A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

VICTORIA: (1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Pri

VICTORIA: (1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Pri

GEORGE V: (1865 - 1936) King of England, son of Edward VII and husband of Mary of Teck who led England through the dark days of World War I and in the

(BRITISH ROYALTY): D.S. 1p. 12mo., 1927, a gold-printed menu from the Yacht Magedoma signed on the blank verso by future King of England, EDWARD VIII

BENJAMIN DISRAELI: (1804 - 1881) English Prime Minister who established a strong foreign policy, consolidated the Empire, and instituted many social r

[EDWARD III]: (1312 - 1377) King of England who was forced to recognize the independence of Scotland, later executed Roger Mortimer and invaded Scotla

[ELIZABETH I]: (1533 - 1603) Queen of England who established the English litany, imprisoned Roman Catholic rival Mary, Queen of Scots and eventually

(JAMES I): (1566 - 1625) King of England, and as James VI was King of Scotland, son of Mary, Queen of Scots and succeeded to the throne following the

(CHARLES II): (1630 - 1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland, routed by Cromwell at Worcester but restored after promising Parliamentary rule. Manusc

THEODORE HERZL: (1860 - 1904) Hungarian Jew, founder of modern Zionism. Sent to Paris as a correspondent, he reported on the Dreyfus affair and was so