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Houses of Parliament” Etching by Charles Barry Parliament’s Education Service Houses of History Image credits Images within the timeline animations 1099 Swamp Images and original source material from Istock photo 1259 Painted Chamber Images and original source material from Istock photo Title: “The Painted Chamber” Watercolour by William Capon, 1817. Copyright: ©Palace of Westminster Collection,WOA 1648. Other reference material: Title: Plato Seneca Aristotle Medieval Manuscript. Artist: Unknown Copyright: Public Domain 1348 St Stephens Chapel Images and original source material from Istock photo Other reference material: Title: Medieval king investing a bishop with the symbols of his episcopate Source: Mediaeval and Modern History by Philip Van Ness Myers, 1905 Copyright: Public Domain Detail of miniature from the New Minster Charter, 966, showing King Edgar flanked by the virgin Mary and St Peter. Author: Unknown Copyright: Public Domain Title: Francais Artist Unknown Copyright: Public Domain 1365-1367 Clock Tower Images and original source material from Istock photo Title: “Sala Regalis cum Curia West-monastery, vulgo, Westminster hall (New Palace Yard, 1647)” Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection,WOA 1915. 1512 Henry VIII Images and original source material from Istock photo Title: “Ciuitatis Westmonasteriensis pars ( Westminster 1647 )” Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 845. Other reference material: Watercolour of Dikusha Artist: Seeta Ram Copyright: Public Doman (British Library) 1548-1540 Parliament finds a home Images and original source material from Istock photo 1605 Guy Fawkes Images and original source material from Istock photo 1649 Charles I Images and original source material from Istock photo Title: “King Charles I 16001649” Portrait from the studio of Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection,WOA 3420. 1801 Building not big enough Images and original source material from Istock photo 1834 Fire Title: “The destruction of the Houses of Lords and Commons by Fire on the 16th October 1834” Colour Lithograph by William Heath, 1834. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection,WOA 589. Other reference material: Title: “View of Westminster Bridge” Etching by Edward Dayes, published 1797. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection,WOA 98. 1840 Rebuilding Images and original source material from Istock photo Title: “Design for the completion of the Houses of Parliament” Etching by Charles Barry. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 224. Title: “Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52)” Oil painting by John Rogers Herbert, 1845. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2586. Title: “Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860)” Oil painting by Henry William Pickersgill. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2729. Other reference material: Title: “New Palace of Westminster, 1851, View from the South East” Lithograph after an original by Sir Charles Barry. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 742. 1908 Women’s movement Images and original source material from Istock photo 1914 First World War Images and original source material from Istock photo Exterior image of the Houses of Parliament Palace of Westminster Collections 1940 Second World War Images and original source material from Istock photo Title: “Richard Coeur de Lion (Richard I)” Bronze sculpture by Carlo Marochetti, 1856. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA S74. 1945 Reconstruction Images and original source material from Istock photo Exterior image of the Houses of Parliament Parliamentary Archives, ARC/VAR/57. 2000 Portcullis House Images and original source material from Istock photo Images within the timeline cells 1099 Title: A reconstruction of Thorney Island in about 1100. Copyright: Reconstruction by Terry Ball. By permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London. 1259 Peter Jackson painting of Parliament (black & white) Period: 1099 From the Peter Jackson London Collection 2006 Images and original source material from Istock photo Images within the articles 1099 The palace in the swamp Title: “St Stephen, King Stephen and King Edward the Confessor” Watercolour by Robert Anning Bell. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1988. 1099 A mere bedchamber Title: A reconstruction of Thorney Island in about 1100. Copyright: Reconstruction by Terry Ball. By permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London 1215 Magna Carta starts shift in power Title: “King John Assents to the Magna Carta, 1215” Oil painting by Charles H. Sims, 1925 - 1927. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2602. 1259 The Painted Chamber Title: “The Painted Chamber, 1799” Watercolour by William Capon, 1817. