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"Voices of Discontent: A Historical Journey through Complaints" Step into the past and explore the diverse range of complaints that have echoed throughout history

Background imageComplaint Collection: Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshir

Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshir
A formal complaint by Richard Brown, master of the Chipping Norton workhouse, against casual ward inmate Charles King who had refused to perform the work demanded of him. Date: 1904

Background imageComplaint Collection: Garçon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier

Garçon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
Garcon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ca?... 1841. Garcon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ca?...vous n'entendez pas vos interests; il fallait le faire couver

Background imageComplaint Collection: Of what do you have to complain?, 1836. Creator: Auguste Raffet

Of what do you have to complain?, 1836. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Of what do you have to complain?, 1836

Background imageComplaint Collection: Jacob Rees- Mogg, aged 12. Picture shows a young Jacob Rees- Mogg

Jacob Rees- Mogg, aged 12. Picture shows a young Jacob Rees- Mogg, one of Britians youngest shareholders. He is pictured at home

Background imageComplaint Collection: List of complaints and demands addressed to King Louis XVI (1754-93

List of complaints and demands addressed to King Louis XVI (1754-93
ARH179935 List of complaints and demands addressed to King Louis XVI (1754-93) by the parish of Taverny, April 1789 (pen & ink on paper) by French School

Background imageComplaint Collection: Kingscott Ltd Advertisement Illustration

Kingscott Ltd Advertisement Illustration
An advertisement illustration for Kingscott Ltd, a commercial art company, the image portrays a boy delivering some drawings, accompanied with his complaint! Date: circa 1939

Background imageComplaint Collection: A consultation hour in the Sebastianeum, spa hotel, in Bad Woerishofen, Bavaria, Germany, 1880

A consultation hour in the Sebastianeum, spa hotel, in Bad Woerishofen, Bavaria, Germany, 1880, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, complaint, complaints, consultation, consultations, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, disease

Background imageComplaint Collection: At the Sickbed, Mother Watching at the Bedside of the Sick Child, 1881, France, Historic

At the Sickbed, Mother Watching at the Bedside of the Sick Child, 1881, France, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, arts, bed, beds, building, buildings, children, clinic, clinical centre, complaint, complaints, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, disease, diseased, diseases

Background imageComplaint Collection: Bei der Dorfsybille, Prophetin, 1881, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original

Bei der Dorfsybille, Prophetin, 1881, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, america, american, complaint, complaints, digital, digitally, disease, diseased, diseases, ecological, ecologically, ecology, environmental, europe's, female

Background imageComplaint Collection: St. Rosalie in Intercession for the Plague Sufferers of Palermo, 1624, Sicily, Italy, Historical

St. Rosalie in Intercession for the Plague Sufferers of Palermo, 1624, Sicily, Italy, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, angel figure, angel figures, angels, artists, arts, belief, believer, believers, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, character, complaint, complaints, contagious

Background imageComplaint Collection: Cholera in Palermo, 1835. Men in uniform pick up a corpse in the street and place it on a cart

Cholera in Palermo, 1835. Men in uniform pick up a corpse in the street and place it on a cart, Sicily, Italy
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, center, centers, centre, cities, city center, city centre, complaint, complaints, contagious, contemporary, copy

Background imageComplaint Collection: Monastic Life in England (engraving)

Monastic Life in England (engraving)
1057655 Monastic Life in England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monastic Life in England)

Background imageComplaint Collection: Oh That Corset After the Opera, c. 1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473262

Oh That Corset After the Opera, c. 1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473262
473263 Oh That Corset After the Opera, c.1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473262) by Rau, William Herman (1855-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageComplaint Collection: Medieval survivals in Abyssinia (colour litho)

Medieval survivals in Abyssinia (colour litho)
2809312 Medieval survivals in Abyssinia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval survivals in Abyssinia)

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, Woman complains about dress size Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman complains about dress size Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, Hotel guests complaint Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Hotel guests complaint Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, Hotel guest and landlady - Seek and ye shall find Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Hotel guest and landlady - Seek and ye shall find Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, Woman complains to hotel manager Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman complains to hotel manager Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, Hotel guests complaint

