Peace Collection (page 19)

King Stephen and Prince Henry meet at Wallingford
The armies of King Stephen and Prince Henry (son of Empress Matilda, later to become Henry II) face each other near Wallingford Castle during the civil war between Stephen and Matilda

Poster, Free Holland Welcomes the Soldiers of the Allies. circa 1945

Third Afghan War - Afghan Peace Delegates
Amir Amanullah Khan ordered a ceasefire to the Third Afghan War on 3rd June 1919. His ambitious plans to reclaim Peshawar and throw the British out of India had failed

Japan / Korea / Peace
The Korean ambassador arrives at Yokohama to sign a peace treaty with Japan Date: 1876

Rome / Arch Janus / C1760
18th century ruins of the ARCH OF JANUS built in the 4th century AD. it is sometimes mistaken for the Temple of Peace and War. Date: Circa 1760

Napoleon Meets Tsar
Napoleon meets Alexander I of Russia on a raft in mid-stream on the Niemen, leading to a peace-treaty between the two Date: 7 July 1807

Mars Tied Down
Mars, God of War, allows the Geneva Peace Conference to tie him down - before he does his celebrated escaping trick, breaking their pathetic strings Date: 1932

Leo Tolstoy
LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist and moral philosopher; novels include " War and Peace" (1865-69) and " Anna Karenina" (1875-77). Date: 1828 - 1910

James Neild - 1
JAMES NEILD Justice of the Peace, prison visitor responsible for prison reforms notably of persons imprisoned for small debts. Date: 1744 - 1814

Bismarck Speaks Peace
Bismarck presents himself as a man of peace, holding out an olive branch... but he still wears his spiked helmet, and carries a sword... Date: 1888

Victory Parade in London
A victory parade marches into St James Park along the Mall, which is lined by thousands of people Date: 19 July 1919

Russians / Khiva 1873
A meeting between a Russian general and the Khan of Khiva to discuss peace terms. Khiva is in modern Uzbekistan. Date: 1873

Carrs of Carlisle advertisement
Advertisement for Carrs of Carlisle biscuit makers featuring a symmetrical illustration of a group of stylised women of the world, holding hands in a display of international harmony

Anti-suffragette cartoon featuring woman and phrenologist
A fearsome-looking woman, with a scroll labelled Votes (for) Women, is having the bumps on her head examined by a man. He concludes that if she lives for a thousand years

Girl in a boat by George Ranstead, 1918
Charming illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps and who illustrated a large number of postcards during the period

Victorian man standing by a mirror
A Victorian man standing by a mirror. It is probably Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner (1826-1881), around the time of his wedding to Emily Frances Barron in 1852

The Country Side by Illingworth
A lady in the back of an open top car (bottom left) relaxes during a drive in the country and says, Oh William, isn t it a treat to get away from the hurry and bustle of town

Treffgarne, Nany Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the village of Treffgarne at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

Christmas at Caistor Union Workhouse, Lincolnshire
Christmas decorations in the dining hall of the Union workhouse at Caistor, Lincolnshire. A banner on the wall reads Peace On Earth Good Will To Men

English and Scottish Soldiers on Crete
English and Scottish Soldiers (more specifically the Seaforth Highlanders and Highland Light Infantry) on Crete. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s

Russian and Montenegrin Soldiers in Crete. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

Italian troops on Crete, including cavalry, artillery and carabinieri. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

French Officers on Crete. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

French Soldiers on Crete and various views of the Island. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

Italian Infantry on Crete. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

Happy days in peace time / W H Robinson
A Utopian world envisaged by Mr William Heath Robinson for post war Britain. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

WWII adaption: tank-bus / W H Robinson
Adaption of a Army tank for peace time requirements by turning it into a Green Line Bus. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

German flag and Siegestor, Munich, Germany
View of a waving German flag in front of the triple-arched Siegestor (Victory Gate or Triumphal Arch) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The gate was completed in 1852, and dedicated to the Bavarian Army

Pacifist posters outside St. Georges Church in Bloomsbury, London, during World War II

Berlin Demonstration 1919
Demonstration against the terms of peace in Berlin, Germany. Crowds passing the Hotel Adlon where Allied Missions are staying on 14th May 1919

Paris Exhibition 1900 - Political card
A political card from the Paris Exhibition of 1900. The leaders of the major European nations stand precariously on a Boneshaker carriage, struggling to maintain a fragile peace

Poster advertising the Red Cross, with a quotation from the American President Woodrow Wilson, " I summon you to comradeship in the Red Cross."

Imperial Choir performing at the Crystal Palace
The Imperial Choir performing in a concert at the Crystal Palace, south London. This 4500-voice choir was founded by Charles A. E. Harriss in 1909, and was made up of several large London choirs

The Piping Times of Peace
A modern day soldier lights his cigar at the pipe of a soldier of days gone by. Both soldiers have lived under Napoleon, having seen the rise

The Summer Manoeuvres. Route Marching- Fall in
A form of Peace Manoeuvres adopted by armed forces to exercise troops and allow them to make up plans of the countryside that they march in. They march for between 8 and 10 miles in 2 1/2 hours

Evening lakeside scene with reeds
A view of a still lake in the evening light. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A tropical shoreline
Two seagulls fly over a tropical beach lined with palm trees. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

I believe it is peace for our time
Extract from the Illustrated London News, October 8th 1938, celebrating Chamberlains triumphant return to England following the Munich Agreement

Custom House, Tripoli, during Italo-Turkish War
The Custom House, Tripoli, during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12). The Italian flag is now flying in place of the Turkish flag

Bombardment of Tripoli
The bombardment of Tripoli during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) -- scene at the Fortress Sultana. The threatened outbreak of the First Balkan War forced Turkey to make peace

Peace in the Strand
Londoners celebrate the victorious conclusion of the war in the Crimea by whooping it up in the Strand outside the premises of the Illustrated London News. Date: 1856

Hungarian Socialist delegation at the Stockholm Peace Conference, 1917. The delegates are: Erno Garami, Zsigmond Kunfi, Jakob Weltner, Desider Bokanyi and Erinnerungen von Buchinger

Afghan Delegation at Murree
The Afghan delegation, two days after the signing of the Treaty of Rawalpindi, signed at Murree on 8th August 1919 - between Afghanistan and Britain during the Third Anglo-Afghan War

Some Guy by Frank Newbould
An American soldier, with a torch saying Unlimited Manpower, lights a bonfire upon which sits a stuffed guy of Prussian militarism

Locarno Peace Conference 5th-16th October 1925
The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland on 5th October to the 16th October 1925 and formally signed in London on December 1

Children Playing in Temple Gardens, London, 1883
Engraving showing a large group of children playing in Temple Gardens, London, 1883. A nanny and a policeman are shown keeping the peace

Christmas in the home of a peace crank
A man rather disdainfully labelled as a peace crank watches in dismay as his children play aggressively with a variety of war-inspired toys during World War One

No Joke! by Frank Reynolds
A humorous artist, stumped for further jokes on the subject of the First World War, wishes that peace would be declared so he could submit some of his new ideas

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