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Background imageResistance Collection: Wall mural of Resistance Bring Freedom at Belfast

Wall mural of Resistance Bring Freedom at Belfast
Belfast. Wall mural of Resistance Bring Freedom. Date: 2011

Background imageResistance Collection: Communist China - soldiers with flag

Communist China - soldiers with flag
Chinese soldiers with a flag, from the Military and Political University of Resistance against Japan (Military Academy), during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Background imageResistance Collection: Flight of the Earl of Tyrone from Ireland

Flight of the Earl of Tyrone from Ireland
The Flight of the Earl of Tyrone (Hugh O Neill, c1550-1616), Irish Gaelic lord, who led a resistance to the English conquest of Ireland

Background imageResistance Collection: WW2 - Patriotic postcard - Free French Army

WW2 - Patriotic postcard - Free French Army
WW2 - Postcard encouraging men to enlist with the Free French Army - Citizens With Weapons! A single battle for a single homeland!. circa 1942

Background imageResistance Collection: Poster by Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. Poland

Poster by Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. Poland
Polish postwar communist propaganda poster showing soldier of communist Armia Ludowa resistance and soldier of Armia Krajowa. Made by Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. Poland. Krakow. Gestapo Museum

Background imageResistance Collection: Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808-1883). Colored engraving

Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808-1883). Colored engraving
Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808-1883). Algerian political and military. Engraving, 1887. Colored

Background imageResistance Collection: WW1 - Emilienne Moreau, Heroine of Loos - Croix de Guerre

WW1 - Emilienne Moreau, Heroine of Loos - Croix de Guerre
Emilienne Moreau-Evrard (18981971) - French heroine of World War I (where she won the Croix de Guerre due to her bravery at Loos) and World War II

Background imageResistance Collection: Paraguay - Ruins of Jesuit Church at Humaita

Paraguay - Ruins of Jesuit Church at Humaita
Humaita, Paraguay, a town and distrito on the Paraguay River in southern Paraguay. During the Paraguayan War, it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 1868

Background imageResistance Collection: Decius Magius of Capua opposing Carthaginian domination

Decius Magius of Capua opposing Carthaginian domination
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Decius Magius of Capua reproaches his countrymens cowardice in accepting Carthaginian domination without resistance

Background imageResistance Collection: City Park, Santa Lucia Hill, Santiago, Chile, South America

City Park, Santa Lucia Hill, Santiago, Chile, South America, with a statue of Caupolican, famous Mapuche leader, hero of the resistance to Spanish conquest. Date: circa 1925

Background imageResistance Collection: WW2 - dropping supplies to Maquis from American bombers

WW2 - dropping supplies to Maquis from American bombers
Photograph: dropping supplies to the Maquis by parachute from American bombers. Men of the Maquis can be seen waiting for the supplies in the left hand corner of the picture

Background imageResistance Collection: Suffragette Lena Ashwell

Suffragette Lena Ashwell
Portrait of Lena Ashwell (1872-1957), member of the Actress Franchise League and supporter of the Tax Resistance League. Date: circa 1914

Background imageResistance Collection: Bas relief The Resistance on the Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Bas relief The Resistance on the Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Bas relief The Resistance (1839) by Antoine Etex (1808-1888), a French sculptor, painter and architect - on the East facade of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageResistance Collection: Machine gun. Military Museum of the Citadel. Gjirokaster. Re

Machine gun. Military Museum of the Citadel. Gjirokaster. Re
Machine gun. Remembrance of the communist resistance against the German invaders in World War II. Military Museum of the Citadel which houses weapons of the First and Second World War

Background imageResistance Collection: Cannon. Military Museum of the Citadel. Gjirokaster. Republi

Cannon. Military Museum of the Citadel. Gjirokaster. Republi
Cannon. Remembrance of the communist resistance against the German invaders in World War II. Military Museum of the Citadel which houses weapons of the First and Second World War. Gjirokaster Castle

