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Background imagePolitics Collection: Bastille Under Siege

Bastille Under Siege
1789: The Bastille under siege by troops during the French Revolution. Below: The ground plan. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Chapman (pub. 15th September 1798 by J Wilkes)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Port Said Paratroopers

Port Said Paratroopers
British Paratroopers dug in on the Canal Road in Port Said, 12th November 1956. The Egyptian position is 500 yards from this point. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Train Lounge

Train Lounge
1st January 1918: The lounge of an American Army Ambulance Train at St. Pancras. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: HMS Indefatigable

HMS Indefatigable
circa 1912: The warship, HMS Indefatigable, at sea. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Ambulance Train

Ambulance Train
1st January 1918: An American Army Ambulance train at St. Pancras. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Avro Lincoln

Avro Lincoln
7th September 1948: An Avro Lincoln on display at the Farnborough Air Show. It is a heavy bomber, and has an experimental turbo propeller engine fitted in its nose

Background imagePolitics Collection: Belfast March

Belfast March
July 1920: Members of the Protestant Orange Order march through Shaftesbury Square in Belfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: HMS Dreadnought

HMS Dreadnought
July 1909: The warship HMS Dreadnought. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Off To sea

Off To sea
August 1922: Battleship HMS Hood leaving Plymouth passes the pier. (Photo by Gill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: All Purpose Bomber

All Purpose Bomber
circa 1945: Three United States TBM Avenger bombers soar above clouds over the Pacific, World War II (1939-1945). The TBM, first known as the TBF Avenger

Background imagePolitics Collection: Houses Of Parliament

Houses Of Parliament
July 1958: The Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge from the South Bank over the River Thames, London. (Photo by Holmes/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Flight Deck

Flight Deck
Plane taking off from the American aircraft carrier Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt
1941: American statesman and the 32nd President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: League of Nations / United Nations Building Geneva

League of Nations / United Nations Building Geneva
Exterior view of the Former League of Nations building and current United Nations Building in Geneva Switzerland

Background imagePolitics Collection: Trooping Rehearsal

Trooping Rehearsal
circa 1930: A rehearsal for the Trooping the Colour ceremony at the Horse Guards Parade, London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Gladstones House

Gladstones House
circa 1890: Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, North Wales, home of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Air Pageant

Air Pageant
circa 1927: A line of aeroplanes awaiting rehearsals for Hendon Air Pageant. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Captured Plane

Captured Plane
9th November 1918: On display at the Lord Mayors Show - a German Pfalz plane, shot down near Arras on 17th October 1918. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Anzacs March

Anzacs March
April 1919: Members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, commonly known as Anzacs marching through London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Food Convoy

Food Convoy
9th May 1926: Guarded by armoured cars and troops, a food convoy passes through Poplar after leaving Londons East India dock on its way to Hyde Park Depot during the General Strike

Background imagePolitics Collection: Here Comes Haig

Here Comes Haig
January 1919: The Jan Beydell in dazzle camouflage bringing Sir Douglas Haig in to port and to the reception committee awaiting him on the quayside. (Photo by A. R)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Dreadnought

Dreadnought
July 1909: Battleship, HMS Dreadnought. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Conservative Van

Conservative Van
10th December 1907: A Conservative Party van during electioneering in the provinces. The slogan reads; Socialism Denies Liberty. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Womens Trade Union

Womens Trade Union
circa 1913: Suffragettes carrying the banner of the Womens Trade Union League of New York on a Labour Day Parade through the city. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Working For Suffrage

Working For Suffrage
circa 1913: A crowd of women representing the various professions on a Womens Suffrage Movement parade through New York City. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Japan Surrenders

Japan Surrenders
2nd September 1945: An American air display in the sky over the USS Missouri on VJ Day. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imagePolitics Collection: 19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration

19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration
Illustration promoting votes for women with hand drawn lettering

Background imagePolitics Collection: French satirical cartoon - Victor Henri Rochefort

French satirical cartoon - Victor Henri Rochefort
Vintage engraving of a French satirical cartoon, of Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Lucay. 1831 to 1913. Henri Rochefort et sa patronne la bonne Sainte Pelagie

