Legislation Collection (page 3)

This will witness outwardly, as strongly as the conscience does within, Cymbeline, c1820
" This will witness outwardly, as strongly as the conscience does within", c1820. Satirical cartoon, with a quote from Shakespeares " Cymbeline", of Theodore Majocchi

Lured from her own, her native home... c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
Lured from her own, her native home, the home of early life, and doom d in stranger realms to roam; a widow! Yet a wife! - Phillipss Lament, c1820

N. C. Tindal, Esq. One of Her Majestys Counsel, c1820. Creator: T Wright
N. C.Tindal, Esq. One of Her Majestys Counsel, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal (1776-1846), who successfully defended Queen Caroline at her trial

Penury incurr d by endless riot, vanity, the lust of pleasure and variety!, c1820 Creator
Penury incurr d by endless riot, vanity, the lust of pleasure and variety! Ministerial grace deals him out money from the public chest, c1820

Henry Brougham Esq. M. P. The Queens Attorney General, c1820. Creator: T Wright
Henry Brougham Esq. M.P. The Queens Attorney General, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) who defended Queen Caroline at her trial

S. Lushington, D. C. L. M. P. c1820. Creator: T Wright
S. Lushington, D.C.L. M.P. c1820. Portrait of British lawyer Stephen Lushington (1782-1873), who defended Queen Caroline at her trial

John Williams, Esq. One of Her Majestys Counsel, c1820. Creator: T Wright
John Williams, Esq. One of Her Majestys Counsel, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer Sir John Williams (1777-1846), who defended Queen Caroline at her trial

William Vizard Esq. Her Majestys Solicitor, c1820. Creator: T Wright
William Vizard Esq. Her Majestys Solicitor, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer William Vizard (1774-1859), solicitor to Queen Caroline

Louisa Demont, c1820. Creator: Thomas Wright
Louisa Demont, c1820. Portrait of Louise Demont, maid of Caroline of Brunswick and witness at her trial. From an album containing portraits

Thomas Denman Esq. MP. The Queens Solicitor General, c1820. Creator: T Wright
Thomas Denman Esq. MP. The Queens Solicitor General, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman (1779-1854), who defended Queen Caroline at her trial

Theodore Majocchi, c1820. Creator: T Wright
Theodore Majocchi, c1820. Portrait of Theodore Majocchi, Italian servant of Queen Caroline, who appeared as a prosecution witness in her trial for adultery

J Parke Esq. c1820. Creator: T Wright
James Parke Esq. c1820. Portrait of British lawyer James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale (1782-1868), junior counsel for the Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 against Caroline of Brunswick

Sir I. S. Copley, His Majestys Solicitor General, c1820. Creator: T Wright
Sir I. S. Copley, His Majestys Solicitor General, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863)

Sir John Coventry, 1800. Creator: Edward Harding
Sir John Coventry, 1800. Portrait of English politician Sir John Coventry (c1636-1685). After a jest made by Coventry in the House of Commons on the subject of King Charles IIs mistresses

Sacheverell Cards, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Sacheverell Cards, (c1872). Pack of cards illustrating the career of Dr Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724), English High Church clergyman and politician

Plan showing the Extent of the Great Fire in Cornhill in 1748, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Plan showing the Extent of the Great Fire in Cornhill in 1748, (c1872). Map of part of the City of London, showing areas affected by the fire on 25 March 1748

Fort Wrangell, Alaska, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Fort Wrangell, Alaska, USA, c1900. Tlingit wooden carving on the shore of Wrangell Island. Fort Wrangell was established in 1868 aafter the US purchase of Alaska from Russia

King John signing Magna Charta in Runnemead Meadow, June 5 1215, (c1780). Artist: Hawkins
King John signing Magna Charta, at the desire of the English Barons who take up Arms in the Cause of Liberty, in Runnemead Meadow, between Stains and Windsor, June 5 1215, (c1780)

The Thames at Runnymede, c1896. Artist: Valentine & Sons
The Thames at Runnymede, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, with Queen Sofia and Prince Felipe, presiding over a military parade to mark the opening of the 1st Law of the Spanish Cortes 1978

