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Defiant Collection

Background imageDefiant Collection: The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officer

The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officer
In 1915 Hans Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called " The Last Man"

Background imageDefiant Collection: Reprisal! by H M Bateman

Reprisal! by H M Bateman - humorous illustration of what can happen if a woman decides to wear trousers

Background imageDefiant Collection: Caratacus Exhibited

Caratacus Exhibited
CARATACUS British Chieftain Resisted the Roman invasion of Emperor Claudius. He is defeated and exhibited in Rome, where he is pardoned

Background imageDefiant Collection: Caractacus Exhibited

Caractacus Exhibited
CARACTACUS The captured British chief, also known as Caradoc, is paraded in chains by the Emperor Claudius in Britain. Date: 51

Background imageDefiant Collection: WALLACE (1270? - 1305)

WALLACE (1270? - 1305)
SIR WILLIAM WALLACE Scottish patriot and leader of revolt, on trial before Edward I at Westminster Hall Date: 1305

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boutlon Paul Defiant

Boutlon Paul Defiant - Boutlon Paul Aircraft Ltd. Date: 1941

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boutlon Paul Defiant

Boutlon Paul Defiant - Boutlon Paul Aircraft Ltd. Date: 1941

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boutlon Paul Defiant

Boutlon Paul Defiant - Boutlon Paul Aircraft Ltd. Date: 1941

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant

Boulton Paul Defiant - Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd. Date: 1940

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant

Boulton Paul Defiant - Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd. Date: 1939

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant

Boulton Paul Defiant - Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd. Date: 1939

Background imageDefiant Collection: Paul Defiant two-seater Fighter Aircraft, WW2

Paul Defiant two-seater Fighter Aircraft, WW2
RAF Paul Defiant two-seater Fighter Aircraft, WW2 Date: 1942

Background imageDefiant Collection: Cartoon, Business as Usual, by Rodo Pissarro, WW1

Cartoon, Business as Usual, by Rodo Pissarro, WW1
Cartoon, Business as Usual during the alterations of the Map of Europe, watercolour by Rodo Pissarro, First World War. Showing a London greengrocer standing defiantly outside his shop. circa 1915

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant Mk 1 / I

Boulton Paul Defiant Mk 1 / I
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk 1 of the RAF Parked Without Machine-Gun Installed in the Gun-Turret, One of the First Production-Batch of 87 Aircraft Delivered to the Raf Date: 1939

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant 1 8370M / N1671

Boulton Paul Defiant 1 8370M / N1671 of the RAF Museum on a rare outing. Date: circa 2010

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant F. I N1671 - D-EW

Boulton Paul Defiant F. I N1671 - D-EW
Boulton Paul Defiant F.I N1671 / D-EW, at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, on 30 December 1991. Date: 1991

Background imageDefiant Collection: WW2 - Defiants In Formation

WW2 - Defiants In Formation
A photograph of three British WW2 Boulton Paul Defiant interceptor aircrafts flying in formation. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageDefiant Collection: Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXb MH415, marked as N3314

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXb MH415, marked as N3314
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXb MH415, marked as N3314 CD-F, on the flight line for filming of The Battle of Britain, at Duxford airfield in July 1968

Background imageDefiant Collection: Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIE TE184 M - EM

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIE TE184 M - EM
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.XVIE TE184 M - EM, ex Royal Air Force, in the RAF Museum Reserve Collection at RAF Finningley, sandwiched between the sole surviving Boulton Paul Defiant, and an Avro 707

Background imageDefiant Collection: Teachers distributing milk to children, Woolwich, London

Teachers distributing milk to children, Woolwich, London
Teachers distributing milk to children at a school in Woolwich, south east London, around the time free school milk was discontinued. The school was distributing milk in defiance of the change

Background imageDefiant Collection: Children drinking milk in a playground, Woolwich, London

Children drinking milk in a playground, Woolwich, London
Children at a school in Woolwich, south east London, drinking milk in a playground around the time free school milk was discontinued. The school was distributing milk in defiance of the change

Background imageDefiant Collection: Squatters protest, Battersea, South London

Squatters protest, Battersea, South London
Squatters protest, 78 Abercrombie Street, Battersea, South London, 8 December 1977. Squatters were resisting eviction by the Labour-run Wandsworth Council. Date: 1977

Background imageDefiant Collection: Germany, armed for the fight, defies her foes ! Date: 1914

Germany, armed for the fight, defies her foes ! Date: 1914

Background imageDefiant Collection: Defiant girl

Defiant girl
A defiant young girl on her doorstep being attacked by a puppy, while doggedly protecting her cat. Artist: Angusine Macgregor Date: circa 1925

