Reform Collection (page 2)

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

The Reformers Dinner, 1809. Artist: Samuel de Wilde
The Reformers Dinner, 1809. The grand Reform Dinner at the Crown and Anchor. Various characters from all walks of life and in various stages of intoxication are in an uproar amid upturned chairs

The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Hus (1369-1415), a Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, was condemned to death by the Council of Constance for preaching the teachings of

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]

Henry II, (1133-1189), c1787. aAso known as Henry Curtmantle, Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet, ruled as King of England (1154-89). He was an energetic and sometimes ruthless ruler

Lord Anson, 1762. Artist: Henry Adlard
Lord Anson, 1762. George Anson, 1st Baron Anson was a Royal Navy officer, and went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years War. After Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

Portrait of Lord Mansfield, 18th century, (1911). Artist: Farberger
Portrait of Lord Mansfield, 18th century, (1911). William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, (1705-1793) was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law

Edward I, 1859. King of England 1272 -1307. The first son of Henry III, he spent much of his reign reforming royal administration and common law

Sir Francis Burdett, English reformist politician, c1810 (1878)
Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), English reformist politician, c1810 (1878). From Old and New London Illustrated, Vol IV, by Edward Walford. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1878]

A discussion at the Eleusis Club, London, c1903 (1903). The Eleusis Club in Chelsea was a radical political club that promoted working class electoral registration

The Burning of John Huss by the Council of Constance, July 6, 1415, (1907). Jan Huss (1369-1415), Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer and Master at Charles University in Prague

Mustafa Bahgat Ali Fazl, c1906, (1907). Mustafa Bahgat Ali Fazl (1830-1875), Ottoman Egyptian prince who left Egypt for Paris after a change in succession laws nullified his claim

Abdul Hamid Zia Pasha, c1906, (1907). Abdul Hamid Zia Pasha (1825-1881), poet, publicist and secretary in the Imperial Palace in 1855, translating many French and Spanish works into Turkish

Ibrahim Shinassi Effendi, c1906, (1907). Ibrahim Shinassi Effendi (Ibrahim Sinasi), Ottoman author, journalist, and translator, and newspaper editor

Kamal Bey, c1906, (1907). Kamal Bey (1840-1888), prominent Turkish poet and author. A Founder of the Young Turkish Movement, a political reform movement

Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha, c1906, (1907). Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha (1815-1871), principal architect of the Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856, a crucial part of the Tanzimat (1839-1876) reforms

Reform Leaguers at Marble Arch, London, 1866 (1906). Police trying to stop campaigners for voting reform from entering Hyde Park. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI

Reform demonstration in Hyde Park, London, 19th century (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Sir Robert Peel, (1788-1850), British Conservative statesman, 1893
Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), British Conservative statesman, 1893. Peel twice served as Prime Minister from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846

Portrait of Mr. Gladstone, 1896. Artist: John McLure Hamilton
Portrait of Mr. Gladstone, 1896. William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898). William Gladstone was born in Liverpool and educated at Oxford from where in 1832 he embarked on his political career

AP Herbert, 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
AP Herbert (1890-1971), novelist and humorist, 1937. Cigarette card 14 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, M. P. Chancellor of the Exchequer, c1914
The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, M.P. Chancellor of the Exchequer, c1914. David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863?1945) was a British Liberal politician and statesman

General Maximo Gomez and his Senior officers, (1897), 1920s
General Maximo Gomez and his senior officers, 1897. During the reform, Gomez took part in a number of battles. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Martinez Campos, (1831-1900), 1920s
Martinez Campos, the autonomist and reformist parties held a demonstration of sympathy in favour of General Martinez Campos on the 27th of December 1895

Domingo Dulce, (1808-1869), 1920s
General Domingo Dulce. Born in 1808, served as Captain General of Cuba (1862-1866) having been one of the best rulers of the country. Opposed the trafficking, and supporter of the reforms

John Knox (c1514-1572), Scottish religious reformer, 1924
John Knox, Scottish religious reformer, 19th century. Knox (c1514-1572) played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner

A far advanced Radical, 1871. Artist: Coide
A far advanced Radical, 1871. Caricature of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke (1843-1911), British politician. Dilke was a radical Liberal politician who served as MP for Chelsea between 1866 and 1886

The Massacre of Peterloo, or Britons Strike Home, 1819 (1904). Artist: George Cruikshank
The Massacre of Peterloo, or Britons Strike Home, 1819 (1904). On 16th August 1819, soldiers of the 15th Hussars charging an unarmed crowd gathered on St Peters Field in Manchester to hear speeches

The Lords against all England, The political drama, 19th century. Or a slap-up match between the Tories for curruption, and the Whigs for Reform, at the Lords Cricket ground

Frances Mary Buss (1827-1894), English pioneer of womens education, 1926. Buss founded the North London Collegiate School in 1850 and remained its principal all her life

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) visiting Newgate Prison, 1926. Fry was an English philanthropist, Quaker minister and prison reformer

Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), English reformist politician, 19th century. Artist: James Morrison
Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), English reformist politician, 19th century

Exeter Hall. The great Anti-Slavery Meeting, 1841, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Exeter Hall. The great Anti-Slavery Meeting, 1841, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818), 1897. From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1881
King William IV (1765-1837) and Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), 1881. William was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830 until his death in 1837

Benjamin Disraeli introducing his reform bill in the House of Commons, c1867. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and as British Prime Minister

Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Otto von Bismark, 19th century German statesman, (1900). Artist: Loescher and Petsch
Otto von Bismark, 19th century German statesman, (1900). Prince Otto von Bismarck-Schonhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany

Luthers Protest, 1517, (1909)
Luthers protest, 1517, (1909). Martin Luther nailing his theses to the door of Wittenberg Church. Engraving taken from the Harmsworth History of the World. (London, 1909)

Sir Samuel Romilly, English legal reformer, (1836). Artist: R Woodman
Sir Samuel Romilly, English legal reformer, (1836). Romilly (1757-1818) devoted himself to the lessening of the severity of English criminal law

Admiral Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860), British naval officer, 1837. Napiers sixty years in the Royal Navy included service in the Napoleonic Wars, Syrian War and the Crimean War

Bringing Up Our Bill, c1832 (c1905). Most of the leading members of the Reform party are represented in the picture. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith

John Wycliffe, 14th century English theologian and religious reformer, (c1850). Wycliffe (c1329-1384) embarked on a translation of the Bible into English in order to bypass the established Church

Letter from John Bright to Colonel Rathbone, 23rd January 1861. Artist: John Bright
Letter from John Bright to Colonel Rathbone, 23rd January 1861. Letter written from Rochdale, giving Brights views upon the political capacity of Manchester merchants and cotton-spinners

Louis-Joseph Papineau, (1786-1871), Canadian politician and lawyer, 19th century
Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian politician and lawyer, 19th century. Papineau (1786-1871) was the leader of the reformist movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837-1838

William Wilberforce, English anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
William Wilberforce, English philanthropist, evangelical Christian and anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Entering Parliament in 1780

Otto von Bismark, German statesman, 1877. Artist: A von Werner
Otto von Bismark, German statesman, 1877. Prince Otto von Bismarck-Schonhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany

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