Political Event Collection (page 7)

Tower at Colon, 1871 (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Agustin Cebreco, c1910
General Agustin Cebreco (1855-1924), Major General during the Cuban Wars of Independence. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Emilio Diaz Moreu, c1910
Emilio Diaz Moreu (1879-), Spanish soldier and politician, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Fitzbugh Lee, c1910
General Fitzhugh Lee 1835-1905), c1910. Fitzhugh Lee was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat

Explosion on the SS Maine, 1898, (c1910)
Explosion on the USS Maine, 1898, (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Letter from Alfonso XIII to Tomas Estrada Palma, c1910. Artist: King Alfonso XIII
Letter from Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, to Tomas Estrada Palma, first President of Cuba, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Cabinet of Alfredo de Zayas, c1910
The Cabinet of Alfredo de Zayas (1861-1934), c1910. Alfredo de Zayas was a Cuban lawyer, poet and political figure, c1910

Lt. General Jose Maceo (1845-1896), second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence, c1910
Lt. General Jose Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896), second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence, c1910. Known to fellow Cubans as the Bronze Titan (Spanish: El Titan de Bronce)

Great demonstration at the Reformers Tree in Hyde Park, London, mid 19th century. The tree was burnt down during the reform league riots in 1866

Declaring the result of the poll during the general election, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1880

The meeting between the Roman Ambassador, Popillius, and King Antiochus, Egypt, c18th century. Gaius Popillius Laenas was sent as an envoy to prevent a war between Antiochus IV Epiphanes of

Balliol surrendering his crown to Edward I of England, 1296. Artist: J Rogers
Balliol surrendering his crown to Edward I of England, 1296. In 1292, Edward I was asked to arbitrate in the selection of the King of Scotland in order to prevent a dynastic war breaking out between

Edward VIII at the time of his abdication, 11 December 1936, (1937). King Edward (1894-1972) ruled for less than a year, abdicating in order to marry an American divorcee

Richard II Abdicates, 1399, (c1850). King Richard II abdicated the throne on September 29th, 1399. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Liberty Leading the People 28th July 1830 (1900). Delacroixs famous depiction of the events of the July Revolution in Paris in 1830 that led to the abdication of King Charles X of France

The adieux at Fontainebleau, France, 20 April 1814 (1900). The defeat at the Battle of Leipzig and the subsequent invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleons abdication on 11 April

Execution Of Charles I, 1649, (c1850). Charles was convicted of treason and executed outside Whitehall. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York)

Mr Gladstone at Leeds, late 19th century. The Banquet in the old Cloth Hall. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Charles Albert of Sardinia, King of Sardinia, 1836. Carlo Alberto (1798-1849) was the King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849 when he abdicated after his forces were defeated by the Austrian army at

Louis Philippe arrives at Newhaven, 1848, (1900). Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was King of France from 1830 until 1848 when he abdicated in favour of his young grandson

Attack on the Bastille, 1789, (1845). The Bastille was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine. On the morning of 14 July 1789, a crowd advanced on the Bastille

Richard II of England surrenders his crown, 1399. The reign of Richard II (1367-1400) was characterised by intermittent periods of tension between the king and the barons

The Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1854, (1886). Artist: WJ Smedley
The Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1854, (1886). The Eureka Stockade was a miners revolt in 1854. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

Stalin and Lenin, Russian Bolshevik revolutionary leaders, Moscow, Russia, 1919. Stalin (1879-1953) and Lenin (1870-1924) at the VIII Congress of the Russian Communist Party

King Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1862. Artist: Joseph Albert
King Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1862. Ludwig I (1786-1868) ruled Bavaria from 1825 until 1848, when he abdicated in favour of his son, Maximilian

Soviet politician Sergei Kirov, 17th Congress of the Communist Party, Moscow, USSR, 1934. Kirov (1886-1934) rose through the Bolshevik ranks after the Russian Revolution to become head of

Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th January 1900

Enrolment of Russian volunteers for Madagascar, St Petersburg, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Enrolment of Russian volunteers for Madagascar, St Petersburg, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th April 1895

The Enrolment of Volunteers, 22nd July 1792, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st December 1895

The Salon of Abdication, Fontainebleau, 1875. Artist: JB Allen
The Salon of Abdication, Fontainebleau, 1814, (1875). Napoleon abdicates at the Chateau de Fontainebleau in France

Procession to Hambach Castle on 27th May 1832
Procession to Hambach Castle, Germany, 27 May 1832. In 1832 the people of the Palatinate met at Hambach in protest at the repressive rule of their Bavarian rulers

English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916
English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office after its destruction by the rebels, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916

English troops under fire in Talbot Street, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. English troops under fire behind a barricade of cars, facing a charge by the rebels

Before and after, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. The Hotel Metropole and the Post Office before and after being blown up by the rebels

Ruins of the Rebel Headquarters, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. The Irish Transport & General Workers Union building after storming by English troops

Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814. Artist: Paul Delaroche
Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Lenin addressing a crowd in Red Square, Moscow, Russian Revolution, October 1917. On 26 October 1917, the day after the storming of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg

Revolutionaries armed with rifles, Russian Revolution, October 1917

Marchers in St Petersburg, Russian Revolution, 1917. A large demonstration on the streets of St Petersburg, where the Russian Revolution began

Storming of the Bastille, French Revolution, Paris, 1789. On the morning of 14 July 1789, a crowd advanced on the Bastille, the state prison in Paris

Richard II surrendering the crown, 1399. Richard II (1367-1400) became King of England in 1377. In 1399, while he was away in Ireland, his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke

Demonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. Artist: W Summers
Demonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. This was a protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset agricultural workers deported to Australia for association

King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede, Surrey, 15 June 1215 (c1860). John (1167?-1216) became King of England in 1199

Inauguration of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, Montgomery, Alabama, 1861. After announcing the secession of Mississippi from the Union (the second state to do so after South Carolina)

Storming of the Bastille by Parisians led by the Grenadier Guards, 14 July 1789 (1804). On the morning of 14 July 1789, a crowd advanced on the Bastille, the state prison in Paris

Edward VIII (1894-1972), King of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward, seen here when Prince of Wales, succeeded his father George V to the throne in 1936

Meeting in favour of peace, London, 1899. The Second Boer War, 1899-1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th October 1899

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th president of the USA, Washington, USA, 1828
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th president of the USA (nickname Old Hickory ), as President-elect, 1828, receiving a complimentary address from admirers during his journey to Washington

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