Petition Collection (page 4)

Suffragette Demonstration Buckingham Palace
A line of police stand guard at Wellington Gate when suffragettes attempted to petition the King at Buckingham Palace Date: May 29th 1914

Women Knocked Senseless Suffragette Demonstration
Many women were subjected to extreme police violence as they tried to petition the King at Buckingham Palace on 21st May 1914. Date: May 29th 1914

Shakespeare / Hector(T&c)
Act V, Scene III Cassandra & Andromache plead with Hector not to fight: A: " Consort with me in loud & dear petition, " Date: 1795

King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede
English Barons persuade King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15th June 1215 - illustration from a booklet History and the Mustard Pot for Colmans Mustard. Date: 1215

Cartoon, Patriotic Petitions on the Convention, by James Gillray. Four scenes: The Cockney Petition, The Westminster Petition, The Chelmsford Petition, and The Middlesex Petition

Cartoon, End of the Irish Farce of Catholic Emancipation, by James Gillray. Showing a scene outside Heaven, with St Peter at the gate of Popish Supremacy and a crowd of Catholic priests and clergy

British Orphan Asylum Admission Petition
A printed petition on behalf of orphan John Russell seeking support for his admission to the British Orphan Asylum Admission at Clapham Rise, south-west London

David colour petition. Date: circa late 19th century

China - Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway
Lantern slide of Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway. In 1881 Alexander Findlay Smith first put the project of a Peak Railway into shape

W. S. P. U Handbill Deputation Right of Petition
W.S.P.U Handbill Deputation Right of Petition. W.S.P.U Votes for Women handbill announcing a Deputation to the House of Commons, June 29th 1909, referring to The Bill of Rights

Suffrage N. U. W. S.s Cambridge
Suffrage N.U.W.S.S Cambridge. Members of the Cambridge branch of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies at their weekly stall in the local marketplace

Suffragette Societies Rally to the Cause. Depicts women from various suffrage organisations protesting in front of Asquith

Suffragette Male Suffragist Bravo. A man carrying a large votes for women petition is praised for his support for the cause. Entitled, Male Suffragist

Suffragettes at Buckingham Palace, London
Suffragettes, led by Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, attempting to present a petition to King George V at Buckingham Palace, London. Numerous arrests were made

Religious Reform
Catholicism is associated with the hated Spanish rule : nobles of Brabant petition for religious freedom for all, Calvinists and Catholics alike. Date: 6 April 1566

Third Earl of Roden
ROBERT JOCELYN, third earl of RODEN - Irish peer, depicted pointing to the Petition of Protestants of Ireland. with his autograph Date: 1788 - 1870

Drawings Prints, Print, La politesse Francoise, English, Ladies, Petition, Excellency
Drawings and Prints, Print, La politesse Francoise, or The English Ladies Petition to His Excellency the Mushroom Ambassador, Artist, Subject, Thomas Rowlandson, Jean Balthazar

Rahm Bux Petition Mhow Central India June 1889
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Drawing Roman Emperor Receiving Petition n. d
Artokoloro

ANTI-WAR LEAFLET, 1950. An anti-war leaflet distributed by a communist group in Cleveland, Ohio. Leaflet, 1950

JANE JACOBS (1916-2006). American-Canadian writer and activist. Jacobs at a press conference at the Lions Head Restaurant in Greenwich Village, New York City

PROHIBITION HEARING, 1926. Group of women Prohibition advocates at the New Jersey State Capitol, before a hearing, 12 April 1926

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. The Delegation of Minnesota League of Women Voters on the steps of the national headquarters of the league, with a mile of signatures (43)

SMOOT-HAWLEY TARIFF ACT. Senator Reed Smoot, left, and Representative Willis C. Hawley on the steps of the Capitol with baskets of petitions for reductions in their proposed tariff bill

RUSSIA: REVOLUTION OF 1905. Cossacks riding down unarmed factory workers who had marched to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to petition the Czar, 22 January 1905. Contemporary illustration

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The Eastern Question: Petition Writing before the Seraskeriat or War Office, Constantinople

Source Size = 5030 x 3167
A Petition to Parliament

Trial of the Windsor Election Petition in the Town Hall, Windsor, Uk, 1869

The Westminster Election Petition: Arrival of the Judge and Sheriffs at the Westminster Sessions-House, London, Uk

The Dream of Pope Sergius, c. 1430 (oil on panel)
XOS996675 The Dream of Pope Sergius, c.1430 (oil on panel) by Weyden, Rogier van der (1399-1464) (attr. to); 88.9x80.01 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Flemish, out of copyright