Antonio Maura (1853-1935), Spanish politician and five times president of the government

Bonifacio VIII (c. 1235-1303), Pope (1294-1303), miniature of their Decretals (Liber
Bonifacio VIII (c.1235-1303), Pope (1294-1303), miniature of their Decretals (Liber sextus decretalium cum apparatu Ionnis Andreae), copy manuscript on parchment in Italy

Henry III renewing and confirming the Magna Carta, Westminster Hall, London, 13th century (c1800). King Henry III renewing and confirming Magna Charta

The Grand Reform Banquet in the Guildhall, City of London, 1832. Artist
The Grand Reform Banquet in the Guildhall, City of London, 1832. The Grand Reform Banquet given to His Majesty William IVs ministers by the City of London

All the worlds a stage... London, c1824. Artist: W Taylor
All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players, London, c1824 Shows a group of amputees, jugglers, street musicians etc. at the corner of Golden Lane

A perspective and political view of the timber-yard at L-e, 1769. Charles Dingley is sawing through the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights

Mock funeral procession in St Giles, London, 1751. To those melancholly sufferers (by a late severe act) the distillers, this plate is most humbly inscribed by a lover of trade

Sir Francis Burdetts imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1810. Interior view of the Tower of London, with Sir Francis Burdett behind bars clutching a copy of the Magna Carta

Strolling actresses dressing in a barn, 1738. Artist: William Hogarth
Strolling actresses dressing in a barn, 1738. A provincial company is in a barn, surrounded by costumes and props, preparing for its last performance.The Act against strolling players

Sylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. Artist
Sylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) is shown here in her severely weakened state caused by numerous hunger

King John signs the Great Charter, Runnymede, Surrey, 1215 (1864). John (1167-1216) became King of England in 1199. The Angevin kings of England, Henry II

John, King of England, (18th century). Artist: George Vertue
John, King of England, (18th century). John, (c1166-1216) succeeded his elder brother Richard I (known as Richard the Lionheart ) as King of England on April 6, 1199

Facsimile edition of the Magna Carta, English charter, 1215 (1816). Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum, limited the rights of the monarch

Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Artist: George Richmond
Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), an English prison reformer, social reformer, Quaker, and Christian philanthropist

John, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
John, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

King John signing Magna Charta at Runnydale, 1912. The Magna Carta was a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215

Langstons interview with King John, 1912. Stephen Langton (c. 1150 - 9 July 1228) was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury. From The Mighty Army, by W. M

William IV, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
William IV, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

The First School Board of London, c1873, (1917). Artist: John Whitehead Walton
The First School Board of London, c1873, (1917). The School Board for London formed after the Elementary Education Act 1870

King John, (1166-1216), c1787. aAso known as John Lackland, was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death in 1216

Barons with the Magn Carta from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Barons with the Magn Carta from 1199, (1932). The barons compelled King John to sign this document at Runnymede in 1215. From Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon

John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). John (1167-1216) succeded his brother, Richard I as King. The lower image depicts barons with the Magna Carta

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British statesman, c1861 (1936)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British statesman, c1861 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. II, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

Magna Charter Signed by King John, 1215, (c19th century)
Magna Charter Signed by King John, C19th century. Illustration of King John (24 December 1166 - 18/19 October 1216) signing the Magna Carta, with Archbishop Stephen Langton and the Barons in 1215

King John Signing Magna Charta, 1850. Artist: John Leech
King John Signing Magna Charta, 1850. A satirical illustration of King John sighing the Magna Carta. King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede, Surrey, 15 June 1215

The Death of King John, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
The Death of King John, 1902. John I, King of England from 1199. John (1167-1216) succeded his brother, Richard I as King. The barons compelled the King to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215

The Mutiny Act, 1797, 1934
The Mutiny Act, 1797. The Mutiny act was pivotal in the conviction of the Tolpuddle Martyres. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of 19th century agricultural labourers from Dorset who were convicted

Advisory Committee, 1908, (c1910)
Advisory Committee, 1908 (c1910). Charles Edward Magoon (1861-1920) appoints an Advisory Law Commission to study legislative matters. The Commission consists of 9 Cubans and 3 Americans

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