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Background imagePeace Collection: Roman ambassadors, Second Punic War

Roman ambassadors, Second Punic War
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman ambassadors offer the Carthaginians a choice between peace or war -- they choose war !

Background imagePeace Collection: WW1 / C 1919 / POPPY FIELD

WW1 / C 1919 / POPPY FIELD
In Flanders Fields... The poignant scene of a field full of poppies after the First World War. (Illustration after original, image 10053676, by Willy Werner.) C.1919

Background imagePeace Collection: Soviet propaganda poster - We want Peace

Soviet propaganda poster - We want Peace
" We want Peace!" Soviet propaganda poster - featuring a happy, singing Communist family, waving flags. Date: circa 1950s

Background imagePeace Collection: Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty. Terra

Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty. Terra
Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusilis III. Terracotta. Hittite version. From Hattusas (Bogazkoy). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imagePeace Collection: Christmas Truce / 1914 / Ww1

Christmas Truce / 1914 / Ww1
A light of peace in the trenches on Christmas Eve as a German soldier approaches the British lines with a Christmas Tree and small paper lantern

Background imagePeace Collection: Achilles Shields

Achilles Shields
THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES in 12 Tables: 3 of a Town in Peace; 3 of a Town in War; 3 of Agriculture and 3 of Pastoral Life

Background imagePeace Collection: Christmas Truce / Soldiers

Christmas Truce / Soldiers
British and German troops leave their trenches on New Years Day to fraternise in peace in No Mans Land

Background imagePeace Collection: The Reform Club, 1969

The Reform Club, 1969
The smoking room of the Reform Club on Pall Mall, London in 1969. The Reform Club was founded in 1836, in Pall Mall, in the centre of what is often called Londons Clubland

Background imagePeace Collection: The Great Rapprochement - Great Britain and USA

The Great Rapprochement - Great Britain and USA
Card illustrating The Great Rapprochement - a term that was used to specifically describe the convergence of social and political objectives between the United Kingdom

Background imagePeace Collection: Library of Congress - The Mosaic Minerva - Minerva of Peace

Library of Congress - The Mosaic Minerva - Minerva of Peace
Washington DC, USA - Mosaic - The Minerva of Peace by Elihu Vedder (1836-1923). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Date: 1920

Background imagePeace Collection: Treaty of Perpetual Alliance

Treaty of Perpetual Alliance
Treaty of perpetual alliance between England and Portugal, 16 June 1373 Date: 16th June 1373

Background imagePeace Collection: King George VI - Thanking British Children

King George VI - Thanking British Children
A certificate from King George VI to the children of Great Britain on 8th June, 1946 - issued as a momento for sharing in the hardships and ultimate triumph during World War Two

Background imagePeace Collection: Signing of the Armistice, Compiegne, France, WW1

Signing of the Armistice, Compiegne, France, WW1
Signing of the Armistice in the carriage of Marshal Fochs private train, Compiegne, France, marking the end of the First World War. Illustration by F Chamouin. 1918

Background imagePeace Collection: Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson

Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before

Background imagePeace Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany
The Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943

Background imagePeace Collection: David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street

David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street
Lloyd George pictured leaving Downing Street after his resignation with his wife and daughter Megan. His resignation announcement featured in the Court circular of 19th October

Background imagePeace Collection: Cecil Rhodes / Davie / Hero

Cecil Rhodes / Davie / Hero
CECIL RHODES Statesman, entrepreneur and imperialist in South Africa, making peace with the Matabele, 1896

Background imagePeace Collection: Arts of Peace by David Wright

Arts of Peace by David Wright, showing a woman pinning up hair in front of a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imagePeace Collection: Tarn Hows, Lake District, Cumbria

Tarn Hows, Lake District, Cumbria
View of Tarn Hows, Lake District, Cumbria. 1960s

Background imagePeace Collection: The Graphic, 23rd January 1915, Christmas truce

The Graphic, 23rd January 1915, Christmas truce
Page from The Graphic, 23rd January 1915 - the Power of Peace in the Time of War. The Christmas 1914 truce, and a crucifix in a shell-torn area of war. Date: 23rd January 1915

