 Despite his precocious talent for capturing the dramatic moments of contemporary battles, Woodville also enjoyed recreating historical scenes in both oil and watercolour.The "Illustrated London News" commissioned him to complete a commemorative special series recreating the most famous British battles of history.He depicted "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (Palacio Real de Madrid) and "The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman" (Walker Art Gallery), "Battle of Blenheim", "Battle of Badajos" and several "Battle of Waterloo" pictures.