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Bill Sykes (Barnard)Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit
Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century
Behind the Flying Saucers, book coverBEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS, a book by Frank Scully, and the first to claim that a flying saucer had crashed in the American desert
Scene from Shakespeares Twelfth NightA scene from Shakespeares comedy, Twelfth Night, in which Sir Toby Belch encourages the reluctant duellists, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the page Cesario (Viola disguised)
Richard III and the sons of Edward IVRichard III, as Duke of Gloucester, orders the sons of the late King Edward IV be parted from their mother, Elizabeth Woodville. 1480s
Senghenydd Universal Colliery Disaster, Wales, 1913Keeping their painful vigil: waiting for news by the burning pit. Photographs from The Illustrated London News, at the time of the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan
Two schoolboys in a woodIllustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves
Cartoon, They have ears! WW1Cartoon, They have ears! Three fashionable French women are afraid that two Dachshunds might be German spies. Date: 1916
Wagner / Ring / DragonLoge pretends to be afraid of Alberich in the guise of a dragon
Dog Frightens BabyTowser tries to make Baby laugh, but only manages to make him cry
2 Women Whisper in CafeWomen in Paris cafe; afraid to make themselves conspicious, propose to look as if they are waiting for someone
The AvalancheThis illustration shows a worker accidentally allowing a tumble of rocks fall down upon a gentleman walking below, was accompanied with a caption Don't be afraid, sir
Speaking With PonceThis sketch shows a gentlemen adjusting the buttons of his friend's jacket, while saying I confess this to you, Ponce: I was almost afraid that my wife would deceive me. Date: circa 1901
Only A Penny, Don't be afraid to hit! - fairground sceneOnly A Penny, Don't be afraid to hit! - strength test at fairground Date: 1879
Calavera of the Purring Cat, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Advertisement, Dr Williams pink pills for pale people. Afraid to face traffic. Nerves in a terrible state and anaemia made her as pale as death
Illustration, White-Ear discovers a dead fox in the coach house. Date: 1912
Cartoon, The New Ally, WW1Cartoon, The New Ally -- General Winter arrives to take charge of Operations during the First World War. Date: 1914
Spanish Civil War child refugees arrive at Southampton, 1937Children from Bilbao waiting to land from the Spanish Compania transaltantic liner Habana at Southampton docks-child refugees evacuated to England during the Spanish Civil War, 1937
African orphan behind weaponsA Mozambiquan orphan boy stands behind a rack of g-3 machine pistols belonging to Portuguese colonial soldiers who murdered his parents in the midst of the Portuguese Colonial War (19611974)
Cats as humans being told scary stories of ghosts on Christmas Eve by their teacher. Date: 1895
NAPOLEON I/BOMPLED/FEARNapoleon I tells his mounted troops not to be afraid of death
Original Artwork - Woman in red dress surprised by mouseOriginal Artwork - A woman in a wide-skirted red dress surprised by a little black mouse. The candle casts a large and ominous black shadow on the wall behind her. Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Conversation in the blackout, WW2 Date: 1940s
Comic postcard, Large woman diving into the sea Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, An Englishmans Home Date: 1909
Comic postcard, Two children at the seaside in a boat Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Rickshaw ride - My word if you slip on the gravel! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple in the blackout, WW2. Aren t you afraid to sit here and hold my hand in the blackout? - No - I should be afraid to leave go of it!! Date: 1940s
Comic postcard, Man paddling in the sea. I can t swim, but I m not afraid - I ve got a floating kidney! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, two British soldiers, private and sergeant major, WW1 Date: circa 1918
Woman in a large toile skirt, looking afraid of a spider. Jupe de grosse toile. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Gerda Wegener from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames
Cartoon, Very Kind of Him! (John Bright)Cartoon, Very Kind of Him! The radical Liberal MP John Bright reassures a member of the House of Lords: Don t be alarmed - I won t hurt you
Little Miss Muffet by Agnes Richardson
Mabel Lucie Attwell - Whos Afraid Date: 1939
Comic design, Disturbed by the Night Mare. 1831
Baby Scouts -- scarecrowBaby Scouts -- And yet a scarecrows such a curious sight, it makes some baby scouts fall down with fright. Date: 1900
2 WOMEN WHISPER IN CAFEWomen in Paris cafe; afraid to make themselves conspicious, propose to look as if they are waiting for someone. Date: 1903
BOYS HEADS TO BEDA young boy goes to bed with a candle. Date: 1905
Cartoon, How to Treat the Female Chartists -- cockroaches, rats and mice should see off the most ferocious crowd of females. Date: 1848
Cartoon, The Hands with Right on their Side, WW1Cartoon, The Hands with Right on their Side. Two large hands representing the Allied forces tower over the four small leaders of the Central Powers cowering in the middle
Many kittens and a Santa cat on a Christmas card by Louis Wain. Have they behaved well enough to receive their presents? Date: circa 1900s
Alexander the Great quelling the mutiny at Opis, 324 BCAlexander the Great quelling a mutiny amongst his soldiers, who have rebelled following his announcement that the army is now to be disbanded
The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring Henry IrvingThe Bells, by Leopold Lewis, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, November 1871. Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was identified with the role of Mathias in this play more than with any other
Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, WW1Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, showing the ladies of the Turkish Harem alarmed by the sound of the guns of Gallipoli - likewise the Sultan himself! Date: 1915
German soldiers fleeing from a firing tank, WW1Frightened German soldiers fleeing from a firing tank during the First World War. Date: 1916
Suffragette Scared by Mouse. Suffragette stands on stool, shrieking with panic as a mouse runs towards her. In the series, This is the House that man built Caption reads
Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and Russian Bear, WW1First World War cartoon on a postcard, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany on the branch of a tree, looking worried as a Russian Bear starts climbing up towards him