Entente Collection

Daily Mail War Map, WW1
A fold out war map issued by the Daily Mail in the early weeks of the First World War. The map offers statistics regarding the manpower strength of each of the warring nations

Franco-British Exhibition, London - Unity
Franco-British Exhibition, White City, Shepherds Bush, London - Unity. The main focus of the Franco-British Exhibition in 1908 was to celebrate the Entente Cordiale

Christmas Day 1914
Fraternisation between German and English soldiers on Christmas Day 1914 on the Western Front in France during World War I

We Are Not Downhearted by H. T. Hardy
World War One postcard showing a a group of children, dressed in the uniforms of French, British, Russian and Belgian soldiers, arm in arm and holding their individual countrys flags

Comic postcard, England and France will always pull together, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Entente Cordiale celebrations
The Entente Cordiale between Britain and France aimed to resolve colonial disputes over territories such as Egypt and Morocco

Franco-British Exhibition - We are Enjoying the Exhibition
British Comic Postcard - Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City (in West London near Shepherds Bush) - " We are Enjoying the Exhibition" (written in French and English!). Date: 1908

The Triple Entente
Coloured lantern slide that shows the British Union Flag, French Tricolour and a flag displaying the Russian coat of arms

Entente Cordiale, Butter carving, Franco-British Exhibition, London - Canadian Pavilion. King Edward VII (1841-1910) (left) shaking hands with Emile Loubet (1838-1929), President of France. Date: 1908

WW1 Triple Entente

The Triple Entente during WW1

Palace of Women's Work - Franco-British Exhibition, London
Palace of Women's Work - Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London. Date: 1908

The phrase Vive la France formed by British sailors to welcome their French counterparts at Whale Island in 1905. Following the Entente Cordiale agreement of 1904

Cartoon, why the Englishman is so respected abroad ! Date: 1867

Cartoon -- why the English tourist is so respected by the French. Date: 1867

The annual England versus France rugby union match. Although well beaten, however, the French attacked fearlessly and the game was fast throughout. Score 37-0, winners England. Date: 28 January 1911

FRANCO-BRIT EXHIBITION
Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherds Bush, London, symbolises the growing rapprochement between Britain and France Date: 1908

ENT. CORDIALE PROCESSES
The Entente Cordiale is featured in the Lord Mayors Procession, through the streets of London Date: 1905

EDWARD VII / RIRE 1903
EDWARD VII With Emile Loubet, President of France, at the time of the signing of an Entente Cordiale with Britain Date: 1903

LORD MAYORS SHOW
The float symbolising the Entente Cordiale with France, in the Lord Mayors procession of 1905 Date: 1905

CECIL RHODES / SOURIRE 00
A perfidious John Bull in league with Jack the Ripper - this is the true nature of England. Satire on Cecil Rhodes and Chamberlain at the time of the Entente Cordiale. Date: 1853 - 1902

Germany kicking the Entente Cordiale rock, 1911
Germany kicking the Entente Cordiale rock: " Donnerwetter! Its rock. I thought it was going to be paper." Date: 1911

Cartoon, Entente cordiale, WW1
Cartoon, Entente cordiale. A pretty French woman tells a friendly British soldier to be sure to send her some postcards as soon as he eventually arrives at Tipperary. Date: 1916

Daily Mail War Map, WW1
Front cover of a fold out war map issued by the Daily Mail in the early weeks of the First World War. On the cover, and inside

Three boy scouts arm in arm, Egypt. They are, from left to right, Armenian, English and Jewish

Fancy Dress - the Entente Cordiale
First prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905 - a lady dressed in an incredibly elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale

French and German girl guides at camp, France
French and German girl guides at a three-week friendship camp in an area of mountains and trees near Crocq, La Creuse, Limousin, Central France

Sutherland China cream jug - Flags of the Allies
Sutherland China cream jug. Transfer of the Flags of the Allies - For Freedoms Cause 1914. Includes shields of The Triple Entente and The Allied Forces.. Commemorative Ware

Bystander Entente Peace number front cover, 1919
Superb front cover of The Bystander magazine from 1919 celebrating peace in Europe following the end of World War One, though the Treaty of Versailles would not be signed until the following month

Franco-British Exhibition - Marianne, England and Britannia
Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 - Marianne, A personification of England (a Medieval Queen) and Britannia meet below their respective flags

Alexander Izvolsky
Count Alexander Petrovich Izvolsky or Iswolsky (1856 - 1919) Russian diplomat and at the time of this photograph, Russian Foreign Minister

Souvenir postcard - King George V Coronation - 22 June 1911
French Souvenir postcard - The Coronation of King George V on 22nd June 1911. Date: 1911

Marseillaise - George V, John French, Poincare and Joffre
Score of The Marseillaise - King George V, Sir John French, French President Poincare and General Joffre. Date: circa 1916

International Red Cross Nurse with English flag
A Nurse of the International Red Cross, in front of the English Flag and wearing a flag pin bearing some of the flags of the Allies of World War I, also known as the Entente Powers, Japan, France

Fallieres (Guth)
CLEMENT ARMAND FALLIERES French statesman, president from 1906 to 1913 during the period of the Entente Cordiale. Date: 1841 - 1931

Franco-Russian Entente
France & Russia (Tsar Nicholas II) in a passionate embrace symbolising the Franco-Russian Entente. Date: 1899

Inter-Allied Fraternisation - British and French in Flanders
WW1 - Inter-Allied Fraternisation - The Friends of Today, not the Foes of Waterloo - British and French soldiers fraternising in Flanders. Date: 1915

Inter-Allied Fraternisation - Paris Cafe - WW1. British Tommies chat to their French counterparts and colonial French troops from Dominique. Date: 1915

The Result Below Stairs by Heath Robinson
The result below stairs of upstairs perusal of our Entent Peace Number. The Cook: " Ow I ate hese finicky French ways

Vive l Entente! by MacMichael
" Lumme, there wouldn t arf be a scandal if the Capting or Mr Kirchner knew that you an me come out of our frames for a smoke

Boy and girl scouts at Jamboree, Karuizawa, Japan
Boy and girl scouts at the 4th Japan Boy Scouts Jamboree in Karuizawa, Japan. Present were 13000 scouts from 12 different nations

An Unfinished Symphony - a Duet at the Front, WW1
Music in a war-wrecked room: a British officer and a French Alpine Chasseur playing near Ypres. Apparently the officer was a well-known musician and the grand piano was played, briefly

International gathering of scouts, Alexandria, Egypt
An international gathering of scouts, Alexandria, Egypt. Showing the 1st Alexandria (British) Troop and 2nd Alexandria (International) Troop having tea together after a game

Hands Across the Sea, WW1 postcard, Lawson Wood
Patriotic wartime postcard showing A British and French officer, flags in hand, shaking hands across the Channel. Date: c.1916

British Soldiers Part in the Entente by H. L. Oakley
Scenes in silhouette showing how British soldiers helped their Allies during World War One. In Belgium, the R.A.S.C transported villagers from a ruined village

British and French troops grazing horses, WW1
British and French troops grazing their horses together after an engagement on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Advert celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
A French advert in The Tatler wishing the Queen a long and peaceful reign: It is the hearfelt wish of the people of France that the reign of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth should be one of unbroken

Officers of Four Nations in London Cafe by Matania, WW1
A London cafe scene during World War I showing French, British, Belgian and Italian soldiers among the crowds. As the war progressed, the familiarity of foreign soldiers around London increased

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