Comic postcard, Hotel guests complaint Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, Difficulty milking a cow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Difficulty milking a cow Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, gardener complaining

Comic postcard, gardener complaining Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl and shopkeeper

Comic postcard, Little girl and shopkeeper Date: 20th century

Background imageComplaint Collection: Oh That Corset After the Opera, c. 1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473263

Oh That Corset After the Opera, c. 1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473263
473262 Oh That Corset After the Opera, c.1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473263) by Rau, William Herman (1855-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageComplaint Collection: A motorist accused of speeding in a French village (colour litho)

A motorist accused of speeding in a French village (colour litho)
2795849 A motorist accused of speeding in a French village (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A motorist accused of speeding in a French village)

Background imageComplaint Collection: The Gorton Party Attacked at Shawomet

The Gorton Party Attacked at Shawomet
The Gorton party attacked at Shawomet; a line of soldiers from Massachusetts fire towards a block-house, at Shawomet, in order to capture and bring Samuel Gorton to court in Boston

Background imageComplaint Collection: WW1 - Comic Postcard - K-Nut in a tuxedo

WW1 - Comic Postcard - K-Nut in a tuxedo
WW1 - Before conscription into the army was introduced, a certain class of young men existed, for whom everything was " too much bally trouble" or " too much fag." They were

Background imageComplaint Collection: Exanthemata, from Traite Theorique et Pratique des Maladies de la Peau

Exanthemata, from Traite Theorique et Pratique des Maladies de la Peau
CHT235025 Exanthemata, from Traite Theorique et Pratique des Maladies de la Peau by Pierre Francois Olive Rayer (1793-1867) 1835 (coloured engraving) by French School

Background imageComplaint Collection: Letter to his father, Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni, at Florence

Letter to his father, Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni, at Florence
KDC441041 Letter to his father, Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni, at Florence, contradicting a rumour of his death and complaining that he has not been paid by the Pope for 13 months, written from Rome

Background imageComplaint Collection: Free sitters grumble most at the play, 1931 (colour litho) (see also 498206)

Free sitters grumble most at the play, 1931 (colour litho) (see also 498206)
498207 Free sitters grumble most at the play, 1931 (colour litho) (see also 498206) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageComplaint Collection: Petition to the Directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company on behalf of

Petition to the Directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company on behalf of
NUL175168 Petition to the Directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company on behalf of an employee dismissed due to failing eyesight, 1861 by English School

Background imageComplaint Collection: Relating his Grievances (colour litho)

Relating his Grievances (colour litho)
IL388037 Relating his Grievances (colour litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageComplaint Collection: Cartoon depicting a young girl suffering from indigestion

Cartoon depicting a young girl suffering from indigestion
5308970 Cartoon depicting a young girl suffering from indigestion by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a young girl suffering from indigestion)

Background imageComplaint Collection: The peacocks complaint (engraving)

The peacocks complaint (engraving)
3624892 The peacocks complaint (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The peacocks complaint. Illustration for Aesops Fables (Bliss Sands, 1897)

Background imageComplaint Collection: Man complaining about his meal to a waiter (colour photo)

Man complaining about his meal to a waiter (colour photo)
3094394 Man complaining about his meal to a waiter (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man complaining about his meal to a waiter)

Background imageComplaint Collection: The Cows Complaint (engraving)

The Cows Complaint (engraving)
5212974 The Cows Complaint (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cows Complaint. Illustration for The British Workman (1873).); © Look and Learn

Background imageComplaint Collection: Man paying off a farmer whose cow he has just shot (colour litho)

Man paying off a farmer whose cow he has just shot (colour litho)
5999944 Man paying off a farmer whose cow he has just shot (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man paying off a farmer whose cow he has just shot)

Background imageComplaint Collection: Bathers at the seaside (colour litho)

Bathers at the seaside (colour litho)
3096376 Bathers at the seaside (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathers at the seaside)

Background imageComplaint Collection: The complaint of the licensed victuallers, 1641 (engraving)

