History of England. Peasants revolt led by Wat Tyler in 1381. Meeting between Wat Tyler and the revolutionary priest John Ball. Detail. Miniature of the 15th century by Froissart
Paganini Kings TheatreNICCOLO PAGANINI The virtuoso violinist performing at the Kings Theatre, London, in June 1831
Jem Mace, BoxerGypsy Jem Mace (1831 - 1910), English champion and known as the " Father of Modern Boxing"
Karl Von ClausewitzKARL VON CLAUSEWITZ Prussian military, noted for his writings on the science of warfare
Rail / Chat Moss / 1831LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY The railway crosses the Chat Moss peat bog, a major feat of civil engineering on the part of George Stephenson
Indian Nautch GirlA nautch girl of Hindostan. (Nautch means simply dance) with accompanying musicians
Lewes Castle 1831LEWES CASTLE
James Clerk MaxwellJAMES CLERK MAXWELL physicist
Italy PompeiiThe court of the piscina (bath)
Hunchback of NotredameQuasimodo swings from the bell
Blavatsky 1889HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Russian mystic, writer &c at age 58
The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. National Library. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon. Louvre
Peter WysockiPETER WYSOCKI Polish patriot, fought the Russians, captured and exiled to Sibera in 1831 until he was pardoned by the Tsar. Date: 1799 - 1875
Opening of New London BridgeOpening of the New London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide. The River Thames is full of royal barges, and a balloon can be seen in the top right. 1 August 1831
Oxford, OxfordshireA heavy wagon and a stage coach leave Oxford by the London Road. Magdalen Tower is on the right. Date: 1831
Reform / Authorities / 1831Four Weighty Authorities on Reform Attitudes to the reform issue from the political spectrum. Date: 1831
Lady NelsonLADY FRANCES NELSON Originally Frances Woolward, she met Horatio Nelson in 1785 and married him in 1787
Polish revolt against Russian dominationDuring the November Uprising, also known as the Cadet Revolution (1830-1831), Polish patriots attempt (unsuccessfully) to throw off Russian domination
Albert De Rutzen / WagSIR ALBERT DE RUTZEN " A model magistrate" Date: 1831 - 1913
Edward Cadol / GillEdward Cadol (1831-1898) French novelist and playwright
PAGANINI (1831)NICCOLO PAGANINI Italian musician, at the Royal Opera House, London, 3 June 1831
Samuel Orchart Beeton (1831-1877)Photographic portrait of Samuel Orchart Beeton, the English publisher and husband of Isabella Mary Beeton, pictured in 1862. Samuel Beeton was the founder of The Queen and the Boys Own Journal
General SkrzyneckiJan Zygmunt Skrzynecki, leader of the November rising, at the head of his troops, acclaimed by the Polish populace
John Bull / 2 Humbugs / 1830John Bull between two humbugs John Bull with the Reform Bill on one side, and Indian cholera on the other
The School of Reform
New London Bridge OpenThe opening of new London Bridge - barges on the Thames, crowds on the shore, flags flying and a balloon over Southwark cathedral
Irvingites; WrestlingIRVINGITES Followers of Edward Irving wrestle with a sinner, hoping to persuade him to forsake his evil ways
Sir James Clark RossSIR JAMES CLARK ROSS Scottish explorer. Made a number of arctic expeditions, determining the position of magnetic north in 1831
Sir George Nares / M SmithSIR GEORGE STRONG NARES British naval officer and explorer
King William IV proroguing Parliament, House of Lords, April 1831, during the Great Reform crisis - My lords and gentlemen, I have come to meet you for the purpose of proroguing this Parliament'
The family of Gaspar Soliveres by Jose Aparicio IngladaJose Aparicio Inglada (1773-1838). Spanish painter. The family of Gaspar Soliveres. Oil on canvas, 1831. Detail. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Antilochus takes news to Achilles - Rafael TegeoRafael Tegeo (1798-1856). Spanish painter. Antilochus takes to Achilles the news of the fight on the body of Patroclus. Oil on canvas, 1831. Detail. Private collection. Date: 2019
Diomedes, assisted by Minerva, wounds Mars by TegeoRafael Tegeo (1798-1856). Spanish painter. Diomedes, assisted by Minerva, wounds Mars, 1831. Museum of Fine Arts. Murcia. Murcia Region. Spain. Date: 2019
Maria Teresa Orsini, Princess Doria, 1822-1831Valentin Carderera y Solano (1796-1880). Spanish painter. Portrait of Maria Teresa Orsini, Princess Doria, 1822-1831. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Birthplace of Peter Paul Rubens, Cologne, Germany (though he was actually born in Siegen, Westphalia) Date: 1831
Birthplace of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Geneva, Switzerland Date: 1831
Sydney Morning Herald OfficesAn etching of the offices of the Sydney Morning Herald, a daily newspaper founded in 1831 in New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1925
Short Skyvan 3-100 G-ASZJ (msn 1831). Date: 1974
Exterior of Olympic Theatre, located junction of Drury Lane, Wych Street, London, specialised in comedies. Date: 1831
INSURRECTION AT LYONInsurrection at Lyon : Live working or die fighting is the workers battle-cry. Date: November 1831
DEATH OF GENL. KICKIPolish general Louis Kicki (born 1770) dies on the battlefield of Ostrolenka where the Poles defeat the Russians Date: 1831
Carrying of the second reading of the first reform bill in the House of Commons. Date: 21 March 1831
Entrance to London ZooView of the entrance to the zoological gardans 1840. London Zoo is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828
Sunday at the Tuileries, 1831Woman promenading in Sunday Best in the park. She wears a wide-brim hat, dress with full sleeves, ankle boots and carries a parasol. Sunday at the Tuileries Garden, 1831
A winter stroll in the Luxembourg Gardens, 1830. Woman in large bonnet with plumes, dress with sleeves en beret trimmed with velvet, high lace collar, and fur scarf. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Cartoon, The Handwriting on the Wall. King William IV wonders if the Reform Bill has anything to do with him. The Reform Act, extending the franchise by just over 50 per cent
Comic design, Disturbed by the Night Mare. 1831
Members of the National Rifle Club at Chelsea Stadium, London. 1831