Background imagePeace Collection: Zulu / Surrender 1879

Zulu / Surrender 1879
The end of the Zulu War - the surrender of native chiefs to Sir G. Wolseley. They sit together on the plains and hold a peace conference

Background imagePeace Collection: Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and scientist

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and scientist
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian

Background imagePeace Collection: Friesian cows at Rydal Water, Lake District, Cumbria

Friesian cows at Rydal Water, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imagePeace Collection: Standard of Ur Babylonian art

Standard of Ur Babylonian art
The Standard of Ur. 2600 -2400 BC. Peace panel. Babylonian art. Mosaic. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

Background imagePeace Collection: Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, London

Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, London
View of the Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, London, a triumphal arch to the south of Hyde Park, designed by Decimus Burton and built between 1826 and 1830

Background imagePeace Collection: A union in the interest of humanity - civilization - freedom

A union in the interest of humanity - civilization - freedom and peace for all time

Background imagePeace Collection: Anastasia Bitsenko going to Brest-Litovsk peace meeting

Anastasia Bitsenko going to Brest-Litovsk peace meeting
Anastasia Bitsenko (also spelt Biecenko and Bizenko)

Background imagePeace Collection: Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove

Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove
The unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove

Background imagePeace Collection: Christmas Truce 1914

Christmas Truce 1914
British and German officers pictured in No Mans Land on the Western Front during the unofficial Christmas truce of 1914 which saw both sides fraternising at various points along the line

Background imagePeace Collection: The Signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, 195

The Signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, 195
Photograph showing Shigeru Yoshida, the Japanese Premier, signing the Peace Treaty at San Francisco, 4th September 1951

Background imagePeace Collection: Meeting Simeon

Meeting Simeon
Joseph and Mary go to Jerusalem to be purified, and show the baby Jesus to Simeon, who exclaims Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace !

Background imagePeace Collection: The Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa

The Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa
The Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam (" Haven of Peace" ), Tanzania, East Africa - showing the Anzani front and the Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePeace Collection: Ordnance Survey map cover - Dorking and Leith Hill

Ordnance Survey map cover - Dorking and Leith Hill
Front cover of an Ordnance Survey map covering the Dorking and Leith Hill area of Surrey. The cover features a hiker or rambler leaning against a wall and smoking a pipe as he consults his map

Background imagePeace Collection: The Wolves and the Sheep

The Wolves and the Sheep
THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP The wolves break the peace pact they had with the sheep, and attack them in their sheepfold; a faithless enemy is not to be trusted

Background imagePeace Collection: Fishing in River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria

Fishing in River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria
Fishing in the River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imagePeace Collection: JAPAN. HONSHU. HIROSHIMA. Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb

JAPAN. HONSHU. HIROSHIMA. Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb

Background imagePeace Collection: Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris

Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris

Background imagePeace Collection: Richard von Kuhlmann signing Peace Treaty, Romania

Richard von Kuhlmann signing Peace Treaty, Romania
Richard von Kuhlmann (1873-1948), German Foreign Secretary, signing a Peace Treaty (known as the Treaty of Bucharest) with Romania in the Cotroceni Palace, near Bucharest

Background imagePeace Collection: Russian Bear Seeks Peace

Russian Bear Seeks Peace
CARTOON The Russian Bear in search of peace (during the provisional government after the April revolution) Date: April 1917

Background imagePeace Collection: American Indians. The Modoc War in America. Lake Tule, with

American Indians. The Modoc War in America. Lake Tule, with
The American army fought the Modoc Indians at the Lava Beds, California, after the Modoc had killed General Canby and the Rev Dr Thomas at a conference of Modoc chiefs and US Peace Commissioners

Background imagePeace Collection: League of Nations / 1922

League of Nations / 1922
The opening session of the League of Nations in Geneva. The purpose of the League, set up in 1919 & written into the WW1 peace treaties, was to keep peace through arbitration

Background imagePeace Collection: Ww1 Wife with Medal

Ww1 Wife with Medal
In a suburban home in the south of London a war widow observes the two minutes silence by reverent contemplation of her dead husbands medal

Background imagePeace Collection: Haig Inspects Sailors

Haig Inspects Sailors
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig inspecting sailors who took part in the raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge

