Debate Collection

Houses of Commons / Lords
Lord Palmerston addressing the House of Commons (top) A debate on the Home Rule Bill in the House of Lords (bottom)

A discussion on the Piltdown skull by John Cooke
Portrait group of well-known British scientists examining the Piltdown skull. This topical painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915

Caricature of Annette Kellerman - Swimmer and Actress
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (18861975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume

Sir William Harcourt
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827 - 1904). English Politician - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Disraeli Speaks / 1875
Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli speaks during a debate on Irish Home Rule

Pot-House Politicians - early woodcut print

Bonar Law, opposition leader
Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858A a€" 30 October 1923) was a BritishA ConservativeA politician who served asA Prime Minister of the United KingdomA from 1922 to 1923

Liberal meeting in London, St James's Hall
Illustration of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman known as CB? (7th September 1836 ?? 22 April 1908), at a Liberal meeting in London at St James's Hall

William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), English Liberal statesman, addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Irish Home Rule

Couple on Waterloo Bridge, London
Couple stand on the old Waterloo Bridge, London, looking across the River Thames towards the South Bank, flanked by newspaper hoardings. Date: circa 1930s

Prime Minister Asquith - Commons Home Rule Bill debate
Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith (1852 - 1928), replying to Mr Walter Longs Amendment Speech in the House of Commons, declaring that it would be disasterous to proceed with the Home Rule Bill

The Blue Lion Debating Club
Lively portraits of participants in political debate at the Blue Lion Debating Club. 1888

Dyer - Saviour of India or Guilty of an error of judgement Dyer - Saviour of India or
Brigadier General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer (1864-1927), British Indian Army officer. He was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April 1919) in Amritsar

The Amritsar Debate - High Officials Concerned in the Case
Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on the case of General Dyer Considered " the Butcher of Amritsar" who was responsible for ordering British troops to fire on a peaceful

ILN over - Arguing General Dyers case in the House of Lords
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring an illustration by Steven Spurrier of the House of Lords debate on the punishment of General Dyer for his action at Jalianwallah Bagh

A Political Reunion at Pernambuco 1835
A group of men are gathered in a small room, having various conversations and discussions with each other. Date: 1835

House of Commons, debate on Irish Home Rule Bill
Gladstone speaking in the House of Commons during the debate on the Irish Home Rule Bill. circa 1886

HIGH PRIESTS DEBATE
The High Priests discuss how to resolve the Jesus problem, and commission Judas to betray his master. Date: circa 30

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-4 Lightning 41-2145
United States Air Force - Lockheed F-4-1-LO Lightning 41-2145 Foto Jo, call-sign A45, of the 9th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron / 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Barrackpur, India

Corn Law Debate 1846
A scene from the great Corn Law debate in the House of Commons. Date: 1846

Germany (1848). The Frankfurt Parliament convened in Frankfurts Paulskirche. Debate in the Assembly of Frankfurt 16 September 1848

Map showing Dr. Frederick Cooks route to the North Pole, 19
Map showing the route taken by Dr. Frederick A. Cook and his Inuit companions, Ah-welsh and Etukishook, to the North Pole, in 1907 - 1908. The chart has been signed by the doctor, at top left

West End riots, 1886 - A friend of the working man
Unemployed men debating the issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

On strike: the colliers family at home, 1912
On strike: the colliers family at home in South Wales. A study from life by Fortunino Matania. The national strike ended after 37 days, with the introduction of the minimum wage act. 1912

UK General Election 1906 - Winners as the True Blue
The General Election - Comic postcard showing the delight amid the working class at the landslide defeat for the Conservative Party and their Liberal Unionist allies

Athens / Areopagus
The AREOPAGUS, where the city court would meet to debate matters of state interest : Saint Paul presented his religious beliefs here

West End riots, 1886 - a crowd
A crowd of unemployed men debating ths issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

West End riots, 1886 - What do you think?
three unemployed men debating the issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

West End riots, 1886 - a two men in discussion
Two men in discussion, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

Dispute on the Incarnation. Codex of Predis (1476). Italy
Dispute on the Incarnation. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Caricature of Prince Leopold in Parliament
Caricature of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), youngest son of Queen Victoria -- The Royal Hat-Trick. A comment on a parliamentary debate about granting more money to Prince Leopold

Stephen Douglas - 3
STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUGLAS American Democratic statesman, who engaged in a historic debate with Lincoln. Date: 1813 - 1861

Stephen Douglas - 2
STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUGLAS American Democratic statesman, who engaged in a historic debate with Lincoln. Date: 1813 - 1861

Russian Bear Trap
Russian country men catch a bear in their trap, and debate what to do next. Date: 1913

Doctors Disagree / 18Thc
A gathering of doctors, disagreeing over their diagnoses Date: 18th century

House of Commons
Ladies are allowed to listen to the men as they debate the future of the country in the House of Commons Date: 1893

Churchill as Leader of the Opposition in House of Commons
The devaluation debate in the House of Commons: Winston Churchill, then Leader of the Opposition, making a speech in which he accused Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Speakers Corner
Evangelist at Speakers Corner, Marble Arch, 1987 Date: 1987

Discussing the new Irish Land Act, 1881
A small family party, plus a neighbour or two, discuss the hot topic of the day: the new Irish Land Act Date: 1881

HOGENBERG, Franz (1535-1590). Wars of Religion in France. Conference of Poissy from 9 to September 26, 1561. Theological debate among Catholic prelates

Macmillan speaking inn the House, Profumo Scandal
" We have not been parties to deception." Artists impression by Juliet Pannett, special artist for the ILN, showing Prime Minister Harold Macmillan

Suffragette as a Member of Parliament. Pro-suffrage. A glimpse into the future, men and women members of parliament come out, arm in arm from a lengthy debate as equals

Japanese Parliament debate
In the Japanese Parliament, Tokyo, the Finance Minister answers a question during the budget discussion in the House of Representatives. Date: 1904

Piltdown Man: reconstructed skulls compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

Piltdown Man: mandible and skull compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

The Piltdown jaw: a reconstruction by W. P Pycraft
A drawing by W. P Pycraft of the restored jaw of the Piltdown Man, showing a pronounced forward thrust. Date: 1912

Debate in the Assemblee
A debate in the Assemblee Nationale before Napoleons coup d etat establishes him as First Consul. Date: 1799

Archeopteryx / Reconstruc
In 1861, the discovery of the first intact specimen of this earliest and most prmitive known bird set off a firestorm of debate re. evolution & the role of transitional fossils Date: late 19th century

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