Attempt Collection (page 9)

Crinoline Hampers Walk
Kitty & Adolphus attempt a country walk but her fashionable silhouette creates yet another barrier between them & happiness. Fido, her dog makes a break for freedom

Calvinists Rising
The Calvinist protestants of Antwerp make an unsuccessful attempt to seize control of the city from their Spanish (Catholic) governors

Children with their Guy
Children parade their guy through the streets : note its hat - an attempt to mimic the papal tiara, a sign of the surviving anti-papal significance of the tradition

A Liberal Candidate
Show of Hands for a Liberal Candidate. Election satire showing a young candidate being very liberal indeed with his attempt to bribe constituents

New York Fire 1835
New York firefighters attempt to tackle the blaze on Wall Street as many buildings burn (including the Fulton Fire Insurance Co.); the fire lasted from 16 to 17 December

Hodge Steam Fire-Engine
The Hodge Steam fire-engine. The first recorded attempt at fire prevention in New York City was in 1659, and this locomotive-style engine is the first native-built engine

C18th Century Revival
Fine feathers in wartime: dress designers attempt to counter the practical move of wearing shorter, fuller skirts by employing impractical styles of previous centuries

Moscow in 1807
A view of Moscow made before the fire of 1812 which was started by the Russians in an attempt to hinder Napoleons advance

Saracens Attack Constan
SARACENS ATTACK CONSTANTINOPLE An early attempt to seize the city fails : the city will not be taken by the Moslems until seven centuries later

Caesar Invades 55 Bc
Caesars first invasion attempt : the standard-bearer of the Tenth Legion wades to the shore near Deal

Caesar Invades / Cig Card
Caesars first invasion attempt : the Britons await the Romans with defiance

Looters Destroyed
When Herods guards attempt to ransack the tomb of King David, flames burst out of his coffin and destroy two of them

Spanish Galleons Firing
Spanish galleons attempt to ward off rivals for the New World

Roman Invasion Attempt
Julius Caesars attempt to invade Britain is met with resistance by the native people who gather with horses and spears

Girl & Guard Dog
A small girl is thwarted in her attempt to walk a garden path by a small dog, causing her to drop some of the apples she is carrying in her basket

Stettin Bread Riots
A riot by the populace in Stettin at the price of bread - loaves are handed out of the bakery window while the police attempt to restore order

CARL Vs INTERIM
Carl V presents his Interim proposals in an attempt to reconcile Catholics and Protestants. A brave try, but the two are still at odds five centuries later

Otto II Escapes
Emperor Otto II escapes from hostile Greeks by swimming to his ship, after being disastrously thwarted in his attempt to assert his claim to southern Italy

Napoleon at Boulogne 3
Napoleon makes a second attempt at a coup d etat, at Boulogne this time : again he fails to attract support : he is arrested and imprisoned at Ham

Napoleon at Boulogne 2
Napoleon makes a second attempt at a coup d etat, at Boulogne this time : again he fails to attract support : he is arrested and imprisoned at Ham

Stabs Attempt
At a parade at Schonbrunn, Stabs has a stab at stabbing Napoleon but is caught; he says his motive is to end the fighting

Swedes Fight Hail
People of Gothland (Sweden) attempt to dispel hailstorms by shooting at the clouds with bow and arrow

7 Wonders / Diana / Sargent
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely from marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

7 Wonders / Diana / Won. Mus
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely from marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

Caesar Invades England
Caesars first invasion attempt - he rows ashore with his troops ready to face British soldiers

Sport / Climbing / Himalayas
In their Everest attempt, English climbers Bruce and Finch reach 8300 metres, helped with oxygen apparatus

Gunpowder / Escape Attempt
The conspirators attempt to escape from Holbeach. Percy and Catesby are slain

Julius Caesars first attempt to invade Britain

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