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Letter returned to sender, WW1A letter addressed to a Mr Loewenthal, a British subject living in London, returned to sender in Hamburg " owing to state of war"
Blood and Iron 1914On 4th August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of the First World War; a few days later this illustration appeared in The Graphic. Date: 1914
Kaiser Wilhelm II cheeredFollowing the declaration of war on Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II is cheered outside the Imperial Palace, Berlin Date: 1 August 1914
Crown Prince Wilhelm cheeredCrown Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of the Kaiser, is cheered as he leaves the Imperial Palace in an open top car following the German declaration of war on Russia Date: 1 August 1914
Imperial Palace BerlinOn the brink of war. The scene at the Imperial Palace, Berlin on the evening of 31 July 1914, as Kaiser Wilhelm II addresses the gathered crowd from a balcony
States GeneralNow declared to be of age, Louis calls a seance of the Etats-generaux. Date: 28 October 1614
Sussex MarriageAugustus Frederick, duke of Sussex, weds Lady Augusta Murray - but the marriage will later be declared null and void. Date: 1794
ARGENTINA. San Miguel de TucumᮮCongress ofARGENTINA. San Miguel de Tucumᮮ Congress of Tucuman, representative assembly of the United Provinces of the River Plate, formed in 1816
War declared Almost! : For full details see Warriors husband coming to Alcazar. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Warriors Husband at the Alcazar, 260 O Farrell Street
Louis XIII of AgeLouis is declared by Parlement to be of age : his mother the rapacious and devious Marie de Medicis, who has ruled as his governor, now has to take a back seat. Date: October 1614
Richard Brothers - 1RICHARD BROTHERS Religious enthusiast of British-Israelite views, 1794 declared himself the Nephew of God; in asylum 1795-1806 but discharged as harmless. Date: 1757 - 1824
Richard Brothers - 2RICHARD BROTHERS Religious enthusiast of British-Israelite views, 1794 declared himself the Nephew of God; in asylum 1795-1806 but discharged as harmless. Date: 1757 - 1824
Richard Brothers - 4RICHARD BROTHERS Religious enthusiast of British-Israelite views, 1794 declared himself the Nephew of God; in asylum 1795-1806 but discharged as harmless. Date: 1757 - 1824
Richard Brothers - 3RICHARD BROTHERS Religious enthusiast of British-Israelite views, 1794 declared himself the Nephew of God; in asylum 1795-1806 but discharged as harmless. Date: 1757 - 1824
Italian declaration of war, Rome, Italy, WW1A huge crowd outside the Royal Palace (Quirinal Palace, Rome), cheering the Queen of Italy and the Princess on the day Italy declared war
Roger Walden ArchbishopROGER WALDEN, Secretary to Richard II and Treasurer of England, briefly Archbishop of Canterbury until the Pope declared him an intruder. He then became Bishop of London. Date: ? - 1406
Jesus Seen by LasalleWhile Jean-Baptiste La Salle is visiting the poor, he is rewarded with a vision of Jesus : subsequently he will be further rewarded by being declared a saint Date: circa 1665
Foreign Office War DeclarationA letter to Prince Lichnowsky, German ambassador, from Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey at the British Foreign Office informing him of the outbreak of World War One
Some Guy by Frank NewbouldAn American soldier, with a torch saying Unlimited Manpower, lights a bonfire upon which sits a stuffed guy of Prussian militarism
Lear / Nonsense / PortugalThere was a Young Lady of Portugal, whose ideas were excessively nautical; She climbed up a tree, to examine the sea, but declared she would never leave Portugal
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native soldiers surprisedA night alarm during sentry duty during the 2nd Ashanti War. Native soldiers eyes wide with fear tread softly in the direction of danger
The town of Sutah, Gold Coast, 1874Sutah was one of the towns which the British took on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) Paying a West India regimentBritish officers paying soldiers of a West India regiment during the 2nd Ashanti War. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana
Port of Christianborg near Accra, 1873This former Swedish outpost on the Gold Coast was sold to the British in 1873 when, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana
A young boy with British officers in Kumasi, 1874The last in Kumasi - a young boy eating bananas while a British officer tries to talk to him. In the background, the British troops are marching away
The Ashanti War (1873-74)The British camp of Mansu on the road to the Prah river during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74). In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British
The Castle of Elmina, Gold Coast, 1873The Castle of Elmina which both the British and the Ashanti Kings tried to capture sits on the shore of the Gold Coast. In 1873
Accra and its coastline in 1873Accra sketched in 1873, the year, when after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana
Panoramic view of Cape Coast Castle, 1874Panoramic view of Cape Coast Castle, headquarters and garrison of the British on the Gold Coast, West Africa. It has been sketched from the bridge of the steam ship Volta ans shows the coastline
The Ashanti War (1873-74) The battlefield of AbrakrampaThe battlefield of Abrakrampa during the 2nd Ashanti War where trees have been chopped down. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British
A village on the river Prah during the 2nd Ashanti WarOn their march towards the Ashanti capital of Kumasi, British soldiers watch the peaceful scene of women catching fish and tritons in the river Prah
Sentries of the different lines of troops in Camp at PrahsuSentries of the different lines of troops in camp at Prah-su during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74). In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British
The town of Accroful, 1874Accroful was one of the towns where the British and set up camp on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) The camp at Prah-su, 1874Native artillery crossing the river at the camp at Prah-su, on the river Prah. Native bearers or carriers bring artillery over the bridge
The Camp at Dunquah, Gold Coast, 1874Dunquah was one of the towns where the British set up camp on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Town of Barracoe, Gold Coast, 1874Barracoe was one of the towns which the British took on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The arrival of storesThe arrival of stores carried by native bearers to a British garrison during the 2nd Ashanti War. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British
The King of Ashantis bed, 1874A British soldier looks into the bedchamber of the King of Ashanti which has a raised four poster bed with a canopy. In 1873
Ashanti war drums, 1874Ashanti war drums by a wall. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana
Selling Indian corn on the streets of Cape Coast Castle, 187Natives selling Indian corn in the streets of Cape Coast Castle, headquarters of the British on the Gold Coast. This was sketched during the 2nd Ashantee War (1873-74)
The town of Yancomassie-Assin, 1874Yancommassie-Assin was one of the towns where the British and set up camp on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Water supply to Cape Coast Castle, 1874The water supply to Cape Coast Castle, headquarters of the British in the Gold Coast. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana
Market place at Kumasi, 1873The market place at Kumasi before the arrival of the British forces during the 2nd Ashanti War. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British
Shipping bullocks to Cape Coast Castle, 1874Shipping bullocks from Sierra Leone for Cape Coast Castle during the British expedition to crush the King of the Ashantis in the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native carriers crossing mangrovThis shows the difficulties of the native bearers as they tried to cross the mangroves on the river banks of the river Prah
The Queen of Ashantis bed, 1874A British soldier enters the empty bedchamber of the Queen of Ashanti which has a bed on the floor and is nowhere near as grand an affair as the Kings bedchamber
The Ashanti War (1873-74) The return from Kumasi, 1874The return of the British and native troops from their expedition to Kumasi. They are seen here crossing a river. This was sketched during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Inner courtyard of King of Ashantis palace, 1874The inner courtyard of the King of Ashantis palace captured by the British during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74). In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British