Parliament Collection (page 11)

Meeting of the Thing (Icelands Democratic Parliament) in AD1000. Woodcarving showing meeting of Vikings at the annual Althing making, decision to embrace Christianity and on right

Greek theatre in Priene, Turkey which was also used as a parliament, 4th century BC
Greek theatre in Priene, Turkey. It was also used as an Ekklesiasterion (parliament), and could seat approximately five thousand people

Barnabe Brisson, 16th century French philologist and jurist. Brisson (1531-1591) became President of the Parliament (Parlement) of Paris in 1588

Seizure of the Russian Parliament in Petrograd by revolutionary soldiers, Russia, 1917
Seizure of the Russian Parliament in Petrograd (St Petersburg/Leningrad) by revolutionary soldiers, Russia, 1917

Henry VIIs first act of parliament with an initial portrait of the king, late 1480s. With a border illuminated with depictions of flora and fauna

William Pitt the Younger, English statesman, 1793. Pitt (1759-1806) addressing the House of Commons, 1793. Engraving after a painting by Anton Hickel

The refreshment bar, Chamber of Deputies of France, Paris, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The refreshment bar, Chamber of Deputies of France, Paris, 1892. From left to right: Basly, Pelletan, Thivrier, Le Senne, Laguerre, De Cassagnac, and Rivet

Robert Peel, British statesman, arriving at the House of Commons, London, January, 1846. Peel (1788-1850) receives an enthusiastic welcome from onlookers

Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Disraeli congratulating Gladstone on the Sovereigns speech at Opening of Parliament

Le General Cavaignac 28 Juin 1848, France. Colour Lithograph. Private collection

Scenes from the reign of Queen Victoria, 1887. Victoria (1819-1901) became Queen of England and Ireland in 1837 and Empress of India in 1877

William Lenthall, 17th century English parliamentarian and lawyer, c1843. Born at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Lenthall (1591-1662)

Faust and Mephistopheles, 1888. Faust is the House of Lords and Mr Henry Labouchere MP is Mephistopheles. Labouchere was the latest in a long line of MPs to introduce a proposal to reform the House

The Best of Friends, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Best of Friends, 1888. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition, Mr Gladstone (left), takes a drink with Mr WH Smith from the Conservative Party

Such Good Boys!, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Such Good Boys!, 1888. Master Gladstone, the Liberal Leader of the Opposition, and the Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, promise to be good boys as Mr Speaker reaches for his birch

Hope I Don t Intrude!!!, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
Hope I Don t Intrude!!!, 1887. The former Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, makes his first appearance in the House of Commons during the current Session of Parliament

Turning the Tables, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
Turning the Tables, 1887. The Lord Chancellor yawns as he queries why the House of Commons is not getting on with its business

Evicted, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
Evicted, 1884. An MP wonders what he will do with himself now his seat has fallen into the redistribution trap. The Redistribution Bill was a companion to the Franchise Bill

The Challenge, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Challenge, 1884. The Conservative Leader in the Upper House, Lord Salisbury, is the sentry on guard against unwanted visitors in the Lords

The Angel in The House; or the Result of Female Suffrage, 1884. A lady who has taken advantage of Female Suffrage is on her feet in a manly stance in the House of Commons

The Real Parliamentary Whip, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Real Parliamentary Whip, 1884. Mr Punch encourages Mr John Bull as, armed with a whip labelled public opinion he heads in a determined fashion for the House of Commons

The Rod Still in Pickle, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Rod Still in Pickle, 1883. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, in the guise of a schoolmaster, reviews the progress of his pupils at the end of term

The Latest Experiment, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Latest Experiment, 1882. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, is the fireman pouring oil on the troubled waters. This relates to Mr Gladstones efforts to introduce a new parliamentary

Punchs Essence of Parliament, 1873. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, runs on the everlasting wheel of the Houses of Parliament, watched by a gleeful squirrel

A Good Beginning 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Good Beginning.. 1872. The new Ballot Bill had recently been passed into law and here Britannia drops a slight curtsey to the lanky figure of the Ballot. The man to the left is Hugh Childers

Our Play Box. Mr Punchs Delight at Finding His Dear Old Puppets where He Left Them in July, 1865. As the new Session of Parliament is about to commence

Canine at the Westminster Pit, 1862. Pit Bull terriers are set in a pit at Westminster. The one on the right is Derby, the dog of Lord Derby, the Conservative Leader

The Political Situation, 1860. This cartoon shows all the various gamekeepers employed on the estates of the Members of Parliament in 1860. Even as late as 23rd August, Parliament was still sitting

An Act of Grace; Montalbert Pardons the Emperor, 1859. The story behind the cartoon is the trial of the Comte de Montalembert

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