Background imageDefiant Collection: COMMUNE / ON THE BARRICADE

COMMUNE / ON THE BARRICADE
A defiant woman Communard holds aloft the red flag as she stands on a barricade erected to defend Paris from government troops Date: 1871

Background imageDefiant Collection: COMMUNE / WOMAN GUARD

COMMUNE / WOMAN GUARD
A woman Communard takes her turn on guard duty Date: 1871

Background imageDefiant Collection: CARATACUS EXHIBITED

CARATACUS EXHIBITED
CARATACUS British Chieftain Resisted the Roman invasion of Emperor Claudius. He is defeated and exhibited in Rome, where he is pardoned. Date: 51 AD

Background imageDefiant Collection: WALLACE (1270? - 1305)

WALLACE (1270? - 1305)
SIR WILLIAM WALLACE Scottish patriot and leader of revolt, on trial before Edward I. Date: 1270? - 1305

Background imageDefiant Collection: Illegal Printing Press - Revolution of 1905 - Russia

Illegal Printing Press - Revolution of 1905 - Russia
The Revolution of 1905 in Russia - Illegal Printing Press in operation - The lookout issues a warning that the Tsarist Police are approaching

Background imageDefiant Collection: Unconquerable by Arthur Rackham - Defiant Belgium

Unconquerable by Arthur Rackham - Defiant Belgium
Arthur Rackhams Unconquerable - a personification of Belgium stands defient with the tatters of a Belgian flag - symbolising the brave resistance of Belgium to the invading German army in August

Background imageDefiant Collection: WW2 Air raid on Eastbourne, East Sussex

WW2 Air raid on Eastbourne, East Sussex
Defiant against German air raids, a little girl stands in her garden in Eastbourne, teddy bear in one hand, union jack in the other, posing by a bomb crater

Background imageDefiant Collection: Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad Mullah

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad Mullah
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somali religious and nationalist leader, nicknamed The Mad Mullah by the British

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant Mk. I

Boulton Paul Defiant Mk. I by A.F.D. Bannister

Background imageDefiant Collection: Game to the Last - pirate on a ship

Game to the Last - pirate on a ship
A pirate, sword in hand, stands on the deck of a sinking ship, prepared to fight to the bitter end. Date: 1928

Background imageDefiant Collection: Portrait of a Dwarf, ca. 1626, by Juan van der Hamen y

Portrait of a Dwarf, ca. 1626, by Juan van der Hamen y
Juan van der Hamen y Leon (1596-1631). Portrait of a Dwarf, ca. 1626. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant I fresh from final assembly The De

Boulton Paul Defiant I fresh from final assembly The Defiant carried a heavy 4-gun turret, but no fixed forward firing armament leaving it ready prey to enemy fighters

Background imageDefiant Collection: The Mailed Fist strikes at last, WW1

The Mailed Fist strikes at last, WW1
The mailed fist strikes at last. The German Empires challenge and the British Empires answer on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageDefiant Collection: French Propaganda postcard - WWI

French Propaganda postcard - WWI
A French propaganda card from the end of the First World War, depicting a defiant Marianne, ordering Kaiser Wilhelm II ( The Cruel )

Background imageDefiant Collection: Trial of William Wallace

Trial of William Wallace
SIR WILLIAM WALLACE Scottish patriot and leader of revolt is tried before Edward I at Westminster Hall

Background imageDefiant Collection: Huxley / Vanity Fair / Ape

Huxley / Vanity Fair / Ape
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY scientist

Background imageDefiant Collection: Mr Osbaldiston in the role of Andreas Hofer

Mr Osbaldiston in the role of Andreas Hofer, the patriotic innkeeper of a Tyrolean village at the time of an invasion by Napoleon and his army, in a play entitled Hofer, The Tell of Tyrol

Background imageDefiant Collection: War Planes Card Game

War Planes Card Game
" War Planes is a new card game for teaching Jim Crows how to tell a friend from an enemy." The aircraft depicted on the card is a Boulton Paul Defiant. 1940

Background imageDefiant Collection: Canning Defiant / Gillray

Canning Defiant / Gillray
Phaeton alarm d George Canning defies his enemies Date: 1808

Background imageDefiant Collection: Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 77

Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 77
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal MP in a defiant pose Date: 1836 - 1914

