Political Event Collection (#8)

The election riot at Hawick, Scottish Borders, 1837 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

A mass meeting outside Fort Vigilant, Sacramento, California, 1856 (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
A mass meeting outside Fort Vigilant, Sacramento, California, 1856 (1937). The meeting was held on 14 June 1856 to endorse the Acts of the Vigilance Committee

Napoleon Bonaparte (1721-1818) dissolving the Council of Five Hundred, 1845. Artist:s Freeman
Napoleon Bonaparte (1721-1818) dissolving the Council of Five Hundred, 1845. Napoleon enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Prince Edward (1894-1972), the future King Edward VIII, with Sir Charles Cust, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
Prince Edward (1894-1972), the future King Edward VIII, with Sir Charles Cust, 1908. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948), American lawyer and politician, 1926. Hughes was a lawyer and Republican politician from the State of New York

King Richard II resigning the crown to his cousin Bolingbroke, 1399, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The second general election of 1924 (1935). From The Royal Jubilee Book 1910-1935 [Associated Newspapers Ltd. London, 1935]

Document confirming the abdication of Kaiser Wilhel II of Germany, 9 November 1918 (1935). From The Royal Jubilee Book 1910-1935 [Associated Newspapers Ltd. London, 1935]

General Bartolome Maso (1830-1907), c1910. Maso was a Cuban politician and patriot for Cuban independence from the colonial power of Spain; and later President of the Republic in Arms

Lt. General Jose Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896), Cuban Army of Independence, c1910
Lt. General Jose Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896), second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence, c1910. Known to fellow Cubans as the Bronze Titan (Spanish: El Titan de Bronce)

General Modesto Diaz (1826-1892), Major General of the Cuban Liberation Army, c1910
General Modesto Diaz (1826-1892), born in the Dominican Republic he became Major General of the Cuban Liberation Army. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

General Calixto Garcia Iniguez (1839-1898), general during the Cuban War for Independence, c1910
General Calixto Garcia Iniguez (1839-1898), general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence, c1910

General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez (1833-1886), Cuban President, c1910. Garcia was a general in the Cuban Ten Years War and later a Cuban President who was assassinated by the Spanish after the war

Fernando Figueredo (1846-1929), Cuban Patriot and journalist, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Donato Marmol, one of the primary leaders in the Cuban liberation movement, c1910
General Donato Marmol (1843-1870) one of the primary leaders in the Cuban liberation movement, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Attack on a fort, January 1897, (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Tower at Colon, 1871 (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Agustin Cebreco, c1910
General Agustin Cebreco (1855-1924), Major General during the Cuban Wars of Independence. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Emilio Diaz Moreu, c1910
Emilio Diaz Moreu (1879-), Spanish soldier and politician, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

General Fitzbugh Lee, c1910
General Fitzhugh Lee 1835-1905), c1910. Fitzhugh Lee was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat

Explosion on the SS Maine, 1898, (c1910)
Explosion on the USS Maine, 1898, (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Letter from Alfonso XIII to Tomas Estrada Palma, c1910. Artist: King Alfonso XIII
Letter from Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, to Tomas Estrada Palma, first President of Cuba, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Cabinet of Alfredo de Zayas, c1910
The Cabinet of Alfredo de Zayas (1861-1934), c1910. Alfredo de Zayas was a Cuban lawyer, poet and political figure, c1910

Lt. General Jose Maceo (1845-1896), second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence, c1910
Lt. General Jose Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896), second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence, c1910. Known to fellow Cubans as the Bronze Titan (Spanish: El Titan de Bronce)

Great demonstration at the Reformers Tree in Hyde Park, London, mid 19th century. The tree was burnt down during the reform league riots in 1866

Declaring the result of the poll during the general election, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1880

The meeting between the Roman Ambassador, Popillius, and King Antiochus, Egypt, c18th century. Gaius Popillius Laenas was sent as an envoy to prevent a war between Antiochus IV Epiphanes of

Balliol surrendering his crown to Edward I of England, 1296. Artist: J Rogers
Balliol surrendering his crown to Edward I of England, 1296. In 1292, Edward I was asked to arbitrate in the selection of the King of Scotland in order to prevent a dynastic war breaking out between

Edward VIII at the time of his abdication, 11 December 1936, (1937). King Edward (1894-1972) ruled for less than a year, abdicating in order to marry an American divorcee

Richard II Abdicates, 1399, (c1850). King Richard II abdicated the throne on September 29th, 1399. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Liberty Leading the People 28th July 1830 (1900). Delacroixs famous depiction of the events of the July Revolution in Paris in 1830 that led to the abdication of King Charles X of France

The adieux at Fontainebleau, France, 20 April 1814 (1900). The defeat at the Battle of Leipzig and the subsequent invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleons abdication on 11 April

Mr Gladstone at Leeds, late 19th century. The Banquet in the old Cloth Hall. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Charles Albert of Sardinia, King of Sardinia, 1836. Carlo Alberto (1798-1849) was the King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849 when he abdicated after his forces were defeated by the Austrian army at

Louis Philippe arrives at Newhaven, 1848, (1900). Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was King of France from 1830 until 1848 when he abdicated in favour of his young grandson

Attack on the Bastille, 1789, (1845). The Bastille was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine. On the morning of 14 July 1789, a crowd advanced on the Bastille

The Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1854, (1886). Artist: WJ Smedley
The Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1854, (1886). The Eureka Stockade was a miners revolt in 1854. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

Um dieses Banner düfen die Unabhängigen sich scharen. Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Joseph Keppler
Um dieses Banner dufen die Unabhangigen sich scharen. Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

The marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, 1937
The marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, 3 June 1937

Lenin haranguing deputies of the 2nd Soviet Congress, Smolny Palace, St Petersburg, 1917. This meeting on 26 October 1917, the day after the storming of the Winter Palace

The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Start, 1886. On the left at the starting line is the Grand Old Man of politics, the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone

Stalin and Lenin, Russian Bolshevik revolutionary leaders, Moscow, Russia, 1919. Stalin (1879-1953) and Lenin (1870-1924) at the VIII Congress of the Russian Communist Party

King Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1862. Artist: Joseph Albert
King Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1862. Ludwig I (1786-1868) ruled Bavaria from 1825 until 1848, when he abdicated in favour of his son, Maximilian

Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th January 1900

Enrolment of Russian volunteers for Madagascar, St Petersburg, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Enrolment of Russian volunteers for Madagascar, St Petersburg, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th April 1895

The Enrolment of Volunteers, 22nd July 1792, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st December 1895

The Salon of Abdication, Fontainebleau, 1875. Artist: JB Allen
The Salon of Abdication, Fontainebleau, 1814, (1875). Napoleon abdicates at the Chateau de Fontainebleau in France

Procession to Hambach Castle on 27th May 1832
Procession to Hambach Castle, Germany, 27 May 1832. In 1832 the people of the Palatinate met at Hambach in protest at the repressive rule of their Bavarian rulers

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