henri by Abel Hermant (1862-1950)

Huss at the Stake (engraving)
970753 Huss at the Stake (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huss at the Stake. Illustration for A Popular History of Germany by William Zimmermann)

Wits last stake or the cobling voters and abject canvassers (engraving)
983784 Wits last stake or the cobling voters and abject canvassers (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shylock, from Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice (colour litho)
971749 Shylock, from Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shylock, from Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice)

Burning of Latimer and Ridley
LLM455650 Burning of Latimer and Ridley by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Burning of Latimer and Ridley. Willss cigarette card, early 20th century)

Latimer exhorting Ridley at the Stake (engraving)
2791265 Latimer exhorting Ridley at the Stake (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Latimer exhorting Ridley at the Stake)

Illustration for Foxs Book of Martyrs, 1776 edition (engraving)
2795316 Illustration for Foxs Book of Martyrs, 1776 edition (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Contrast or Things as they Are, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving)
2966810 The Contrast or Things as they Are, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Tulipa Octaviani del pont, and Tulipa Elegant, from Hortus Floridus
STC172322 Tulipa Octaviani del pont, and Tulipa Elegant, from Hortus Floridus, published 1614-15 (coloured engraving) by Passe

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)

The Destruction of the Knights Templar (chromolitho)
667208 The Destruction of the Knights Templar (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Destruction of the Knights Templar)

Parting of Patrick Hamilton from his friends at the stake
621383 Parting of Patrick Hamilton from his friends at the stake, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

The Victory and Death of Decius Mus (oil on canvas)
BBC211023 The Victory and Death of Decius Mus (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Collection of the Prince of Liechtenstein

Martyrdom of Bilney
LLM455890 Martyrdom of Bilney by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martyrdom of Bilney. Illustration from The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe (Frederick Warne)

The Prodigal Son (colour litho)
LLM455699 The Prodigal Son (colour litho) by Spada, Lionello (1576-1622) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prodigal Son. Studies from the Great Masters (Hamilton, Adams & Co, c 1860)

Wits Last Stake, or The Cobling Voters and Abject Canvassers, pub
2962501 Wits Last Stake, or The Cobling Voters and Abject Canvassers, pub. (hand coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Thomas Bilney on his Way to the Stake (engraving)
2791258 Thomas Bilney on his Way to the Stake (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Bilney on his Way to the Stake)

"At this the lord mayor, hanging down his head, said nothing;but the bishop told me I should preach at
2780860 " At this the lord mayor, hanging down his head, said nothing; but the bishop told me I should preach at the stake" (engraving) by English School

"When he came to the stake, he prayed, kneeling upon his knees"(engraving)
2780857 " When he came to the stake, he prayed, kneeling upon his knees" (engraving) by Skill, Frederick John (1824-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: " When he came to the stake)

"His hand was held up against the stake, and struck off"(engraving)
2780846 " His hand was held up against the stake, and struck off" (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Knights Templars being burned at the stake in France (chromolitho)
669191 Knights Templars being burned at the stake in France (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card)

Monsieur Durands voyage to Africa (chromolitho)
736025 Monsieur Durands voyage to Africa (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monsieur Durands voyage to Africa)

Burning at Smithfield (engraving)
724590 Burning at Smithfield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burning at Smithfield)

A political game of brag, or, the best hand out of four, 1831 (litho)
AQS332013 A political game of brag, or, the best hand out of four, 1831 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 23.8x29.1 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Croesus at the Stake
LLM454865 Croesus at the Stake by European School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Croesus at the Stake. Illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy (Boston, 1890).); © Look and Learn

La case du jugement (engraving)
2814357 La case du jugement (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La case du jugement. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1860 2H)

Meriah Poujah ou sacrifice humain dans le Khondistan (engraving)
2789973 Meriah Poujah ou sacrifice humain dans le Khondistan (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meriah Poujah ou sacrifice humain dans le Khondistan)

Joan of Arc (chromolitho)
667230 Joan of Arc (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc. French educational card, c 1900.); © Look and Learn; French, out of copyright

St. Sebastian, from the Martyr of St. Sebastian, c. 1911-22 (colour litho)
STC133610 St. Sebastian, from the Martyr of St. Sebastian, c.1911-22 (colour litho) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Historical views of Spain
6338106 Historical views of Spain by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Historical views of Spain. Bullfighter about to kill a bull with dagger)

