Legislation Collection

Runney Mead or Magna Charta Island, near Egham, Surrey, 19th century. This place is celebrated in history as the spot where the assembled barons in 1215, obtained from King John

Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921). Creator: Thomas-Charles Naudet
Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921). The restoration of Catholic worship - First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

The Reform Bill, 1832 (c1850s). The Rt Hon Earl Grey introduced the Reform Act in Parliament in 1832. It was intended to make wide-ranging changes to the British electoral system

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. Creator: Jan August Hendrik Leys
The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. This scene is set in the artist's native Antwerp, identifiable because of the famous church spire in the distance

Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. A large order caused extra work, and filled the factory brimful of dangerous missiles...after the men had left

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Citoyennes on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous être refusé... 1848. Creator: Honore Daumier
Citoyennes on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous etre refuse... 1848. - Citoyennes...on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous etre refuse

Cartoon about rent increases brought in by the Commune of Paris, 1871, (c.1871). Creator: Leo Scherer
Cartoon about rent increases brought in by the Commune of Paris, 1871, (c.1871). A bewildered and furious tenant is presented with news of rent increases

View on a Cocoa Plantation in the Island of Granada, 1857. Creator: Unknown
View on a Cocoa Plantation in the Island of Granada, 1857....a very flourishing estate in the Island of Granada...situated on the side of a lofty mountain, in the parish of St, John

The Common Hall on Corporation Reform, in Guildhall, 1856. Creator: Henry Fitzcook
The Common Hall on Corporation Reform, in Guildhall, [London], 1856. Political meeting...to oppose the London Corporation Bill....the proceedings commenced by the Serjeant-at-Mace calling out that

Les arènes législatives, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les arenes legislatives, 1870. Legislative arenas

The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870. Creator: James Carter Beard
The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870

The runaway slaves, Anthony Burns and Thomas Sims, returned to slavery- their march... 1899. Creator: Unknown
The runaway slaves, Anthony Burns and Thomas Sims, returned to slavery- their march through the streets of Boston, 1899

A Modern Hercules, published November 17, 1795. Creator: Unknown
A Modern Hercules, published November 17, 1795....Or, a Finishing Blow for Poor John Bull'. British prime minister William Pitt, brandishing a club inscribed Convention Bill

Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Irish-American social reformer and journalist during World War I. Her companion holds a document labelled A Bill

Woodrow Wilson signing Child Labor Bill, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woodrow Wilson signing Child Labor Bill, 1916
Woodrow Wilson signing Child Labor Bill, 1916. President of the United States signing legislation. The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916, also known as Wick's Bill

Chilon of Sparta, 1596. Creator: Jan Muller
Chilon of Sparta, 1596

Who Cares?, from Puck, published October 15, 1890. Creator: Charles Jay Taylor
Who Cares?, from Puck, published October 15, 1890

John Bull Reading the Extraordinary Red Book, published June 20, 1816. Creator: William Elmes
John Bull Reading the Extraordinary Red Book, published June 20, 1816

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after the catastrophe, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. We are persuaded that the annexed engraving will be interesting to our readers, in connection with the great question of " The Factory Bill

The Right Honourable Edward Geoffrey Stanley, Earl of Derby, K. G. c1860, (c1884
The Right Honourable Edward Geoffrey Stanley, Earl of Derby, K.G. c1860, (c1884). Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

The Bill of Rights Presented to William and Mary, 1689, (mid 19th century). Creator: Unknown
The Bill of Rights Presented to William and Mary, 1689, (mid 19th century). King William III (1650-1702) and Queen Mary II (1662-1694) of Great Britain agreeing an Act of Parliament

Solon, (c630-c560 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Solon, (c630-c560 BC), 1830. Solon (c630-c560 BC) Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet who legislated against political, economic and moral decline

King John signing Magna Charta, June 5, 1215, 1783. Creator: Unknown
King John signing Magna Charta, at the desire of the English Barons who took up Arms in the Cause of Liberty, in Runnemead Meadow, between Stains and Windsor, June 5, 1215, 1783

Joseph Hayne Rainey of South Carolina, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Joseph Hayne Rainey of South Carolina, 1865-1880. Rainey, Hon. Joseph Hayne of S.C. between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, barber, banker

Joseph H. Rainey, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Joseph H. Rainey, between 1860 and 1875. [Politician, barber, banker. Born into slavery, he was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives

Dawes, Hon. Henry L. of Mass, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Dawes, Hon. Henry L. of Mass, between 1870 and 1880

Panaceas for poor people, Salem, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Panaceas for poor people, Salem, Oregon, 1939. [ Down with Poverty, Crime, Unemployment - Vote the Townsend Plan - 314 x Yes I Vote for State C.R.A. Bill - God helps those who help the Aged

Lord Brougham of England, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown
Lord Brougham of England, ca. 1860-1865

Hon. Henry Laurens Dawes, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Henry Laurens Dawes, ca. 1860-1865

Trainman signalling from a "Jim Crow"coach, Saint Augustine, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Saint Augustine, Florida. Trainman signalling from a " Jim Crow" coach

ERA is for Everyone badge owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1972. Creator: Unknown
ERA is for Everyone badge owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1972. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced to Congress for the first time in 1923, and passed both houses of Congress in 1972

Straw sombrero hat associated with Civil Rights campaign, Camden, Alabama, 1971-1972
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination (and therefore segregation) based on race, colour, religion, sex, national origin

The Fugitive Slave Bill, 1854. Creator: Unknown
This printing of the Fugitive Slave Bill was sponsored by anti-slavery groups as a protest against the new law that required local and state authorities to assist slave owners in retrieving slaves

Charles Sterett Ridgely, 1803. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fé
Charles Sterett Ridgely, 1803

Meeting of the Birmingham Political Union, 1832-33. Creator: Benjamin Robert Haydon
Meeting of the Birmingham Political Union, 1832-33. Painting depicts the meeting of the Unions on New Hall Hill, Birmingham May 7th, 1832

Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn, May 1738. Creator: William Hogarth
Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn, May 1738

Crowns, Mitres, Maces, etc. 1755. Creator: William Hogarth
Crowns, Mitres, Maces, etc. 1755

Frontispiece for the Instruzione a Cancellieri, 1635. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Frontispiece for the Instruzione a Cancellieri, 1635

Chilon, Legislator & Philosopher of Sparta, ca. 1615. Creator: Jan Muller
Chilon, Legislator & Philosopher of Sparta, ca. 1615

Title Page: Le Code Louis XIV, 1667. Creator: Claude Mellan
Title Page: Le Code Louis XIV, 1667. The Code Noir defined the conditions of slavery in the French colonial empire, restricted the activities of free Negroes

The Dog Bill Committee, drawn by T. Landseer, 1844. Creator: Thomas Landseer
The Dog Bill Committee, drawn by T. Landseer, 1844. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

The Corn-Laws, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Corn-Laws, 1845. Descriptive History of the Laws relative to the Importation and Exportation of Corn. Article discussing the the Corn Laws

The Grey Column, Newcastle, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Grey Column, Newcastle, 1845. View of Greys Monument in Newcastle upon Tyne, erected in 1838. It was built in recognistion of Earl Greys passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832

The Times - Or A View Of The Old House In Little Brittain - With Nobody Going To Hannover, January 23, 1784

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