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Bismarck / Dropping PilotOTTO BISMARCK German Chancellor dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II: Dropping the Pilot
Nicholas II with his staffTsar Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, shown with his staff on the Eastern front. Nicholas dismissed Grand Duke Nicholas in 1915
ARCHIE ARMSTRONG / JESTERARCHIBALD ARMSTRONG (ARCHIE) Scottish court jester to James I and Charles I. Enjoyed royal favour and political influence until dismissed in 1637 for insulting Archbishop Laud. Date: - 1672
Boy provides straightforward answer when quizzed by UncleUncle John - " Well, Bobby, how did you manage to get out so soon?" Bobby " Leg Before, Uncle." Date: circa 1890s
Out First Ball - Young lad has his stumps re-arranged" Out First Ball" - Young lad has his stumps re-arranged (see also: 10948415). Date: 1905
Charles Alex De CalonneCHARLES-ALEXANDRE DE CALONNE French statesman who proposed to tax nobles and clergy so was dismissed : fled to England where he was leading adviser to fellow emigres. Date: 1734 - 1802
William Penn / Pyle 1882WILLIAM PENN English religious reformer and colonialist, dismissed by his father Date: 1644 - 1718
Dismissed for PregnancyPregnant, is she ? Well, you know the rules - tell her she needn t bother to come to work tomorrow
Wolsey Dismissed / 1529Cardinal Wolsey pleaded guilty before the Kings bench to a near treasonable offence. He was stripped of his power, forfeited his property, but allowed to remain at liberty
Paris Opera ClosedWhen Necker, the only minister trusted by the people, is dismissed by Louis, the crowd close the Paris Opera, symbol of luxury, as a gesture of their sense of loss