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The Suffragette that knew Jiu-Jitsu - The Arrest. A crowd of terrified Policemen look on in trepidation at a lone suffragette, her sleeves rolled up, ready to take on all-comers
Hannibal crossing the Alps with his army and elephantsSECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, descending into Italy after crossing the Alps with his army, including war elephants
Womens Suffrage Millicent FawcettPhotograph shows Millicent Garrett Fawcett ahead of a banner proclaiming Woman Citizens Mrs. Fawcett, President of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies
Suffragette Demonstration Rally Hyde ParkThe Great Suffragette Demonstration held on 23rd July 1910. banners held aloft include Fortune Favours The Brave, Arise Go Forth & Conquer and the Emmeline Pankhurst banner. Date: 23rd July 1910
Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199). King of England (1189-1199). Crusader forces praying before going into battle. Gustave Dore engraving
GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino. ca. 1827. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832). Battle of Navarino, October 20th, 1827. Victory of the British and French fleet on the ottoman
Suffragette, The House That Man Built Banner. Pro-Suffrage Viewpoint, showing suffragettes carrying a banner. Based on an actual banner
Womans Relief CorpsA beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans
Jewish New Year CardA Zionist New Year card - a Jewish woman waves a Zionist banner
Crescent Gardens Ballroom and Theatre, Revere Beach, Massachusetts Date: circa 1909
Silence sign outside Charing Cross HospitalA Quiet for the Wounded sign for traffic hanging outside Charing Cross Hospital in London during World War I
Suffragettes WSPU Wimbledon BannerMembers of the Wimbledon branch of the Womens Social and Political Union, with their banner displayed. Probably taken at an at home meeting in the garden of Rose Lamartine-Yates house - Dorset Hall
Missionary Society SealSeal of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ; the banner above the ship is a plea for a safe passage
The Great Docks Strike of 1912 - Scene at Grays, EssexThe Great Docks (Docker s) Strike of 1912 - Scene at a Demonstration at Grays, Essex. The pre-war era witnessed massive industrial unrest as dockers, transport workers
Day before of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) withHistory of Spain. Day before of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) in which Alfonso VIII of Castile defeated the Almohad army of Caliph al-Nasir Muhammed. Colored engraving
The Declaration of Independence, USA Date: circa 1900
Miss Columbia - Personification of the USAColumbia - a historical and poetic name used for the United States of America and is also the name of its female personification (Miss Columbia)
Fight for a Turkish Standard, c. 1905, by Jozef Brandt (1841Jozef Brandt (1841-1915). Polish painter. Fight for a Turkish Standard, c.1905. National Museum. Krakow. Poland
Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificient (1449-1492). Italian patrician and humanist, ruler of Florence from 1469 to 1492. Lorenzo de Medici receiving gifts from his ambassadors. VASARI, Giorgio (1511-1574)
Paris Masons, 1740Freemasons in a Masonic Lodge in Paris perform a ritual. A symbol covered banner is laid on the floor while a blindfolded man, an arm & shoulder bared, is led forth
Start of Lewes motorcycle speed trialCrowds gather around a racetrack in Lewes, Sussex as man on a motorcycle prepares to be pushed off to begin the race, under a start banner indicating the sponsor, Dunlop
Bolsover MinersMiners from the Bolsover branch of the National Union of Mineworkers, Derbyshire, collect money for the strike fund Date: May 1984
Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, DerbyshireDennis Edward Skinner (b 1932), Labour politician, MP for Bolsover since 1970. Well known for his outspoken remarks in parliament, for which he has been suspended more than ten times
Denmark. Copenhagen. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Exterior
Spain (20th c. ). CataloniaSpain. Catalonia. Estatut dAutonomia de Catalunya (Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia). Cover. Basic rule of the Catalan autonomous regime adopted in 1979
Poster, I am a Silver Knight. I am a member of the Circle of Silver Knights, open to owners of Raleigh, Rudge and Humber tricycles. Let us show you the latest models
Ulysses S. Grant - US President and Military CommanderUlysses S. Grant (1822-1885) - 18th president of the United States (18691877) following his success as military commander in the American Civil War. Date: circa 1920s
