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Aspendos Theatre. 2nd century AD. TurkeyAspendos Theatre. Built by Zenon in the 2nd century AD, under the empire of Marcus Aurelius. Stands and interior facade of the stage. Anatolia
Astrolabe of 1566. Netherlands
Anti home-rulers in action: the First Lord mobbedIllustration by Cyrus Cuneo, showing the hostile reception to Mr and Mrs. Churchill, on Mr. Churchills visit to Ireland to outline the Governments forthcoming Home Rule Bill. Date: 1912
Caricature of Barry Sullivan, English actorCaricature of Barry Sullivan (1821-1891), English actor of Irish parentage who played many classical parts. In 1882 he agreed to be nominated for Parliament by an Irish constituency on Home Rule
Caricature of Sir William Harcourt, Liberal politicianCaricature of Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Liberal politician, at this time Home Secretary in Gladstones government
Wonsan, North Korea - Japanese Prefectural OfficeWonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea (Genzan, Gensan) - Japanese Precfectural Office. Wonsan was under Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945. Date: circa 1910s
Gladstone as GilpinWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE As John Gilpin, he rides the Liberal Party towards the election, wearing the cloak of Home Rule for Ireland. Date: 1809 - 1898
Sir Francis BullerSIR FRANCIS BULLER Brilliant British lawyer who became the youngest ever judge at 32. Best known for rule of thumb statement regarding beating ones wife with a rod. Date: 1746 - 1800
Rasputin with Nicolas IIGRIGORI RASPUTIN Satirical montage entitled We, Nikolai II suggesting Rasputin as the force behind the Tsars rule Date: 1872 - 1916
Cartoon, Blackout regulations, WW1Cartoon, Blackout regulations -- Keep your curtains drawn to avoid air raid warnings! Showing a young girl drawing the curtains at night so that enemy aircraft do not see any light from her home
Kabul / Afghanistan / 1878Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, then under the rule of Sher Ali, shortly before the 2nd Afghan War. Date: 1878
Emperor Theodosius IEmporeror Theodosius I (347 - 395) at first Emperor in East, later in West : the last to rule the entire Roman Empire
Ireland / Cartoon 1890GLADSTONE AND HOME RULE Williams valentine to Erin : " With Home Rule I ll thee entwine, if you ll be my Valentine" Date: 1890
DAGOBERT I Ruler of all Franks. Made Paris Capital, last Merovingian to rule united frankish realm. Date: 605 - 639
Cartoon, The sugar crisis, WW1Cartoon, The sugar crisis. A diabetic man wonders why all the dogs are following him. A comment on a new wartime rule not to give sugar to dogs. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Scene outside a cafe, WW1Cartoon, Scene outside a cafe. With new restrictions on the serving of alcohol, two soldiers are turned away, and a waiter challenges two little boys sitting at a table. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Disappointed greed, WW1Cartoon, Disappointed greed, a comment on new alcohol restrictions. The waiter tells a lady that the anisette is too high in alcohol content for him to serve to her. Date: 1916
Cartoon, British Tars, towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour; the Broadbottom Leviathan trying to swamp Billys old Boat, & the little Corsican tottering on the Clouds of Ambition, by James Gillray
Colonial type in India. Date: circa 1920s
Group of colonials in IndiaGroup of three colonial women with three servants in India. Date: circa 1920s
Speech of Louis XVI to the Assembly of Notables at Versailles on February 22, 1787. Assembly proposed by Charles Alexandre de Calonne to approve a new land tax that also affect the nobles and clergy
LOUIS XVI of France (1754-1793). King of France (1774-1792). Coronation of Louis XVI. Arrival of the King to Reims for the consecration ceremony on June 11, 1775. Engraving. FRANCE
BERNOULLI, Johann (1667-1748). Swiss mathematician. Development of infinitesimal calculus. Catenary solution Bernoullis rule. Engraving
