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King Alfred in disguise as a wandering harpistKing Alfred the Great (849899)in disguise as a wandering harpist infiltrating the camp of Guthrum, King of the Danish Vikings in the Danelaw, to try and find out their plans. 878
CHRISTMAS DINNERTo the delight of her large family, mama brings in the Christmas pudding
DRUNKS IN SCOTS TAVERNWild revelry and drunkenness go hand in hand inside a Scottish tavern. Date: late 18th century
Medieval people feastingA FEAST in April Date: 9th Century
Cartoon, Two German spies. Two fat men at a table laden with food agree that its worth being spies and risking their lives, when they can eat so well. 1916
Interior of the Royal Banquet in Guildhall, London on the on Lord Mayors Day. Attended by King George III among the company were all the officers of state the principal nobility
Interior in the dinning-hall, female orphan asylum in Beddington, Surrey. Date: 1875
A man who never stops to attract a crowd in the streets of London, with his little table on which he feasts upon small objects. Swallowing pebbles, nails, broken glass and similar delicacies
Boy Sneaks Last of Pie Date: 1950
Young Vietnamese boy with his bowl of rice (period of French occupation of this par of the counrty) Date: circa 1910s
Gibbs Happy Families - Master Bun the Bakers son. Date: 20th century
History of Medicine. Modern Age. Carity Hospital. Engraving. 17th century
Cartoon, New drama by Reade and PettittCartoon, New drama by Charles Reade and Henry Pettitt -- Star actors sometimes get very dainty. Their melodrama, Love and Money, was in production at the Adelphi Theatre, London
DUTCH PEASANTS EATINGTwo Dutch peasants enjoy a hearty meal. Date: 17th century
Ragged School Union dinner 1900Interior of Ragged School Union in Camberwell, South London. Children sit at long tables eating soup from a bowl. Date: 1900
Bringing in the boars head at ChristmasA Christmas party in Elizabethan times: the traditional ringing in the boars head at Christmas time. Date: circa 16th century
A Day in the Country 1872Londoners travelled to the countryside in the summer for a days break. Date: 1872
Couple dining at a restaurant Date: 1900
A CAT HAS DINNERA siamese cat has its dinner. Date: late 1960s
CHILDREN EATING CHERRIESChildren trying to catch cherries in their mouths without using their hands. Date: late 18th century
BULL TERRIER AND SHEEPCHAMPION PHIDGITY FLASHLIGHT OF WENTWOOD The bull terrier and the sheep share the same bowl. Date: 1964
BIERKELLER SCENE 1905An elderly German couple sit eating and drinking at a table in a biergarten. Date: 1905
PLACE DU TERTRE DININGPeople eating out in La Place du Tertre, Montmartre, Paris. Date: 1933
BOARDING HOUSE DINNERDinner in a boarding house. Date: 1900
EATING LOTS FOR 1S 6DThree hungry customers get their moneys worth with a cheap lunchtime restaurant meal. Date: circa 1835
CHILDRENS TEA PARTY 19CA little girl and boy sit down to a tea party with their doll and their pet cat. Date: 1889
EATING REINDEER TO BONEOstiaks eat raw reindeer on the bone. Date: 1905
August Bank Holiday, Hampton Court 1855August Bank Holiday at Hampton Court, London. Date: 1855
WE ALL NEED TO EAT 1820SWe all need to eat, whether young, old or feline... Date: late 1820s
TRUFFLE HUNTING PIG 1939A man with his truffle-hunting pig. He digs with a spade where the pig has found truffles - the hardest part is stopping the pig eating them before he can dig them up! Date: 1939
FALL / BASENJI / EATINGA row of four young Basenjis, eating from plates. Their wrinkled skin around their foreheads is very noticeable as they bend forward. Date: 1940
WASP AT A PICNICAwful appearance of a wopps at a picnic: picnic guests are severely bothered when a rather large wasp takes an interest in their food, one of the hazards of outdoor eating Date: circa 1840
DALMATIAN / PUPPY EATINGA puppy eating and making a terrible mess. Date: 1933
XMAS DINNER 1970SA traditional Christmas meal with the family around the table, turkey and all the trimmings. Date: 1970s
WASHINGTON XMAS DINNERGeorge Washington, at Christmas dinner at his home at Mount Vernon, proposes a toast To all our friends Date: circa 1790
BOAT PICNIC 1929Young upper class couple enjoying a delicious-looking picnic on a boat. Date: circa 1929
Selling dogs for food 1871Selling dogs for food in front of the horse market during the Paris Commune Date: 1871
SERVANTS AT TABLEServants at table in the kitchen - a manservant, the cook and a housemaid Date: 1887
CROWD AT MARIENBAD / 1899An elegant crowd at Marienbad. A lady takes tea at one table while a game of cards is played at another. Date: 1899
GERMAN C16 DINNERA group of Germans eating at home round a table. Date: 16th century
Puritan family eating at homeA family meal in the early part of the 17th century Date: Circa 1640
ALFRESCO DINNER 1835An alfresco meal Date: 1835
PERSEUS RESCUINGPerseus rescues Andromeda from a fearsome monster which had planned on eating her
ANCIENT GREEK BANQUETGreek diners eating at the Banqueting Table Date: ancient
MIRACLE / CLARES BREADWhen Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy, blesses the convent bread before eating, a cross miraculously appears on the rolls, like hot cross buns Date: circa 1250
Pleasures of PastaTHE HORRORS OF FOREIGN FOOD Water I do declare - with worms in it. (soup with vermicelli) Date: 1830
Food and drink: diners and their sayingsThe habits and sayings of various eaters. Date: 19th Century
16th century BanquetTrumpeters announce the arrival of the Boars Head, brought in procession to the Christmas diners in an Elizabethan hall Date: 16th century