"Then he went cheerfully, and set his back close to the stake"(engraving)
2780842 " Then he went cheerfully, and set his back close to the stake" (engraving) by Lawson, Francis Wilfred (1842-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Then he went cheerfully)

Relic of stake (engraving)
2780827 Relic of stake (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relic of stake. Illustration for The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe edited by William Bramley-Moore)

Jesus being led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil
LLM339667 Jesus being led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); Private Collection; (add.info)

Large pontoon with a device to thrust stakes into the sea-bed, Stanza della Mattematica
BEN224390 Large pontoon with a device to thrust stakes into the sea-bed, Stanza della Mattematica, 1587-1609 (fresco) by Parigi, Giulio (1571-1635) (attr.to); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Frontispiece from The New and Complete Book of Martyrs
XJF275587 Frontispiece from The New and Complete Book of Martyrs by Paul Wright (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer (engraving)
665191 The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer (engraving) by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer)

John Huss, at the Stake, summoned to Recant (engraving)
655802 John Huss, at the Stake, summoned to Recant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Huss, at the Stake, summoned to Recant)

Cereus Minimus, c. 1745 (coloured litho)
STC172332 Cereus Minimus, c.1745 (coloured litho) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Cereus scandens minor, Cereus scandens medeus and triangularis Peruvianus
STC172326 Cereus scandens minor, Cereus scandens medeus and triangularis Peruvianus, from Phytanthoza Iconographia, by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, published c.1737-45 (mezzotint) by Ehret

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, 1873 (pencil with brown wash on paper)
1152941 The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, 1873 (pencil with brown wash on paper) by Eakins, Thomas Cowperthwait (1844-1916); 35.4x43.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Wild Swans from Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, pub. 1911 (colour litho)
3282430 The Wild Swans from Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, pub. 1911 (colour litho) by Lefler, Heinrich (1863-1919) and Urban

The Stake, 1837 (oil on canvas)
824241 The Stake, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Barraud, W. (1810-50) and Barraud, H. (1811-74); 110.5x141.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stake)

Human Sacrifice, from Voyage Historique de l Amerique Meridionale
1123868 Human Sacrifice, from Voyage Historique de l Amerique Meridionale, 1752 (engraving) by Juan y Santacilia, Jorge (1713-73) & Ulloa

Parting of Patrick Hamilton from his Friends at the Stake (engraving)
2791275 Parting of Patrick Hamilton from his Friends at the Stake (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer
LLM456012 Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer)

The Stake (engraving)
725532 The Stake (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stake. Illustration for Old Saint Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth (George Routledge)

The burning of the holy martyrs of Anaunia (stone)
XOT361862 The burning of the holy martyrs of Anaunia (stone) by German School; Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento, Italy; (add.info.: il rogo dei santi martiri dell Anaunia; ); out of copyright

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"Stake: A Symbol of Sacrifice and Persecution Throughout History" Throughout history, the stake has been a haunting symbol of sacrifice and persecution. From religious reformers to political dissidents, countless individuals have faced this brutal fate. One such figure was William Tyndale, an English scholar who translated the Bible into English during the 16th century. His efforts to make scripture accessible to all threatened the authority of the Catholic Church. Eventually captured, he met his end at the stake in 1536. Similarly, Giordano Bruno's unorthodox ideas about cosmology and religion led him to be burned at the stake in 1600. His refusal to recant his beliefs made him a martyr for scientific freedom. The burning of Thomas Cranmer in 1556 serves as a chilling reminder of religious turmoil during England's Reformation period. As Archbishop of Canterbury, Cranmer had once supported Henry VIII's break from Rome but later embraced Protestantism. However, under Queen Mary I's reign, he was condemned as a heretic and suffered a fiery death. The Fifth of November is remembered not only for Guy Fawkes' failed Gunpowder Plot but also for its connection with religious strife. The event marked an attempt by Catholics to assassinate King James I and restore Catholicism as England's dominant faith. Joan of Arc experienced both triumph and tragedy before meeting her untimely demise at the stake in 1431. Her unwavering devotion to France during the Hundred Years' War earned her praise but also drew suspicion from those who questioned her divine visions. In Ireland's troubled history, tensions between British forces and Sinn Fein nationalists often erupted into violence. The conflict claimed many lives on both sides as political ideologies clashed fiercely over independence or continued British rule. Jan Hus, a Czech priest and reformer in the early 15th century faced condemnation for challenging church practices that he believed deviated from the teachings of Christ.