Refusing Collection

Hoffmann / Augustus / Soup
THE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP "...& on the fifth day he was dead!"

Fox hunter is thrown and falls on his head
A fox hunter is thrown when his horse refuses a fence, and he lands on his head in the next field

China / Russians & British
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON standing for an hour in Uttoxeter market-place in penance for refusing, as a boy, when asked by his father to sell books there

Jumbo the elephant: his attempted removal
Jumbo the African elephant was purchased by the American showman P.T Barnum from the Zoological Society of London in 1882

Daniel in the Furnace
Daniel, along with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is cast into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol ordered by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. They survive

WW2 - Italy - The Military compelling an Academic to fight
An allegorical card showing an Italian military Officers sleeve stripes kicking the backside of an Academic, who has his head stuck in the ground

Edward III refusing to send aid to his son (Edward, the Black Prince) at the Battle of Crecy, 26 August 1346. His response was " Let the boy win his spurs"

Sir Nathaniel Barnadiston
SIR NATHANIEL BARNARDISTON (1588 - 1653) Fervent puritan, who consist- -ently opposed Charles I, even so far as going to prison for refusing to pay a forced loan. Much respected, very popular

Nicholas Ridley / Marshall
NICHOLAS RIDLEY Bishop of London, burnt at Oxford for refusing to accept Roman Catholic doctrine Date: 1500 - 1555

Nicholas Ridley / White
NICHOLAS RIDLEY Bishop of Rochester, burnt for refusing to accept Catholic doctrine Date: 1500 - 1555

The Anti-Suffragist. Depicts a butterfly refusing to emerge from its chrysalis. Verse by C.P. Stetson, (Charlotte Perkins Gilman) Illustrated by Ernestine Mills. Date: circa 1908

Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May Cartoon
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a witty (if rather drunk) tramp and disgusted older woman, who refuses to provide charity

Racing Illustrated - A doubtful starter - a seaside donkey is les than keen on taking a corpulent holidaymaker for a stroll across the sand... Date: circa 1903

Daniel O Connell refusing to take the oath of supremacy

Village Vicar not tempted with the offer of a pint of mild
The Vicar is not tempted with the offer of a pint of mild from a village Yokel. A card from the Weather Reports series, entitled " Genial and Mild". Date: 1907

Mayor of Brussels encountering German invaders, WW1
The heroic Mayor of Brussels, Adolphe Max, together with his colleagues Steens, Jacqmain and Vauthier, refuses to shake the hand of General Von Jarotsky, leader of the German army

Bather afraid to take a dip - Comic postcard
Comic Postcard from the Racing Illustrated series - " A poor display of Form" - this bather is certainly refusing the first jump!!! Date: 1903

Hippocrates / Artaxerxes
HIPPOCRATES. Greek medical, refusing Artaxerxess gifts Date: 460 - 357BC

Wandering Jew on Journey
The Jew on his endless journey. A vision of the crucifix haunts him with the memory of how he was cursed to wander until Judgement Day for refusing Jesus rest

A soldier and his horse
A horse and his master appear involved in a deep conversation or dispute with one another, both stubbornly refusing to look away

A scene in Downing Street during the Abdication crisis
A cyclist sympathetic to the dilemma of King Edward VIII in December 1936, talks to a policeman in Downing Street, London

Scenes from the Rent War in Ireland
Scenes in the late 19th century during the Rent War in Tipperary as follows: 1. A Riot at Templebraden, Limerick County 2. Boycotted Policemen 3. A No Rent Placard 4

Sketches of the evictions in Ireland
These sketches show scenes of evictions, trial, and Irish Land League activity in south west of Ireland. In the first sketch, the special artist of this publication is misunderstood by the crowd

Victoria Cross, The New Order of Valour
Special colour supplement from the ILN, June 1857 to commemorate the introduction of the Victoria Cross, a new order of valour first bestowed by Queen Victoria upon Crimean War veterans

Tallulah Bankhead / Harris
TALLULAH BANKHEAD American film and stage actress, talk show host and bonne vivante, pictured here refusing to play to the gallery

Northern Hunger March
Unemployed men from the north of England (Tyneside and Yorkshire banners are in this photograph) march to London, refusing to " starve at home" and demanding a " 7 hour day"

The Wandering Jew, condemned to journey the earth without rest until Judgement Day, for refusing to allow Jesus to rest on his doorstep when bearing the cross

Luther Travels to Worms
Threatened with excommunication by the pope, Luther travels to Worms where he will be condemned as a heretic for refusing to retract his views

Battle of Auerstadt
Battle of AUERSTADT / JENA When cavalry officer Lepic loses his helmet, his brother- officers tear off theirs, refusing to be protected when their colonel is bareheaded

Fr. Wil. Refuses Crown
A deputation invites Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia to become Kaiser. He refuses, though in 1871 his successor, Wilhelm I, will show himself less modest

Bradlaugh / Punch
CHARLES BRADLAUGH Statesman and reformer expelled from the Commons for refusing to take the oath of allegiance, 1880

Bradlaugh Expelled
CHARLES BRADLAUGH Statesman and reformer expelled from the Commons for refusing to take the oath of allegiance, 1880

Refusing to Board
The reason why some species became extinct is because Noah couldn t find even a single couple who believed him when he told them it looked like rain

Roman Senate refuses to ransom prisoners
SECOND PUNIC WAR: The Roman Senate refuses to ransom prisoners taken by the enemy in battle, because to do so would not be honourable, and to pay so many ransoms would be very costly

Phoenicians and Wares
Phoenican merchants examine wares

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