Background imageDefiant Collection: Canada : Defiant French

Canada : Defiant French
CANADA : FRENCH RESISTANCE Le chevalier de Levis, Montcalms successor, defies the English and refuses to surrender, but eventually the French agree to British terms Date: summer 1760

Background imageDefiant Collection: Three British bulldogs on a greetings card

Three British bulldogs on a greetings card
Three British bulldogs standing on a Union Flag on a greetings card -- Defenders of the Empire. Date: early 20th century

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant NFII - after its initial mauling a

Boulton Paul Defiant NFII - after its initial mauling at the hand of Luftwaffe fighters, the Defiant became a night fighter when fitted with AI 4 radar

Background imageDefiant Collection: Blackburn Roc-a woeful attempt to mimic all the shortfa

Blackburn Roc-a woeful attempt to mimic all the shortfalls of the Boulton Paul Defiant onto a carrier-going fighter

Background imageDefiant Collection: Switzerland - Grimsel Lake and Hospice

Switzerland - Grimsel Lake and Hospice
Coloured lantern slide of a view over Lake Grimsel. Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The dam was completed in 1932

Background imageDefiant Collection: Sphere cover, WW1 patriotic sailor

Sphere cover, WW1 patriotic sailor
Front cover of The Sphere magazine featuring a sailor with a cap reading HMS Dreadnought standing in front of a Union Jack flag. Date: 1917

Background imageDefiant Collection: Suffragette in Dock Battered Policeman

Suffragette in Dock Battered Policeman. A large defiant suffragette is charged with breaking a window, not with a hammer, but with a policeman. Date: 1914

Background imageDefiant Collection: Four famous British aeroplanes by G. H. Davis

Four famous British aeroplanes by G. H. Davis
Four famous British aeroplanes: the Hurricane (fighter), the Spitfire (fighter), the Defiant (night fighter), and the Blenheim (bomber fighter)

Background imageDefiant Collection: Cartoon, Poincare and Kaiser, WW1

Cartoon, Poincare and Kaiser, WW1
Cartoon, showing President Raymond Poincare of France on his way to Bordeaux (where the French government relocated in the early days of the First World War)

Background imageDefiant Collection: Aircraft static park at the 1939 RAeS Garden Party

Aircraft static park at the 1939 RAeS Garden Party
Aircraft static park at the 1939 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at the Fairey Aviation Aerodrome, Great West Road, Hayes, Middlesex

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul P82 Defiant

Boulton Paul P82 Defiant

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant target tug

Boulton Paul Defiant target tug

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant

Boulton Paul Defiant

Background imageDefiant Collection: Prototype Boulton Paul Defiant TTIII conversion

Prototype Boulton Paul Defiant TTIII conversion, N3488, at Pendeford

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant IA at the factory

Boulton Paul Defiant IA at the factory showing the array of radar aerials

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant I N1673

Boulton Paul Defiant I N1673
Boulton Paul Defiant I, N1673, during a makers test flight

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boulton Paul Defiant first prototype K8310

Boulton Paul Defiant first prototype K8310
Boulton Paul Defiant first prototype, K8310

Background imageDefiant Collection: Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing

Background imageDefiant Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II and U-boat

Kaiser Wilhelm II and U-boat
Disavowal? Disavowal? There is no such word in the German tongue!

Background imageDefiant Collection: Commandeered - postcard by Lawson Wood

Commandeered - postcard by Lawson Wood
Commandeered - A postcard by Lawson Wood showing two solid-looking British soldiers commandeering a (now very upset) young lads toy horse

Background imageDefiant Collection: Hugues Capet and Rival

Hugues Capet and Rival
Adalbert, qui t a fait comte? Hugues, qui t a fait roi ? - the famous exchange between Hugues Capet, elected king of France, and the defiant A. de Perigord

Background imageDefiant Collection: Boys Tease Redhead 1924

Boys Tease Redhead 1924
Two boys tease a redheaded girl, calling her carrot-head: she retorts that her hair is auburn

Background imageDefiant Collection: Prison Uniform

Prison Uniform
UNDAUNTED A suffragette in prison uniform contemplates: Oh, Justice, what crimes are practised in thy name. To the Laws discredit and the Nations shame!

Background imageDefiant Collection: Luther Festival

Luther Festival
A bible stand at the Luther Festival at Worms (scene of his defiant stand before emperor Carl V at the Diet of Worms, 1521)

Background imageDefiant Collection: BISSONs BRAVERY 1827

BISSONs BRAVERY 1827
GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: Lieut. Bisson, French Navy, blows up a captured Turkish ship & its crew rather than have it retaken. There stands a monument to him in Navarino


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