Treason Collection

Propaganda poster: careless talk costs lives
Second world war propaganda poster warning people that careless talk costs lives. Tell nobody -- not even her

Charles I and Speaker Lenthall, c1850, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Charles I and Speaker Lenthall, c1850, (1947). On 4 January 1642, King Charles I (1600-1649, standing, in hat) entered the House of Commons to arrest five Members of Parliament for high treason

The Capture Of Guy Fawkes, 1605, (c1850). Fawkes was an English conspirator who attempted to blow up the houses of Parliament on November 5th

JFK Treason Poster
Dallas, Texas: November 21, 1963 A famous handbill circulated in Dallas the day before President Kennedy was assassinated

Coughton Court, Warwickshire, late 19th century. Coughton Court is one of Englands finest Tudor country houses. It holds a place in English history for its role in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605

Robert Emmet
ROBERT EMMET Irish patriot, hanged for treason

Fifth of November
Please to remember the fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason plot; I see no reason why Gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot. A stick and a stake for Victorias sake!

Sir Thomas Wentworth (afterwards Earl of Strafford) and John Pym at Greenwich, 1628
BAL25818 Sir Thomas Wentworth (afterwards Earl of Strafford) and John Pym at Greenwich, 1628 by Cattermole, George (1800-68); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Trial of Lord Lovat, Westminster Hall, London, 1747. Interior view of Westminster Hall, with both houses of Parliament assembled for the trial of the Jacobite, Simon, Lord Lovat

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plotters, 1605. Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I due to open new session

Arnolds treason discovered with the arrest of John Andre, 1780
British agent Andre trying to bribe his captors with his watch to avoid discovery of Arnolds treason, 1780. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

TRIAL OF CHARLES I - King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1625-1649 - The king on trial
XEE4149242 TRIAL OF CHARLES I - King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1625-1649 - The king on trial before a specially constituted high court of justice in Westminster hall

BEBEL (1840 - 1913)
AUGUST BEBEL German socialist politician, imprisoned for treason and lese-majesty against the Kaiser

A Proclamation by the King, for the Suppression of Coffee Houses, 1675 (litho)
GHL240158 A Proclamation by the King, for the Suppression of Coffee Houses, 1675 (litho) by English School, (17th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Trial of Robert Emmet, Emmet replying to the verdict of high treason, Sept. 19, 1803... Date c1866

A Plot with Powder, 1605 (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF113411 A Plot with Powder, 1605 (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

War of Independence or American Revolution (1775-1783): the arrest of Major John Andre (1750-1780)
NWI4839264 War of Independence or American Revolution (1775-1783): the arrest of Major John Andre (1750-1780) in 1780 by the continental army and the discovery of the treason of Benedict Arnold

Representation of Etienne-Francois, Count of Choiseul (1719-1785) supplying Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson
ELD4888068 Representation of Etienne-Francois, Count of Choiseul (1719-1785) supplying Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise of Pompadour (1721-1764), mistress of Louis XV

Titus and Tiberius, son of Brutus (Lucius Junius Brutus) founder of the Roman republic are arrested for plotting
ELD4918006 Titus and Tiberius, son of Brutus (Lucius Junius Brutus) founder of the Roman republic are arrested for plotting against their father with Tarquin the superb

Portrait of Charles III Duke of Bourbon, from France (1490-1527). After an original lost by Titian 19th century
ELD4872072 Portrait of Charles III Duke of Bourbon, from France (1490-1527). After an original lost by Titian 19th century (engraving "Museum-Criminal" by Henri Varennes and Edgar Troimaux)

Representation of the trial of Charles III of Bourbon, constable of France (1490-1527)
ELD4872054 Representation of the trial of Charles III of Bourbon, constable of France (1490-1527) in 1524 presided by King Francois I in the Chamber of Peers

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285537 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

King Victor Emmanuel III on a swing cap, 1909 (lithograph)
JAB4119042 King Victor Emmanuel III on a swing cap, 1909 (lithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele)

The arrest of Thomas of Woodstock (or Wodestock) (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester, in his castle of Pleshey (England)
FLO4630557 The arrest of Thomas of Woodstock (or Wodestock) (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester, in his castle of Pleshey (England), in 1397; he was taken by armed guards to a boat at Calais

Cavalry General ignoring an order to support the infantry in battle. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4718126 Cavalry General ignoring an order to support the infantry in battle. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

The death of King Edward the martyr (962-978) represented with his mother-in-law Elfthryth (Elfrida)
ELD4874214 The death of King Edward the martyr (962-978) represented with his mother-in-law Elfthryth (Elfrida) who handed him a glass of poison at the castle of Corfe

Arrest of England vigilante Hubert de Burgh (1165-1243) victim of conspiracy is arrested by his enemies
ELD4874944 Arrest of England vigilante Hubert de Burgh (1165-1243) victim of conspiracy is arrested by his enemies, 1232

The arrest of Imre Tokoli (Emeric Tekeli) in 1685 by his Turkish allies (Count Imre Thokoly arrested)
ELD4897282 The arrest of Imre Tokoli (Emeric Tekeli) in 1685 by his Turkish allies (Count Imre Thokoly arrested and sent in chains to Edirne by the ottomans)

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). The Kiss of Judas. 1932. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)
CUL4864636 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). The Kiss of Judas. 1932. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Engraving of Thomas Cranmer, 1851 (engraving)
1574481 Engraving of Thomas Cranmer, 1851 (engraving); (add.info.: Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) English prelate and Protestant martyr. Archbishop of Canterbury

Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ (fresco)
JEB4931008 Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ (fresco); (add.info.: Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ)

