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Background imageHated Collection: POLISH KOSSINIERI

POLISH KOSSINIERI
Members of a patriotic secret society, the KOSSINIERI (literally, the scythers) swear to fight for the freedom of Poland against the hated Russians who rule them Date: 1 May 1821

Background imageHated Collection: POLISH LEGION 1810

POLISH LEGION 1810
Men of the LEGION POLONAISE, Regiment de la Vistule, serving alongside the French in Napoleons war with Russia, hated by the Poles Date: 1810

Background imageHated Collection: The burning of effigies in Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico

The burning of effigies in Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico
The burning of the effigies of Judas in the streets of Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico -- a traditional Easter activity, designed to purge the sins of the past year

Background imageHated Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog being given a bath

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog being given a bath
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, being given a bath in the scullery sink, an operation which he hated. Date: 1927

Background imageHated Collection: Religious Reform

Religious Reform
Catholicism is associated with the hated Spanish rule : nobles of Brabant petition for religious freedom for all, Calvinists and Catholics alike. Date: 6 April 1566

Background imageHated Collection: Sisters discussing their much-hated Stepmother

Sisters discussing their much-hated Stepmother
Ethel to Maud (discussing their much-hated Stepmother) - " Never mind, we only have her in the da-time. Think of poor Pa - he has her all night as well!" Date: 1892

Background imageHated Collection: Revolution Game

Revolution Game
A board game in which successive squares are incidents in the Revolution, such as the King coming to Paris and the abolition of the gabelle (the hated salt tax). Date: circa 1790

Background imageHated Collection: Fergus Fionnliath

Fergus Fionnliath
Fergus Fionnlaith hated dogs & threw rocks at them, but the powers that protect animals gave him a squint so that he always threw crooked. From the story of the Birth of Bran

Background imageHated Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Spain

Lear / Nonsense / Spain
There was an Old Person of Spain, who hated all trouble and pain; So he sat on a chair, with his feet in the air, that umbrageous Old Person of Spain

Background imageHated Collection: Alvas Statue

Alvas Statue
After he is safely out of the way, the statue of the hated Alva is dragged through the streets by the citizens of Antwerp

Background imageHated Collection: Polish Kossinieri

Polish Kossinieri
Members of a patriotic secret society, the KOSSINIERI (literally, the scythers) swear to fight for the freedom of Poland against the hated Russians who rule them


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