Rule Collection (page 7)

W. E. Gladstone addressing the House of Commons, 1886
Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman (centre left), addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Irish Home Rule, 8th April 1886

William Ewart Gladstone in the House of Commons, 1886
Engraving showing W.E. Gladstone (1809-1898) explaining to the House of Commons his scheme for the Government of Ireland, 8th April 1886

Matthew Vii: 12
MATTHEW VII: 12 The golden rule: Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them

KOSCIUSZKO
TADEUS ANDRZEI BONAWENTURA KOSCIUSZKO - Polish patriot who after fighting in America returned to Poland and led insurrection against Russian rule

Glove as Symbol - 1
The glove plays a symbolic rule in the coronation of medieval German emperors, as a token of authority

Gladstone in 1886
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE He introduces the Home Rule Bill which is intended to settle Irelands problems for ever

The General Election: On the way to the Poll
Engraving by R.Caton Woodville showing people occupying horse-drawn carriages making their way to the poll to vote. 1886 saw Salisbury

Trobriand Racing Canoes
Illustration of several canoes racing off the Trobriand Islands, 1925. With a large lanteen sail and outrigger float, these canoes were steered by use of a large paddle

Insurrection in Palermo
During the insurrection at Palermo, Sicily, against the Bourbon rule, the royal cavalry are routed

Houp-la
Cartoon from 1893 showing William Gladstone as a circus performer flying through a hoop representing the Home Rule Bill. The Home Rule Bill proposed an Irish Parliament responsible for internal

Revolt in Torino
Students at the university of Torino (Turin) take part in riots against Austrian rule, but which are crushed by the Austrian army

Revolt at Cilento
Patriots of Cilento in south Italy rebel against the rule of Francesco II. Officials are attacked, but the revolt is suppressed by marchese Delarrello and order restored

Emperor at Milano
Emperor Franz I of Austria meets Francesco I, king of the two Sicilies, in Milano, to discuss matters of mutual interest such as who should rule Italy

Keep to the Left
The first rule of the road is Keep to the left and failure to observe it will count against you in the event of an accident. Especially if the accident is fatal

Charles Stewart Parnell
CHARLES STEWART PARNELL Irish Nationalist politician pictured in 1886

Home Rulers shouting in the House of Commons
Home Rulers with raised hands shouting Privilege in the House of Commons. The Home Rule movement, led by Charles Parnell, sought to re-establish an Irish parliament responsible for internal affairs

Chamberlain Tempted
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN is tempted to fraternise with Gladstones Irish Home Rule faction, but he is restrained by the marquess of Hartington

Dublin Castle / 1817
The seat of British rule in Ireland until 1922. Most of the building dates from the 18th century but a castle has stood on this site since the days of King John

Masdrid Meeting
Resistance to Isabelas heavy- handed rule - to say nothing of her notorious private life - is fomented by political meetings calling the citizens of Madrid to decisive action

The Obstinate Tsar
Tsar Alexander II resists demands for constitutional rule. A nihilist bomb in 1881 will give him reason to regret it

French in Spain - 2
War between France and Spain is triggered by a rising against despotic rule : the French plan to restore Bourbon rule. They bombard Santi- Petri and take Cadiz

Abbas Ii / Egypt / Van Bosch
ABBAS II called ABBAS HILMI PASHA Last Khedive of Egypt, attempted to rule independently of British influence

End of Ming Dynasty
When the rebels of Li Tzu- ch eng invade Peking (Beijing) emperor CHUANG-LIEH-TI (or Ssu Tsung or Huai Tsung or I Tsung) hangs himself, ending the rule of the Ming dynasty

Papal Rule Reduced
Public opinion favours a reduction of papal rule in Italy

Francesco II Abdicates
Francesco II, king of the two Sicilies, accepts defeat, abdicates, and takes refuge in the Quirinal palace at Rome, still under papal rule thanks to Napoleons intervention

Vitt. Em. at Firenze
Vittorio Emanuele II at Firenze (Florence) prior to his Six Weeks War which will finally do away with Austrian rule in Italy

Gladstone Speaks
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE speaking on his Home Rule (for Ireland) bill in 1886; to his left is John Morley, to his right Campbell-Bannerman, leading liberals

Sicilian Children
The children of Palermo welcome the intervention of Garibaldi in the popular insurrection against the Neapolitan rule

Garibaldi Redshirt
Giuseppe d Angelo, one of the redshirts (so called because they wear red shirts) who helped Garibaldi liberate Palermo from Neapolitan rule

Batum, Georgia - 2
The harbour of Batum (Batumi) on the Black Sea near the Turkish border : at the time this picture was made it was still under Turkish rule

Batum, Georgia
General view of Batum (Batumi) on the Black Sea near the Turkish border : at the time this picture was made it was still under Turkish rule

Varna - the Harbour
View of the Black Sea port : at the time of this picture it is under Turkish rule but it will be ceded to Bulgaria by the Treaty of Berlin 1876. Date: 1856

Varna - Birds Eye View
Important Black Sea port : at the time of this picture it is under Turkish rule but it will be ceded to Bulgaria by the Treaty of Berlin 1876

Palermo Street Fight
There is bitter fighting in the streets of Palermo as Garibaldis men support a popular insurrection against the Neapolitan rule

Garibaldi at Palermo
Garibaldi and his men enter Palermo and liberate it from Neapolitan rule

Galla Placidia, Empress
GALLA PLACIDIA, 2nd wife of Roman emperor Theodosius I, the last to rule both empires; she died in childbirth at Constantinople (attribution not certain)

Suriname Coronie
Government buildings at Coronie, a coastal town to the west of Paramaribo, when the country was still under Dutch rule, though autonomous

Pope Caelestinus V
POPE CAELESTINUS V (Pietro del Morrone) pope and saint - a hermit who recognised his unfitness to rule and abdicated, much to Dantes disapproval

Demetrius Mavromichalis
DEMETRIUS MAVROMICHALIS Greek prince and patriot involved in the struggle for Greek independence from Ottoman rule

Greek Princess
A Greek princess during the period when her country was still under Turkish rule

Michael Soutra
MICHAEL SOUTRA (or Sutra ?) Prince of Moldavia (now part of Romania) then under Ottoman rule, so that he is little more than a Turkish official

Polish Kossinieri
Members of a patriotic secret society, the KOSSINIERI (literally, the scythers) swear to fight for the freedom of Poland against the hated Russians who rule them

Germany Offers Homerule
Germany offers Ireland home rule, in the event of a German victory - and in return for Irish co-operation !

House of Lords / 1860
A debate on the Home Rule Bill in the House of Lords

Ireland / Cartoon 1893
HOME RULE : ULSTER LAST DITCH Cartoon showing Gladstone as the Pilgrim walking the Home Rule wall around the Irish Nationalist Bog

Smoker disobeying no smoking sign
An incorrigible smoker is challenged by a railway official in a railway station waiting room

A theodolite, used for surveying

Caxton / Philosopher
The philosopher teaches the king to rule through the allegory of Chess

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