Defiance Collection (#2)

Indian Nobles, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Indian Nobles, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman), 1875. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman), 1875. Black-and-white portrait photograph of a dark-skinned women shown from the thigh up wearing voluminous sleeves, both hands on her hips

Poster from Womens March on Washington with I m not giving up, 2017
The election of the Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States of America prompted worldwide protests in January 2017

The Rival Queens - Mary Queen of Scots Defying Queen Elizabeth, 1857-72. 1857-72
The Rival Queens - Mary Queen of Scots Defying Queen Elizabeth, 1857-72

Governor Tryon and the Regulators, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Governor Tryon and the Regulators, (1877). British Royal Governor William Tryon (1729-1788) confronts North Carolina Regulators in 1771

Defence of the Liberty Pole in New York, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Defence of the Liberty Pole in New York, (1877). Liberty poles were erected in New York City as symbols of resistance by the Sons of Liberty before and during the American Revolution (1765-1783)

Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Incident during the American Civil War: elderly Unionist Barbara Fritchie pleads with an occupying Confederate general to Shoot if you must this old gray head

The Boyar Morozova (a study), 1881, (1965). Creator: Vasily Surikov
The Boyar Morozova (a study), 1881, (1965). Sketch for Boyarynya Morozova, a painting of 1887, depicting Feodosias arrest by the Nikonians in 1671

Boy making a face at a German cavalry officer. Creator: Unknown
Boy making a face at a German cavalry officer. A child makes a gesture of defiance at a soldier wearing a spiked helmet, in a comment on the German occupation of France during the First World War

The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry... at Brandywine, 1777, (1939)
The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. How the D.C.L.I. Won Their Red Feathers at Brandywine, 1777, (1939). Incident during the American Revolutionary War, 11 September 1777, near Chadds Ford

Better to be buried... than to surrender, Verdun, northern France, c1914-c1918
Better to be buried beneath the ruins of the fort than to surrender, Verdun, northern France, c1914-c1918. Sign in French:s ensevelir sous les ruines du fort pluto t que de se rendre

Sir William Gascoigne refuses to sentence a prelate or peer, 1405 (1864). Artist
Sir William Gascoigne defies King Henry IV, 1405 (1864). Gascoigne (1366-1423), Chief Justice of England, refusing to pass a sentence of death upon Lord Scrope (1350-1405), Archbishop of York

Self-Portrait, 1719. Creator: Balthasar Denner
Self-Portrait, 1719

Woman Portrayed as the Goddess Diana, 1639. Creator: Cesare Dandini
Woman Portrayed as the Goddess Diana, 1639

Mosquito Hawk-Assiniboin, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mosquito Hawk-Assiniboin, c1908. Assiniboine man, Mosquito Hawk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left

Boyarynya Morozova, 1887. Artist: Vasily Surikov
Boyarynya Morozova, 1887. Feodosia Morozova (1632-1675) was one of the leading figures of the Old Believer movement that split from the Russian Orthodox Church after 1666-1667 in protest at religious

Saving the Colours: the Guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 1854 (1909). Artist: Robert Gibb
Saving the Colours: the Guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 1854 (1909). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 7, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1909]

The Milkmaid, 18th century, (1938). Artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
The Milkmaid. Painting housed in the Louvre, Paris. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Prince Michael of Chernigov at the camp of Batu Khan, 1246 (1883). Artist: Vasily Smirnov
Prince Michael of Chernigov at the camp of Batu Khan, 1246 (1883). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

People made homeless by German bombing, Liverpool, World War II, 1941. Carrying whatever belongings they have been able to salvage

Sir Winston Churchill memorial statue, Parliament Square, London, 2005. This statue of Britains great wartime Prime Minister stands opposite the Palace of Westminster

Mithridates defying the Romans, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Mithridates defying the Romans, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Murder of Prince Edward, 1471 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Murder of Prince Edward, 1864. Some accounts claim the Prince died in battle, others report of the murder of Prince Edward after capture by King Edward IV, at the Battle of Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471

Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (3), c1916. Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty is a music hall song written by Arthur J. Mills, Fred Godfrey (1880-1953) and Bennett Scott (1875-1930) in 1916

Roland, the Hero of the National Epic of France, 1909. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 5, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1909]

The parting of Sir Thomas More and his daughter, 1535 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 27 November 1781 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 27 November 1781 (c1857). Spanish and French forces besieged Gibraltar from 1779 until 1783

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1857). Artist: G Stodart
Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1857). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). Artist: Sport & General
A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

A suffragette being arrested, c1910s (1935). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

The Defence of Lathom House, 1644. Artist: J Godfrey
The Defence of Lathom House, 1644. Lathom House in Lancashire was the home of the Earls of Derby. In 1644, during the Civil War

Siege of Ladysmith, South Africa, Boer War, 1899-1900. Defending British troops in trenches fixing bayonets in preparation to repel a Boer attack

Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1899-1900. Defending British troops making a night sortie. Under the command of Colonel Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

Londoners made homeless by a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II, October 1940. Holding some treasured possessions recovered from the ruins, they put on brave, smiling faces

Indian Mutiny, 1857-1859 (c1880)
Indian Mutiny, 1857-59 (c1880). Lieutenant de Kantzow at Mynpooree (Mainpuri) holding the mutineering 9th Sepoys at bay for three hours until rescued by an influential Indian

Burning the Farm of a Treacherous Burgher, 2nd Boer War, c1900. A Boer farmers wife shakes her fist at the British soldiers

Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill
Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), Indian Nationalist leader

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, on his way to Congress, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul)

Gaul to the New Caesar, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Gaul to the New Caesar, 1870. The figure of France declares Defiance Emperor, While I have Strength to Hurl it! France is depicted brandishing a broken and bloody sword at the Prussian Emperor

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