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Roman ambassadors, Second Punic WarSECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman ambassadors offer the Carthaginians a choice between peace or war -- they choose war !
WW1 / C 1919 / POPPY FIELDIn 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
Soviet propaganda poster - We want Peace" We want Peace!" Soviet propaganda poster - featuring a happy, singing Communist family, waving flags. Date: circa 1950s
Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty. TerraKadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusilis III. Terracotta. Hittite version. From Hattusas (Bogazkoy). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Christmas Truce / 1914 / Ww1A 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
Achilles ShieldsTHE 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
Christmas Truce / SoldiersBritish and German troops leave their trenches on New Years Day to fraternise in peace in No Mans Land
The Reform Club, 1969The 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
The Great Rapprochement - Great Britain and USACard illustrating The Great Rapprochement - a term that was used to specifically describe the convergence of social and political objectives between the United Kingdom
Library of Congress - The Mosaic Minerva - Minerva of PeaceWashington DC, USA - Mosaic - The Minerva of Peace by Elihu Vedder (1836-1923). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Date: 1920
Treaty of Perpetual AllianceTreaty of perpetual alliance between England and Portugal, 16 June 1373 Date: 16th June 1373
King George VI - Thanking British ChildrenA 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
Signing of the Armistice, Compiegne, France, WW1Signing 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
Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, GermanyThe Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943
David Lloyd George leaving Downing StreetLloyd 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
Cecil Rhodes / Davie / HeroCECIL RHODES Statesman, entrepreneur and imperialist in South Africa, making peace with the Matabele, 1896
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
Tarn Hows, Lake District, CumbriaView of Tarn Hows, Lake District, Cumbria. 1960s
The Graphic, 23rd January 1915, Christmas trucePage 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
Zulu / Surrender 1879The 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
Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and scientistFridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian
Friesian cows at Rydal Water, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s
Standard of Ur Babylonian artThe Standard of Ur. 2600 -2400 BC. Peace panel. Babylonian art. Mosaic. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur
Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, LondonView 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
A union in the interest of humanity - civilization - freedom and peace for all time
Anastasia Bitsenko going to Brest-Litovsk peace meetingAnastasia Bitsenko (also spelt Biecenko and Bizenko)
Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and HoveThe unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove
Christmas Truce 1914British 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
The Signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, 195Photograph showing Shigeru Yoshida, the Japanese Premier, signing the Peace Treaty at San Francisco, 4th September 1951
Meeting SimeonJoseph 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 !
The Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East AfricaThe Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam (" Haven of Peace" ), Tanzania, East Africa - showing the Anzani front and the Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s
Ordnance Survey map cover - Dorking and Leith HillFront 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
The Wolves and the SheepTHE 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
Fishing in River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, CumbriaFishing in the River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s
JAPAN. HONSHU. HIROSHIMA. Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb
Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris
Richard von Kuhlmann signing Peace Treaty, RomaniaRichard 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
Russian Bear Seeks PeaceCARTOON The Russian Bear in search of peace (during the provisional government after the April revolution) Date: April 1917
American Indians. The Modoc War in America. Lake Tule, withThe 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
League of Nations / 1922The 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
Ww1 Wife with MedalIn a suburban home in the south of London a war widow observes the two minutes silence by reverent contemplation of her dead husbands medal
Haig Inspects SailorsField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig inspecting sailors who took part in the raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge
Peace Palace, HagueAerial view of the Peace Palace at Den Haag (the Hague). It was paid for by Andrew Carnegie
United States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields. MeUnited States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields, dedicated to the memory of the musician John Lennon. Memorial mosaic. Imagine. Detail
Jimmy Carter / Sadat / BeginJIMMY CARTER 39th American President (1977-81) seen here during the Palestine-Israeli peace talks with Sadat and Begin Date: 1924 -
The Victory Ball by PizerAn 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
London pre-war tensionIn Whitehall, London, police protect a man trying to distribute peace pamphlets to the crowd which had gathered on the Bank Holiday Monday
Treffgarne Gorge, Pembrokeshire, South WalesView of Treffgarne Gorge and River Cleddau at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built
On the Medway near BarmingA 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
A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & MoralGeorge 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]
Treaty of VersaillesThe peace treaty is signed in the Palace of Versailles
King James I feasting with Spanish ambassadorsKing James I of England (and VI of Scotland) feasting with Spanish ambassadors
War and PeaceFinal scene from the performance of Sergei Prokofievs opera " War and Peace", based on Leo Tolstoys novel. Opera Theatre in Kiroy
Jubilee in St Jamess Park, LondonJubilee event to celebrate peace, held in St Jamess Park, London, showing the Chinese Bridge, Pagoda and refreshment tents with the flags of various nations
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
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
Queen Victorias Memorial - Statue of PeaceThe 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
The Banner Cross MurderView near Darnall, the scene of the escape and recapture of the prisoner, Charles Peace
Saving Swiss SoulsA 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
Poster; PeaceMEN AND WOMEN, LET US SAFEGUARD PEACE ! Cosmonaut Gagarin is permitted to utter a politically innocuous statement
Trumpet Call Ends WwiZebrowski sounds the trumpet call for the Germans to stop fighting
Hippies / Woburn 1967HIPPIES Male and female hippies in colourful costumes at a festival at Woburn Park, Beds. England during the " Summer of Love"
Battle of Four CourtsThe 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
Cartoon of London TreatyTwo minds with but a single thought...NOW ! - a comment on the London agreement, which seemed to promise peace in Ireland - but for how long ?
Regulus Leaves CarthageRoman ambassador Atilius Regulus sails from Carthage with a diplomatic delegation, hoping to negotiate peace with Rome; he promises to return if he fails
Sitting on VolcanoThe 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)
Comic postcard, Man, woman and Cupid - If I could only make peace! Date: early 20th century
"Far from the Madding Crowd". A peaceful scene in one of the senior studies in "college". Date: 1959
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 11th Quatrain. And Peace to Mahmud on his golden Throne! Date: 1909
Three farmers lean against a wall, watching the piglets suckling. Date: 1933
Shah of PersiaMozaffar 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
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
German broadsheet celebrating peace after thirty years of fighting Date: 1648
Louis-Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). French statesman and historian. President of the Third Republic from 1871 to 1873
Jules Favre (1809-1880). French republican politician. Portrait. Engraving. Historia de la Guerra Franco-Alemana de 1870-1871. Published in Barcelona, 1891
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
New York World's Fair, Court Of PeaceA 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
New York World's Fair, View From The TrylonThis 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
New York World's Fair Court Of PeaceA 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
New York World's Fair Court Of PeaceA 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
Peace River Landing, Alberta, Canada, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The signing ofTreaty 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