OLIVARES, Gaspar de Guzmᮬconde-duque de (1587-1645)OLIVARES, Gaspar de Guzmᮬ conde-duque de (1587-1645). Spanish statesman, court favourite of Philip IV (1622-1643). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
Italian Unification. Insurrection of the Five Days of Milan (18-21 March 1848) against Austrian rule. Combat in the Ticinese Gate in the night of 20 March. Etching. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan
COTTE, Robert de. Palace of Versailles. ChapelCOTTE, Robert de (1656-1735). Palace of Versailles. Royal Chapel. 1710. FRANCE. Versailles. Palace of Versailles. Classicism. Architecture
Spain - The Gate of Lions at the Cathedral, ToledoBlack and white lantern slide of the Gate of Lions at the Cathedral Toledo. Largely considered to be the magnum opus of Spanish Gothic style
Purcell O Gorman, member of Parliament for Waterford from 1874 to 1880, representing the Home Rule League. He was also Chairman and one of the founders of Waterford Boat club
Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1Prohibition of Treating (ie buying a drink for another person). Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, 11 October 1915
Cricket Leg Before WicketA batsman gets hit with the leg before wicket rule, as then the wicket keeper calls an appeal. Date: 1888
The Easter Rising, 1916: British troops under fireThe Battle of Dublin : British soldiers opening fire on the Sinn Feiners, who are sniping from houses 200 yards away. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Studies in Leakage, or how the great secret of the Conference was given away. Showing how news of a Buckingham Palace Conference on Irish Home Rule was leaked to the press. Date: July 1914
Group of colonials with Indian servantA group of eight colonial types, four men and four women. An Indian servant stands alongside, holding a bag of golf clubs. Date: circa 1910s
Group photo, 2nd Rawalpindi Division, IndiaGroup photo, men of the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, Murree, India. A board behind them shows who belongs upstairs and who belongs downstairs. Date: 1913
3rd Earl Fortescue, Vanity Fair, ApeCHICHESTER SAMUEL PARKINSON-FORTESCUE, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford (1823 -1898), known as Lord Carlingford from 1874 to 1887 and Lord Clermont after 1887
Navy Office Broad StAt a time when Britannia could fairly claim to rule the waves, the Navy Office in Broad Street was a hive of activity, though theres no sign of it in this print. Date: 1750
Uzbeks reading public decreeA group of Uzbek people wearing taqiyahs crowd around a public decree notice pinned to the wall of a building. Date: 1924
Map East IndiesMuch of this region is still under Dutch rule : but todays Malaysia is part of the Birman Empire and the Philippines are claimed by Spain : Britain has yet to stake her claim... Date: circa 1827
Religious ReformCatholicism is associated with the hated Spanish rule : nobles of Brabant petition for religious freedom for all, Calvinists and Catholics alike. Date: 6 April 1566
Pacification of GhentTractate 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
Louis XIII CrownedWhen Henri IV is murdered, his 8-year old son is crowned as Louis XIII, but his mother, the ghastly Marie de Medicis, will seize power and rule as his regent. Date: 14 May 1610
Golf in CalcuttaHumorous illustration depicting a days golf in Calcutta, India, under the rule of the British Empire in 1896
French in SpainFollowing insurrection against despotic rule in Spain, the French invade, hoping to restore Bourbon rule. They capture Trocadero, near Cadiz. Date: 31 August 1823
Belgium - Centenary of Quatre Glorieuses in 1930Photographic Montage postcard centering on The Congress Column in Brussels, Belgium. The card commemoration the centenary of the Quatre Glorieuses - the 4 days of revolution which overthrew
An unflattering Irish type who wanted Home Rule for Ireland. Date: circa 1890s
Russia - Glazier Date: 1902
Rule Britannia - Britannia Rules the Waves - WW2 era propaganda greetings card Date: circa 1943
Boxwood slide-rule belonging to Bryan Donkin Jr