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DanegeldFollowing the Viking victory at the Battle of Maldon, in Essex, King Aethelred (the Unready) is advised to pay off the Vikings rather than continue the fight
War Pay PosterInformation poster encouraging soldiers to save some of their pay during WWI in the form of savings certificates, earning a high rate of interest and free of income tax
Comic German postcard -- paying for accessComic German postcard -- desperate, overweight men paying for access to the toilet at a health spa. Date: early 20th century
Cartoon, Waking up Germania, WW1Cartoon, Waking up Germania. After the war, Madame Germania must pay the bill for all the damage she has done. The waiter is a macabre, thin man with a skull for his head. Date: 1918
OSTADE, Adriaen van (1610-1684). The Tavern. 17th c. Dutch school. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. SAXONY. Dresden. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections Dresden )
WWI Poster, More Men are wanted for His Majestys ArmyWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, More Men are wanted for His Majestys Army... Enlist Now. Including details of pay and pensions. Date: 1915
WW2 Poster -- Come Back to the Army and the ATSCome Back to the Army and the ATS while the Bounty Scheme still operates. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph, artist unknown, published by HMSO. Date: 1939
Mumbo JumboExplorer Mungo Park reports the honour given by natives of Senegal/Nigeria to MUMBO- JUMBO, an idol to whom even the king must pay reverence, as shown here. Date: 18th century
Telephone Box InteriorThe interior of a telephone kiosk or telephone box, showing the pay phone itself and the telephone directories beside it. Date: 1979
Edward VIIs death, Westminster HallKing Edward VIIs lying in state at Westminster Hall, London May 16th - 19th 1910
Prester JohnPRESTER JOHN legendary ruler of Ethiopia, to whom the Egyptians pay tribute to discourage him from damming the Nile which would destroy their economy
Liberty Loans Wwi USAPatriotic American poster encourageing people to buy USA bonds or Liberty loans to help pay for the war
Abandoned HusbandHis wife is at a Womens Rights meeting - the children are next door - his cold supper is in the pantry... this is the price a man must pay when his wife is a suffragette !
Witches Greet the DevilWitches pay their respects to the Devil
Young lady taking money from audience at the grand circusA young lady getting receives some money from queuing members of the audience at the circus held at Little Langley-under-Longford on Whit Monday. Date: 1923
Scenes from Malvern Camp, 1938Photograph, one of an album of 73, compiled by Chief Commander Blanche Barton, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1938-1945.Photographs show scenes from Malvern Camp, 1938, including: groups
?The Glorious 13th Want Men?, recruiting leaflet?The Glorious 13th Want Men?.Recruiting leaflet for the 3rd/13th Princess Louise?s Kensington Battalion referring to good pay, uniform and food.The leaflet also records a reference to
Take a 3-year job with the Professionals, / Starting pay L 19.53 a week.Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by Her Majesty
Scots Guard pay paradePhotograph of the Scots Guard pay parade, 1950-1969.Part of a collection of 1536 photographs taken by Central Office of Information of the regiments and corps of British Army, 1950 (c)-1969 (c)
Lancaster, 1939Photograph, one of an album of 73, compiled by Chief Commander Blanche Barton, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1938-1945.Photographs show scenes from Malvern Camp, 1938, including: groups
Soho, London - pub in Brewer Street W1Soho, London - pub on the corner of Brewer Street and Wardour Street W1 - the Round House. 1973
The labourers in the vineyard - Matthew 20. circa 1688
Things I Should Like To See I by Bateman. A profiteering greengrocer obliged to buy his household vegetables at an exorbitant price from another shop
Cyclopedia of Automobile EngineeringKnox Pay-as-you-enter bus, 28 passenger capacity, Knox Automobile Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. 1912
St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of LovelandSt Valentines Day bank note (postcard) from the Bank of Loveland, promising to pay ten kisses on demand. Date: circa 1890s
Brochure page, Oldsmobile service, terms and accessoriesBrochure page, Oldsmobile cars, giving details of service, payment terms and approved accessories. Date: 1930s
Music cover, Shell Out Waltz by Herman Darewski, danced by Cebalios Desmond. 1912
Equal Pay for Equal WorkShould men and women get Equal Pay for Equal Work? A discussion tonight at 8.15. circa 1940s
Franciss Body HonouredThe body of FRANCIS OF ASSISI is on its way to burial when it is halted at Saint-Damian so that St Clare and other pious ladies may pay their respects. Date: 1182 - 1226
Sir Nathaniel BarnadistonSIR NATHANIEL BARNARDISTON (1588 - 1653) Fervent puritan, who consist- -ently opposed Charles I, even so far as going to prison for refusing to pay a forced loan. Much respected, very popular
Cartoon, The final shot. The armistice might have been signed, but there are still bills to pay. While he pays for their expensive meal, she nonchalantly powders her nose. Date: 1919
Midinettes Strike, ParisThe midinettes who work for the Paris couturiers go on strike for better pay, singing the International in the streets, to the applause of sympathetic passers-by Date: September 1910
Napoleon AdulatedAfter 18 centuries, the honour of France is avenged, as Napoleon conquers Italy as once Caesar conquered Gaul ! Now, all nations pay homage to the mighty conqueror ! Date: 1769 - 1821
Army Pay Office Ww1An Army Pay office, during World War One Date: 1914 - 1918
German Donkey / 1927How much can the German donkey carry? A reference to Dawes Plan of economic aid designed to enable Germany to pay war reparations. Date: 1927
Ivan I, Russian RoyalIVAN I DANILOVICH, Grand Prince of Moscow, has to pay tribute to the Tartars but establishes himself as supreme ruler in Russia Date: reigned 1328-1341
John HampdenJOHN HAMPDEN politician whose defiance of Charles I regarding a forced loan he was unwilling to pay led to the English Civil War Date: 1594 - 1643
John Hampden StatueJOHN HAMPDEN politician whose defiance of Charles I regarding a forced loan he was unwilling to pay led to the English Civil War Date: 1594 - 1643
Holding up Pay EscortHolding up the pay escort - the stagecoach is attacked from people hidden on the hillside Date: 1895
Goldsmith & JohnsonOLIVER GOLDSMITH Irish writer, rescued by Dr Johnson, when unable to pay the rent, who reads The Vicar of Wakefield and admires it Date: 1730 - 1774
London bus strike 1891Front cover of The Penny Illustration Paper showing the first strike by London transport workers in 1891, over working conditions and pay. Date: 1891
Ambassador arrives at the Palais de Versailles, FranceA foreign ambassador arrives at the Palais de Versailles to pay his respects to the King. Date: Early 18th century
St Valentines Day bank note from Lovers Banking CompanySt Valentines Day bank note from the Lovers Banking Company, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. Date: circa 1860s
St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. 1860s
Cartoon, Explanation, WW1Cartoon, Explanation. Three old age pensioners outside a restaurant discuss earnings and taxation. The plump man says he pays no taxes because he spends all his money on food. Date: 1916
Royal Army Pay Corps group, WW1Group photo, six men of the Royal Army Pay Corps, with a kitten, somewhere in France during the First World War. The sign reads: Cheer O, The Mugs. Date: circa 1918
Cartoon, A new way to pay the National Debt, by James Gillray. Showing King George III and Queen Charlotte receiving bags of money from the Treasury
WW1 poster, His Majestys Army Special ReserveWW1 recruitment poster, His Majestys Army Special Reserve. Date: 1914-1918