Abolishing Collection

The Last Caliph, Abdul Majid II (1868-1944) Deposed from the Throne by the Ankara
CHT196218 The Last Caliph, Abdul Majid II (1868-1944) Deposed from the Throne by the Ankara Assembly, from Le Petit Journal, 1924 (colour litho) by French School

Chinese men having their pigtails cut off, 1911
Abolishing the badge of servitude, Chinese men having their pigtails publicly cut off. The pigtail was of Manchu origin, and enforced when the dynasty conquered China in 1627

Cartoon From A 1917 Edition Of Punch Magazine Congratulating King George V Of England For Abolishing German Titles Held By Members Of The British Royal Family

A Good Riddance, George V sweeps away German titles
A Good Riddance. King George V abolishes the German titles held by members of the British royal family. A royal proclamation on 17th July 1917 declared that the House of Saxe-Coburg

One result of abolishing the canteen. Illustration shows an intoxicated African American soldier shooting handguns in a street in front of The Red Eye Hotel where another soldier is being thrown out

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Britannia set me free: From the Ottoman Caliphate to Italian prisons, the abolition of chains and titles marked significant reforms in history. Abolishing the Ottoman Caliph Abdul Majid II from the throne in 1922, The Last Caliph, was just the beginning. In the West, King George V swept away German titles in 1917, while Chinese men bid farewell to their pigtails in 1911. And let us not forget the petition for abolishing the slave trade, as Swift's Gulliver sang in his plaintive ditty. The illustration of a freed slave from Gulliver's Travels and the cartoon from Punch Magazine celebrate these victories. One result the canteen in prisons? A step towards human dignity and freedom.