Chief Seattles GraveThe grave of Chief Seattle (Si ahl), (circa 1780-1866) - a DkhwDuwAbsh (Duwamish) chief, also known as Sealth, Seathle, Seathl, or See-ahth. He followed a course of accommodation to white settlers
Mary / Banner / Ste ViergeThe image of The Virgin on a banner : miniature from the Chants royaux d Amiens composed for Louise de Savoie by Jan Van Brickenbork
Crusader PrayingA French Chevalier banneret (horseman carrying a banner) prays before leaving for the Second Crusade
Recruitment / CallotPotential raw recruits are given the once over before they take the Kings shilling. Experienced troops on parade look dashing to encourage & lure those in two-minds
The Scott Key Mansion, Washington DC, USA. Home of Francis Scott Key, author of Star Spangled Banner - located at 3518 M Street, N. W. The one-storey annex at the right was his law ofice
Tupiza, Bolivia - The 27th October 1810 Society, pictured in 1897. The Society commemorated the Battle of Cotagaita, fought during the Bolivan War of Independence
Equal Rights CampaignCampaign for equal rights for women. The woman speaking is unidentified, but may be Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Bengals Joan of Arc. Freedom movement in India
Demonstration to keep Horley and Charlwood in SurreyA group of people on a demonstration in the middle of a road, holding banners and placards, determined to keep Horley and Charlwood in Surrey
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
Crossbow-man (right), pavisier (man firing from behind an oblong shield or pavise, bottom), archer with bow and arrow (left), and the standard of Richard, Earl of Warwick (top)
Costumes of the Kings of the Hebrews. King Saul of Israel and Judah in purple cape over white robes kneels before Hebrew rabbi and menorah candlelanbrum. Abiti de Re, &c
Selection of suffragette banners 1908Some of the 770 banners carried by suffragettes and suffragists as they marched from the embankment to the Royal Albert Hall
Joan of Arc at the Siege of OrleansJoan of Arc (Jeanne d Arc) (1412-1431) - on a divine quest to aid France against the English. She bore a white banner bearing the image of God and two Angels
Demonstration supporting Nelson MandelaA crowd of demonstrators calling for the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. A large banner reads Mandela the world is with you'. Date: 1980s
Situation is serious women must hep to save it! WWIBeating up recruits : The procession passing through Whitehall, London, one banner said " The Situation is serious Women must hep to save it." Thousands of women wanted to help in the war
Corby Pole Fair, Northamptonshire 1902Once every twenty years on Whit-Monday the people of Corby in Northamptonshire celebrate by holding a unique fair in commemoration of a charter granted to them by Queen Elizabeth in 1585
American patriotic postcard, commemorating the civil war. Honour the Brave! 1861- 1865 Date: 1908
Stars & Stripes Flag - 48 Stars / StatesUSA - Stars & Stripes Flag - 48 Stars / States (showing this card was POST-1912, but PRE-1959!). Date: circa 1913
USA, The Confederate Battle Flag and the Virginia State FlagUSA - The Confederate Battle Flag and the Virginia State Flag (a deep blue field contains the seal of Virginia with the Latin motto " Sic Semper Tyrannis" - " Thus Always to)
San Francisco, California, USA - Chinatown, Fortune Teller. Date: 1904
Soviet poster, Lenin points the way forwardSoviet poster showing Lenin behind a red banner, pointing the way forward for the October Revolution. Date: circa 1917
Pageant at Banbury Cross, Oxfordshire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Interior of St George's Church, looking east, in the village of Brockworth, Gloucestershire Date: 1930s
Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania, tin printed sign (back)TRAVEL AGENT?S PRESSED TIN PRINTED SIGN (back), THE CUNARD LINE, depicting Aquitania under way, signed Burns lower left, within simulated wooden frame with Cunard banner title
WW2, Ensign Flag And Wartime FishermanA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a naval ensign banner flown in the Navy manner, while the right picture portrays a war time fisherman
Pether's Sign Makers, 58-60 Banner Street, London EC - entrance to premises Date: 1903
Cinema ProgrammeAn advertisement cinema programme, with a decorative illustration of a woman, holding a blue globe and a mirror, with a banner reading The Mirror of the Mighty World. Date: circa 1917
Cinema AdvertisementAn advertisement page for a cinema, displaying some film listings. The image reveals a woman with outstretched arms, holding a banner reading The Mirror of the Mighty World. Date: circa 1917
Japan - Traditional Reception Room with TokonomaA Tokonoma, the decorated Alcove of a traditional Japanese Reception Room, complete with sliding screen doors and tatami mats
