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Background imageAffairs Collection: Edward Henry Stanley - 15th Earl of Derby

Edward Henry Stanley - 15th Earl of Derby
Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (1826-1893), British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice, from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878. Date: 1890

Background imageAffairs Collection: BIARD, Fran篩s Auguste (1799-1882). Meeting between

BIARD, Fran篩s Auguste (1799-1882). Meeting between Louis-Philippe I (1773-1850) and Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at Le Treport, 2nd September 1843, 1844. Oil on canvas. FRANCE

Background imageAffairs Collection: RANC, Jean (1674-1735). Elisabeth Farnese. 1720-1735

RANC, Jean (1674-1735). Elisabeth Farnese. 1720-1735. Rococo. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Background imageAffairs Collection: Henry Percy, Earl Percy

Henry Percy, Earl Percy
Henry Algernon George Percy, Earl Percy (1871 - 1909), Lord Warkworth until 1899, was a British Conservative politician. He held political office under Arthur Balfour as Under-Secretary of State for

Background imageAffairs Collection: William Vesey-FitzGerald

William Vesey-FitzGerald
Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald (1818 1885), British politician and colonial administrator. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1858 and 1859

Background imageAffairs Collection: Paris, France - Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres

Paris, France - Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres. Date: 1856

Background imageAffairs Collection: George Sand Old

George Sand Old
GEORGE SAND French writer and folklorist, also known for her active social life and affairs. Here at the end of her life. Date: 1804-1876

Background imageAffairs Collection: George Sand Age 6

George Sand Age 6
GEORGE SAND French writer and folklorist, also known for her active social life and affairs. Here at the age of six, before any of this happened. Date: 1804-1876

Background imageAffairs Collection: George Sand 1845

George Sand 1845
GEORGE SAND French writer and folklorist, also known for her active social life and affairs. Date: 1804-1876

Background imageAffairs Collection: Alexandre Ribot

Alexandre Ribot
ALEXANDRE FELIX JOSEPH RIBOT French statesman, minister for foreign affairs. Date: 1842 - 1923

Background imageAffairs Collection: Graf Von Montgelas

Graf Von Montgelas
MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH, graf von MONTGELAS, Bavarian statesman, minister of foreign affairs and of finances AND of the interior, earning the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour. Date: 1759 - 1838

Background imageAffairs Collection: Mirza Abu Al-Hasan

Mirza Abu Al-Hasan
MIRZA ABU AL-HASAN ILCHI (variously spelt) Persian ambassador to Britain 1809 and later, when he was said to have several affairs with English ladies. Date: circa 1809

Background imageAffairs Collection: China, Jilin City - Foreign Affairs Delegation Building

China, Jilin City - Foreign Affairs Delegation Building Date: circa 1910

Background imageAffairs Collection: King George V and Queen Mary visit Paris - Spring, 1914

King George V and Queen Mary visit Paris - Spring, 1914. Here they leave the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Date: 1914

Background imageAffairs Collection: PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Unites Arab Emirates Minister

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Unites Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs H.H.Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (L) stick out his tongue as he chats with United Kingdoms Prime Minister David Cameron (C)

Background imageAffairs Collection: Spain (1922). The Argentinian ambassador Carlos

Spain (1922). The Argentinian ambassador Carlos Estrada (sitting on the left) together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Santiago Alba (standing) and the Prime Minister Manuel Garcic Prieto

Background imageAffairs Collection: Spain

Spain. Agreement with the United States (26th September 1953). The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto MartЮ Artajo

Background imageAffairs Collection: Adoniram Byfield

Adoniram Byfield
ADONIRAM BYFIELD - Puritan churchman, active in church affairs, depicted with a windmill on his head whose sails (Lust, Pryde &c) are being turned by the Devil. Date: ? - 1660

Background imageAffairs Collection: Edward VII lampooned with a Chastity Belt

Edward VII lampooned with a Chastity Belt
French postcard lampooning British Monarch King Edward VII, by picturing him in association with a Chastity Belt. Edward was known to have had a number of extra-marital affairs whilst Prince of

Background imageAffairs Collection: In comparison with governmental affairs newsies are small ma

In comparison with governmental affairs newsies are small matters. This photo taken in the shadow of the National Capitol where the laws are made

Background imageAffairs Collection: Programme for LeMaires Affairs, Boston, 1927

Programme for LeMaires Affairs, Boston, 1927 starring Sophie Tucker, Ted Lewis and Lester Allan Date: 1927

Background imageAffairs Collection: India - Bengalese Babu

India - Bengalese Babu
India - a Bengalese Babu (a clerk who managed the affairs of the Colonial British in India). Date: circa 1907

Background imageAffairs Collection: Moscow - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Moscow - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - one of the Seven Sisters Skyscrapers, built under in the Stalinist style in the late 1940s. Date: circa early 1950s

Background imageAffairs Collection: Girls Reading War News

Girls Reading War News
Schoolgirls reading the latest war news (World War Two) in their common room during their break in between lessons. Date: early 1940s

