Resistance Collection (page 3)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Henry Thoreau with signature
1817-1862. American author, poet, naturalist, philosopher, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, surveyor and leading transcendentalist

Cassivellaunus, opposing Julius Caesars second invasion of Britain, rouses his followers with a speech, pointing out the Roman camp on the hill behind him, the Romans lined up for the attack

General Leclerc - at Antony
Philippe Francois Marie, comte de Hauteclocque (1902-1947), laterly Leclerc de Hauteclocque (by a 1945 decree that incorporated his French Resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc to his name)

Radio Rabbits
Two rabbits wearing headphones, tuning into a radio station. Date: early 1930s

The French Resistance - WWII (3 / 3)
German prisoners, captured off a train by the French resisitance, are gathered together prior to interrogation. Date: circa 1944

The French Resistance - WWII (2 / 3)
The German occupants of each train carriage are captured by the French resistance at Romaneche, France. The resistance soldiers, set plastic explosive on the tracks in order to capture the trains

Stukas Bomb Norway
Norway : German Junkers JU-87 Stukas dive-bomb Norwegian railway installations in order to hamper resistance to the German invasion Date: May 1940

Blondin winder, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A Blondin winder at work, at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. The Blondin is a high wire carriage system used to move the slate up or across

Spartacist uprising, Berlin - 1919
The Spartacist uprising (German: Spartakusaufstand), also known as the January uprising (Januaraufstand) - a general strike and the accompanying armed struggles that took place in Berlin in January

self-control / W H Robinson
An exercise in self-control. A man and woman, under mistletoe, and a third party behind a screen timing the length of their resistance to kiss

Madame Giradelli, The Celebrated Fire-Proof Femal
Undated illustration of Madame Giradelli, " The Celebrated Fire-Proof Female", with one hand in the brazier and foot on a slab of red-hot iron. HPG/8/2/1 (xxv)"

Caratacus before Emperor Claudius
Caratacus was a historical British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest

Heat-resistant asbestos
A photograph taken for a commercial client, demonstrating the heat-resisting properties of Asbestos, long before the modern dangers of the material were recognised. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

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

Patriots Exiled
After successive defeats by the Russians, Polish resistance crumbles and the leaders are sent into exile

Siege of Alkmaar
The Spanish besiege Alkmaar, but are foiled by the towns heroic resistance, which will come to symbolise the Dutch determination to win their independence from Spain

Alva in Brussels
Margaret of Parma abdicates as governor of the Netherlands : at Brussels her place is taken by the duke of Alva, who will fight resistance with relentless ferocity

Romans in Batavia
The Romans attack the Low Countries but encounter unlooked-for resistance from the people of Batavia

Carl V Abdicates
The emperor Carl V abdicates, leaving the Netherlands to his son Felipe II : the region will henceforth be a Spanish possession and the scene of continual resistance

Abd El Qadir
Abd-el Qadir (variously spelt) agrees to support Napoleon as emperor and to call an end to Algerian resistance to French dominion

Piludski Coup 2
Supporters of Marshal Piludskis coup d etat overcome resistance in the streets of Warsaw : they establish him as virtual dictator

Piludski Coup 5
A tank makes a show of force in the streets of Warsaw as Piludskis supporters overcome all resistance

Battle of Brezenik
The Serbian invaders overcome Bulgarian resistance at Brezenik, but their triumph is short-lived, in a few days time they will be decisively crushed at Silvnica

Attack on the Communards, Place Vendome; Paris Commune, 1871
Illustration showing the attack, by Government troops, on the Communards in the Place Vendome, 1871. This was one of the last pockets of Communard resistance against the French Army

Joffre and King Albert of Belgium
General Joffre in conversation with King Albert of Belgium (1875-1934), Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian army. Albert was credited with leading a gallant Belgian resistance against the German army

American Indians. Sitting Bull, Sioux Chief
Inspirational leader of the Sioux, who, with Crazy Horse, coordinated major resistance against the Americans and defeated Custer

Ruins of the Malakoff
Allied warships bombard the city, but it will be nearly a year before the Allies overcome the Russian resistance

Troops of the Royal Canadian Engineers, Italy; Second World
Photograph showing men of the Royal Canadian Engineers, carrying mine-detectors, moving west of Ortona, Italy, during December 1943

Coup: Resistance
Napoleons coup triggers popular resistance : Republicans build barricades in the streets of Paris

Coup: Napoleon Rides
After resistance has been suppressed Napoleon rides through the streets of Paris. Not everyone is pleased to see him

Coup: 1st Barricade
Napoleons coup triggers popular resistance : Republicans build their first barricade in the rue des Grandes Audriettes

Papal Ban at Ancona
Ancona, seeking independence, is placed under a ban by pope Gregorius XVI : newspapers encouraging resistance are smuggled in by balloon

Capt. Ledoux Murdered
In southwest France there is considerable resistance to the Bourbon Restauration : many soldiers are attacked - in the streets of Lyon, capitaine Ledoux is murdered

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