Images Dated 2006 March

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Artist: John Tenniel

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman, resigned as Chancellor, together with his son the German foreign minister, because of their disapproval of the Emperor Wilhelm II's policies. John Tenniel's cartoon shows Bismarck, who has piloted the German Empire since it's inception in 1871, leaving the ship of state watched by Wilhelm II. From Punch. (London, 29 March 1890)

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George Byng, Viscount Torrington, 1837. Artist: WH Mote

George Byng (1668-1733), 1st Viscount Torrington, 1837. Byng was a British Admiral and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His career included service as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George II

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Admiral Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860), British naval officer, 1837

Admiral Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860), British naval officer, 1837. Napier's sixty years in the Royal Navy included service in the Napoleonic Wars, Syrian War and the Crimean War, and a period commanding the Portuguese navy in the Liberal Wars. An innovator concerned with the development of iron ships, and an advocate of humane reform in the Royal Navy, he was also active in politics and was probably the naval officer most widely known to the public in the early Victorian Era

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