Foiled Collection

Dragon attacked by swarm of bees
A dragon is foiled when a swarm of bees distracts its attention, enabling the child to be snatched from the jaws of death! Date: 1887

Arrest of Guy Fawkes by Sir Thomas Knyvet
The arrest of Guy Fawkes by Sir Thomas Knyvet and others, following the foiled Gunpowder Plot, 5 November 1605. 1605

Lyon Conspirators
A conspiracy at Lyon against the regime is foiled, and the conspirators put on trial

D ayllon & Chicoreans
Vasques d Ayllons attempt to found a colony in Florida is foiled by the Chicoreans Date: circa 1512

The Enchanter Foiled
Slide showing a picture or a girl in a fine dress kneeling next to a bearded man dressed as an enchanter or wizard next to her, on the battlements on a castle. Part of Box 366. Date: circa 1900

A deadly conflict. The kidnapper foiled. Date c1892 Nov. 12

French Revolution 1791
The Affaire des Poignards ( Affair of the daggers ) - royalist Chevaliers du Poignard attempt a coup at the Palais des Tuileries but are foiled by Lafayette. Date: 28 February 1791

Siege of Alkmaar
The Spanish besiege Alkmaar, but are foiled by the towns heroic resistance, which will come to symbolise the Dutch determination to win their independence from Spain

Rendelsham Scene
Any attempt to reconstruct the extraordinary events of 27 December 1980 are foiled by the Great Storm of 1992, which flattened most of the trees. Were aliens responsible ?

Crinoline Prevents Kiss
Adolphus is foiled in his attempts to obtain a kiss from his beloved. The new fashion is proving a barrier to matrimony and intimacy between the sexes

Catiline Conspiracy
Lucius Sergius Catiline, a career intriguer, foiled in his machinations, embarks on a massive conspiracy to seize power : but he will be foiled by Cicero

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