Politics Collection (page 19)

Cartoon, The Tailors War! Being a New System of Cutting in the Trade! - When Snip meets Snip then comes the Tug of War. A satirical comment on unionism in the clothing trade

Cartoon, Rebecca and Her Daughters. A parody of an illustration which appeared in the Illustrated London News in February of the same year

Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament. A satirical comment on conflicts within the Conservative Party over Sir Robert Peels repeal of the Corn Laws

Cartoon, The Handwriting on the Wall. King William IV wonders if the Reform Bill has anything to do with him. The Reform Act, extending the franchise by just over 50 per cent

Cartoon, The Political Cheap-Jack -- Benjamin Disraeli, portrayed as a conman at a country fair, wooing his Buckinghamshire constituents during the General Election campaign, summer 1847. 1847

Union, Strength and Security - England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland before Britannia seated on a throne. circa 1840

Votes for Women at the Court Theatre 1907
Votes for Women, the first suffragette play, which was staged at the Court Theatre (now the Royal Court) in 1907. The Sketch comments this is the finest crowd scene they have seen at the theatre in

Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797), Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher, Whig MP from 1766 to 1794. Portrait with associated locations -- Westminster Hall set up for the trial of Warren Hastings (top)

A Little Disinfectant by H. M. Bateman
A speaker on a soap box, clearly with Communist leanings given the red flag, is sprayed by disinfectant, much to the delight of an assembled crowd. Date: 1932

Statue in Square des Epinettes, Paris, France
Statue to Maria Deraismes (1828-1894), champion of womens rights, writer, reformer and philosopher, in the Square des Epinettes, Paris, France. Date: 1900s

Statue to Maria Deraismes, Square Epinettes, Paris, France
Statue to Maria Deraismes (1828-1894), champion of womens rights, writer, reformer and philosopher, in the Square des Epinettes, Paris, France. Date: 1900s

No Popery Riots, London, 1780
No Popery Riots, London, 7 June 1780. 1780

First female member of Parliament, Anna Rogstad, April 1911
Front cover of the Sphere showing Anna Rogstad the first female member of Parliament in the world as she takes her place in the Nowegian Storting

Women recording votes for the General Election 1955
Women recording the General Election votes, 26 May 1955, in Brixton town hall, London. The 1955 General Election, often described as one of the dullest of the post-war period

Cartoon, Lord Salisbury and William Gladstone - I have had lots of shots, and I m blest if I can bring that old bird down. 1885

Cartoon, John Bull and William Gladstone - Now, William, if you don t get on a little faster, I shall have to put somebody else on the job

Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as dentist
Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as a dentist who has just extracted an eleven million pound tooth - And this is what you call painless dentistry, is it, William? 1885

Cartoon, Mr Parnell, like Oliver Twist, asks for more. Lord Salisbury plays the part of the Beadle, dishing out thin soup. A comment on Conservative resistance to Irish Home Rule. 1886

Cartoon, The Grand Old Man (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Grand Old Man - Does this look like knuckling under? William Gladstone as the fearless British Lion. 1885

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill and Gladstone - After raising our hopes and leading us to expect war, you now tell us there is a good chance of peace; its downright mean, thats what it is! 1885

Cartoon, How election matters stand in Birmingham
Cartoon, How election matters stand in Central Birmingham - Would you mind getting outside, sir, so as to make room for this civil-spoken young man

Cartoon, The Northampton Tandem Tricyclists - two Liberal MPs, Henry Du Pre Labouchere (1831-1912) and Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891), both representing Northampton. 1885

Cartoon, Gladstone, Hartington and Chamberlain. If you, Harty, will put on a little more pace, and you, Joe, don t hurry yourself quite so much

Cartoon, John Bull with Randolph Churchill as jockey
Cartoon, John Bull with Randolph Churchill as a jockey - Bull is not happy with his performance, and doesn t think Churchill is doing anything useful for him. 1885

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, Cave Canem - seen here as a terrier protecting The House of Lords. 1885

Cartoon, W E Gladstone, Be Careful, William
Cartoon, W E Gladstone as a sailor dancing a hornpipe - Be Careful, William! 1886

Cartoon, Will He Be Muzzled? A comment on Charles Bradlaugh, atheist, republican and Liberal MP for Northampton. 1885

Cartoon, Mr Edward Clarke, QC, A Day Will Come! He was a British barrister and politician, serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886-1892. 1885

Cartoon, Political Anglers - Tory politicians Lord Salisbury and Randolph Churchill discuss where they obtained their bait (ie political policies)

Cartoon, Political Weather Sign, Queen Victoria and Gladstone - It is only when the old man retires from the front, that the good lady comes to London to open parliament. 1886

Cartoon, Poor Blabby has been given no office
Cartoon, Poor Blabby (Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP) has been given no office. And he wanted it badly, too! 1886

Suffragettes in wax: a cabinet meeting of the militant ladies who seek the vote. The figures of Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, Emmeline Pethwick Lawrence and Annie Kenny

King Edwards first opening of Parliament 1901
King Edwards state procession to open his first Parliament, London. February 1901

King James IIs flight from Ireland after his defeat by William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne. Date: 1690

Mrs Dora Montefiore, suffragist, in court
Mrs Dora Montefiore (1851-1933), English-Australian womens suffragist, socialist, poet, and autobiographer, seen here in court on 31 October 1913. 1913

Roger David Casement, diplomat and Irish nationalist
Roger David Casement (1864-1916), diplomat, humanitarian activist, poet, Irish nationalist and leader of the Easter Rising of April 1916

Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, London
Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947), British Conservative Prime Minister, standing outside 10 Downing Street, London, at the time of the General Strike of 1926. 1926

Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street
Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, outside 10 Downing Street, London. circa late 1930s

Arthur James Cook, British trade union leader
Arthur James Cook (1883-1931), General Secretary of the Miners Federation of Great Britain, at the time of the General Strike of 1926. 1926

Ernest Bevin, Labour politician and trade union leader
Ernest Bevin (1881-1951), Labour politician and trade union leader, at the time of the General Strike. 1926

Vice-Admiral Kato Tomosaburo of Japan (1861-1923), Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese First Fleet, cabinet minister, and later 12th Prime Minister of Japan. Date: circa 1913-1914

General Louis Botha of South Africa
General Louis Botha (1862-1919) of South Africa, politician and Prime Minister. Date: circa 1913-1914

Robert Laird Borden, Canadian lawyer and politician
Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937), Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Canada. Date: circa 1913-1914

Herbert Henry Asquith, British politician
Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), British Liberal politician and Prime Minister. circa 1913-1914

Winston Churchill, British politician
Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British politician, army officer and writer. Date: circa 1913-1914

Raymond Poincare, French President
Raymond Poincare (1860-1934), French President. Date: circa 1913-1914

The Cherub - Chamberlain keeping watch on Poor Jack
The Cherub - Joseph Chamberlain looking out for the interests and security of Poor Jack with his Merchant Shipping Bill. Date: 1884

Florence Fenwick Miller, English journalist and author
Florence Fenwick Miller (1854-1935), English journalist, author and social reformer, editor and proprietor of The Womans Signal, an influential feminist journal. 1897

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