Background imageResistance Collection: Skanderbeg (1405A?i?1468). National hero and a key figure o

Skanderbeg (1405A?i?1468). National hero and a key figure o
George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405-1468). Albanias most important national hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening. Bust. Albania. Kruje. National Skanderbeg Museum. Kruje. Albania

Background imageResistance Collection: Skanderbeg (1405-1468). National hero and a key figure of th

Skanderbeg (1405-1468). National hero and a key figure of th
George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405-1468). Albanias most important national hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening. Sculptural group. National Skanderbeg Museum. Kruje. Albania

Background imageResistance Collection: Julius Caesar (100-44 BC). Politician, Roman general and wr

Julius Caesar (100-44 BC). Politician, Roman general and writer. Gallic Wars. Commentarii de Bello Gallico (Commentaries on the Gallic War)

Background imageResistance Collection: Jean Cavalier

Jean Cavalier
JEAN CAVALIER French Camisard leader of Protestant resistance, successfully defied the government. Eventually governor of Jersey. Date: 1681 - 1740

Background imageResistance Collection: Fort Dearborn Massacre

Fort Dearborn Massacre
Chicago-area Indians, on the side of the British, formed a war party led by Chief Blackbird, and ambushed 96 soldiers and civilians being exacuated from Fort Dearborn Date: 15 August 1812

Background imageResistance Collection: Mass Resistance

Mass Resistance
Handbill issued by the Committee of 100 inviting you to participate in its programme of mass resistance against Nuclear weapons Date: 1961 or 1962

Background imageResistance Collection: Fighting in Ardennes

Fighting in Ardennes
THE ARDENNES, on the border between France and the Netherlands, are the scene of fierce French resistance to the invading Prussians Date: September 1792

Background imageResistance Collection: Canada : Defiant French

Canada : Defiant French
CANADA : FRENCH RESISTANCE Le chevalier de Levis, Montcalms successor, defies the English and refuses to surrender, but eventually the French agree to British terms Date: summer 1760

Background imageResistance Collection: WW1 - Trench Warfare between Epehy and Bellicourt

WW1 - Trench Warfare between Epehy and Bellicourt
WW1 - British Soldiers overcoming resisitance and breaking through the German line between Epehy and Bellicourt in France. Date: circa 1917

Background imageResistance Collection: Suffragette Badge 1911 Census Boycott

Suffragette Badge 1911 Census Boycott
Badge representing the 1911 Resistance to the Census movement. Members of the W.S.P.U, Womens Freedom League and the Womens Tax Resistance League

Background imageResistance Collection: Suffragette Womens Tax Resistance League

Suffragette Womens Tax Resistance League. Design for a banner for the Womens Tax Resistance League, founded in 1909. The artist was Mary Sargant Florence (1857-1954)

Background imageResistance Collection: Miss. Benett Suffragette

Miss. Benett Suffragette. Miss. Sarah Benett (1850-1924) portrait. She joined the W.S.P.U, was arrested in March 1907 and imprisoned

Background imageResistance Collection: The Lady Land Leaguers at work, 1881

The Lady Land Leaguers at work, 1881
The Lady Land Leaguers at work: women of the Irish Land League pictured at their Dublin office in 1881. Whilst their male counterparts were imprisoned, the women continued the Land Leagues work

Background imageResistance Collection: Land League Office name plate removed, 1881

Land League Office name plate removed, 1881
Removing the name plate from the Irish National Land League Office at 39 Sackville Street, Dublin, by order of the government. Date: 1881

Background imageResistance Collection: Protecting crews from burning oil by G. H. Davis

Protecting crews from burning oil by G. H. Davis
Protecting the crews of tankers from burning oil during the Second World War. The new one-piece fireproof smocks, with other fire-resisting devices. Date: 1941

