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Lovely satire of Charles James Fox and Prime Minister #Pitt, #London 4th March 1797 - Fox is seen as he devil behind a recently failed French invasion force, but #Pitt (calling to mind the fate of the Spanish Armada) declares that Britain will not be taken

Meet Auntie Peg, a seemingly harmless old lady who loves cats, but NO - behind this pleasant facade sits an accomplished and cunning forger who tried to blackmail the Duke of Marlborough, #London March 4th 1791

#greatunderstatements
Henry Wellesley (1st Lord Cowley), brother of the Duke of #Wellington, was rendered a laughing stock after his wife Charlotte very publicly ran off with Lord Paget in 1810.
His memoirs describe the entire event in 5 words:
'It was a domestic occurrence'

@psimonk @wanstead_meteo @CuddefordTim Here's a peace offering featuring traffic congestion near Whipps Cross in April 1819 at the height of the new-fangled velocipede (cycling) craze

Another load of (would-be) cobblers from #London February 7th 1803
Four posh ladies are hard at work in a handsome room, seated on shoe-maker's benches with trays of tools beside them, whilst their foot-man serves hot chocolate

Highbury Barn, in #Islington; a once popular place of entertainment, is the subject of this lovely donkey sheltering in the shade, near #London c.1775

Here's George, aka 'The Donkey Man' from #London (1836)

London Bridge is Falling Down...

Well, not exactly - it's being demolished as this snapshot from #London on January 24th 1832 reveals

A satire from January 22nd 1826 echoing what was extinguished in #Ireland after the Good Friday Agreement, and that #TheresaMay would do very well to avoid re-visiting #Brexit

Forget #DancingOnIce - Here is some dancing with lice (in this sleazeball's hair) in a #London ballroom, January 20th 1800