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1648. 1265 The Father of Parliaments Title: “King Henry III and the Magna Carta, Westminster Hall 1253” Engraving by John Miller, 1780. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 4431. 1292 St Stephen's Chapel Title:” St Stephen, King Stephen and King Edward the Confessor” Watercolour by Robert Anning Bell. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1988. 1305 Trial of William Wallace Title: The Trial of William Wallace. Copyright: By Daniel Maclise. © Public Domain. 1348 St Stephen's Chapel completed Title: “Reconstruction of the Interior of St. Stephen's Chapel” Watercolour by G. Earp, circa 1880. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2257. 1367 Great Tom Title: “Sala Regalis cum Curia West-monastery, vulgo, Westminster hall (New Palace Yard, 1647)” Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1915. 1399 The fall of Richard II Title: Richard II of England. Copyright: Unknown. © Public Domain. 1512 The king leaves the palace Title: “Henry VIII at the State Opening at Blackfriars, 1523” Engraving by an unknown artist, published 1724. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1352. 1529-36 The king vs the church Title: “Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon before Papal Legates at Blackfriars,1529” Oil painting by Frank O. Salisbury,1910. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2590. 1536- 43 England and Wales unite Title: “Saint David for Wales” Mosaic designed by Edward John Poynter, 1898. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 4255. 1550 The Commons' Chamber Title: “A True Platforme and Manner of the Sittinge in the Lower House of Parliament. (A view of the House of Commons in 1623)” Etching by an unknown artist, published in 1624. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection WOA 349. 1605 Gunpowder Plot Title: “The Execution of the Conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot, 1606” Engraving by Nicholas Jansz Visscher. Copyright:© Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1349a. 1628 The Rights of Ordinary People Title: “King Charles I” Oil painting from the studio of Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 3420. 1629 The king dismisses Parliament Title: “The House of Commons in the session of 1628-29 with Speaker Finch being held in the chair by Holles and Valentine” Oil painting by Andrew Carrick Gow, 1912. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2950. 1642-9 King forced to call Parliament back Title: “The Flight of the Five Members, 1642” Oil painting by John Seymour Lucas, 1915. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2953. 1642-9 The English Civil War Title: “The Setting Out of the Train Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester” Waterglass painting by Charles West Cope, 1865. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2893. 1649 Off with his head! Title: “The Death Warrant of King Charles I, 1649” Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1262. 1653 Lord Protector or dictator? Title: Oliver Cromwell 1559-1658. Copyright: By Peter Lely © Public Domain. 1660 The return of the king Title: “The Landing of Charles II at Dover, 1660” Waterglass painting by Edward Mathew Ward, 1864. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2609. 1688 Parliament asks for a new king Title: “The Seven Bishops” Oil painting by an unknown artist, 1688. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2577. 1689 Written contract between a king and his people Title: “The Coronation of William and Mary, 1688” Drawing by Edward Mathew Ward, 1867. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 1984. 1707 England and Scotland unite Title: “The Parliamentary Union of England and Scotland, 1707” Oil painting by Walter Thomas Monnington, 1925-27. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2599. 1710 The sermon that brought down the government Title: Henry Sacheverell. Copyright: By Thomas Gibson 1710. © Public Domain 1771 Reporting opens up Parliament Title: “Luke Hansard, 1752-1828” Oil painting by Samuel Lane. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 2748. 1780 The first black voter Title: Ignatius Sancho Copyright: © Public Domain 1807 Petitions help end the slave trade Title: “William Wilberforce” Oil painting by George Richmond, 1833. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 6071. 1821 One last feast fit for a king Title: “The Coronation Procession of His Majesty King George the Fourth, July 10th 1821” Lithograph by George Scharf, 1821. Copyright: © Palace of Westminster Collection, WOA 325. 1832 Votes for one in seven men Title: Poster celebrating the passing of the 1832 Reform Act. Copyright: © Public Domain 1834 Fire! Title: “The Palace of Westminster on Fire, 1834” Oil painting by an
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