Background imageAffairs Collection: Princess Elizabeth travelling to Parliament

Princess Elizabeth travelling to Parliament
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) glimpsed inside a royal car transporting her to the Houses of Parliament for a Commons debate on foreign affairs

Background imageAffairs Collection: Ignacy Paderewski, Polish delegate at Versailles, France

Ignacy Paderewski, Polish delegate at Versailles, France
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Polish pianist, composer and politician, seen here as a Polish delegate during the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations

Background imageAffairs Collection: Oliver Earl Bolingbroke

Oliver Earl Bolingbroke
OLIVER ST. JOHN, first earl BOLINGBROKE - statesman who took an active part in the political affairs of his day, critical of Charles I. Date: 1580 - 1646

Background imageAffairs Collection: Recognition of Czechoslovakia 1918

Recognition of Czechoslovakia 1918
A letter from the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephen Pichon, to the General Secretary of the Czech National Council, Edouard Benes, recognising Czechoslovakia as an indepenedent state

Background imageAffairs Collection: Bavarian State Chancellery, Munich, Germany

Bavarian State Chancellery, Munich, Germany
View of the Bavarian State Chancellery in Munich, Germany. It contains the office of the Bavarian Prime Minister and the State Government of Bavaria

Background imageAffairs Collection: Challemel-Lacour / Demare

Challemel-Lacour / Demare
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour (1827-1896) French statesman, Republican, unsuccessful French ambassador at Bern and London, minister of foreign affairs in the Jules Ferry cabinet

Background imageAffairs Collection: Italian Red Cross

Italian Red Cross
Though many nations intervened in Russias affairs, some tried to help. Aid for Russias homeless and hungry is provided by the Italian Red Cross

Background imageAffairs Collection: Voting at a Soviet

Voting at a Soviet
The new Soviet regime gives the common people a say in their affairs - voting at a provincial Soviet

Background imageAffairs Collection: French Troops in Russia

French Troops in Russia
The French are among the nations who feel it their duty to intervene in Russian affairs : a freshly-arrived French contingent parades before a few sightseers

Background imageAffairs Collection: The Representatives at the Conference of Constantinople, 187

The Representatives at the Conference of Constantinople, 187
Engraving showing the four main representatives at the Conference of Constantinople, 1876 (clockwise from top left): Savfet Pasha, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs; General Ignatieff

Background imageAffairs Collection: Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929)

Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929)
Engraving of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, made in 1886 when he was serving as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Background imageAffairs Collection: Edward Baines (Elder)

Edward Baines (Elder)
EDWARD BAINES Journalist and author, politician active in civic affairs. with his autograph

Background imageAffairs Collection: Houp-la

Houp-la
Cartoon from 1893 showing William Gladstone as a circus performer flying through a hoop representing the Home Rule Bill. The Home Rule Bill proposed an Irish Parliament responsible for internal

Background imageAffairs Collection: Divertions of Purley, or Opposition attending their private

Divertions of Purley, or Opposition attending their private affairs

Background imageAffairs Collection: First Doge of Genova

First Doge of Genova
Naval hero Simone Boccanegra is elected the first Doge of Genova, by popular acclaim. His private affairs will be the subject of a Verdi opera

Background imageAffairs Collection: Home Rulers shouting in the House of Commons

Home Rulers shouting in the House of Commons
Home Rulers with raised hands shouting Privilege in the House of Commons. The Home Rule movement, led by Charles Parnell, sought to re-establish an Irish parliament responsible for internal affairs

Background imageAffairs Collection: London Dog Show 1861

London Dog Show 1861
Dog shows at this period are often informal affairs, held in the back rooms of hostelries; they are exclusively male occasions, of course

Background imageAffairs Collection: Castelar at Madrid

Castelar at Madrid
Emilio Castelar, a republican of moderate views, makes a triumphant entry into Madrid. He will play a significant role in public affairs

Background imageAffairs Collection: John Bull & Bismarck

John Bull & Bismarck
Bismarck itches to interfere in Spanish affairs, but John Bull discourages him, advocating a non- interventionist policy by the great powers

Background imageAffairs Collection: Napoleon III in Milano

Napoleon III in Milano
Napoleon III, pursuing French interests in Italian affairs, accompanies Vittorio Emanuele in a procession through the streets of newly liberated Milano

Background imageAffairs Collection: Napoleon III in Torino

Napoleon III in Torino

Background imageAffairs Collection: Debtors Certificate / 1735

Debtors Certificate / 1735
A certificate permitting a debtor in prison to go out and settle his affairs, signed by Townsend, the celebrated Bow Street Runner

Background imageAffairs Collection: Delcasse Caricatured

Delcasse Caricatured
THEOPHILE DELCASSE French statesman, chiefly occupied with foreign affairs, notably the Entente Cordiale - here, working for agreement with Russia, 1907



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