Refused Collection

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family
Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)

Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshir
A formal complaint by Richard Brown, master of the Chipping Norton workhouse, against casual ward inmate Charles King who had refused to perform the work demanded of him. Date: 1904

Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), noted American feminist, with her sister Jennie Claflin, try to vote in the New York election of 1871, but are turned away

Woodpecker Tapestry
A tapestry designed by William Morris, inspired by a story from Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which a sorceress transforms King Picus into a woodpecker, having refused to become here lover

Socialists fighting to the death; Paris Commune, 1871
Men and women of the Commune fighting, to the death, against troops of the National Guard, Paris. At the end of the Franco-Prussian war

Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant. The Inflexible Porter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed by Henry Bunbury

The Two at Pervyse with Shot the dog memorial, Ypres
This memorial is in the garden of the Ariane Hotel in Ypres. The Two is the title given to two extrordinary British laidies, Elsie Knocker and Mairie Chisholm

The Burning of Greytown 1854
In response to British taxing of ships using the Nicaragua route to California, the USS Cyane bombarded Greytown with little damage, before landing ashore and setting the town on fire

A Penultimatum - Huerta and U. S. Intervention
" A Penultimatum" - A Punch magazine satirical cartoon of the American intervention with the Mexican Revolution in 1914

National Waifs Association 1900
National Waifs Association for destitute boys in Stepney Causeway, London. Photograph showing Dr. Barnardos giving boys a chance to learn a trade in blacksmithing. Date: 1900

TENANT FARMER & LAWYER TENANT FARMER & LAWYER
Tenant farmer at the mercy landowners: awkward scene at lawyers office as farmer is refused renewal of his lease Date: 1865

LAWYER / FARMER / LEASE
Awkward scene at lawyers office as farmer is refused renewal of his lease Date: 1865

Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), noted American feminist, with her sister Jennie Claflin, try to vote in the New York election of 1871, but are turned away. Date: 1871

Cow riding on a train
A Deadhead Passenger. How an intelligent animal refused to be butted off the track by the cowcatcher, and stole a free ride on the railroad. Date: 1883

Germany (1848). The Frankfurt Parliament convened in Frankfurts Paulskirche. Debate in the Assembly of Frankfurt 16 September 1848

Saint Victoria
SAINT VICTORIA Roman martyr who refused to marry her pagan fiance, or to offer sacrifices Date: 3rd century

L19 Zeppelin
Impression of the German Zeppelin L-19 with its crew perched on top seeking help from the crew of the fishing trawler, " King Stephen" who refused to give it and left

Santa Lucia (Card)
SANTA LUCIA depicted carrying her eyes, of which she was deprived when she refused to abandon the Christian faith

Shrine of Plebeian Chastity set up by Virginia
A shrine of Plebeian Chastity is set up by Virginia, who had been refused access to the shrine of Patrician Chastity because she had married Volumnius, a plebeian

Louis Jerome Gohier
LOUIS JEROME GOHIER French lawyer and statesman, moderate revolutionary, refused office under Napoleon except as consul in Holland. Date: 1746 - 1830

Jeremy Collier, Churchman
JEREMY COLLIER Non-juring churchman who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William & Mary in 1689. Date: 1650 - 1726

Saint Susanna (Mono)
The virginal saint Susanna (? - 295) refused to wed the emperor Diocletians son in law Maximian, so he had her head cut off, and her fathers (a priest) while he was about it

Saint Susanna (? - 295) refused to marry the emperor Diocletians son in law Maximian, so he had her head cut off, and her fathers (he was a priest) for good measure

Indian Child Sacrifice
An Indian infant, after it has refused to suck for three days, is cast upon the waters Date: circa 1850

Renewal of Lease Refused
Awkward scene at lawyers office as farmer is refused renewal of his lease Date: 1865

Refused
Dutch girl with a bunch of flowers turns away from her suitor with a disdainful look. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1915

W. S. P. U Handbill Deputation Right of Petition
W.S.P.U Handbill Deputation Right of Petition. W.S.P.U Votes for Women handbill announcing a Deputation to the House of Commons, June 29th 1909, referring to The Bill of Rights

Jeremy Collier (1650 1726), English theatre critic, Non-juring churchman who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William & Mary in 1689. Date: 1701

Queen Caroline refused admittance to Abbey
Queen Caroline (Caroline of Brunswick) refused entry to Westminster Abbey during the Coronation of her husband, King George IV, who had given express instructions that she was not to be admitted

Gunpowder Refused
Saint-Mery, president of the Electors of Paris, refuses to let the mob seize gunpowder : after these exciting events, he will end his days as a bookseller in Philadelphia. Date: circa 14 July 1789

To Hell With Surrender! How Second Lieutenant J. C. Buchan
The official narrative for this drawing reads: When he saw the enemy had practically surrounded his command, he collected his platoon and prepared to fight his way back to the supporting line

Charles Cousin-Montauban
CHARLES GUILLAUME MARIE APOLLINAIRE ANTOINE COUSIN- MONTAUBAN, comte de Palikao - French military commander, took Pekin 1860, offered but refused dictatorship 1870. Date: 1796 - 1878

Cheeky London vagrant asks a smart lady for a kiss. " I never give money away on the street." " Well, then, give us a kiss Lydie." !!! Date: circa 1897

A reflection on the parent. Reflection in looking glass shows the father who had been picking nuts but refused to be photographed. He is out of work

Part of an impoverished family of nine on a New Mexico highway. Depression refugees from Iowa. Left Iowa in 1932 because of fathers ill health

Albert I & Elisabeth
ALBERT I with queen Elisabeth walking on the sands at La Panne, in the only part of Belgium not occupied by the Germans. They refused to flee to another country. Date: 1875 - 1934

Myth / The Wandering Jew
As the Jew who refused to help Christ wanders eternally across the face of the world, wayside shrines and church spires remind him of his error

Charles Bradlaugh MP at the Bar of the House of Commons, 188
Engraving showing Charles Bradlaugh MP (1833-1891) at the bar of the House of Commons in 1880. Bradlaugh was a social reformer, elected as MP for Northampton in 1880

The Arrest of Charles Bradlaugh MP, in the House of Commons
Engraving showing the arrest of Charles Bradlaugh MP (1833-1891) in the House of Commons in 1880. Bradlaugh was a social reformer, elected as MP for Northampton in 1880

Refused Immigrants on a ship; London Docks, 1911
Illustration showing some would-be immigrants who had been refused admission to Britain, standing on the deck of a merchant ship, talking to some compatriots on the dockside, 1911

Conscientious objectors parade for a photograph
Many men refused to bear arms, for a variety of reasons. These men are Quakers and opposed to fighting on religious grounds

Coup: Deputies Expelled
The Chambre des Deputes is closed : members are refused admission by troops loyal to Napoleon

Animal Rebellion - 1
The tiger presents a petition to the lion, King of Beasts, but it is refused

The Five Members
THE FIVE MEMBERS Charles enters Parliament and demands the five members he accuses of treason; this high handed action (which is refused) precipitates the war

P Piper Takes Children
The townsfolk watch the children follow the Pied Piper out of the town. They had refused to pay the Piper his fee for ridding the town of rats

Legend of Semerwater
Where Semerwater in Wenslydale now lies, there was once a proud city until its citizens refused charity to an angel disguised as a begger & were cursed

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