Attempt Collection (page 6)

Abdication Demanded 2
Angered by Louis attempt to quit the country, the people of Paris at a meeting on the Champ de Mars demand that he abdicate. Lafayette quells the riot with a fusillade. Date: 17 July 1791

Cheating with Cards
A man tucks a card up his sleeve in an attempt to cheat. Date: late 1960s

Captured Turkish pontoons, Ismailia, Egypt, WW1
Some of the 25 Turkish pontoons captured at Ismailia, Egypt, during action on the Suez Canel on 3-4 February 1915, when the Turks attempted to cross the canal. The pontoons were destroyed

Karl Eduard Nobiling
Dr. Nobiling, the would-be assassin of Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany. On the 2nd June 1878, Nobiling shot and wounded Kaiser Wilhelm I but failed to kill him. Date: 1878

Assassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup Assassination attempt on Jacob Br�Scavenius Estrup
Assassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup, a Danish politician who was Council President and Finance Minister from 1875-1894

Assassination attempt on Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia
Assassination attempt by Sergeant Maximilian Joseph Sefeloge on Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, in Potsdam, Germany. 1850

Attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII of Spain
The aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) (reigned 1886-1931) on his wedding day on 31st May 1906 by anarchist Mateu Morral in Paris

Assassination attempt on Alfonso XII of Spain
Assassination attempt by a pastry chef, Otero, on Alfonso XII of Spain, while the King was honeymooning in Madrid. 1879

Oskar Becker, assailant of Wilhelm I, in Baden Baden Date: 14th July 1861

Roderick Maclean, would-be assassin of Queen Victoria Date: 1882

Assassination attempt on Francesco Crispi
An unsuccessful assassination attempt on the life of the Italian statesman, Francesco Crispi, by the anarchist Lega. 1894

Attempted assasination of Wilhelm I
Wilhelm I and the Archduchess of Baden in their carriage after Max Hodels assassination attempt. Date: 1878

Attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe
The royal family were in their carriage passing through Fontainebleau after a boar hunt when a man named Lecomte fired two shots from his gun

Guiseppe Fieschi
The Corsican criminal, Guiseppe Fieschi, would-be assassin of King Louis Philippe of France. Date: 1835

Assassination attempt on Jules Ferry
Aubertin attempts to assassinate the French politician, Jules Ferry, (1832-1893) at the Chamber of Deputies, Paris. Ferry was later assassinated by an Alsatian fanatic on 10th December 1892

Assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe
Joseph Henris attempts to assassinate the French King, Louis Philippe, at the Tuileries, Paris during a concert of military music. Date: 1846

French Revolution 1791
The Affaire des Poignards ( Affair of the daggers ) - royalist Chevaliers du Poignard attempt a coup at the Palais des Tuileries but are foiled by Lafayette. Date: 28 February 1791

COMET OF 1910
The populace of Tientsin, China, attempt to frighten away a comet by making hostile gestures and noises Date: 1910

British Landing Repulsed
A British attempt to land troops on American soil is repulsed by American shore defences Date: 1812

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: on board the Great Eastern, the crew prepares for the final attempt to grapple the lost telegraph cable which had snapped at the beginning of August

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 February. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 May
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 May. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Escapologist - Charing Cross Road, London
A contortionist attempts to escape from a bound sack - Charing Cross Road, London. He is drawing quite a crowd as he attempts this feat

Bobby Leach and his barrel - Niagara Falls
British former stuntman Bobby Leach (1858 - 1926) and his barrel, in which he survived passage over Niagara Falls, Canada, at severe detriment to his future health

Shackleton selects dogs in New Zealand
Ernest Shackleton selects Huskies for his attempt on the South Pole in New Zealand - his first expedition

Mistletoe, by D Egville
Comic strip styled illustration showing a mans catastrophic attempt to hang a bunch of mistletoe

Futurist Fiction by Bairnsfather
A prescient view of the future showing two lovers wearing gas masks through which they attempt a romantic kiss. Drawn at the end of World War I

The East-West Frontier in Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing a West Berlin policeman (on left) talking to a Soviet Sector policeman over an East-West frontier barrier, in Berlin, 1949

Crete Revolt - 6
Antonoussa Castanopoulos, a Cretan insurgent in the unsuccessful attempt to throw off Turkish rule

Crete Revolt - 5
A Cretan insurgent in the unsuccessful attempt to throw off Turkish rule

A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti
Engraving showing a young mother and two children waving farewell to the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, as they depart

A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a funeral taking place in the Arctic, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875
Engraving showing the crew of HMS Alert burning a Guy Fawkes, during the British Arctic Expedition, 5th November 1875. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British
Engraving showing HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through icebergs, with Disco Island in the background, as seen from HMS Valorous (left foreground) during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on
Engraving showing the crew of the ship Pandora recovering mail, left by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875, from the cairn on top of Carey Island

Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, Franz Josef Land, 1894-
Photograph of Frederick Jackson and his companions of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, with the ice-boat Mary Harmsworth, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1894-7

Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Photograph of Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen taken by Frederick Jackson, leader of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896

The Water of the Serpentine Magnified 200 Times, 1857
Engraving showing a sample of water from the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London viewed at 200 times magnification, 1857. This particular sample was taken from the upper portion of the Serpentine

HMS Alert in the North Atlantic, 1876
Engraving showing HMS Alert, her bow covered in ice, heading home to Great Britian at the end of the 1875-1876 Arctic Expedition

British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the scene as the Royal Navy sailors, of the British Arctic Expedition, attempt to charm some of the female inhabitants of Greenland, 1875

Equipment used in the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a variety of equipment used during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Tents, small boats, cooking utensils and various cutting implements can be seen

Sledge Hauling, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a sledging party hauling their load up a steep incline to reach a depot at Cape Rawson, British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

HMS Alert caught in ice off Cape Beechey, 1875-1876
Engraving showing HMS Alert caught in the ice, against the shore of Cape Beechey during the 1875-1876 British Arctic Expedition

The Western Sledge Party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1
Engraving showing Western sledging party setting out from HMS Alert to explore the coast of Ellesmere Island, April 1876. Led by Lieutenant Aldrich this party explored 220 miles of the northern shore

Sledging Party on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a sledging party making an overland journey between HMS Alert and HMS Discovery during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

The Look-Out or Crows Nest, British Arctic Expedition, 18
Engraving showing the Look-out or Crows Nest at the top of the mainmast of one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187
Engraving showing HMS Alert as she was pushed ashore by the pressure of the ice surrounding her at Radmore Harbour, Kennedy Channel during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Ginger the dog attempting to board the ship, British Arctic
Engraving showing the dog Ginger attempting to board one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Ginger, like all the dogs of the expedition

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