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Battle of CorunnaDuring the Peninsula War, the 42nd Highlanders attempt to hold off the French army at the village of Elvina near Corunna, Spain, to enable evacuation of thousands of British troops by sea
Gladstone a WelsherThe Welsher - Gladstone is accused by the electorate of welshing (i.e. going back) on his election promises
Edward VII PeacemakerEdward the Peacemaker enjoys a friendly game with other heads of state. Roosevelt looks on approvingly, but Tsar, Shah and Kaiser feel excluded from the party
Raising the Wind
Peasant of SalamancaA peasant from the corregimiento of Salamanca, sketched during the Peninsula War
Mrs Clarke Driving her Ponies
Spain / AliejosView of a typical small Spanish town in Leon which acquires strategic importance during the Peninsula War, when this lithograph is made
Signora Collini, born at Torino in 1794, first singer of the Kings Theatre, Haymarket, London in 1809- 1810
Napoleon and Pius VII meet at Fontainbleau to iron out their differences
French Generals receiving an English Charge
Gladstone out in ColdGladstones third ministry lasts only February to July 1886 : his Home Rule campaign loses him the July general election leaving him and his supporters out in the cold
Embassy to AustriaAnxious for an heir, Napoleon decides to dump Josephine, who can t oblige : he sends an embassy to Vienna suggesting marriage to Maria Luisa (Marie-Louise)
Gladstone home Rule LeapGladstones Home Rule Leap - his commitment to Irish Home Rule leads to his downfall - he is defeated in the General Election and spends several years out of office
Haussmann / CaricatureGEORGES-EUGENE HAUSSMANN Baron; French administrator and town planner, depicted as the eager beaver
W. E. Gladstone addressing the University of Glasgow, 1879Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman, delivering his address as Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow
W. E. Gladstone addressing the House of Commons, 1886Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman (centre left), addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Irish Home Rule, 8th April 1886
Birthplace of W. E. Gladstone, LiverpoolPhotograph of 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool; the birthplace of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman
W. E. Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1894Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) making his last speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, on the 1st March 1894. The speech was about the Parish Councils Bill Amendments
William Ewart Gladstone, (1809-1898)Photographic portrait of W.E. Gladstone, the English Liberal Statesman who was four times Prime Minister of Great Britain
William Ewart Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1886Engraving showing W.E. Gladstone (1809-1898) explaining to the House of Commons his scheme for the Government of Ireland, 8th April 1886
W. E. Gladstone, (1809-1898)Engraving of William Ewart Gladstone, the English Liberal statesman, as a young man. This portrait probably dates from the 1830s when Gladstone was elected by the constituents of Newark as a
W. E. Gladstone reading the lesson, Hawarden ChurchEngraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman, reading the lesson in Hawarden Church. Gladstone lived nearby, at Hawarden Castle, and was a regular at the church
Nikolai V Gogol / MullerNikolai Vasilievich Gogol Russian Writer
French at Aspern-EsslingBATTLE OF ASPERN-ESSLING Tirailleurs of Napoleons guard sent into action
KIT CARSON
Ow Holmes / Wyatt EatonOLIVER WENDELL HOLMES American writer in December 1878
Ow Holmes / Century 1885OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES American writer as a young man
Battle of Essling 1809Battle of ASPERN-ESSLING Napoleons men, outnumbered two-to-one by the Archduke Carls Austrians, have to retire but the battle is indecisive
Ow Holmes / In StudyOLIVER WENDELL HOLMES American writer in his study
Paris WarehouseLes bains de Julien, Paris, used as a warehouse by a wine merchant : workmen are cleaning and repairing wine barrels
Ras Al Khyma AttackedBritish attack on the pirate town of Ras-al-Khyma, on the Straits of Hormuz. (It will be attacked again in 1812 and subsequently.)
Schinss, IranA pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground
Attack on Linga, IranBritish forces attack the pirate stronghold of Linga, on the Straits of Hormuz. Dhows are seen burning on the left
Ras Al Khyma AttackBritish forces prepare to attack the pirate town of Ras- al-Khyma, on the Straits of Hormuz. (It will be attacked again in 1812 and subsequently.)
Iran / LufiA pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground
Richard GoughRICHARD GOUGH Antiquary with his autograph
James Anderson, BotanistJAMES ANDERSON - Physician- general to the East India Company, made valuable medical innovations in India, important studies of insects and crop introduction
Pius VII ImprisonedPope Pius VII is incarcerated on the orders of Napoleon
Steam washing machinery at St. Pancras workhouseEngraving of the steam washing machine at St. Pancras workhouse 1857. St. Pancras workhouse was erected as the parish workhouse in 1809
William McKinleys MotherWILLIAM McKINLEYs MOTHER Nancy Campbell Allison McKinley
Ethiopia / GenaterWe have not been able to identify this place, but we are fairly sure it is in Ethiopia
Alfred, Lord TennysonALFRED TENNYSON English poet
Mr GladstoneMr. William Gladstone (1809-1898) addressing a crowd of electors at Greenwich on Blackheath in February 1874. One of the great Victorian statesmen
Matthew Boulton / RidleyMatthew Boulton Engineer
Meriwether LewisMERIWETHER LEWIS American explorer
Pierre Joseph ProudhonPIERRE JOSEPH PROUDHON French statesman
The Tholsel / Dublin / 1817Tholsel Houses were financial centres where people exchanged money. This Dublin building was demolished in 1809. The lower floor was used as a market
THE MOON AS LUNA 1809THE MOON AS LUNA When light her sable mantle spreads, extinguishing the day; the moon a friendly lustre sheds to guide our lonely way
