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Rene Descartes at DeskRENE DESCARTES French Mathematician and Philosopher. Attempted to unify all knowledge as the product of clear reasoning from self-evident premises
The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt
Gulliver Tied / LilliputGulliver is tied up by the people of Lilliput: " I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir."
Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East LondonPolicemen guarding the devastated house in Sidney Street, East London, after the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London
The Capture of the Vulcania; Second World War, 1943Illustration showing a German motor torpedo boat capturing the Italian passenger-liner Vulcania in the Adriatic sea during 1943
The Banner Cross MurderView near Darnall, the scene of the escape and recapture of the prisoner, Charles Peace. Charles Peace was an infamous cat burglar
The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of NorthIllustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943
Pilots Etienne Poulet and Jean Benoist Coudron G-4 airplane attempted flight Paris to Australia Oct 1919 but abandoned in Burma - French postcard Date: 1919
RMS Titanic - telegram from Marconi to CarpathiaRMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'
RMS Titanic - Marconi portrait with Carpathia telegramRMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'
Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk N6715ASikorsky S-67 Blackhawk N671SA (msn 67001), at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow, held between 1-8 September 1974. N6715A crashed while conducting a low-level aerobatic demonstration at the Farnborough
Invasion Bells and the Fifth ColumnA suggestion that a Gang of Spies could attempt to disguise themselves as innocent country folk and succeed in stopping the ringing of the church bells used in warning of attempted invasion
POPE JOANNES XIV (Pietro Campanora) attempted to reform the papacy but was found dead in suspicious circumstances... Date: reigned 983 - 984
Car designed for world speed recordsCar designed by a French engineer for world speed records -- it was eventually burnt out during tests on the sands at La Baule. 20th century
Tipsy T. 66 Nipper Mk. III G-AVKTTipsy Nipper Mk.III G-AVKT (msn 70), prototype of the Mark III, at an air display in the Netherlands, circa 1969, parked next to Le Manchots (the Penguins) aerobatic display team
Nedeljko Cabrinovic, Serbian nationalistNedeljko Cabrinovic (1895-1916), Serbian nationalist, a member of the nationalist Young Bosnia movement, who attempted to assassinate Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria
Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swimOpen water long-distance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze greases herself in preparation for her Strait of Gibraltar attempted swim (she succeeded on her second attempt in 1928). Date: 1927
Attack on Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck, Prime Minister of Prussia from 18621890 is almost assassinated by Ferdinand Cohen-Blind, a democrat who hoped to prevent a war among the German states
Max Hodel, the German would-be assassin of Kaiser Wilhelm I Date: 1878
Women and Girls in Rational Dress, 1882Engraving showing a group of women in types of Rational Dress, shown at the Exhibition of Hygienic Costume, 1882. In the 1880s the Dress Reform Movement
Suffragette Demonstration Buckingham PalaceA line of police stand guard at Wellington Gate when suffragettes attempted to petition the King at Buckingham Palace Date: May 29th 1914
Considerants HomeHouse beside the mission near San Antonio, where French socialist free-thinker Victor Considerant attempted to found a Fourierist-type colony which sadly folded after two years. Date: 1855 - 1857
Hypnosis - St PetersburgHypnosis given as treatment in St Petersburg, Russia in 1905. Date: 1905
General Boulanger PhotoGEORGES-ERNEST-JEAN-MARIE BOULANGER - French soldier turned statesman who attempted a coup d etat : when it failed he fled to Brussels and shot himself on his wifes grave. Date: 1837 - 1891
Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 AtlanticHandley Page V/1500, F7140, Atlantic, entered for the attempted 1919 transatlantic crossing. Date: 1919
A sketching party taking their repast, drawn on the spot byJ.R. Smith 1817, and attempted to colour in 1846, 29 years after d
Assassination attempt on Napoleon BonaparteRoyalist plotters attempt to assassinate Bonaparte by placing a bomb in a horse and wagon and lighting the fuse just as he draws near. Whilst Bonaparte survived, 52 people died in the blast
Assassination attempt on Queen VictoriaAttempted assassination of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by the eighteen year old Edward Oxford, on Constitution Hill, London
MacLeans assassination attempt on Queen VictoriaRoderick MacLean aims his pistol at Queen Victoria as she passes through Windsor in her carriage but is arrested and spends the rest of the days in Broadmoor Asylum. Date: 2nd March 1882
Margaret Nicholson attempts to assassinate the kingThe Englishwoman, Margaret Nicholson, attempted to assassinate King George III on 2nd August 1786. She approached the King as he alighted from his carriage at St
Climbing FootholdClimbing a sheer rock face should not be attempted without appropriate boots and socks, pegs and safety ropes. Date: 1930s
Captured Turkish pontoons, Ismailia, Egypt, WW1Some 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 NobilingDr. 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 BrScavenius EstrupAssassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup, a Danish politician who was Council President and Finance Minister from 1875-1894
Oskar Becker, assailant of Wilhelm I, in Baden Baden Date: 14th July 1861
John H. SurrattJohn Surratt was accused of being implicated in the attempted kidnap of President Abraham Lincoln, and in the assassination. Date: 1844-1916
An attempted assassination at Sibi, IndiaAs Captain and Mrs Spence were out driving, they saw a Brahui mounted on a Baluch racing mare coming towards them; as the man approached he drew his sword and attempted to attack Captain Spence
Guiseppe FieschiThe Corsican criminal, Guiseppe Fieschi, would-be assassin of King Louis Philippe of France. Date: 1835
Assassination attempt on Jules FerryAubertin 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 PhilippeJoseph Henris attempts to assassinate the French King, Louis Philippe, at the Tuileries, Paris during a concert of military music. Date: 1846
Guards take aim in Sidney Street, East LondonMembers of the First Battalion Scots Guards lying in the roadway, taking aim during the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London
Winston Churchill in Sidney Street, East LondonWinston Churchill, then Home Secretary, together with policemen and civilians, during the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London
Mr Churchill rung down by a Suffragettes bellA photograph of Winston Churchill addressing a meeting of workmen at a factory. Ms Molony, an Irish Suffragist, arrived in a carriage and attempted to drown the speakers voice with a bell
Laundry on an Italian Submarine; Second World War, 1943Photograph showing the crew of an Italian submarine airing their blankets and bedding on arrival at Malta in 1943. When Italy fell that year
The Portuguese Army attempts to seize a railway train, SouthEngraving showing the encounter between a British operated steam train and a detachment of the Portuguese army, Delagoa Bay, South East Africa, 1889
Anti Home-Rulers attacking Winston Churchills car, BelfastIllustration showing a crowd of anti home-rulers attacking the car carrying Winston Leonard Spencer Churcill (1874-1965), then First Lord of the Admiralty
American Aircraft attacking German Vehicles, Falaise; SecondIllustration showing Thunderbolts and Lightning of the US Air Force attacking a column of German vehicles attempting to escape from the Falaise Pocket, France, August 1944
William Ewart Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1886Engraving showing W.E. Gladstone (1809-1898) explaining to the House of Commons his scheme for the Government of Ireland, 8th April 1886