Background imagePeace Collection: Peace Palace, Hague

Peace Palace, Hague
Aerial view of the Peace Palace at Den Haag (the Hague). It was paid for by Andrew Carnegie

Background imagePeace Collection: United States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields. Me

United States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields. Me
United States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields, dedicated to the memory of the musician John Lennon. Memorial mosaic. Imagine. Detail

Background imagePeace Collection: Jimmy Carter / Sadat / Begin

Jimmy Carter / Sadat / Begin
JIMMY CARTER 39th American President (1977-81) seen here during the Palestine-Israeli peace talks with Sadat and Begin Date: 1924 -

Background imagePeace Collection: The Victory Ball by Pizer

The Victory Ball by Pizer
An impression of the great Victory Ball, held at the Albert Hall to celebrate the end of the First World War in aid of the Nations Fund for Nurses

Background imagePeace Collection: London pre-war tension

London pre-war tension
In Whitehall, London, police protect a man trying to distribute peace pamphlets to the crowd which had gathered on the Bank Holiday Monday

Background imagePeace Collection: Treffgarne Gorge, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Treffgarne Gorge, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Treffgarne Gorge and River Cleddau at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

Background imagePeace Collection: On the Medway near Barming

On the Medway near Barming
A woman sits outside a houseboat on the Medway at Barming near Maidstone in Kent, on what appears to be a hot, still and tranquil summers day

Background imagePeace Collection: A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & Moral

A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & Moral
George III, accompanied by the Lord Chamberlain Salisbury, inspects a gigantic pig. Salisbury announces That Pig is the Tallest Fittest Properest Pig to stand before the K[ing]

Background imagePeace Collection: Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles
The peace treaty is signed in the Palace of Versailles

Background imagePeace Collection: King James I feasting with Spanish ambassadors

King James I feasting with Spanish ambassadors
King James I of England (and VI of Scotland) feasting with Spanish ambassadors

Background imagePeace Collection: War and Peace

War and Peace
Final scene from the performance of Sergei Prokofievs opera " War and Peace", based on Leo Tolstoys novel. Opera Theatre in Kiroy

Background imagePeace Collection: Jubilee in St Jamess Park, London

Jubilee in St Jamess Park, London
Jubilee event to celebrate peace, held in St Jamess Park, London, showing the Chinese Bridge, Pagoda and refreshment tents with the flags of various nations

Background imagePeace Collection: Relief of Prague by Russians (1 / 6)

Relief of Prague by Russians (1 / 6)
Prague, Czech Republic - relief of the city at the end of World War Two by Russian forces. Here a young Russian female soldier rides into the city. Date: 1945

Background imagePeace Collection: Relief of Prague by Russians (2 / 6)

Relief of Prague by Russians (2 / 6)
Relief of Prague by Russian forces at the end of World War Two. Russian officers march into Wenceslas Square ahead of their tanks, covered in troops and wellwishers. Date: 1945

Background imagePeace Collection: Queen Victorias Memorial - Statue of Peace

Queen Victorias Memorial - Statue of Peace
The statue of peace surmounting the Queen Victoria Memorial Monument sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock and situated in front of Buckingham Palace. The memorial was unveiled in May 1911

Background imagePeace Collection: The Banner Cross Murder

The Banner Cross Murder
View near Darnall, the scene of the escape and recapture of the prisoner, Charles Peace

Background imagePeace Collection: Saving Swiss Souls

Saving Swiss Souls
A brave English Salvationist preaches to the clientele of a Swiss tavern, but any moment now the police will arrive and accuse of her of breaching the peace

Background imagePeace Collection: Poster; Peace

Poster; Peace
MEN AND WOMEN, LET US SAFEGUARD PEACE ! Cosmonaut Gagarin is permitted to utter a politically innocuous statement

Background imagePeace Collection: Trumpet Call Ends Wwi

Trumpet Call Ends Wwi
Zebrowski sounds the trumpet call for the Germans to stop fighting

Background imagePeace Collection: Hippies / Woburn 1967

Hippies / Woburn 1967
HIPPIES Male and female hippies in colourful costumes at a festival at Woburn Park, Beds. England during the " Summer of Love"

Background imagePeace Collection: Battle of Four Courts

Battle of Four Courts
The Battle of the Four Courts. The Four courts occupied by the IRA who were opposed to the Treaty of Peace between Great Britain and Ireland

Background imagePeace Collection: Cartoon of London Treaty

Cartoon of London Treaty
Two minds with but a single thought...NOW ! - a comment on the London agreement, which seemed to promise peace in Ireland - but for how long ?

