Peace Collection (page 20)

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

Christmas Leave
Two soldiers return home to join in the peace celebrations in time for Christmas. They are accompanied by a number of ravishing women with newly cropped hair

The Tatler Peace Number
Colourful and optimistic front cover of The Tatler depicting " Eve" powdering her nose and dressing up for a party, a discarded uniform to one side. Frou-Frou the dog joins in

Roses of Victory
Elegant lithograph by Shepperson showing a young woman with a basket of roses welcoming the victorious British troops home

Victory Ball Albert Hall
An artists impression of the Victory Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, celebrating the Allied victory at the end of World War One

A Christmas Visitor
A woman is interrupted from her Christmas decorations by the sight of her husband returning home from the war. A truly filmic moment

The Horrors of Peace
Three soldiers home on leave during World War I, with wounds discover to their surprise that, compared to a hair-raising motor car ride with their lady companion driver

Peace with Burgundy
The Peace of Arras, between Philippe le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, and Charles VII of France, brings to an end the civil war which has plagued France for so many years

International Peace
Theres a meeting of the International Peace League in the salle Herz - much needed, for almost every country in Europe is either waging war or planning to do so

Francois and Carl V
Forced to make peace, rival monarchs emperor Carl V and Francois I put on a show of friendship : Francois takes Carl to visit the royal tombs at Saint-Denis

Peace of Stettin
The war between Sweden and Denmark is terminated by the peace of Stettin (now Szczecin, today in Poland but then under Swedish rule)

The Inside of a School - or the first meeting - after the -
A satire on the return of Fox to Parliament, for a debate on the peace overtures from France, having left in 1797. He is in the centre of the classroom wearing a fools cap labelled Truant

John Bull visited with the Blessings of Peace

Uprising at Ghent - 9
The White Hood rebellion in Ghent : peace proclaimed at Ghent by Jan van Helle in the name of the duc de Bourgogne

Boer / Peace Demo / London
Demonstration against the Boer War in Trafalgar Square, London - but alas, the public and the government are not convinced

Franco-Prussian War. The First German in Paris
On January 28th 1871 Paris capitulatd to the Prussians. The Government of National Defence, under Trochu and Gambetta, signs a 3 week armistice with Bismarck to negotiate peace

Franco-Prussian war. Self-crowned Victors: A Sketch in the T
Prussian soldiers making victory laurel wreaths to crown their helmets.Bismarck has negotiated peace with the French

Franco-Russian Alliance
Franco-Russian alliance

Elie Ducommun / Nobel 02
ELIE DUCOMMUN Swiss journalist and peace worker

Cortes & Tlaxcalans
Tlaxcalan warriors decide to befriend Cortes and his men

Allied Leaders at Paris
The Big Four, LLoyd George, Vittorio Emmenuele Orlando, Woodrow Wilson & Georges Clenenceau, who battled out the First World War peace treaties meet at Paris

Weight of Power / Balkans
Thanks to Russia the balance of power in the Balkans tips in favour of Serbia & the god of war rather than Germany & the angel of peace

A break in the railway at Pontoise; Franco-Prussian War, 187
Illustration showing a break in the railway at Pontoise, France, 1871. After a four month siege of Paris, peace was negotiated with Bismarck

Prussian Victory Parade in Berlin at the end of the Franco-P
Illustration showing the Prussian victory parade in Berlin at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, with troops passing before the Emperor on the Opera Place

The end of the Zulu war. Zulu chiefs signing the peace stipu
The Zulu chief Gaozi signing the Peace Declaration in the presence of Mr Herbert, General Colley, Colonel Brackenbury and the architects of the agreement

The End of the Zulu War. Surrender of native chiefs to Sir G
A great assembly of Zulu chiefs greets Sir Garnet Wolseley as he comes to negotiate with them to keep the peace in Zululand at the end of the Zulu War

Sunday magazine Xmas cover
Front cover illustration for the Christmas number of Sunday magazine, entitled " Paths of Peace Xmas Number". The magazine features a story called " A Brave, Poor Thing" by L.T

Peace by Frank Reynolds
A young boy sits peacefully fishing

Napoleon and Peace
English satire on Napoleons foreign policy - depicting him making up to Peace, with his international exhibition as proof of his good intentions

Peace Parade
Paris celebrates the first post-war Quatorze Juillet with a parade of tanks down the Champs Elysees

France and Peace
Liberty encourages France to pursue peace despite the various political factions causing discontent : unfortunately Bismarck has other ideas

America and Vatican
Pope to Wilson : Theres not much chance of peace so long as you keep your pockets stuffed with grenades !

Hugo at Congress
Victor Hugo presides over a peace congress in the Salle Sainte-Cecile, Paris

Notre Dame Celebrations
Parisians flock into Notre- Dame to thank God for restoring Alsace-Lorraine to France, after he had allowed the Germans to keep it since 1871

France Rejects Hoover
The Hoover Plan : The other nations are all prepared to drink Hoovers peace-soup, but France goes into a tantrum and refuses to drink the stuff

Louis & Marie-Therese
Louis XIV weds Marie-Therese, daughter of Felipe IV of Spain, which hopefully will bring peace to these two warring nations

Guardians of the Peace
GUARDIANS OF THE PEACE

Village Idyll, 1930S
An idyllic scene in the Cotswold village of Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire. Peace and quiet reigns and families live safely alongside well-behaved teenagers

Frank Lockwood / Downey
SIR FRANK LOCKWOOD lawyer who defended Charles Peace (unsuccessfully), solicitor-general

Apocalyptic Horsemen
Two horsemen from the Apocalypse - the conquering king on a white horse, the taker-away of peace on a red horse - from an English manuscipt of the Apocalypse

Rallying for Peace
Demonstrators rally in support of a negotiated peace with Germany. On December 3 Trotsky begins negotiations which lead to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Gates of Janus Closed
The emperor Augustus closes the gates of the Temple of Janus, as a sign that Rome is at peace, both by land and by sea

Costume / Men / Frenchbishop
A French Roman Catholic bishop in full ceremonial dress, giving the sign of peace

Costume / Men / Capetian Bis
A Capetian bishop (follower of Hugh Capet, King of the Franks) in ceremonial vestments and making the sign of peace

Peace of Amiens, 1802
The PEACE OF AMIENS is proclaimed at the Royal Exchange, bringing hostilities with France to a short-lived truce

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