February Collection (page 47)

Dickens Birthplace
HIS BIRTHPLACE at 387 Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsmouth, where Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812

Thanksgiving Day 1872 (1
Edward acclaimed by the crowd as he rides to St Pauls Cathedral with his mother and his wife to thank God for his recovery from an illness

Thanksgiving Day 1872
Edward goes to St Pauls Cathedral with his mother and his wife to thank God for his recovery from an illness

Aquarius (Rossum)
AQUARIUS the Water-carrier 20 January - 18 February

Lundborg Crashes
Swedish aviator Lundborg, who previously distinguished him- self in the rescue of Italian aviator Nobile, crashes again in the Arctic, but luckily, not fatally

Mccurdys Silver Dart
Canadian aviator J A D McCurdy pilots the Aerial Experiment Associations biplane Silver Dart designed by himself : he makes several successful flights

Marriage Made in Heaven
A MARRIAGE MADE IN THE HEAVENS - at San Antonio, Walter Stowe weds Mary Shelton at 800 metres

Scaremongering Newspaper
THE CATCH-PENNY Policeman - " Now then, you mischievous young rascal, - stop that!" (Scare-mongering newspapers)

Lord Nelson / San Josef
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officer receiving the Spanish Admirals sword on board the San Josef, Teneriffe, 14 February 1797

Leap Year / Phiz / 1864
A solemn warning to single men Ladies take advantage of the custom of proposing to men on February 29th

Japan Bombards Shanghai
The Japanese bombard SHANGHAI

Selkirk Abandoned
ALEXANDER SELKIRK is marooned on Juan Fernandez by the Cinque Ports galley, and remains there for 4 years and 4 months till rescued 12 February 1709 by the Duke

Siege of Copenhagen 1659
Map of the siege of Copenhagen, Denmark by Carl X Gustav of Sweden

1905 / French Ministers
Ministers of the French government, headed by Maurice Rouvier

Marriage of Dauphin / 1745
The marriage ceremony of Louis, Dauphin of France and his bride Marie-Therese, the infanta of Spain in the chapel of the Palace of Versailles

Charging at Eylau
BATTLE OF EYLAU The French Garde Imperiale charge gloriously against the Prussians and Russians, but despite their efforts the battle is inconclusive

Cattle in Winter 1862
Cattle and chickens in a snowy winter farmyard, to represent the months of January and February

Ireland Parnell Ejected
By order of the Speaker, Charles Stewart Parnell is removed from the Commons by the sergeant-at-arms for obstruction. Date: 3 February 1881

THE KENT ABLAZE
East Indiaman Kent, bound for Bombay, weathers storm in the Bay of Biscay but catches fire; luckily the Cambria passes near and rescues nearly all before she blows up

Edirne Bombarded
BULGARIA / TURKEY The Bulgarians bombard the Turkish city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople)

Copernicus / Statue
MIKOLAI KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS) Statue of Copernicus in Warsaw

Naval Combat, 1758
Naval combat : the British ship Monmouth defeats the French man-of-war Foudroyant off Cartagena, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain

Barge on River Gade
An old man steers his barge under a bridge on the River Gade, near Watford, England, part of the Grand Union Canal

February C18Th
This month is shown as a water carrying maiden. The ritual of Romulus occurs in February according to the Latin text

Attack on Geriah
Geriah Fort, northwest India, stronghold of Maratha pirate Tulagee Angria, is attacked and taken by a combined British/Portuguese force under admirals Pocock and Watson

Davis Inaugurated
At Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated president of the provisional government of the Southern Confederacy. He would prefer to be commander-in-chief

Observing Venus
Astronomy at the Place du Chatelet in Paris. Street stargazers observe the planet Venus through a telescope

Ages of Man - 2
February Children at school - not always behaving as they ought

Archbishops Palace
The archbishops palace, close to Notre-Dame, is sacked by a Paris mob who do incalculable damage to books and manuscripts, artworks and other valuable items

Bertons Conspiracy - 1
At Thouars, Jean-Baptiste Berton, one of Napoleons generals, is persuaded to head an insurrection against the Bourbon monarchy : but he is let down by his supporters

Louis XVIII and Decazes
Louis XVIII is begged by his family to sack his minister Decazes, a liberal who has antagonised many by his reformist policy. Reluctantly, Louis yields

Duc De Berry Murdered
Louis XVIII at the deathbed of the duc de Berry, his ultra- conservative nephew and heir to the throne, stabbed by a saddler named Louvel

Battle of Montmirail
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of MONTMIRAIL Napoleon wins the second of four battles in 5 days against the Allies, considered to be one of his finest achievements

Siege of Zaragoza
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN Siege of ZARAGUZA (Saragossa) Despite heroic resistance, the Spanish eventually have to yield the town to the French on 21 February 1809

Napoleon at Montereau
He himself aims the guns at the Prussians, during the battle of Montereau

Vision at Lourdes
The scene at the Grotte de Massabieille when Bernadette Soubirous, gathering firewood with friends, sees the figure of a young female, later identified as the Virgin

Lourdes / Image of Mary
Mary as supposedly seen by Bernadette Soubirous in the grotto

Trades Unions Demo
TRADES UNION REFORM demonstration, London : the crowd in Waterloo Place

Edward II Coronation
EDWARD II crowned with Queen Isabella at Westminster by the Bishop of Winchester

Devon Footprints - Iln 1
Unexplained footprints which appeared overnight in the Devon snow

Spirit Photo Hope
Photo by William Hope, showing Harry Price with a spirit extra : Price showed that Hope had switched the plates, though he himself was accused of faking the exposure

Month / February 16C
en la fin se prent le printemps... [at the end comes the Spring...]

Bernadette / Vision / Laugee
Bernadette Soubirous, while gathering firewood, suddenly sees the Virgin Mary in the grotto

William & Mary Accession
Allegorical representation of the accession of William & Mary - Magna Carta and Liberty are in favour, not so the Pope

William & Mary Crowned
William & Mary are Offered the English Crown at Whitehall : they Accept it

William III and Mary II
William and Mary Accept the bill of Rights

Labour Exchange
LABOUR EXCHANGE at Camberwell Green, expectant claimants and busy officials

Theatre / Plays / Hugo
The first night of HERNANI at the Comedie Francaise - the romantic drama arouses opposition among supporters of conventional theatre

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