Anti home Rule PostcardKING WILLIAM III Propaganda against home rule in Ireland, celebrating William of Orange as " of glorious, pious and immortal memory" and victory at the Battle of the Boyne
Eric Liddell celebrating his Olympic win at Edinburgh UniverEric Liddell, the 400m gold medallist at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, crowned and chaired at Edinburgh University where he had studied science
ILN Royal Wedding Number November 1947 by Terence Cuneo
Roman orgy to celebrate the SaturnaliaRoman men and women having an orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia, held in honour of the god Saturn. Date: circa 1st century
Coronation of King Charles III - May, 2023Royal family supporters camping on the Mall ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III, in London, wearing red, white and blue patriotic clothing Date: 2023
Empire Day - May 24th, 1909One King. One Fleet. One Flag. One Empire. Celebration postcard to commemorate Empire Day - May 24th, 1909. Members of the British Empire celebrate beneath a statue of Queen Victoria above a
British Empire PlateCommemorative plate celebrating Victorias Golden Jubilee and the British Empire
County Cricket Match in 1939 - a wicket for Gover of SurreyCounty Cricket Match at the Oval in 1939 - a wicket has just fallen, caught behind. The bowler appears to be the Surrey player Alf Gover. Date: 1939
Wedding of Dan Everard and Dollis BrookScene at the wedding reception of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook, performers in the Pelissier Follies. The wedding took place at Finchley Parish Church, north London
WILLIAM III / POSTCARDKING WILLIAM III Propaganda against home rule in Ireland, celebrating William of Orange as of glorious, pious and immortal memory and victory at the Battle of the Boyne. Date: 1650 - 1702
King Oscar II of Sweden - Jubilee PostcardA delightful card (mixture of white embossing and a pale yellow background) depicting King Oscar of Sweden (1829-1907) - Jubilee Postcard celebrating the Kings 75th Birthday
WW1 - Celebrating Victory Night 1919WW1 - Celebrating Victory Night, men and women in blact-tie and ball-gown dress, dancing to the music from a live band at a high-society ball. Date: 1919
Toasting the royal wedding at the Riviera Club, 1923Revellers at the fashionable Riviera Club by the Thames on Grosvenor Road, London, raise a glass to toast the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York in April 1923. Date: 1923
Fancy dress partyFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring three adults in fancy dress, enjoying a glass of Vermouth. Date: 1920
Military parade Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire celebrating the coronation of George V in 1911. Date: 1911
Coronation bonfire at Whitehaven, 1902A superbly constructed bonfire at Whitehaven, 120 feet in height and 155 feet in circumference, containing 600 tons of timber and brushwood
Coronation design, Maison PrunierCoronation cover from Maison Prunier (a special menu perhaps?) celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)
Christmas Dinner in an Elizabethan Home by Pauline BaynesA Christmas Day scene in a well-to-do household around 1550, showing the father of the house at the table with his guests, raising his blackjack tankard to toast the Queen
Rosh Hashanah, ParisCelebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (first new moon after the autumn equinox) in a Paris synagogue
Opening day of Tower Bridge, London 1894Tower Bridge was designed by Sir Horace Jones and Mr. Wolfe Barry, comprises a permanent footway 142ft above high-water level and a drawbridge for passing ships
Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always FirstBritain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis
Two women in fancy dress with tankardsTwo women in fancy dress costumes comprising of knickerbockers, shirts and waistcoats, raise a tankard of beer each - presumably they re meant to be some kind of 17th century roisterers? c.1928
Turkish poster celebrating defence of Gallipoli, WW1Turkish poster celebrating the defence of Gallipoli against the Allies during the First World War. Date: 1915
Poster celebrating Leon VanderstuyftPoster celebrating the achievements of Leon Vanderstuyft, the Belgian racing cyclist who amazingly covered over 125 kilometers in one hour. The poster lists various speeds and victories
Wedding number of The SketchSpecial wedding number front cover celebrating the marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, later Duchess of Kent in November 1934. Date: 5th December 1934
Turkey IstanbulCelebrating the restoration of the mosque of Santa Sophia by the Fossatis
Celebrating BacchusCountry folk celebrate a festival in honour of the God of wine: Bacchus. (Greek: Dionysus)
Wedding BreakfastIllustration of a wedding breakfast in which the guests are celebrating with the bride and groom. Artist: Anon. Date: 1926
WW2 American postal cover envelope celebrating victory over the Japanese on the Marshall Islands Date: 1944
Celebrating ChrismasA group of happy children celebrating Christmas. Artist: Evelyn Stuart Hardy Date: circa 1910
WW2 Yeoman Signaller And Celebrating SailorA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a Royal Navy petty officer yeoman signaller, looking through his telescope
Queen Victoria's Coronation Fair, with fireworks, Hyde Park, London, on the night of 28 June 1838 Date: 1838
Guy Fawkes Night, Tricentenary, 1905 Date: 1905
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 3500 USAF aircraft shot downVietnamese Patriotic Poster - Celebrating 3500 American aircraft shot down and destroyed. Date: 1972
Poland. Harvesters Festival. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840
A Map of New ZealandA truly outstanding, and large scale, Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill
A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Irelanda, map, of, irish, free, state, and, northern, ireland, 1929, truly, outstanding, large, scale, empire, marketing, board, poster, designed, by, leslie, macdonald, max, gill, this, design, for,
A Map of ScotlandA truly outstanding, and rare, original Empire Marketing Board poster by the master of decorative map making, Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill
Parade for Harold Gatty and Wiley PostA parade along Broadway for navigator Harold Gatty 1903-1957) and pilot Wiley Post (1898-1935), celebrating their record-breaking achievement of flying around the world in under nine days. Date: 1931
Music cover, Joyeuse Entree, march for piano by Alidor Thiry, celebrating the triumphant entry of King Albert of Belgium into Brussels, 23 December 1909 Date: 1909
The NativityA woodcut showing a nativity scene, with the Virgin Mary looking down at her miracle child, overlooked by a cluster of angelic figures
Northrop NF-5A K-3072Koninklijke Luchtmacht - Northrop NF-5A K-3072 (msn 3072), of the Double Dutch Synchro-pair team, with markings celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Klu
New Year Greetings Card - young couple - kiss on the cheekA New Year Greetings Card, featuring a young German couple sharing a bottle of bubbly and a kiss (above a small incidental table!) - The Passing hours of New Year seem - As peaceful as a happy dream
SPAIN. Brihuega. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Republican troops in the square of Brihuega celebrating the victory in the battle of Guadalajara (1938). SPAIN. Barcelona
Theatre-goers elebrating the Relief of Mafeking, London, Date: 1900
A policeman trying to get down some over-enthusiastic people, celebrating the relief of Mafeking, from the fountain in Piccadilly, London. Date: 1900
Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to "The glorious dead" Sir Douglas Haig (left foreground) saluting as he rode by. Date: 19 July 1919
Troops marching in triumph through the dense crowds of people, passing the Admiralty Arch on the way to the saluting-base, to celebrate the end of World War One. Date: 19 July 1919