The former peaceful scarecrow or maskamaraderie. First World War 1914-1918
LET4395709 The former peaceful scarecrow or maskamaraderie. First World War 1914-1918: German soldiers in a combat-ready trench hiding behind a scarecrow covered with a peace mask to deceive

Thomas of Woodstock (or Wodestock) (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester and his personal advisor John Lackingay ()
FLO4630654 Thomas of Woodstock (or Wodestock) (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester and his personal advisor John Lackingay (?) , conspiracy against Richard II of England (1367-1400)

Joseph sold by his brothers, 13th century (stained glass)
DEX5040708 Joseph sold by his brothers, 13th century (stained glass); Musee National du Moyen Age et des Thermes de Cluny

Gothic architecture. History of the Passion of Christ (detail): the kiss of Judas. 1210
JEB4845360 Gothic architecture. History of the Passion of Christ (detail): the kiss of Judas. 1210. Stained glass from the bottom of the royal protrail

Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), portrait published in Nuremburg, 1778. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century
NWI4940906 Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), portrait published in Nuremburg, 1778. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century illustration; (add.info.: Benedict Arnold (1741-1801)

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401061 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

Jean de Poitiers, Lord of Saint Vallier (ca. 1475-1539), captain of the guards of Charles de Bourbon (1489-1537)
ELD4907209 Jean de Poitiers, Lord of Saint Vallier (ca. 1475-1539), captain of the guards of Charles de Bourbon (1489-1537)

Mutinerie du Bounty: logbook of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige dans la chaloupe apres la mutinerie du
ELD4881357 Mutinerie du Bounty: logbook of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige dans la chaloupe apres la mutinerie du Bounty du 29 April 1789 - (Logbook or ship's log of William Bligh)

Mutinerie du Bounty: log of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige in the boat after the mutinerie du Bounty of 29
ELD4881297 Mutinerie du Bounty: log of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige in the boat after the mutinerie du Bounty of 29 April 1789 - Detail avec drapeau et dessin des contours d'une

King Robert II972-1031) the pious forgiving his sons Henry and Robert who revolted against him
ELD4926450 King Robert II972-1031) the pious forgiving his sons Henry and Robert who revolted against him, in a war over power and property, 1025

Queen Catherine of Medicis (1519-1589) awakening her astrologer Cosimo Ruggieri (Come)
ELD4918853 Queen Catherine of Medicis (1519-1589) awakening her astrologer Cosimo Ruggieri (Come, cosm) suspected of conspiracy against King Charles IX, 1574

Public expulsion of a knight from an Order of Chivalry. His armour and sword are removed, his spurs hacked off
FLO4703184 Public expulsion of a knight from an Order of Chivalry. His armour and sword are removed, his spurs hacked off, and he is rebaptized and named a traitor

Caricature of the English betrayal by the French in Paris, 1762. John Russell
FLO4717884 Caricature of the English betrayal by the French in Paris, 1762. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford being paid with Crumbs of Comfort while a English man picks his pocket

Process for high treason against a group of socialist before the Court Reich in Leipzig in 1881 (engraving)
3600102 Process for high treason against a group of socialist before the Court Reich in Leipzig in 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: German Reich (1871-1914)

Conspiracy against Louis the Pious (778-840) emperor of the West, his son Lothaire imposed on him a public penitence
ELD4944826 Conspiracy against Louis the Pious (778-840) emperor of the West, his son Lothaire imposed on him a public penitence on the monastery of Saint Medard de Soissons in 833

Emperor Othon I of the Holy Empire, known as the Great (921-973) forgives his brother Henry I of Baviere
NWI4944346 Emperor Othon I of the Holy Empire, known as the Great (921-973) forgives his brother Henry I of Baviere (919 or 922-955) - Holy Roman Emperor Otto I pardoning his brother Henry

Major John Andre (1750-1780), British officer implicated in the Benedict Arnold spy plot
NWI4943330 Major John Andre (1750-1780), British officer implicated in the Benedict Arnold spy plot. Digitally-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration; (add.info)

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"Treason: A Historical Tale of Betrayal and Consequences" In the realm of history, it has left an indelible mark, reminding us of the dire consequences that follow acts against one's own nation. From ancient times to modern eras, these hints unveil captivating stories that shed light on the gravity of treachery. Propaganda posters like "careless talk costs lives" serve as a stark reminder during wartime when loose lips could endanger entire nations. Such messages aimed to prevent leaks and protect vital information from falling into enemy hands. The name Robert Emmet resonates with Irish rebellion in the early 19th century. His bold attempt to overthrow British rule ultimately led to his capture and execution, becoming a symbol of resistance against oppression. Charles I's clash with Speaker Lenthall in 1649 showcases a pivotal moment in English history. The king's trial marked an unprecedented event where even monarchs were held accountable for their actions. Coughton Court stands witness to countless conspiracies throughout its existence. This Warwickshire estate witnessed clandestine meetings and secret plots hatched behind closed doors during various periods in history. Remembered every Fifth of November, Guy Fawkes' failed Gunpowder Plot remains etched in our collective memory. His arrest prevented the destruction of Parliament and serves as a warning against radical extremism. Even modern times have not been immune to allegations of treason. JFK Treason Posters emerged following President Kennedy's assassination, fueling conspiracy theories surrounding his death that still linger today. The meeting between Sir Thomas Wentworth (Earl Strafford) and John Pym at Greenwich reveals political intrigue during Charles I's reign. Their discussions shaped England's destiny while highlighting the delicate balance between loyalty and betrayal within politics. The Countess of Salisbury met her tragic fate due to false accusations during Henry VIII’s reign—a chilling reminder that even innocent individuals can fall victim to treacherous schemes.