Crisis Collection (page 5)

500000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic. Front of a Banknote on 500 000 Mark edited in Berlin 25/7 1923. Date: 1923

10000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic Front of a Banknote on 10 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 25/7 1923. Date: 1923

2000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic. Front of a Banknote on 2 000 000 Mark editedin Berlin 9/8 1923. Date: 1923

500000000000 Mark note

20000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 20 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 18/9 1923. Date: 1921-1923

20000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of banknote on 20 000 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 1/10 1923. Date: 1921-1923

1000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 1 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 9/8 1923. Date: 1921-1923

Abdcation crisis: sloganed car
Sloganed car in support of King Edward VIII during the Abdication crisis of December 1936. The kings desire to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson split the government

Lord Kitchener in France during shell crisis, WW1
Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) and others leaving a conference in France during the shell shortage crisis, First World War. Date: circa 1915

The White Ship tragedy
William Adelin dies following the sinking of the White Ship in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. As the only legitimate son of Henry I and heir to the throne of England

50000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation the Weimar Republic. Front of a Banknote on 50 000 000 Mark edited in Berlin 25/7 1923. Date: 1923

William Penn / Pyle 1882
WILLIAM PENN English religious reformer and colonialist, dismissed by his father Date: 1644 - 1718

The political crisis in Egypt
Portraits of Abbas Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt, and Lord Cromer (Sir Evelyn Baring) the British political agent and Consul-General in Egypt

A scene in Downing Street during the Abdication crisis
A cyclist sympathetic to the dilemma of King Edward VIII in December 1936, talks to a policeman in Downing Street, London

Abdication crisis: front cover of the Daily Mirror
Front cover from the Daily Mirror, 11th December 1936 depicting the new king, George VI arriving at his home at 145, Piccadilly, London

Abdication front cover headlines
Front cover headlines from the Daily Mirror announcing that King Edward VIII had chosen to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson in December 1936

News of the Abdication
Newspaper bills proclaiming the abdication crisis of the Prince of Wales

Lights Out in Piccadilly Circus, London, 1951
Photograph showing the Dim Out of Piccadilly Circus, London, in January 1951. This dim out of the advertising lights was due to a national coal-crisis

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Section of the W
There was a crisis at the Bank of England in the early nineteenth century when it was discovered that a large proportion of the 8, 000, 000 gold sovereigns in circulation were light

Russians in Bulgaria
Russian agents seek to inter- -vene in the political crisis when Alexander abdicates : but another German prince, Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, will be chosen to succeed him

Ramsey MacDonald (1866-1937)
Photograph of (James) Ramsey MacDonald, the Scottish Labour Statesman, pictured making a radio broadcast on 7th October 1931

British Financial Crisis
France agrees to help with Britain financial crisis, but on her own terms. Britain was forced to abandon the Gold Standard in 1931

The American Civil War. The outrage on the Trent
Lord Lyons communicating Earl Russells despatch to Mr.Secretary Seward. An international diplomatic crisis erupted for President Lincoln when two Confederate officials sailing towards England were

Jean-Baptiste Marchand
JEAN BAPTISTE MARCHAND French soldier and explorer in Africa, involved in the Fashoda incident causing diplomatic crisis: served in China and in World War One

French Money Crisis
A scarcity of small change sets off a financial panic in France : would-be gold buyers on the steps of the Paris bourse

Demonstration of the Dracone, Southampton, 1958
Photograph of the Dracone, a flexible towed trailer for the transport of fluids lighter than water, Southampton, 19th September 1958

Food Riot in Berlin 1915
Economic crisis in Germany leads to food riots in Berlin

German Tramps 1930S
German down-and-out tramps during the great economic crisis

Food Shortage / 1919
Children clamour for food in Munich during the severe economic crisis that followed the First World War

German Depression
German shops sell up during the economic crisis

Southampton Demo 1932
Street demo by Southampton workers against hardships caused by the industrial crisis Date: 1932

Defeated Troops Return
Defeated German troops returning home adding further pressure to the political and economic crisis

Socialist Demo / Berlin
Demonstration of the Independent Socialists and Radicals, along the Siegesalle in Berlin, in favour of a socialist solution to the German crisis

Black Friday 1869
Black Friday in the New York Gold Room

Twin puppy falls into water
Twin puppy Snip falls into the water, while Snap does nothing more useful than howl on the river bank

Financial Crash Rioting
The economic crisis caused by the Wall Street Crash leads to rioting in the streets

Marchand / With Natives
Jean Baptiste Marchand. French explorer who traced the source of the Niger River, explored the Ivory Coast region and caused a Franco- British crisis in Fashoda

Disraeli / Crisis (4 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Mr. Disraelis interviews with himself following the Ministerial Crisis of 1851 (Cartoon 4 of 4)

Disraeli / Crisis (3 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI General confusion following the Ministerial Crisis of 1851 (Cartoon 3 of 4)

Disraeli / Crisis (2 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Mr. Disraeli on hearing that Lord Stanley had gone a second time to the Palace following the Ministerial Crisis of 1851

Disraeli / Crisis (1 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Mr. Disraeli on hearing of the Ministerial Crisis of 1851. (Cartoon 1 of 4)

Financial Panic 1866
The murky machinations of Gould and Fisk in the gold market lead to a financial crisis : their New York offices are besieged by angry citizens

Roman Dictatorship instituted
The Roman Dictatorship (Magister Populi or Master of the People) is instituted for crisis situations or special purposes, ruling with supreme power for a set period

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