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WW2 poster, Beware of SpiesWW2 poster, Warning! Beware of Spies! Don t Talk. The Enemy Has Ears Everywhere. Published in September 1939, on the outbreak of the Second World War. Date: 1939
Sport / Boxing / Rules / 1743The first rules of boxing, published August 16th, 1743
Hobbes / Leviathan / FrontisLEVIATHAN : Frontispiece to the first edition, representing the spiritual and temporal power united in the person of the King, and ruling over the whole earth
Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family -- a typical summary of Victorian values, with advice including: Waste Not, Want Not; Do everything at its proper time; Be punctual, be regular
British National Anthem - Rule Britannia - a British patriotic song, originating from the poem " Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. Date: 1905
Scotland vs. England Football Match, 1872Illustrations from the Scotland vs. England Friendly of 30th November 1872, played at West of Scotland Cricket Club Ground, Partick, near Glasgow
H. G. Wells playing Little WarsH.G.Wells playing Little Wars. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers
National Air Safety Committee PosterPoster, National Air Safety Committee, providing instructions to new pilots -- please help to keep flying safe. 1933
The Rules of Life by H. M. BatemanA baby in a highchair is presented with a long list of rules for life by a queue of influential people including his nurse, his parents, teacher, police officer, judge and vicar. Date: 1930
List of School RulesA list of 12 school rules of the Haberdashers Askes School for Girls, Hatcham including the penalty for unmaidenly conduct. You have been warned!
Essendon F. CEssendon F.C. Australian rules football club team of 1909
Boxing / Jack BroughtonEnglish boxer; third heavyweight champion of England (? - 1750); operated a boxing school and arena, London (1742-89); invented boxing rules and gloves
Rule Britannia - Britannia Rules the Waves - WW2 era propaganda greetings card Date: circa 1943
A Game of Football in the Streets of London, c. 1314Illustration of a game of football being played in the streets of London during the 14th century. Football of this time, played without rules in narrow medieval streets
Albemarle and SassacusIn the North Carolina sounds, Confederate ram Albemarle rules the waves : she survives ramming by the Sassacus but will be sunk by a torpedo attack later in the year
Comic Postcard - Golfing Humour - One DownComic Postcard - " Wasn t I two up at the last hole, Caddie?" " Yes, but yer one down now, Lady!" circa 1930s
Native Carpenters - India - using rules, planes and chisels. Date: circa 1903
Supermarine Spitfire VBThis illustration shows how the British Supermarine Spitfire VB Rules the skies! Date: circa 1940s
Hemline RegulationsA female swimmer having the hemline of her bathing costume inspected at Palm Beach. Date: circa 1925
Football referees studying the rules of the gameLondon Association of Referees using tactical table to study the rules of the game Date: 1946
Rules for The Ivory Castle Board Game, based around dental health, produced by Gibbs Dentifrice toothpaste Date: 1935
Oswald Boelcke, German aviator, WW1Oswald Boelcke (1891-1916), German flying ace of the First World War. He is considered to be the father of the German fighter air force, and was the first to formalise rules of air fighting
GIOVANNA DI NAPOLI15-year old Giovanna (Joanna) cedes her dominions to pope Clemens VI ; in return he crowns her queen of Naples which she rules till her death, marrying frequently. Date: 1343
WW2 - Black-out - Couple driving, with only their dipped headlight beams. Date: circa 1941
Captioned Marquess of Queensbury, John Sholto DouglasVintage 19th century photograph: captioned on the back as Marquess of Queensbury. John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 - 31 January 1900), was a Scottish nobleman
Comic postcard, Sailor in the British Royal Navy, WW2 - feeling rather queasy on a rough day at sea. Date: circa 1940s
The Four-in-Hand ClubThe Four-In-Hand Club, a coach driving club, was founded in April 1808, by Charles Buxton, the inventor of the Buxton bit, along with some friends
Revellers in costume at a masked ball in a large theater. Partygoers dressed as a monk, Falstaff, harlequin, Turk, violinist, etc
Libbys Happy Families Card Game Rules, paper bag verso. circa 1950s
Cartoon, The Letter of the Law, by Ghilchick -- One-Piece Bathing Suits Prohibited. Date: 1933
Front cover of Manners and Rules of Good Society, or Solecisms to be Avoided, By a Member of the Aristocracy, published by Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1887 Date: 1887
Poster, take care! Official Secrets ActsPoster, take care! you must not lose documents or drawings, see the notice, Official Secrets Acts, it concerns you. circa 1950
The Ten Commandments of the Dancer - Bateman viewsThe Ballroom Decalogue - a satirical presentation of it by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1912
Protection from fire at sea on British liners 1932Diagram showing the safety rules on board a British passenger ship in 1932. Date: 1932
INDIAN TEXTILE WORKERWomen in India are much in demand in the weaving industry, where they are considered more skilled than men. Strict rules forbid them from working at night. Date: 1937
POSEIDON RULES THE WAVESPoseidon / Neptune tames the waves, and orders Triton to blow his conch-shell
ELECTION NOTICES 1978Notices explain to the voter the practices of the election Date: 1978
US CIVIL WAR FOOTBALLThe rules of the game are overlooked by soldiers during a brutal game in camp, as fights break out everywhere and the ball is ignored. Date: 1865
