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Terrific combat between Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin, 1850. Artist: John Leech

Terrific combat between Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin, 1850. A satirical illustration of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in battle. Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and second Angevin (Plantagenet) king of England, (1189-1199). During the Third Crusade (1189-1192) Richard led the crusaders against the great Muslim leader, Saladin. After capturing Acre Richard led his army of 30, 000 towards Jaffa (Joppa), on the way defeating the Saracens at Arsuf, 30 miles from Jaffa. From The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, illustrated by John Leech [Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1850.]

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Detail from Chairing the Member, by William Hogarth, 1755 (1956)

Detail from Chairing the Member, by William Hogarth, 1755 (1956). The painting, one of a series of four depicting the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754, shows the victorious Tory candidate being carried in triumph by his supporters. In the foreground, two men, wielding a flail and a club, confront each other. A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union, the Grosvenor Press, London, 1956

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