Argument Collection (page 4)

The Peacemaker, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
The Peacemaker, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

The Battle of the Nile, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
The Battle of the Nile, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Albemarle and Fitzwalter exchange defiance, c. late 14th Century (18640. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle)
Albemarle and Fitzwalter exchange defiance, 1864. Walter FitzWalter, 5th Baron FitzWalter, (1368-1406) has a heated exchange with Edward, Duke of Albemarle, in the court of Henry IV

Cruelty of Dunstan to Edwy & Elgiva, 1838. Edwy (d.959), King of England from 955. Queen Elgiva and Dunstan (909- 988), an Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, a Bishop of Worcester

Quarrel between Somerset and York, . Artist: John Leech
Quarrel between Somerset and York, c1860, (c1860). Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, (1406- 1455) and Richard of York

Unrest in the Near East, 1912. Artist: Frederick Henry Townsend
Unrest in the Near East, 1912. This illustration was featured in Punch magazine, 1912. From The Studio Volume 68. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916]

Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics, 1489-1491 (1870). Artist: Perrichon
Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics, 1489-1491 (1870). After the painting by Filippino Lippi in the collection of the Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1882. Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521 and declared an outlaw at the Diet of Worms

Randolph threatened, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Parents object!, late 19th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

After Marriage. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
After Marriage. Stereoscopic card detail

The Earl of Essex laying his hand on his sword on being struck by Queen Elizabeth, (1792). Artist: Wooding
The Earl of Essex laying his hand on his sword on being struck by Queen Elizabeth, (1792). Devereux (1566-1601) was an English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I

The Female Orators, 1768. Artist: Rennoldson
The Female Orators, 1768. Two women are having an argument while a dog and a small boy steal from their baskets of market wares

Arguments against Purgatory in the hand of Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, c1538. Artist: King Henry VIII
Arguments against the doctrine of Purgatory in the hand of Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, with marginal annotations by Henry VIII, c1538. The page transcribed is the last of three

Mr Gladstone attacking Mr Disraelis first budget, 1852. A debate in the House of Commons between William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898) and Benjamin Disraeli MP (1804-1881)

Heraclitus and Democritus, early 17th century. Artist: Dirck van Baburen
Heraclitus and Democritus, early 17th century. Heraclitus (535-475 BC) and Democritus (460-370 BC) were Ancient Greek philosophers

Dispute between French and English fishermen in the Channel, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th December 1904

Theatre, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Jacques Bellange
Theatre, Bellange, Private Collection

The dispute of Thomas a Becket and Henry II, 1170 (c1180). Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, in dispute with Henry II (1133-1189) King of England from 1154

Henry II and Thomas a Becket. Henry (1133-1189) became King of England in 1154. Here he is disputing with Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury

Calvin, Luther and the Pope fighting each other, published 1600. Facsimile of French cartoon of 1600. Engraving

Simon de Montfort quarrelling with Henry III, 1257, (c1880). Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester (c1208-1265), English statesman and soldier, quarrelling with Henry III (1207-1272)

Dispute over who was the first to reach the North Pole, 1909. American naval officer and explorer Robert E Peary (1856-1920)

A Tiff, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Tiff, 1881. John Bull, the representative of the British people, is at odds with Madame France in this cartoon. This illustrates a dispute between the governments of the two countries after Frances

The Disputed Account, 1865. Mrs Britannia and Mrs Columbia; dressed in the stars and stripes, at matronly loggerheads. Much remained to be settled in the aftermath of the American Civil War

Gladstone Salve - For Tender Consciences, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
Gladstone Salve - For Tender Consciences, 1863. Mr Gladstones 1863 Budget began with the premise that there was a surplus of £ 3, 741, 000

Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Uncle Sam and John Bull, representing Britain and the United States of America, are tearing up the Extradition Treaty of 1842

A Family Quarrel, 1861. On the left is President Lincoln and, facing him is Mrs Carolina, representative of the Southern States

Wait your turn, Monsieur... I had that first. from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843

A Harlots Progress, Plate 5, April 1732. Creator: William Hogarth
A Harlots Progress, Plate 5, April 1732

La Coalition, n. d. Creator: Esprit-Antoine Gibelin
La Coalition, n.d

A Fulfilled Wish (Der erfüllte Wunsch), 1911. Creator: Moritz Jung
A Fulfilled Wish (Der erfullte Wunsch), 1911

Partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his Wife, from The History of Tom Jones
Partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his Wife, from " The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", 1792

Lord Tellamar Rudely Dismissed by Squire Western, from The History of Tom Jones
Lord Tellamar Rudely Dismissed by Squire Western, from " The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", 1792

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