Background imagePolitics Collection: Rich man strives to rise, by the poor mans labour

Rich man strives to rise, by the poor mans labour
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, The Rich man strives to rise, by the poor mans labour

Background imagePolitics Collection: Victorian satire on capitalism and labour

Victorian satire on capitalism and labour
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on capitalism and labour. A greed capitalist boss carried on the backs of his workers. 1890

Background imagePolitics Collection: Flag of the Pacific Island Forum, International Organization of Pacific island countries

Flag of the Pacific Island Forum, International Organization of Pacific island countries

Background imagePolitics Collection: US Capitol Building, Capitol Hill, Washington DC

US Capitol Building, Capitol Hill, Washington DC
US Capitol Building and Capitol Dome, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, USA

Background imagePolitics Collection: The Capitol Washington

The Capitol Washington

Background imagePolitics Collection: Antique map of Algeria and Tunisia

Antique map of Algeria and Tunisia

Background imagePolitics Collection: William Hogarth Four Humours of an Election Canvassing for Votes

William Hogarth Four Humours of an Election Canvassing for Votes
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Humours of an Election. They illustrate the election of a member of parliament in Oxfordshire in 1754

Background imagePolitics Collection: Antique map of Persia and Arabia 1730

Antique map of Persia and Arabia 1730
Original antique copper engraved map by H. Moll, titled Persia Sive Shahistana, published in 1747 for the Universal History (London, T. Osborne & J. Shipton, 8 vols. 1747)

Background imagePolitics Collection: Silence, a la fin, les mauvais polissons

Silence, a la fin, les mauvais polissons
Vintage french satirical cartoon. Silence, a la fin, les mauvais polissons ! Laissez-moi travailler et ne faites pas de moi tous les voisins ! silence at the end, evil pranks

Background imagePolitics Collection: Caricature of General Emile Zurlinden

Caricature of General Emile Zurlinden
Vintage Caricature of General Emile Zurlinden. French Minister of War between 5 September 1898 and 17 September 1898

Background imagePolitics Collection: The Fool makes money when the wise man begs

The Fool makes money when the wise man begs
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, 19th Century. The Satires of Cynicus. The Fool makes money when the wise man begs; Just so - It was a goose that laid the golden eggs

Background imagePolitics Collection: Lord Palmerston - Victorian engraving

Lord Palmerston - Victorian engraving
Head and shoulders portrait of Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), who was British Prime Minister from 1855-1858 and 1859-1865

Background imagePolitics Collection: Lobby of the House of Commons

Lobby of the House of Commons
The Lobby of the House of Commons, London, during the 1870s. The old Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire in 1834 and the current buildings were designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin

Background imagePolitics Collection: Interior of the House of Commons before 1834

Interior of the House of Commons before 1834
The interior of the House of Commons, London, before 1834 when the old Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire. The current buildings were designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin

Background imagePolitics Collection: James Lawrence famous American naval officer

James Lawrence famous American naval officer
James Lawrence (1781 - 1813) was an American naval officer. An image of an original engraving from the " National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans" published in 1862

Background imagePolitics Collection: Abbott Lawrence famous American businessman and politician

Abbott Lawrence famous American businessman and politician
Abbott Lawrence (1792 - 1855) was a prominent American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. An image of an original engraving from the " National Portrait Gallery of Eminent

Background imagePolitics Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Council held by the Rats

La Fontaines Fables - Council held by the Rats
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Council held by the Rats

Background imagePolitics Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Richard Dowse

Vanity Fair Print of Richard Dowse
Victorian caricature of Richard Dowse, by Ape. 1824 to 1890 an Irish politician, barrister and judge, reputed to be the wittiest orator of his time

Background imagePolitics Collection: Oliver Cromwell (XXXL)

Oliver Cromwell (XXXL)
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell(1599-1658) engraved by W.Holl ( 1807-1871) and published by A.Fullarton and Co in 1870.Restored by Pictore.Similar portraits from my portfolio:

Background imagePolitics Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian General

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian General
Portrait of Giueseppe Garibaldi engraved by W Holl (around 1880).Now in the public domain



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