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Miseries of London... 1807. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonMiseries of London... 1807. A congested London Street. Two coachmen threaten each other with their whips while two women have fallen over a wheelbarrow
The Hanoverian horse and British lion, 1784. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonThe Hanoverian horse and British lion, 1784. Scene in the House of Commons. On the left Charles James Fox is riding the British lion, facing William Pitt the Younger on the horse of Hanover
Fracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankFracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. The Duke of York punching King George IV in the face, watched by Queen Caroline, Alderman Matthew Wood and others. With satirical verses beneath
Queen Caroline and Mrs Wood, 1820. Brandenburgh House theatricals, a Wood scene in a new farce now performing with the greatest eclat at the Hammersmith theatre
The Battle of Temple Bar, 1769. A procession from the City to St Jamess Palace with an address by the City merchants to King George III in support of his government, has arrived at Temple Bar
The Frenchmen in Billinsgate, 1754. A street scene; a Frenchman, his fists doubled, recoils from a fishwife who is in a fighting attitude; another fishwife, seated, holds a lobster to his buttocks
Lancelot du Lac, 1886. Artist: Sir John GilbertLancelot du Lac, 1886. Sir Lancelot on horseback confronting a knight
Dick Dock: Or, the Lobster and Crab (The Veterans), 1806Dick Dock: Or, the Lobster and Crab (The Veterans), pub. 1806 (hand coloured engraving)
Mighty was he to look upon, 1916. Artist: Evelyn PaulMighty was he to look upon, 1916. Merodach sets out to kill the dragon of the Sea, Tiawath. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916. Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945)
Siegfried and Fafner, 1906. Siegfried confronts Fafner, the giant transformed into a dragon. From The Ring Cycle of operas by German composer Richard Wagner
Henry VI of England and the Dukes of York and Somerset, 1450 (1864). After returning from Ireland, Richard, Duke of York (1411-1460), is surprised to find Edmund Beaufort (1406-1455)
Nobles before King Richard II, Westminster, 1387 (1864). Lords Arundel, Gloucester, Nottingham, Derby and Warwick before the King, who demands the removal of the traitors who were about him
King Edward I threatens the Lord Marshal, 1297 (1864). Humphrey de Bohun (1276-1322), Earl of Hereford, Lord High Constable, and Roger Bigod (1245-1306), Earl of Norfolk, Lord Marshal of England
William de Breteuil defends the treasury, Winchester, Hampshire, 1100 (1864). ArtistWilliam de Breteuil defends the treasury, Winchester, Hampshire, 1100 (1864). William was the eldest son of William Fitzosbern, first Earl of Hereford
David defeats Goliath and meets Saul. Bible scene (Samuel 17: 1-58). Facsimile from a 15th century printed book of the German School
The Battle of the Nile, 1908. Artist: Lance ThackerayThe Battle of the Nile, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908
Men in Bolshevik uniform fighting police in the street, Germany, c1918-c1933(?) (1936). From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)
Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. ArtistArmed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. 1912 saw a number of industrial disputes, most notably a strike by immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts
By the end of a five-years plan collectivization should be finished (Poster), 1932. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)By the end of a five-years plan collectivization should be finished (Poster), 1932. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow
Poster for the theatre play Flax, 1931. Artist: Kondratov, Fyodor Filippovich (1896-1944)Poster for the theatre play Flax, 1931. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow
The Family of the Serednyaks, 1929. Artist: Palmov, Viktor Nikandrovich (1888-1929)The Family of the Serednyaks, 1929. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Samara
You Villain! Said He. Wheres My Daughter?, 1892. Artist: Sidney E PagetYou Villain! Said He. Wheres My Daughter?, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III
Spartacus, 1852. Artist: John LeechSpartacus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Scipio and Hannibal, 1852. Artist: John LeechScipio and Hannibal, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Metius aggravating Titus Manlius, 1852. Artist: John LeechMetius aggravating Titus Manlius, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, London, 6-7 June 1780. A mob setting fire to Newgate Prison and freeing prisoners. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant
Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. Artist: William HogarthMarriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. The nobleman is in the house of Dr Misaubin, no 96 St Martins Lane. He threatens the quack with his cane for having prescribed pills which proved
Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William HogarthChairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754
Olympia, 1863. Artist: Edouard ManetOlympia, 1863. Painting held at the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From Die Meister Des XX. Jahrhunderts I. [Verlag E. A. Seemann, Leipzig, 1935]
Act I Scene ii from The Tempest, c19th century. Miranda, Prospero and Caliban on the Enchanted Island. From A Collection of Prints illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by Josiah Boydell
The Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk demanding the Great Seal of Cardinal Wolsey, 1529 (1793)The Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, by the order of Henry VIII, demanding the Great Seal of Cardinal Wolsey, 1529 (1793). From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W. & J
The five members of the House of Commons accused of high treason, 1642 (1793)The five members of the House of Commons accused of high treason and demanded by Charles I in person, 1642 (1793). From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W. & J
Reform Leaguers at Marble Arch, London, 1866 (1906). Police trying to stop campaigners for voting reform from entering Hyde Park. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI
Rivals in Social Success, 1880 (1891). Artist: George du MaurierRivals in Social Success, 1880 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume I, London, 1891
A Struggle for Supremacy, 1875 (1891). Artist: George du MaurierA Struggle for Supremacy, 1875 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891
The Land-Grabber Parade, 1889. From a supplement to United Ireland, 13 April 1889. United Ireland was a newsaper owned by Irish nationalist political leader Charles Stewart Parnell
A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). Artist: Sport & GeneralA 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
Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics, 1489-1491 (1870). Artist: PerrichonTriumph 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
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
Outside the National Rent Office after the arrest of O Brien and Dillon, Loughrea, Ireland, 1887. A scene during the Irish Land League agitation
Police raid on the National Rent Offices at Loughrea, Ireland, 1887. A scene during the Irish Land League agitation. Founded in 1879, with Charles Stewart Parnell as its president
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
The meeting of King Henry III of England and King Louis IX of France on the plain near GisorsThe meeting of King Henry III of England (1207-1272) and King Louis IX of France () on the plain near Gisors. Henry ruled England for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death
The famous trial of Charles I in Westminster Hall in January, 1649 (c1905). A print from Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright, Philip Smith, London
Illustration from the poem Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, 1726. Artist: William HogarthIllustration from the poem Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, 1726. Hudibras is a satrical poem about the various factions involved in the English Civil War
Dispute between French and English fishermen in the Channel, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th December 1904
Incident between German troops and British auxiliaries, Tientsin, China, 1901. Illustration published in Le Petit Journal, 29th December 1901
Prohibition of bullfighting in the south of France, 1895. Artist: Henri MeyerProhibition of bullfighting in the south of France, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 15th September 1895