Controversial Collection (page 2)

Princess Victor Duleep Singh (Lady Anne Coventry)
Lady Anne Coventry, whose marriage to the bankrupt royal Sikh Prince Victor Duleep Singh in 1898 was controversial - it was the first time an English noblewoman had married an Indian prince

Caricature, Oscar Wilde as Romeo
Caricature, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in the role of Romeo -- an American newspaper had recently reported that this was about to happen. 1883

Caricature of Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright
Caricature of Oscar Fingal O Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900), Irish poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. 1881

Cartoon, The Cow Pock, or, the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation! by James Gillray. Depicting a scene at the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital, St Pancras, London

Thomas Henry Huxley, English scientist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English scientist, champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: late 19th century

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

Lysistrata by Aubrey Beardsley
An illustration by Aubrey Beardsley to the play Lysistrata by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. In the play, Lysistrata convinces the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their

Margery Crandon
Mina Stinson - aka Margery Crandon - controversial American spirit medium

Duncan Ectoplasm
Controversial English medium Helen Duncan emits a fine flow of ectoplasm for Harry Price. He will reveal it to be made of cheesecloth

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of June? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of 1910? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

Tatler cover - Victorious England cricketers
England cricketers of 1933 featured on the cover of The Tatler at the time of a tour in Australia where they played five test matches and won the Ashes four matches to one

Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He got into trouble with the church over his claim that the sun, and not the earth

The Apple of Eden, by G Carlton Wallace, a romantic play first produced at the Elephant and Castle, London, August 1910, then the Princes Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, April 1912

Queen Caroline of Brunswick and Alderman Wood, London
Queen Caroline of Brunswick, wife of King George IV, at the house of her advisor, Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet, a City of London Alderman and MP. circa 1820

Henry Thomas Godwin
Sir HENRY THOMAS GODWIN British military commander who scored a considerable, if controversial, success in a war against Burma. Date: 1784 - 1853

Dollinger - 3
JOHANN JOSEPH IGNAZ von DOLLINGER : controversial German theologian who opposed papacy, rejected papal infallibility. He was excommunicated, of course. Date: 1799 - 1890

Dollinger - 2
JOHANN JOSEPH IGNAZ von DOLLINGER : controversial German theologian who opposed papacy, rejected papal infallibility. He was excommunicated, of course. Date: 1799 - 1890

Athanase Coquerel
ATHANASE JOSUE COQUEREL Controversial French churchman. Date: 1820 - 1875

Hugh Boyd (Watson)
HUGH BOYD Irish writer, diplomat in the Far East : possible author of the controversial Letters of Junius, attacking the government, 1768 - 1772 Date: 1746 - 1794

John Goodwin (Glover)
JOHN GOODWIN controversial divine, of republican sympathies Date: 1594 - 1665

John Goodwin Caricature
JOHN GOODWIN controversial divine, of republican sympathies, depicted as driven by pride and error Date: 1594 - 1665

Sir Francis Burdett
SIR FRANCIS BURDETT controversial statesman Date: 1770 - 1844

John Bale (1495-1563), Bishop of Ossory, scholar and writer. English prelate (divine) and author of controversial works about the Protestant cause

John Horne Tooke (1736 - 1812) - English controversial Divine and politician (co-founder with John Wilkes of Bill of Rights Society)

Synchronised Swimming Wedding causes quite a stir
August 1962, Kinson, Bournemouth. The wedding of Eileen Hart, 22 of New Milton and David King of Coombe Gardens, Bournemouth caused quite a stir (and claims of a publicity stunt)

John Horne Tooke seated
John Horne Tooke (1736 - 1812) - English controversial Divine and politician

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

A German 15cm Siege gun
A photograph showing a German gun captured by French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme. Intended to be a decisive breakthrough

Bourges Coeur Maison
Facade of the maison de Jacques Coeur, a wealthy but controversial merchant. Date: 1855

Daniel Hanmer Wells
DANIEL HANMER WELLS Mormon pioneer, general, and mayor of Salt Lake City : a controversial figure who was indicted though not tried for having seven wives. Date: 1814 - 1891

Nathaniel Vincent
NATHANIEL VINCENT controversial nonconformist churchman Date: 1639 - 1697

Andrew Willet
ANDREW WILLET controversial churchman Date: 1562 - 1621

Thomas Stapleton
THOMAS SPALETON Controversial catholic churchman, professor of theology at Louvain Date: 1535 - 1598

William Sclater
WILLIAM SCLATER controversial churchman, who trimmed his beard to fit his ruff in a tasteful and becoming fashion. Date: 1609 - 1661

Melchior Rinck
MELCHIOR RINCK German classical scholar and humanist, religious extremist associated with anabaptists, protagonist of a controversial divorce case. Date: 1473? - 1530S+

Henry Peckwell - 2
HENRY PECKWELL controversial churchman, rector of Bloxholm and minister of Westminster Chapel, styling himself the sick mans friend. Date: 1747 - 1787

Henry Peckwell - 1
HENRY PECKWELL controversial churchman who styled himself the sick mans friend, writing a letter. Date: 1747 - 1787

Max Nordau Photo
MAX NORDAU German doctor, political thinker and Zionist, whose views were controversial in the era of the Dreyfus scandal. Date: 1849 - 1923

Baptist Noel - 1
BAPTIST WRIOTHESLEY NOEL controversial churchman Date: 1798 - 1873

Baptist Noel - 2
BAPTIST WRIOTHESLEY NOEL controversial churchman with his autograph Date: 1798 - 1873

JOHN MORE Controversial English churchman, known as The Apostle of Norwich. Date: ? - 1592

Conyers Middleton
CONYERS MIDDLETON controversial churchman, librarian to Cambridge University, author. Date: 1683 - 1750

William McGavin
WILLIAM MCGAVIN (or M Gavin) Scottish merchant and controversial writer Date: 1773 - 1832

Loyson (Col)
LOYSON (PERE HYACINTHE) Controversial French churchman who defied his church by marrying... Date: 1827 - 1912

Third Earl of Lucan
Major-general GEORGE CHARLES BINGHAM, third earl of LUCAN Military commander during the Crimea War, implicated in the controversial charge by the Light Brigade at Balaklava. Date: 1800 - 1888

Loyson Caricatured
LOYSON (PERE HYACINTHE) Controversial French churchman who defied his church by marrying... Date: 1827 - 1912

Loyson Photo
LOYSON (PERE HYACINTHE) Controversial French churchman who - the shame of it ! - married... photo of 1876. Date: 1827 - 1912

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