Steadfast Collection

The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"

Sultan Selim I conquering Egypt
Sultan Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz " the Stern", " the Steadfast" or " the Grim" (1465?-1520) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For Evermore
The Caption is For evermore. Ground facilities for the fly boys was the responsibiiity of the RAF Regiment. The Prime Ministers message on the back is We shall continue steadfast in faith

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home Front
The Caption is All quiet on the Home Front. This derives from All Quiet along the Potomac tonight, a song written during the American Civil War, and repeated in WW1 with Eric Maria Remorques book

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches
The Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I know things ll be better soon
The Caption is Yes I know things ll be better soon. By this date the war is clearly near its end so the optimism is justified

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Five Inches
The public was asked to restrict the depth of water in their baths to 5 inches (13cm) in order to limit the use of power resources

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Egg
The caption is Good Egg. As the egg has not yet been opened let us hope so. A good egg is of course used to describe a reliable person

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll walk beside you
The postcard caption says I ll walk beside you - a reference to the love song written by Murray and Lockton in 1939. It was sung by Vera Lynn among many others

Sultan Selim I (The Grim) - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz, " the Stern" or " the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as " the Grim" (1465/1466/14701520)

The motto of Paris - WWI - Propaganda - Patriotism
Flutuat nec mergitur. This phrase is the motto of Paris, France, and is translated as " Il est agite'ar les vagues

Portrait of John of Saxony (1468-1532) by Lucas Cranach the
John of Saxony (1468-1532). Elector of Saxony (1525-1532). Portrait by the german painter Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Wittenberg, 1532-1533. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Kitchener / Punch / J Bull
HORATIO, LORD KITCHENER 1ST EARL KITCHENER Reassured by John Bull that all decent British people are behind him as the First World War proceeds Date: 1850 - 1916

WW2 - American Patriotic Postcard - Woman holding Flag
WW2 - American Patriotic Postcard - Woman holding Stars and Stripes Flag, with the caption: These Colors will not run ! She is likely standing on the shore of Lake Michigan. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Can it be true? Churchill Quote
" We shall continue steadfast in faith and duty till our task is done." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister A little farmers boy is delighted that a reluctant hen has finally produced

Spain (1814). La valiente, fiel y constante
" Spain (1814). " La valiente, fiel y constante Espa񡦱 uot; " (The brave, loyal and steadfast Spain). Allegory of the entrance of Fernando VII in Spain. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid

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