Background imagePeace Collection: Regulus Leaves Carthage

Regulus Leaves Carthage
Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus sails from Carthage with a diplomatic delegation, hoping to negotiate peace with Rome; he promises to return if he fails

Background imagePeace Collection: Sitting on Volcano

Sitting on Volcano
The Allied leaders are so busy looking elsewhere for danger, they don t realise that they are sitting on a volcano (reference to the Versailles peace negotiations)

Background imagePeace Collection: Comic postcard, Man, woman and Cupid - If I could only make peace! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Man, woman and Cupid - If I could only make peace! Date: early 20th century

Background imagePeace Collection: 'Far from the Madding Crowd'

"Far from the Madding Crowd". A peaceful scene in one of the senior studies in "college". Date: 1959

Background imagePeace Collection: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 11th Quatrain. And Peace to Mahmud on his golden Throne! Date: 1909

Background imagePeace Collection: Three farmers lean against a wall, watching the piglets suckling. Date: 1933

Three farmers lean against a wall, watching the piglets suckling. Date: 1933

Background imagePeace Collection: Shah of Persia

Shah of Persia
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853 - 1907), was the fifth shah of Qajar Iran, reigning from 1896 until his death in 1907. Visiting England for Edward VII coronation. Date: 1902

Background imagePeace Collection: CONFERENCE AT ERFURT Napoleon and Tsar Alexander receive the Austrian ambassador

CONFERENCE AT ERFURT Napoleon and Tsar Alexander receive the Austrian ambassador, Baron Vincent : they offer peace terms to England which are rejected Date: 27 Sept - 14 Oct 1808

Background imagePeace Collection: German broadsheet celebrating peace after thirty years of fighting Date: 1648

German broadsheet celebrating peace after thirty years of fighting Date: 1648

Background imagePeace Collection: Louis-Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). French statesman

Louis-Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). French statesman and historian. President of the Third Republic from 1871 to 1873

Background imagePeace Collection: Louis-Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). French statesman

Louis-Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). French statesman and historian. President of the Third Republic from 1871 to 1873

Background imagePeace Collection: Jules Favre (1809-1880). French republican politician

Jules Favre (1809-1880). French republican politician. Portrait. Engraving. Historia de la Guerra Franco-Alemana de 1870-1871. Published in Barcelona, 1891

Background imagePeace Collection: The Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment

The Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment (Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene) - a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the Granddaughter of Queen Wilhelmina

Background imagePeace Collection: New York World's Fair, Court Of Peace

New York World's Fair, Court Of Peace
A photograph of the Federal Building set around the Court of Peace, at the New York World's Fair, held at Flushing Meadows during 1939-40, taken from the Romanian Pavilion. Date: circa 1939

Background imagePeace Collection: New York World's Fair, View From The Trylon

New York World's Fair, View From The Trylon
This photograph provides an aerial view looking toward the Court of Peace down Constitution Mall, situated at the New York World's Fair, held at Flushing Meadows during 1939-40

Background imagePeace Collection: New York World's Fair Court Of Peace

New York World's Fair Court Of Peace
A photograph of the Court of Peace at the New York World's Fair, held at Flushing Meadows during 1939-40, taken from the roof of Unit Q, with a view of the Federal Building. Date: circa 1939

Background imagePeace Collection: New York World's Fair Court Of Peace

New York World's Fair Court Of Peace
A photograph of the Court of Peace at the New York World's Fair, held at Flushing Meadows during 1939-40, taken from the terrace of the French Pavilion. Date: circa 1939

Background imagePeace Collection: Peace River Landing, Alberta, Canada, early 1900s

Peace River Landing, Alberta, Canada, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Background imagePeace Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The signing of

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The signing of
Treaty of San Stefano (3 March 1878). Agreement imposed by the Russian Empire on the Ottoman Empire after its victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878



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