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Descent of the Cid
GB 249 T-TOO/16 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Chart tracing the ancestors of Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, Le Cid Campeador (c 1044-1099), back to Withimer, King of the Ostrogoths, and briefly summarising his life. Featuring illustrations of the city of Bugos and the Cid standing before a horse.

The Kings of Jerusalem
GB 249 T-TOO/15 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Chart showing the descendants of the Crusader Kings of Jerusalem, down to Ralph, 2nd Lord Stafford and his wife, Phillipa Beauchamp. Featuring illustrations of Fulk V, Count of Anjou; the Knights Templar, and the Fall of Jerusalem. The bottom-left corner of the paper bears the pencilled name, 'H. Woodman.'

The Crusades, 1095-1279
GB 249 T-TOO/14 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Chart listing some of the European nobles who participated in the Crusades (1095-1279), illustrated with battle scenes.

GB 249 T-TOO/13 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Illustrated chart showing the descendants of the Barons who acted as sureties for the enforcement of the Magna Charta (the Great Charter of the Liberties of England, and of the Liberties of the Forest, created in 1215), down to Helen Tooker's mother, Emily [White] Perkins.

GB 249 T-TOO/12 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Illustrated chart showing the descendants of the Barons who acted as sureties for the enforcement of the Magna Charta (the Great Charter of the Liberties of England, and of the Liberties of the Forest, created in 1215), down to Helen Tooker's father, Harry L[andon] Tooker.

Geoffrey Plantagenet
GB 249 T-TOO/11 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Chart showing the descendants of Geoffrey Plantagenet (1113-1151), leading down to Helen Tooker's parents, Harry Landon Tooker and Emily White Perkins. Featuring an illustration of Geoffrey Plantagenet.

Alfred the Great
GB 249 T-TOO/10 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Chart describing the history of Alfred the Great, King of England (849-901). Featuring a head-and-shoulders image of Alfred the Great and an image to illustrate the story of the King's scolding by a farmer's wife for allowing her cakes to burn. The bottom-right corner of the paper bears the pencilled name, 'H. Woodman.'

Druidism
GB 249 T-TOO/1 · Item · c 1950s
Part of Helen Tooker papers

Chart depicting the history and culture of early Britain. The top half features a painting of a Druid figure with arms upraised; behind him is a standing stone structure, and before him, a fire burning on top of two smaller stones. The lower half contains a passage of text on the history of Druidism.

Helen Tooker papers
GB 249 T-TOO · Collection · c 1950s

Illustrated charts purportedly tracing the ancestry of Helen Tooker's parents, Emily White Perkins and Harry Landon Tooker, back into early English, Irish and Scottish history. 16 of the charts are drawn in black ink and 7 in black ink and watercolour.

Tooker, Helen, 1906-1998, artist
GB 249 T-SI/1 · Series · 2014
Part of Scottish independence referendum 2014 campaign literature

Includes material from the following groups:
• Yes Scotland
• Yes Scotland (affiliated groups)
• Scottish National Party/The Scottish Government
• Radical Independence Campaign
• Green Party
• Scot Hub
• Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
• Business for Scotland
• Women for Independence
• Wings over Scotland
• Labour for Independence
• Scottish Socialist Party
• National Collective