Rules Collection

Hobbes / Leviathan / Frontis
LEVIATHAN : Frontispiece to the first edition, representing the spiritual and temporal power united in the person of the King, and ruling over the whole earth

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

Sport / Boxing / Rules / 1743
The first rules of boxing, published August 16th, 1743

National Air Safety Committee Poster
Poster, National Air Safety Committee, providing instructions to new pilots -- please help to keep flying safe. 1933

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

Scotland vs. England Football Match, 1872
Illustrations 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 Wars
H.G.Wells playing Little Wars. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers

The Rules of Life by H. M. Bateman
A 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 Rules
A 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. C
Essendon F.C. Australian rules football club team of 1909

Boxing / Jack Broughton
English boxer; third heavyweight champion of England (? - 1750); operated a boxing school and arena, London (1742-89); invented boxing rules and gloves

A Game of Football in the Streets of London, c. 1314
Illustration 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 Sassacus
In 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 Down
Comic 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 VB
This illustration shows how the British Supermarine Spitfire VB Rules the skies! Date: circa 1940s

Hemline Regulations
A female swimmer having the hemline of her bathing costume inspected at Palm Beach. Date: circa 1925

Football referees studying the rules of the game
London 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, WW1
Oswald 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 NAPOLI
15-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 Douglas
Vintage 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 Club
The 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 Acts
Poster, 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 views
The Ballroom Decalogue - a satirical presentation of it by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1912

Protection from fire at sea on British liners 1932
Diagram showing the safety rules on board a British passenger ship in 1932. Date: 1932

INDIAN TEXTILE WORKER
Women 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 WAVES
Poseidon / Neptune tames the waves, and orders Triton to blow his conch-shell

ELECTION NOTICES 1978
Notices explain to the voter the practices of the election Date: 1978

US CIVIL WAR FOOTBALL
The 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 HEAD
SAINT PETER Saint Peter, as the first Pope, pronounces the rules of the Church Date: circa 67

Political structures by Genghis Khan
The image shows the Khagans deputy reading the regulations governing the meeting. 13th century

Monks at Dinner - Friday by Walter Dendy Sadler
Friday 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

WW2 poster, Beware of Spies
WW2 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

Game, The Silver Bullet or The Road to Berlin, WW1
Game, The Silver Bullet or The Road to Berlin (The New War Game - manufactured by R.F.& S.). Inscribed Olga. With love from Winifred. Aberystwyth

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 Lorenzetti
Pope Honorius III approving the Carmelite Rule. 1226. Predela panel by Pietro Lorenzetti. Art Gallery of Siena. Italy

Old Maid - Rules of the Game. circa 1940s

Admiral Robert Blake defeats Dutch Fleet at Goodwin Sands
Admiral 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 top
WW1 - 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)

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