Circa 1545, Philip of Hesse . 'The Magnanimous' Landgrav of Hesse 1509-67. He became a leader of the Reformation in Germany 1524, formed the...
The death of Johannes Tserclaes, Count of Tilly . A Flemish general, he was in command of the allied forces of the Catholic League and the Holy Roman...
Circa 1500, Illustrated portrait of Maximilian I , King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, holding a pomegranate symbolising power and wealth. He...
Circa 1500, Johannes Reuchlin . German Humanist, author. Promoted study of Greek and Hebrew, invented 'Reuchlinian' modern pronunciation of Greek,...
Cartoon showing a member of the White League and a member of the Ku Klux Klan joining hands over a terrorized black family.
The Taking of Gibraltar', August 1704, . The Capture of Gibraltar by the forces of the Grand Alliance occurred between 1-3 August 1704 during the War...
Meeting at the Reformers' Tree, Hyde Park', c1890. The Reform League was established in 1865 to press for manhood suffrage and the ballot in Great...
Carlos V En La Batalla De Muhlberg', . Commemorating the victory of Charles V over the Schmalkaldic League at Muhlberg on April 24, 1547. Carlos is...
Caricature ridiculing politician's reactions to British economist, Richard Cobden's philosophy of Free Trade. Cobden was known as 'The Apostle of...
Husband teaches his wife how to use a revolver during the unrest caused by the formation of the Land League which agitated for greater right for...
Illustrated London News - The Irish Land League: Mr Boyton Burning the Duke Of Leinster's Leases On A '98' Pike In The Markey Place of Kildare - pub....
Irish Home Rulers standing in the House of Commons in London, demanding privilege. Inset is a picture of nationalist Michael Davitt , who was...
Process Server is chased by an angry mob which is close behind him as he makes his get away over the fields. Original Publication: Illustrated London...
The town of Worms in Germany. One of the Rhenish towns that joined the League of the Rhine in 1254, a political and economic union which stretched...
Mainz, one of the Rhenish towns that joined the League of the Rhine in 1254, a political and economic union which stretched from Lubeck to Zurich....
Constabulary guarding a government reporter at a 'plan of campaign' meeting, Ireland, 1887. The Plan of Campaign was a strategy adopted by the Irish...
Outside the National Rent Office after the arrest of O'Brien and Dillon, Loughrea, Ireland, 1887. A scene during the Irish Land League agitation....
Police raid on the National Rent Offices at Loughrea, Ireland, 1887. A scene during the Irish Land League agitation. Founded in 1879, with Charles...
Simon Bolivar, 19th century South American revolutionary leader, . Bolivar is known as the 'Liberator' of South America from Spanish rule. The son of...
Charles Stewart Parnell, 19th century Irish political leader, . Parnell was a supporter of the Irish Land League, which campaigned for land reform...
Michael Davitt in the committee room of the Land League, Upper Sackville Street, Dublin, 1891. Davitt was an Irish republican, a social campaigner, a...
Henry I, Duke of Guise and Francis de Montmorency, 1576 . Guise as a general of infantry, and Montmorency as Marshal of France. Henry was the founder...
Henry I, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician, 16th century . Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Guise was one of the instigators of the St...
Louise of Lorraine, the Duke of Guise, Marguerite de Vaudemont and Anne de Joyeuse, 1581 . Louise of Lorraine was Queen consort of Henry III of...
Henry III, King of France, 16th century . Henry came to the throne in 1574. His reign was dominated by the continuing strife between Catholics and...
Charles d'Amboise, Seigneur de Chaumont, French soldier, 16th century . Charles was Governor of Milan during the reign of Louis XII of France and a...
The death of the Prince d'Orange, Florence, Italy, 1530 . Philibert of Chalon, Prince of Orange, commanded the armies of the Holy Roman Emperor...
Mr Bright's vindication of the Queen, . John Bright, British politician, making a speech. Early in his political career, Bright was one of the...
Meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1838 . From Cassell's Illustrated History of England', volume VII .
Meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Newall's Building, Manchester, 1838 . From Cassell's Illustrated History of England', volume VII .
Simon Bolivar, 19th century South American revolutionary, . Bolivar is known as the 'Liberator' of South America from Spanish rule. The son of a...
The Battle of Ravenna, 11 April 1512, . Battle fought by the forces of the Holy League and France, a major battle of the War of the League of Cambrai...
'Strangling the Monster', 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, is seen strangling the three headed monster of the Irish Land League. This...
'Law and Liberty', 1880. Law and Liberty watch the unrest in Ireland. This relates to a conference, held on the 23rd October, at Dublin, at which the...
'Ruffianly Policeman', 1866. 'About to Perpetrate a Brutal and Dastardly Assault on the People.' A member of the police force, a slight and rather...
'No Rough-Ianism', 1866. A clean and respectable artisan tells a vagabond, who is armed with stones and a broken branch, that his type of help is not...
'Conclusive', 1866. Two members of the proletariat discuss their rights to take the air in Hyde Park. A member of the upper class can be seen behind...
Charles Stuart Parnell, 19th century Irish Politician, c1874-1891. Parnell was a supporter of the Irish Land League, which campaigned for land reform...
'The Irish Vampire', 1885. The Irish National League, with the face of Charles Stewart Parnell , shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. Cartoon from...
Procession of the League , Paris, 24 May 1590. Typical soldiers and civic guards armed with pikes and harquebuses leaving Notre Dame. The Catholic...
Simon Bolivar, 19th century South American revolutionary. Bolivar is known as the 'Liberator' of South America from Spanish rule. The son of a...
Richard Cobden, British politician, economist and Lancashire calico manufacturer, c1870. Described as 'the Apostle of Free Trade', Cobden was a...
'Peace Comes to Town', 1913. A figure of a knight, representing Sir Edward Grey , British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 carries the figure of Peace on...
'Prince Charming and the Sleeping Beauty', 1912. Prince Charming, representing Sir Edward Grey British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 prepares to wake...
'The Political 'Robin' Driven By The Severity Of The Times To Seek For Grain'. Cartoon showing a robin with a human face being fed by Cobden as a...
English economist and politician Richard Cobden , known as 'The Apostle of Free Trade' and as a prominent member of the Anti-Corn-Law League.
The town of Bacharach in Germany. One of the Rhenish towns that joined the League of the Rhine in 1254, a political and economic union which...
English economist and politician, Richard Cobden . Cobden was known as 'The Apostle of Free Trade' and was a prominent member of the Anti-Corn-Law...
Antoine de Saint-Chamand, Seigneur de Mery, an unknown lady and Henry IV of France, 1600 . Antoine de Saint-Chamand was a member of the Catholic...
