Reform Collection

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

Statue of the Late Mr. Joseph Brotherton, erected in Peel Park, Manchester, 1858. Creator: Walmsly
Statue of the Late Mr. Joseph Brotherton, erected in Peel Park, Manchester, 1858. British politician, Nonconformist minister and pioneering vegetarian. The statue is of bronze, by Mr. M. Noble...Mr

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Ceremony of Laying the Foundation-Stone of the New School-House at the Philanthropic Society's Farm, Red-Hill, [Surrey], 1856. The new School-house is the gift of Mr

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

The Triumph of a Potuan, whose Reform Proposal has been Approved, 1785-1787. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
The Triumph of a Potuan, whose Reform Proposal has been Approved;Episode from Ludvig Holberg: A Journey to the World Underground. By Nicholas Klimius, 1785-1787

Redschid Pacha; Reforming Minister of Turkey 1846, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Redschid Pacha; Reforming Minister of Turkey 1846, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

A Useless Barricade, from Puck, published January, 15 1890. Creator: Louis Dalrymple
A Useless Barricade, from Puck, published January, 15 1890

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

Yuri Fedorovich Samarin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Yuri Fedorovich Samarin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, between 1880 and 1886

Puritans Before James I, c1600, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Puritans Before James I, c1600, (1890). James VI and I (1566-1625) faced complicated religious challenges during his reigns in Scotland and England, in London

A. Stanislaus, (1732-1798), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Stanislaus, (1732-1798), 1830. Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1732-1798) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795

Peter the Great, (1672-1725), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Peter the Great, (1672-1725), 1830. Peter the Great (1672-1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death in 1725

Out of the Bag!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Out of the Bag!, 1871. The cat is let out of the bag. The Conservative leader of the opposition, Mr Disraeli, suggests that perhaps the Conservative statesmen, represented here by Lord Butterfingers

Portrait of Nasser-Ed-Deen, Shah of Persia, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Portrait of Nasser-Ed-Deen, Shah of Persia, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Portrait Of John Skirrow Wright (1823-1880), 1880. Creator: Jonathon Pratt
Portrait Of John Skirrow Wright (1823-1880), 1880

The late Mrs. Fry, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The late Mrs. Fry, 1845. Portrait of the excellent and philanthropic lady, British prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, ...who for so many years devoted her time

The Modern Antaeus, 1833. Creator: John Doyle
The Modern Antaeus, 1833. John Wilson Croker; Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey as Antaeus from Greek mythology, standing on the word Reform ; Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton

New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad... 1834. Creator: John Doyle
New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad to the Man wot was Cad to the Man wot drove the Sovereign, 1834. John Bull says Time ; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

March of Reform, 1833. Creator: John Doyle
March of Reform, 1833. William Cobbett; John Wilson Croker; John Gully; Joseph Pease; Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, 1st Baron St Leonards; Horace Twiss; Sir Charles Wetherell; Francis Williams

W. Pitt, (1759-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
W. Pitt, (1759-1806), 1830. William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) British Tory, educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and Lincolns Inn

Sr. I. Moore, (1761-1809), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. I. Moore, (1761-1809), 1830. Sir John Moore (1761-1809) British Army general, known for military training reforms and his death at the Battle of Corunna

Philip II King of Macedon, (382-336 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Philip II King of Macedon, (382-336 BC), 1830. Philip II of Macedon (382-336 BC) King of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC

Caius Marius, (157 BC- 86 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Caius Marius, (157 BC- 86 BC), 1830. Gaius Marius (157 BC- 86 BC) Roman general and statesman of the Cimbrian War, consul seven times during his career, noted for reforms of Roman armies

Jewel, (1522-1571), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Jewel, (1522-1571), 1830. John Jewel (1522-1571) of Devon, English Bishop of Salisbury from 1559 to 1571 educated at Merton College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Lycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Lycurgus (fl c820 BC) lawgiver of Sparta who established military reforms in accordance with the Oracle of Delphi, promoting virtues of equality (among citizens)

Edward I, (1239-1307), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Edward I, (1239-1307), 1830. Edward I (1239-1307) King of England from 1272 to 1307, spent much of his reign reforming royal administration and common law he issued the Edict of Expulsion in 1290

Mahomet, (1769-1849), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mahomet, (1769-1849), 1830. Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769-1849) Ottoman governor of Egypt from 1805-1848, who instituted dramatic reforms in military

Constantine, (272 - 337 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Constantine, 1830. Constantine the Great (272 - 337 AD) Roman Emperor who ruled between 306 and 337 AD who enacted administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire

Sir Samuel Romilly, c1790, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Sir Samuel Romilly, c1790, (c1884). Samuel Romilly (1757-1818), British lawyer, abolitionist, politician and legal reformer, largely self-educated from a Huguenot family

Meeting of the Reorganisation Commission in Konigsberg, 9 July 1807, (1936). Sitzung Der Reorganisationskommission in Konigsberg, 9 Juli 1807

Charles Pelham Villiers, British politician and President of the Poor Law Board, c1844 (c1890)
Charles Pelham Villiers (1802-1898), British politician and President of the Poor Law Board, c1844 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

William Cobbett, English pamphleteer, journalist and politician, c1890. Creator: Unknown
William Cobbett (1763-1835), English pamphleteer, journalist and politician, c1890. From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V."

Chartists at church, c1839 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Chartists at church, c1839 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V." [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, c1890]

The Peterloo Massacre: hussars charging the people, Manchester, 1819 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
The Peterloo Massacre: hussars charging the people, Manchester, 1819 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

The Reformers, 16th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
The Reformers, 16th century, (1947). European reformist theologians: John Wycliffe, Jan Hus, Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin, Philipp Melanchthon, Martin Bucer and Theodore Beza

Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). The English scholar and reformer John Wycliffe (1320s-1384)

The 43rd - Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles
The 43rd - Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 1890. From " Her Majestys Army, Vol. II", by Walter Richards. [J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London, 1890]

The 57th - Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex), 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles
The 57th - Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex), 1890. From " Her Majestys Army, Vol. II", by Walter Richards. [J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London, 1890]

Pathfinders - Sir Samuel Romilly, c1806-1810, (1922). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Pathfinders - Sir Samuel Romilly, c1806-1810, (1922). Portrait of British legal reformer Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818). Romilly devoted himself to the lessening of the severity of English criminal

Traditional Madrid people in Puerta del Sol in Madrid before the urban reform, 1855

Philip the Magnanimous (1504-1567), Landgrave of Hesse, embraced the reform in 1524, woodcut

Elna episcopal Sacramentary, manuscript on parchment made?? probably in the scriptorium of the Cathedral of Elna (Roussillon), c. 1275 - 1300

Grand entrance to Bamboozl em, 1821. Queen Caroline and Alderman Matthew Wood heading a procession through the City, met by a group of Radical reformers

Cockney laureate elected, c1821. Artist: Joseph Gleadah
Cockney laureate elected, c1821. A procession of radicals comprising Francis Place, Joseph Hume, Francis Burdett and Jeremy Bentham (fallen from his pony) being led up Ludgate Hill, London

Hunting a Mare, 1819. An ass, with the profile of Lord Mayor of London John Atkins, flees from Henry Hunt and a crowd of jeering followers

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

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