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Cartoon, Agriculture -- The Real Unprotected Female -- a satirical comment on the Free Trade policy, which was benefiting the country, but in which the agricultural districts had not yet taken part
Oil in DorsetThe drilling rig of the Broadbench no. 1 on the edge of the cliffs near Kimmeridge in Dorset. Oil had been found there by the B.P. Exploration Company about 1800 ft in limestone. Date: 1959
Cartoon, A Chip of the Old Block -- Sir Robert Peel introduces his eldest son (Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet, 1822-1895, who became an MP the following year) to Mr Punch. Date: 1849
Cartoon, A Dip in the Free Trade Sea -- satirical comment on the Conservative governments announcement that they did not intend to return to the policy of Protectionism
Halfway House, Kennsington 1850Exterior of Halfway House, Kennsington
Cartoon, Hercules Tearing Theseus from the Rock to which he had grown -- a satirical comment on Sir Robert Peels intention to oust the Whig government under Lord Melbourne
Cartoon, The Political Chameleon -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to change his partys allegiance from Protectionism to Free Trade in anticipation of an approaching General
Cartoon, The Queen, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert PeelCartoon, The Queen, Prince Consort, Lord John Russell, and Sir Robert Peel. A comment on the resignation of Peel as Prime Minister (27 June), and his replacement by Russell (three days later). 1846
Cartoon, The Political Cheap-Jack -- Benjamin Disraeli, portrayed as a conman at a country fair, wooing his Buckinghamshire constituents during the General Election campaign, summer 1847. 1847
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Nuns Priests Tale, a mock heroic story about a cockerel named Chanticleer (Chauntecleer), his wife Pertelote, and a wily fox. Date: 1845
The Year of the Poets -- Let Winter Come, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject by Spenser, Burns and others. Date: 1845
The British Valhalla -- The Wars and Conquests in France. Depicting the Countess de Montfort (Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany) waiting for help to arrive, and saluting Sir Walter Manny
Sailors listening to a Canta-Storia, Naples, ItalySailors listening to a Canta-Storia, a long narrative song, on the quay at Naples, Italy, with Vesuvius smoking in the background. Date: early 19th century
View of St Martins Cathedral, Utrecht, NetherlandsView of St Martins Cathedral and other buildings in Utrecht, Netherlands. Date: circa 1845
Country people dancing the Tarantella, Italy, originating from Naples. Date: early 19th century
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Franklins Tale, a romantic story set in Brittany, about a couple, Dorigen and Arveragus, who decide that their marriage will be an equal one
Binnenhof and Vyverberg Square, The Hague, NetherlandsView of the Binnenhof and Vyverberg Square, The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands. Date: circa 1845
The British Valhalla -- Magna Carta. Showing the Barons taking the Oath on the altar at Bury St Edmunds, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, showing the Charter at St Paul s. Date: 1214
Kensington Gardens, Round PondVictorian men, women and children enjoying a afternoon in Kensington Gardens. Date: circa 1850s
CHILDREN / ROUND POND 1908Edwardian children sailing model boats on the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: 1908
BLACK LION, CHELSEAThe Black Lion, Church Street, Chelsea, London. Date: 1820
Street trade - muffin manMuffin man coming round on Sunday would balance them on a tray on his head, ringing a large bell, calling out Muffins... Muffins.... Date: Circa 1905
Oil in DorsetNight photograph of the 80 ft high B.P. Exploration Companys drilling rig near Kimmeridge in Dorset where a show of oil had been encountered at a depth of about 1800 feet in limestone in
The British Valhalla -- Magna Carta -- King John signs it at Runnymede, surrounded by the Barons. Date: 1215