Swear Collection (#2)

The Legionnaires Swear Vengeance For The Death Of Viriato 140 Bc (612 Roman)

Quote From Vintage Greeting Card With Floral Illustrations

Proclamation of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). Engr
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). President of the United States. Proclamation of President Cleveland. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1885. Colored

French satirical cartoon - criticism of Second Boer War (1899-1902). The British army is pictured as ranks of cloned mules

Fealty to King Richard I
Robin Hood and his Merry Men kneel before King Richard I and swear their loyalty to him

Jacob requiring an oath from his son Joseph to bury him in Canaan - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 47.31. 1787

Caricature of Howard Paul, American writer and performer
Caricature of George Henry Howard Paul (1830-1905), American writer, playwright, comic actor and theatre manager, active in the UK

Clergy Attacked by Mob
Clergy who refuse to swear loyalty to the Revolution gather in the church of the Theatines, but a mob breaks in and overturns the altar and other furnishings. Date: circa 1791

French Conscripts 1911
French conscripts, about to serve their period of military service, swear loyalty to their country at a war memorial at Messigny, near Dijon Date: 1911

Cornish Gorsedd, Sword of Arthur, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony at St Just in Cornwall. The Gorseth Kernow (Gorsedd of Cornwall)

Lord Mayor taking the oath in court, 1890, by Sydney P. Hall
The Lord Mayor taking the oath in the court of the Lord Chief Justice. Date: 1890

JUAN CARLOS I of Spain (1938). King of Spain from 1975. The Cortes Generales proclaimed Juan Carlos King of Spain. 22/11/1975

When Women Vote Weddings. Poor old Tom at the altar has to swear to obey (his) wife faithfully in everything. A young lady cries, I m the best man

Plate inscribed When the ell is it goin to be strawberry with a cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959). Bairnsfather Ware

Plate inscribed Gott strafe this barbed wire, WW1
Plate inscribed Gott strafe this barbed wire with a cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959). Bairnsfather Ware

OWEN D. YOUNG (1874-1962). American lawyer and corporate executive. Photographed while Chairman of the Board of General Electric

Philippe VI (1293-1350) de Valois renders homage to Edward III (1312-77) of England
KW177745 Philippe VI (1293-1350) de Valois renders homage to Edward III (1312-77) of England but only as Duke of Aquitaine, from Histoire de France by Colart

Charles II (823-77) the Bald and his brother Louis the German make treaty at Strasbourg in 842
KW177720 Charles II (823-77) the Bald and his brother Louis the German make treaty at Strasbourg in 842, from Histoire de France by Colart, published c.1840 (engraving) by French School

BENJAMIN BUTLER (1818-1893). American soldier and politician. Opening of the Butler Campaign in Massachusetts. Cartoon by Joseph Keppler depicting Butler as a swearing sailor, 1879

Gentleman crashes on his bicycle and utters a loud... " Mark of exclamation!" Date: circa 1940s

Adoption of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791. King Stanislaus Augustus entering St Johns Cathedral to swear in the new national constitution

Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy
William of Normandy is left with the impression that Harold Godwinson has sworn an oath of fealty in relation to the succession to the English throne. Date: 1064

Czech politicians, Old Town Square, Prague
Czech politicians taking the ceremonial oath of the Czechoslovak forces, in Old Town Square, Prague. From left to right they are: Udrzal, Scheiner, Klofac, Habrman. 8 November 1918

Alberich & Hagen
Act two : Alberich makes his son Hagen swear revenge on Siegfried

Bradlaugh Triumphs
In 1881 he is ejected as an MP because as atheist he refuses to swear an oath invoking God: in 1888 he successfully intro- -duces a bill permitting MPs to make a simple affirmation

Gallic Chiefs
In the face of Roman invasion, chiefs of the Gallic tribes swear mutual aid

Tennis Court Oath Sworn
SERMENT DU JEU DE PAUME Shut out from the Assembly, the Third Estate meet in the tennis court, and swear the TENNIS COURT OATH to create a just Constitution

Grisons League
Swiss leaders swear to uphold the League of the Grisons

Cortes and Men 1519
The Conquistadores swear their allegiance to Cortes and agree to continue their conquest of Tenochtitlan (Mexico), shouting " To Mexico ! To Mexico !"

Polish Kossinieri
Members of a patriotic secret society, the KOSSINIERI (literally, the scythers) swear to fight for the freedom of Poland against the hated Russians who rule them

Soviet Allegiance Oath
Soviet pilots swear their oath of allegiance

Barons Oath at Bury
The barons swear to achieve their liberties, at Bury St. Edmunds

Rossini / Tell / Trio
The celebrated trio from Act Two in which Tell, Walter and Arnold swear to free Switzer- land from the Austrian yoke, which they will do before the final curtain falls

Rossini / Tell / Liebig 3
Act Two: Tell, Walter and Arnold swear to free Switzerland from the Austrian yoke; the cantons gather in support. Date: first performed 1829

Carasco Beats Quixote
He is finally beaten by his friend Sanson Carasco, who makes him swear not to take up arms again for a year

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