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MAPS / BRITAIN / 1763An accurate map of Great Britain and Ireland from the best authorities
Roger Williams - 2Roger Williams, clergyman, quarrels with the Massachusetts authorities, so leaves and settles in Rhode Island where he is welcomed by the Narragansett people
Reform / Authorities / 1831Four Weighty Authorities on Reform Attitudes to the reform issue from the political spectrum. Date: 1831
Wellingtons FuneralThe Civic Authorities in the Duke of Wellingtons funeral procession passing down Fleet Street, London & the offices of Punch. The road is flanked by armed soldiers
Walker at TrujilloAmerican soldier of fortune William Walker lands at Trujillo, Honduras : captured by British, he is handed to Honduras authorities who shoot him by firing squad 12 Sept
Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm
Map of the Greater London area with council areas marked. Date: mid-20th century
Lithographic Plate of ArmsA lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing the arms of the Archiepiscopal See of York, together with those of the Episcopal See of Manchester
The World's First PostcardThe idea of a postal card which could be used at half the letter rate was that of Heinrich von Stephan in 1865. Later that year
St Charles School, Brentwood - a Certified School housing children boarded out by the workhouse authorities
Two members of Gibraltar's police force questioning a Spanish boy on the gang-way of a refugee boat, August 1936. The Spanish Civil War, which started in the summer of 1936
MALTESE ITALIAN SHOTMalta : an Italian resident is accused of plotting, so the British authorities shoot him - he dies shouting Viva l'Italia ! which rather suggests he was guilty Date: December 1942
DEATH/FUNERALS/TITIANTitian dies of plague in Venice, but the authorities allow him to be buried in the church of the Frari though other plague victims are denied church burial Date: 1576
King Edward III of England after the Siege of Calais in 1347. Philippa of Hainault on a stool cuddles up to the king, while the burghers of Calais kneel before them with ropes around their necks
Gorton in Court in MassachusettsSamuel Gorton stands in front of the judge in a courtroom in Massachusetts, hand raised as he looks to the judge, the rest of the court room facing him as they examine his dispute with the minister
UPRISING AT FRANKFURT A premature attempt to establish constitutional government in Germany leads to riots at Frankfurt but is quashed by the authorities Date: 3 April 1833
NEW ZEALAND MAORI DANCEThe HAU-HAU, a religious /patriotic dance of the Pai Marire fanatics, which expresses in dance movement a challenge to the authorities, somewhat like a war dance. Date: 1864
SIGNING REGISTER FRANCEScene in the sacristy of a French church : after God has united the happy couple they sign the register as required by the civil authorities Date: circa 1830
PARIS BRAZIERSTo alleviate the sufferings of the poor during the harsh winter, the Paris authorities place braziers in the streets Date: 1902
BishopsgateOriginally Roman, the Bishops Gate was rebuilt by the Hansa merchants in 1471 in exchange for Steelyard privileges. Its final form was erected in 1735 by the City authorities and demolished in 1760
List of people who was deported to Siberia by the Russian auHistory of Latvia. Occupation first soviet Union (1940-1941). Known Year of Terror (Baigais Gads). List of people who was deported to Siberia by the Russian authorities. June 14, 1941
Halesowen Workhouse TokenA one penny workhouse token issued in 1813 at Halesowen, then placed in Shropshire. During a national shortage of copper coins in 1812-15
Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North LondonAerial view of Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North London. The hospital was originally the Central London District Sick Asylum
Napoleon from ElbaNapoleon returns from Elba, alarming the authorities at Paris
Tax office in Toamasina, MadagascarTax office in Toamasina (Tamatave), Madagascar. Date: circa 1910
Alphonse XII inaugurating the agricultural conferences. EngAlphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. The King inaugurating the agricultural conferences. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored
Speech of Alphonse XII at the opening session of the courtsAlphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. King giving a speech at the opening session of the courts of the kingdom. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored
Walls start demolition. Ceremony Riga City, November 15, 1857. Artist Julius Gottfried Siegmund (19th century). Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia
Martin Von DuninMARTIN VON DUNIN Polish archbishop, in constant conflict with the Prussian authorities, he sticking to Catholic principles, they seeking more flexibility. Date: 1774 - 1842
Adam De CosterADAM DE COSTER Flemish painter from Antwerp, about whom even the authorities know next to nothing. Date: 17TH CENTURY
Illegal Still RaidedAuthorities raid an illegal liquor still in prohibition America. Date: 1922
J M De LA Motte GuyonJeanne Marie de la Motte GUYON French mystic whose system of devotion, Quietism, was so unpalatable to the French authorities that they put her in the Bastille for a while Date: 1648 - 1717
Indian nationalists riot at Calcutta, defying the authorities. Date: 1929
Thanet VAD Motor Transport Group and stretcher bearers outside The Yarrow Home for Convalescent Children (date - journal). Sir Alfred Yarrow opened this home in 1894
Yarrow Military Hospital, rear viewYarrow Military Hospial, Broadstairs, rear view. Sir Alfred Yarrow (1842-1932), shipbuilder and philanthropist, opened the home in c. 1895
Nurses, Yarrow Military HospitsalGroup of fifteen female nursing staff, taken at the Yarrow Military Hospital, Broadstairs in December 1914. The women are, with one possible exception, the one standing 4th left
Foreign photographer detained on English Coast, WW1The camera - the b괥 -noire of the authorities. A foreign photographer is detained by soldiers on the English coast while his papers are examined. Date: 1915
Suffragette Proof RacecourseFollowing the action of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby, the racecourse authorities were keen to avoid any repetition. This cartoon envisages the Race Course of the Near Future, suff
Rt. Hon. Russell Gurney, Vanity Fair, Co朗Rt. Hon. RUSSELL GURNEY (1804-1878) Member of Parliament for Southampton and later sent to America as commissioner and diplomat
Authorities attending the defile of the troops - LilleAuthorities attending the defile of the troops - Parade at Lille, France - October, 1918. The unmistakable chin of Liberator Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood
China. Chinse Justice Court with the presence of British authorities in Canton (now Guangzhou), 8th March 1808. British sailors of the East India Company are accused of homicide. Litography
West Derby Union, Liverpool - Map of InstitutionsA 1925 map of the institutions operated by Liverpools West Derby Union. By this date, the union had absorbed the formerly separate poor law authorities of Liverpool Parish and Toxteth Park. Date: 1925
Franc is Burdett 1831SIR FRANCIS BURDETT Radical statesman, in 1831 by which time he is immensely popular and regarded by all - except the authorities - as the champion of liberty. Date: 1770 - 1844
Don t gamble with syphilis - Consult health authorities. Poster showing a man rolling dice. Date between 1936 and 1940
Strasbourg RiotsNot to be outdone by the Parisians, the citizens of Strasbourg riot against their authorities and destroy the Hotel de ville. Date: 19 July 1789
Jameson Raid / CapturedTHE JAMESON RAID - Dr Jameson and his party fail to trigger an Uitlander rising in the Transvaal : captured at Doornkop, they are handed over to the British authorities 2 January 1896
Southmead Hospital, BristolAerial view of Southmead Hospital, Bristol. The entrance is on Southmead Road at the bottom left of the picture. The buildings were originally erected in 1900-1902 as a workhouse for the Barton Regis
2nd Southern Hospital, Southmead, BristolMilitary Personnel and nursing staff at the 2nd Southern Hospital, Southmead, Bristol. The buildings were originally erected in 1900-1902 as a workhouse for the Barton Regis Union