The complaint of the licensed victuallers, 1641 (engraving)
3629256 The complaint of the licensed victuallers, 1641 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The complaint of the licensed victuallers, 1641)

Background imageComplaint Collection: The Nymph Lampetia making complaint to Apollo (colour litho)

The Nymph Lampetia making complaint to Apollo (colour litho)
3634336 The Nymph Lampetia making complaint to Apollo (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nymph Lampetia making complaint to Apollo)

Background imageComplaint Collection: A Touch at the Times, caricature of the French blockade

A Touch at the Times, caricature of the French blockade
CHT170420 A Touch at the Times, caricature of the French blockade, March 1805 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageComplaint Collection: I Want to Vote, But My Wife Won t Let Me, 1909

I Want to Vote, But My Wife Won t Let Me, 1909
3742849 I Want to Vote, But My Wife Won t Let Me, 1909 by English School, (20th century); (add.info.: An English suffrage movement postcard showing a man doing domestic chores)

Background imageComplaint Collection: How the Influenza gave a Young Doctor a Rise in his Profession (engraving)

How the Influenza gave a Young Doctor a Rise in his Profession (engraving)
1047089 How the Influenza gave a Young Doctor a Rise in his Profession (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageComplaint Collection: North East Festivals Alan Hutchinson of Sunderland who is complaining about

North East Festivals Alan Hutchinson of Sunderland who is complaining about the quality of souvenirs he got the Tyneside Beer Festival 24 April 1973

Background imageComplaint Collection: A customer with a complaint

A customer with a complaint
A man complains in a restaurant about his plate being cold

Background imageComplaint Collection: Relating His Grievances, late 19th-early 20th century, (1922). Creator: Arthur David McCormick

Relating His Grievances, late 19th-early 20th century, (1922). Creator: Arthur David McCormick
Relating His Grievances, late 19th-early 20th century, (1922). 17th century scene in a tavern. From " Bibbys Annual 1922", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, London, 1922]

Background imageComplaint Collection: Letter from Viscount Thomas Wentworth to James Hay, 27th August 1633. Artist: Thomas Wentworth

Letter from Viscount Thomas Wentworth to James Hay, 27th August 1633. Artist: Thomas Wentworth
Letter from Viscount Thomas Wentworth to James Hay, 27th August 1633. Letter written from Dublin by Wentworth, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to James Hay, Earl of Carlisle

Background imageComplaint Collection: Man smoking a pipe, early 17th century

Man smoking a pipe, early 17th century. A family group, with the father with a pipe producing much smoke while his wife and children seem to be raising objections



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"Voices of Discontent: A Historical Journey through Complaints" Step into the past and explore the diverse range of complaints that have echoed throughout history. From a Workhouse Master's grievances in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire to an intriguing Kingscott Ltd Advertisement Illustration, each complaint tells a unique story. Transport yourself to 1880 Bavaria, Germany, where a consultation hour at the Sebastianeum spa hotel reveals hidden frustrations. Witness the emotional scene of "At the Sickbed, " as a mother anxiously watches over her sick child in 19th-century France. Delve into German folklore with "Bei der Dorfsybille, " offering a glimpse into prophetic complaints from another era. Experience St. Rosalie's intercession for plague sufferers in 1624 Palermo, Italy - an evocative image digitally restored from its original form. Travel back further to witness the horrors of cholera outbreak in Palermo during 1835; men clad in uniform solemnly carry corpses on carts through Sicilian streets. Uncover ancient medical practices with a representation of trepanation in Ancient Egypt - showcasing both curiosity and complaint within historical healthcare systems. Marvel at Jacob Rees-Mogg's youthful portrait at age twelve, capturing his early presence before becoming a prominent figure today. Discover Psoriasis' visual depiction from Robert Willan's book published in 1808 - shedding light on medical understanding centuries ago. Finally, immerse yourself in demands addressed to King Louis XVI during tumultuous times. These captivating glimpses into various forms offer us insight into human nature across time and cultures. Join us on this journey through history as we unravel tales woven by dissatisfaction and longing for change – reminding us that voicing our concerns has always been an integral part of society's evolution.