Images Dated 25th March 2014

Noah's Ark improved, or an attempt to land in the teeth of the wind, Holland, William

Noah's Ark improved, or an attempt to land in the teeth of the wind, Holland, William, active 1782-1817, en sanguine engraving 1790, British satire on Charles Stanhope's Toleration Bill of 1789 which was an attempt to remove the yoke of religious obligations on persons seeking public office (cf. Test and Corporation Acts). Despite the fact that a person seeking a position in the clergy was bound by the same obligations, the clergy was opposed to passage of Stanhope's bill, as is shown in this image in which two bishops, standing on shore, prevent Stanhope and his Ark, filled with three sacks bearing labels pertaining to the Penal Laws, from landing

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Italy, Piedmont, Turin, Savoy royal residence Castello del Valentino on square Piazza Castello

Italy - Piedmont Region - Turin. Savoy royal residence Castello del Valentino on the square Piazza Castello (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997)

© DEA / C. SAPPA

Architecture, Building Exterior, Built Structure, Castello Del Valentino, Day, Fountain, Historic, Horizontal, Italy, Outdoors, People In The Background, Piazza Castello, Piedmont, Savoy, Savoy Royal Residence, Town Square, Travel Destinations, Turin, Unesco World Heritage Site

Italy, Veneto, Verona, Palazzo del Comune o della Ragione, Scala della Ragione staircase

Italy - Veneto Region - Verona (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2000) - 12th century Palazzo del Comune o della Ragione (ancient Town Hall). Detail, the Scala della Ragione staircase, 1447

© DEA / W. BUSS

12th Century, 15th Century, Architecture, Building Exterior, Built Structure, Day, Detail, Facade, Historic, Italy, No People, Outdoors, Palazzo Del Comune O Della Ragione, Scala Della Ragione, Staircase, Stairs, Town Hall, Travel Destinations, Unesco World Heritage List, Veneto, Verona, Vertical