Harley receiving the Legion Memorial (engraving)
XJF957003 Harley receiving the " Legion" Memorial (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Noble Stand, or the Glorious CCIII Sacred to their Immortal Honour down to posterity, c
XJF867953 The Noble Stand, or the Glorious CCIII Sacred to their Immortal Honour down to posterity, c.1733 (etching) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Walpole)

Jean-Louis Forain, The Petition, French, 1852 - 1931, 1906, oil on canvas

The Committee or Popery in Masquerade, after a design conceived by Sir Roger L Estrange
XJF441231 The Committee or Popery in Masquerade, after a design conceived by Sir Roger L Estrange, 1680 (engraving) by English School

A letter from Maria Theresa to King Frederick II asking for his support for the imperial
XPH330355 A letter from Maria Theresa to King Frederick II asking for his support for the imperial election of her husband Francis I

petition by dogs. engraving 1855

Members of the Protestant Association Petitioning, 1718 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF275558 Members of the Protestant Association Petitioning, 1718 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A remonstrance by the Levellers to the House of Commons regarding the imprisonment
XJF206131 A remonstrance by the Levellers to the House of Commons regarding the imprisonment of their leader John Lilburne (c.1614-57) published 1646 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Charles IV (1294-1328) the Handsome receives a plea at court, from Histoire de
KW177744 Charles IV (1294-1328) the Handsome receives a plea at court, from Histoire de France by Colart, published c.1840 (engraving) by French School

A Scotsman Petitioning Charles I (1600-49) (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF129885 A Scotsman Petitioning Charles I (1600-49) (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Jan Bogaert Willemsz, print maker: Jan van de Velde II, Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Samuel Ampzing, 1629

Not So Very Unreasonable, Eh?, cartoon from Punch Magazine, 1848 (engraving)
XJF105422 Not So Very Unreasonable, Eh?, cartoon from Punch Magazine, 1848 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Declaration and Standard of the Levellers, April 23 1649 (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF105391 The Declaration and Standard of the Levellers, April 23 1649 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Republican Oath being signed in blood and singing The Marseillaise, c
XIR101771 The Republican Oath being signed in blood and singing The Marseillaise, c.1792 (gouache on paper) by Lesueur Brothers, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904. The Blood-Written Petition, 1904

JOHN TRUMBULL: PROPOSAL. John Trumbulls proposal to raise funds to install a print of his painting of the Declaration of Independence in the Rotunda of the Capitol

MIDDLESEX PETITION, 1769. Frontispiece to the Middlesex Petition, 1769, showing a deputation presenting the petition to King George III

SIEUR DE LA SALLE (1643-1687). French explorer. La Salle petitioning Louis XIV for permission to explore the Mississippi, 1678. Painting by Howard Pyle, 1905

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"Voices Unsilenced: The Power of Petition" In the annals of history, few acts have proven as influential and empowering as the act of petitioning. From Emmeline Pankhurst's valiant efforts to secure women's suffrage to the Chartists' demand for political reform, petitions have been a catalyst for change throughout time. One iconic moment etched in our collective memory is that fateful day on May 21, 1914. Emmeline Pankhurst, a fearless English woman-suffrage advocate, stood outside Buckingham Palace with unwavering determination. Her goal? To present a petition to King George V himself. Yet her noble endeavor was met with resistance; she was arrested amidst the echoes of her plea for equality. This black-and-white photograph captures the essence of that historic event—a testament to Mrs. Pankhurst's unwavering spirit and her fight against societal norms that sought to confine women within narrow boundaries. But this struggle did not begin or end with Mrs. Pankhurst alone. Centuries earlier, Gerrard Winstanley penned a letter on behalf of the Diggers at St. , imploring Lord Fairfax for justice and land rights during an era marked by social inequality. The fight for equal rights extended beyond gender disparities too—coal miners fought tirelessly alongside women and children in their quest for fair treatment and improved working conditions during coal crises in England. Even ancient civilizations recognized the power behind petitions—the Stela of User from Egypt stands tall as evidence that people have long used written appeals to voice their grievances and seek redress from those in power. From one generation to another, we witness how ordinary individuals can come together under common causes—such as campaigning for more nursery places or demanding jobs—as exemplified by children advocating through petitions or participants marching en masse during People's March for Jobs in 1981, and are not merely ink on paper—they are the embodiment of hope, unity, and resilience.