Dispute Collection (page 2)

Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landlady
Dr Syntax disputes the landladys bill while the hotel servants watch to see who will win (our money is on the landlady !). Date: 1815

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Two knights dispute whether the Immaculate Conception is true or not, and decide it with a joust : needless to say, the believer is the winner... Date: 16th century

March of Unemployed Men and Women - Demo in Hyde Park
The National Hunger March of September October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s

The Fight at the Cock Inn, 1777, by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Fight at the Cock Inn, 1777. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Fishing for Souls, 1614, by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (c
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (c. 1589-1662). Dutch painter. Fishing for Souls, 1614. Detail. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Senegal - Thies Rebellion, Dieye & Fall complain about food
The circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the Thies rebellion remain obscure. An article at the time said that the rebellion began after the sentencing to 15 days in jail of Diery Fall

The Merchant of Venice - title page - Shylock and the disguised Portia in court. 1862

Card and Backgammon. Fight over Cards, 1620-1630, by Theodoo
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Cards and Backgammon. Fight over Cards. 1620-1630. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Cockney Argument between a fat man and a thin man
Fat Party (after a War of words) - " If you come our court to-morrer and bring a bit o fat with yer, I ll bloomin well eat yer." !! Date: 1895

Police at a Tonypandy colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
Numerous policemen (nicknamed Devonshires) on duty at a colliery engine house in the Tonypandy area of Glamorgan, South Wales, during the riots of 1910

Victoria Woodhull in a dramatic court case
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), an American womens rights activist, involved in family row which leads to a dramatic court case

Strike by Belgian Glassmakers and Cutters - Manage
A strike by Belgian Glassmakers and Engravers / Cutters from the Glassworks at Manage, Hainaut, Belgium - the board notice on the building behind them demands an end to having to work throughout

Judgement of Solomon. Engraving, 16th century

Marines on the march to the disputed districts, Isle of Skye. Date: 1884

Marines Landing at Uig, Isle of Skye during the Crofters land league agitation. Date: 1884

Miners demonstrating, Eastbourne, Sussex
Miners demonstrating at Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: 1960s

Mesopotamia. Terracotta vase. Probably from Umma. Iraq. Early Dynastic Period. 2330 BC. Document referring to a conflict between the city-states of Umma and Lagash in ancient Sumer

Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614, by Pieter
Pieter Lastman (c.1583-1633). Dutch painter. Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Affray between Peasants and Soldiers by Pieter Brueghel the
Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. Affray between Peasants and Soldiers. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Book of accounts
Accounts between merchants. Trial of Antoni Pla. Book. 1499. Diocesan Archive of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Mining / South Bulli
SOUTH BULLI Members of the Australian Royal Commission into the coal mining dispute ready to go down the mine at South Bulli, New South Wales. Date: 1930s

Religious Satire / 1653
Satire on the religious dispute - anti-Catholic. Date: 1653

illustration alluding to the conflicts for the colonial division of Africa between the European powers from the 1880s to the beginning of the First World War

Toffs versus Roughs
A fight breaks out on the streets of a city between top-hatted gentlemen who throw determined punches at the lower-classes

Men fighting on the streets of London
Randulph defending himself against Philip Frewin and his myrmidons. Date: C18th

Israel Gergesa
There is unresolved dispute as to this site, supposedly the scene of Jesuss miracle of the Gadarene swine : other suggested names are Gadara, Kursa, Djerash &c. Date: circa 1835

Richard Oliver
RICHARD OLIVER Statesman, born in Antigua; alderman of London, MP, involved in dispute between the citizens of London and the government, sent to the Tower. Date: 1734 - 1784

Aaron Ogden
aRON OGDEN American lawyer and shipowner, involved in the famous Gibbons-Ogden dispute; governor of New Jersey. Date: 1756 - 1839

Thessaloniki, Greece - Domestic Dispute in Vardar District
Thessaloniki, Greece - A Domestic Dispute in the Vardar District. A woman appears to be being shoved somewhat unceremonially back into her house! Date: circa 1910s

Temporary points maintenance - Army - French strike of 1912
Strike on the Northern French Railways in 1912. Bridge at Briche, a control switch being operated by temporary railwaymen - the French Army! Date: 1912

France - Strike of the Western (State) railwaymen - soldiers occupying the Gare Saint-Lazare in improvised conditions. The significance of the five franc coin appears to be the amount requested by

Barricade - Rue Royale, Nantes - June, 1903
The Events of 14th June 1903 - Barricade at the junction of Rue Royale and Rue Ogee, Nantes, France. This was in response to fears of violence between clerical and anti-clerical groups. Date: 1903

John Bull disagreeing with Joseph Chamberlains Policies
Mr Bull: " What have you gor there Joe?" Joe: " Protection." Mr Bull: " Put it away or you ll hurt yourself." John Bull alarmed by Joseph Chamberlains dangerous policy

Fiscal Inquiry - Free Trade versus Protectionism
Illustration of the political and social argument between Free Trade and Protectionism, which rumbled along in Britain throughout the first decade of the 20th century

Married for Love
Amusing American postcard entitled Married for Love, showing a rowing couple, illustrating anything but a partnership with love at the cornerstone! Date: circa 1910s

China (1901). Anglo-Russian dispute. Illustration
" China (1901). Anglo-Russian dispute. Illustration by Domani for " Le Petit Journal" (April 7th, 1901). Engraving."

Dispute between the Emperor Adrian and Epictetus
" Dispute between the Emperor Adrian and Epictetus. s.XV. Illustration of an edition of the work " Alteratio Hadriani Aug. et Epicteti Philosofi" (14th c.). Gothic art

China / Rival Warlords
Anarchy as rival warlords dispute territory. Date: 1924

Peary & Cook / Assiette
Returning from the North Pole, Robert Peary returned home to find Frederick Cook claiming he had reached it the previous year. " What a hole, the Pole!" Date: 1909

Izmir, Turkey - After the fire - Armenian Quarter
The aftermath of the Great Fire in the Armenian Quarter of Izmir. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

Izmir, Turkey - After the fire - Turkish Quarter
The aftermath of the Great Fire in the Turkish Quarter of Izmir, showing only light damage caused. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

The Leonardo da Vinci Dispute - Joseph Duveen
Page from the Illustrated London News reporting on the slander of title court case between art dealer and expert, Joseph Duveen

France - Striking Clockmakers
A group of striking clockmakers at Charquemont eat a communal meal at a girls school. Date: 1909

Dispute in a rail carriage
A fight breaks out among business men in a train carriage, who are debating fiscal retaliation. 1903

Page from The Sphere, 4th May 1912, called The Newsletter, Week by Week. It features images of Indian students who have studied at the London School of Economics; Signor Murri

Admiral Fisher and Admiral Beresford, British Navy
Admiral Fisher (left) and Admiral Beresford (right), of the British Navy. There was a lengthy dispute between them, as Fisher wished to reform

Izmir - following the fire
A view of the waterfront buildings at Izmir (Smyrna / Smyrne), Turkey following the fire of 1922. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

Racial / Aborigine Family
A native Australian family group is attacked by others - probably a dispute over territorial claims Date: 1863

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