Background imageResistance Collection: Female student of the Lo-Shun academy

Female student of the Lo-Shun academy
A Chinese female student of the Lo-Shun Art academy, drama class. The students put on plays designed to encourage resistance to the Japanese invaders. Date: 1941

Background imageResistance Collection: Advert for Burberrys weather proof trench coats 1916

Advert for Burberrys weather proof trench coats 1916
Six service maxims. Wet-resistance, wind proofness, warmth, healthfulness, lightweight and durability. Available from Burberrys, Haymarket, London. Date: 1916

Background imageResistance Collection: Advert for Burberrys WWI service coats 1916

Advert for Burberrys WWI service coats 1916
Protection and comfort. Whenever the inclemency of weather conditions to be faced in Naval or Military services calls for the highest form of protection

Background imageResistance Collection: Pacification of Ghent

Pacification of Ghent
Tractate of the Pacification of Ghent, a treaty between the provinces whereby they agree to set aside their differences and unite in resistance to Spanish rule. Date: 8 November 1576

Background imageResistance Collection: Spanish Pillagers

Spanish Pillagers
In reprisal for continued resistance, Spanish troops pillage the town of Mecheln (Malines). Date: 1 October 1572

Background imageResistance Collection: Vendee : Blacksmith

Vendee : Blacksmith
Royalist resistance comes from ordinary people such as the heroic Blacksmith of the Vendee, armed only with the tools of his trade. Date: 1793

Background imageResistance Collection: Assault on Antwerp

Assault on Antwerp
The duc d Anjou makes an unsuccessful assault on Antwerp, but fierce resistance forces his men to withdraw. Date: 16 January 1583

Background imageResistance Collection: Josephine Baker (1906-1975)

Josephine Baker (1906-1975)
Josephine Baker began her career as an entertainer dancing on Broadway. She travelled to Paris in 1925 to star in La Revue Negre. Her exotic dance style and costume made her an instant hit

Background imageResistance Collection: Francois Westermann

Francois Westermann
FRANCOIS-JOSEPH WESTERMANN unscrupulous soldier and thief, who acted without pity to suppress the Vendee resistance, but was guillotined along with Danton. Date: 1751 - 1794

Background imageResistance Collection: Joseph Speckbacker

Joseph Speckbacker
JOSEPH SPECKBACKER resistance leader of the Austrian Tyrol who fought against the French. Date: 1767 - 1820

Background imageResistance Collection: Grandfather and Grandchildren at the seaside - Thackeray

Grandfather and Grandchildren at the seaside - Thackeray
Passive Resistance - A Grandfather, thoroughly enjoying his day at the seaside with the Grandchildren, curbs the speed they can reach the sea, however much they encourage him to get a move

Background imageResistance Collection: Statue of Alexander II - Helsinki, Finland

Statue of Alexander II - Helsinki, Finland
Statue of Emperor Alexander II - Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland. Erected in 1894, the statue was built to commemorate his re-establishment the Diet of Finland in 1863. Date: circa 1907

Background imageResistance Collection: Fairey IIIF, J9165, with float struts

Fairey IIIF, J9165, with float struts designed to measure the resistance of the floats

Background imageResistance Collection: Design for a solid of least resistances

Design for a solid of least resistances
Design for a solid of least resistance, based on the form of a trout. 1809. From Cayleys original notebook

Background imageResistance Collection: Czechoslovakia. Prague Spring. Popula resistance

Czechoslovakia. Prague Spring. Popula resistance against the Soviet invasion (August 1968)

Background imageResistance Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Cada d�de resistencia

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Cada d�de resistencia
" Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). " Cada dic de resistencia es una batalla ganada" (Every day of resistance is a won battle)

Background imageResistance Collection: Wwi / Belgian Resistance

Wwi / Belgian Resistance
Belgian troops put up resistance to the German advance Date: August 1914

Background imageResistance Collection: The path of least resistance

The path of least resistance. Illustration shows young couples embracing or dancing, and walking among a grove of trees at night. Date 1914 September 5



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