Arima Road, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Guardian deity of children Statue - Jizo - KobeStatue of the Guardian deity of children at Tori Tenjo-ji (Mayazan Tenjo-ji) - a Shingon Buddhist temple in eastern Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Nigiwaicho, Yokohama, Japan - Kirakuza TheatreNigiwaicho, Yokohama, Japan - looking toward the Kirakuza Theatre. Date: circa 1910s
Poster marking returning soldiers from the Boer warPoster marking returning soldiers from the second Boer war ( 11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902) Also known as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, or South African War
New Zealand water polo team, sporting studio portrait, with team banner, on fern, fronds. From an article, The New Zealander as an Athlete'. Date: 1895
Footballer Woodgate signing autographT Woodgate, signing autograph, with fellow footballers R Dunn, A Banner, R Carter, J Wood - they all joined Anti-Aircraft Command Date: circa 1940s
Modern era. Mercenary soldiers: Swiss. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020
Peter III of Aragon (c. 1239-1285). EngravingPeter III of Aragon (c. 1239-1285). King of Aragon, King of Valencia (as Peter I) and Count of Barcelona (as Peter II). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross Date: circa 1900
Patriotic Turkish marchers at start of Italo-Turkish WarPatriotic Turkish marchers at the start of Italo-Turkish War - carrying a banner adorned with two Koranic quotes, that make clear that it is God who grants victory
Comic postcard - Train Held up - in broad daylight!A young paper boy winks at a passing gent, who is paying close attention to the pretty young lady wearing a glamorous pink dress (which she is holding up) and enormous hat
Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and author (1872-1970), sitting on the pavement with other protesters as part of a CND demonstration in London, under a large banner: Committee of 100
Farewell mass for Women's Battalion, Russia, WW1Crowds of people at the farewell mass at Kazan Cathedral in Petrograd (St Petersburg), for the Women's Battalion of Death, the day before they left for the front to fight in the First World War
Dick Turpin almost certainly a different version of the story. The central image shows Turpin, aghast, as Black Bess, who has carried him to York, is carried dead on a stretcher
Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison Funeral 1913A section of the funeral procession for Emily Wilding Davison, held in London 14th June 1913. Captioned, Girls in White carrying Madonna Lilies
Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B. C. ). Colored engSecond Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.). A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian force led by Hannibal. Colored engraving. 19th century
NUS students demonstrating in the snow, London, 29 November 1980. Date: 1980
NUS President Trevor Phillips and campaignersNUS President Trevor Phillips (left, b. 1953, later a writer and broadcaster) and campaigning students from the London Boroughs of Harrow and Kingston, outside the Education Department in Waterloo
Children demonstrating to save school playing fieldsChildren demonstrating to save their school playing fields, Havering, Essex. Date: circa 1970s
Children and adults demonstrating against nursery cuts, May 1972. Date: 1972
Children campaigning against education cuts, EalingChildren campaigning against education cuts outside Ealing Town Hall, West London, January 1980, where an anti-cuts meeting was being held about the possible closure of a local school
People campaigning against cuts, Ilford, EssexPeople campaigning against cuts in education and social services, Ilford, Essex, 28 May 1976. Date: 1976
Employment protest, LiverpoolEmployment protest in Liverpool, 17 March 1979. Those taking part include Dunlop workers, Tate & Lyle workers, and members of the National Union of Seamen. Date: 1979
British Leyland workers protesting, LondonBritish Leyland workers protesting during a strike, and taking part in a demonstration in London which included a march to the House of Commons
Official picket line outside Vauxhall Motors, DunstableOfficial picket line with placards outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable. Date: circa 1970s
Building workers dispute, Lambeth, South London, 19 July 1977. Date: 1977
Members of British Equity campaigning with bannerMembers of British Equity campaigning with a banner outside the Spanish Embassy in London, 4 August 1978. They include (left to right) John Barron (union President), Robert Morley, Paul Eddington
Anti-Tory demonstration with Morning Star bannerAnti-Tory demonstration on a London street with a Morning Star banner and Socialist Worker placards. Date: circa 1980