PETER AS CHURCH HEADSAINT PETER Saint Peter, as the first Pope, pronounces the rules of the Church Date: circa 67
Political structures by Genghis KhanThe image shows the Khagans deputy reading the regulations governing the meeting. 13th century
Monks at Dinner - Friday by Walter Dendy SadlerFriday Though they have vowed to eat no meat on Friday, the Abbot, monks and guests are allowed plenty of wine with their Friday meal of fish. Now in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Date: 1913
Old Maid - Rules of the Game. circa 1940s
Game, The Silver Bullet or The Road to Berlin, WW1Game, The Silver Bullet or The Road to Berlin (The New War Game - manufactured by R.F.& S.). Inscribed Olga. With love from Winifred. Aberystwyth
Cricket in the 1770SCricket as played in the 1770s
Comic postcard, Communication problems - girl and boy Date: 20th century
People at the zoo on a Christmas card -- breaking the rules and feeding the birds. Date: circa 1890s
Pope Honorius III approving the Carmelite Rule by LorenzettiPope Honorius III approving the Carmelite Rule. 1226. Predela panel by Pietro Lorenzetti. Art Gallery of Siena. Italy
Admiral Robert Blake defeats Dutch Fleet at Goodwin SandsAdmiral Robert Blake (15981657) defeats the Dutch Fleet at The Battle of Goodwin Sand (Battle of Dover) on 19th May 1652 - the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War. Date: 1652
WW1 - The German eagle still on topWW1 - The German offensive illustrated here as an eagle, dominating the top of the mountain. Representing Germanys success in ruling the war
The Siete Partidas (Seven-Part Code), aka Libro de las Leyes or Libro de las Posturas, was a Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284)
The Gortyn code, Gortyn, Crete, GreeceThe Gortyn code (also called the Great Code) was a legal code that was the codification of the civil law of the ancient Greek city-state of Gortyn in southern Crete
Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, Glamorgan, South WalesScene at the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, South Wales. There were 439 miners killed in total, making this the worst mining accident in the UK
The Eton Wall Game, 1916Photograph showing a Wall game between Oppidans and Collegers in progress at Eton College, on St. Andrews Day, 1916. The game employs some of the rules of football
Football in the Streets of London, 16th centuryIllustration showing a game of football, played a group of apprentices, in the streets of London, 16th century. Football, then a game with no rules, had been banned by Elizabeth I
The Nose Game - General Directions. 1927
Zooloo Misfitz instruction leaflet. (2 of 2) early 20th century
Happy Families Animals - rules and directions. circa 1940s
Happy Families - rules and directions. circa 1940s
Gibbs Happy Families - packaging back. 20th century
French Happy Families - rules and instructionsFrench Happy Families (Le Jeu des Sept Familles) - rules and instructions. early 20th century
Stele. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. GreeceStele inscribed with the rules for the worship of the God Pan (1st century B.C.). Pan Cave. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece
Kay Snap - Rules of the Game. 1930s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Rules for Playing. circa 1930s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Silence the Ushers Daughter. late 19th century
Members Ticket, Froth Blowers & Beer ShiftersMembers Ticket, Amalgamated Society of Froth Blowers & Beer Shifters. 1929
Instructions, Cow & Gate Happy Family Game. 1928
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
The Mothers Picture Alphabet -- X, showing Moses with the Ten Commandments. Date: circa 1860
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
Japan - Music Teacher playing a Shamisen (or Samisen). The alcove behind her is called the tokonoma and is the pride of the house Date: 1932
Art Nouveau design, Mens Regit MundumArt Nouveau design with the Latin saying: Mens Regit Mundum (The Mind Rules the World). Date: circa 1920s
When Women Vote Men Sewing. Domestic roles reversed when women vote marriage rules revised, husbands duties now include making their trousers out of wifes old skirts and minding the baby
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
Trench Football Game (The Great International Game)Trench Football Game. (The Great International Game- manufactured by R.F.& S.). Puzzles & Games - The Reverse with the rules. Date: circa 1916
Life saving guide for seamen by G. H. DavisFor those in peril on the sea: a Government guide designed to save the lives of shipwrecked seamen during the Second World War
Our pleasant parlour games! 1928Children sitting around a table playing cards. Date: 1928
Jeek the puppy in the new parkJeek the mongrel puppy in the new park, where signs say: No Dogs Allowed Unless Led and Keep Off The Grass. Date: 1940
Whitehall AdmiraltyThe Admiralty, whence Britannia rules the waves... Date: circa 1850
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
LA Salle Statue - 2JEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE French churchman, educator and benefactor, founder of the Freres Chretiens whose rules he is shown holding. Date: 1651 - 1719
South Africa - European man and local boy play a game of AyoSouth Africa - European man (wearing a traditional local cape) and local boy play a game of Ayo, a traditional game common in many forms (and various names!) across the African continent
HMS Illustrious - Patriotic British Naval postcardThe third HMS Illustrious of the British Royal Navy was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship - commissioned in 1898
Gentleman puffing away at his pipe in a No Smoking Carriage - " So what??" Date: circa 1940s
