Poster showing a man smoking a cigarette as he looks over his War Savings Certificates, with caption, "Paid off." Poster no. 101. Title from item.

Poster showing a wounded horse on the battlefield. Title from item. Donations immediately to - Arthur J. Coke, Secretary, 58, Victoria Street, London, S.W.

Poster showing refugees outside a devastated town, gazing up at a Marian apparition, Our Lady of Czenstochowa. Title from item.

Poster showing refugees with children and possessions fleeing past a burning village. Title from item.

Poster showing a soldier smiling. B 3045. - Wt. 9651/2639. 10M. 6/18. E2500. Title from item.

Poster is text only, with small British flag at top. Poster no. 2. W. 8839 12/14. Title from item.

Poster is text only, with small British flag at top. Poster no. 2. No. 4824. Title from item.

Poster showing a soldier standing defiant as a woman and child flee a burning village. Poster no. 19. Title from item.

Poster is text only. Intervening text: The Germans who brag of their "culture" have shown what it is made of by murdering defenceless women and children at Scarborough. But this only strengthens Great Britain's resolve to crush the German barbarians. Germans bombarded Scarborough on 16 December, 1914. Poster no. 29. Title from item.

This course provides an introduction to major political, social, cultural and intellectual changes in Europe from the beginnings of the Renaissance in Italy around 1300 to the outbreak of the French Revolution at the end of the 1700s. It focuses on the porous boundaries between categories of theology, magic and science, as well as print. It examines how developments in these areas altered European political institutions, social structures, and cultural practices. It also studies men and women, nobles and commoners, as well as Europeans and some non-Europeans with whom they came into contact.

This course is an an exploration of British culture and politics, focusing on the changing role of the monarchy from the accession of the House of Hanover (later Windsor) in 1714 to the present. The dynasty has encountered a series of crises, in which the personal and the political have been inextricably combined: for example, George III’s mental illness; the scandalous behavior of his son, George IV; Victoria’s withdrawal from public life after the death of Prince Albert; the abdication of Edward VIII; and the public antagonism sparked by sympathy for Diana, Princess of Wales.

Poster showing a lifeboat at the scene of a foundering ship. Text continues: Buy a flag and help to save the lives of the shipwrecked. You have a relative or friend in the Army or Navy! During the war 562 lives saved from H.M. warships, etc. Nearly 54,000 lives saved since 1824. Supported solely by voluntary contributions. Patrons: His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty Queen Alexandra. Title from item.

Poster showing a lifeboat at the scene of a foundering ship. Text continues: 311 lives saved from H.M. warships, destroyers, seaplanes and other vessels since the outbreak of war. Supported solely by voluntary contributions. Patrons: Their Majesties the King and Queen. Title from item.

Text continues: In the year, 1112 lives saved. In a month, 239 lives saved. In a week, 173 lives saved. In a day, 152 lives saved. 1824 to 1914, 52,526 total saved. Supported solely by voluntary contributions. Patrons: Their Majesties the King and Queen, Her Majesty Queen Alexandra. Poster is text only. Title from item.

The diary that Samuel Pepys (pronounced “peeps,” 1633-1703) kept from 1660 to 1669 is the most famous diary written in the English language. In part this is because Pepys was writing at a fascinating moment, and, living in London and working for the government, he was in a good position to see important historical events take place in real time. Pepys began writing his diary just weeks before the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and he was even on the ship that was sent to bring Charles II back to England. He was an eyewitness to Charles’s coronation, to the Great Fire of London in 1666, to a terrible occurrence of the plague, and to the wars that England fought with the Dutch in that decade, wars that turned out to be crucially important to establishing England as the dominant naval power in the north Atlantic. And as an important figure in the administration of the Royal Navy, he became a participant as well in the machinery of the state.

Poster showing signatures and seals on a treaty, with lengthy text. Text continues: The Treaty of 1839 (which the German Chancellor tore up, remarking that it was only "a scrap of paper") said: "Belgium....shall form an independent and perpetually neutral state. It shall be bound to observe such neutrality towards all other states." Germany has trampled on the Treaty she signed. Can Britons stand by while Germany crushes an innocent people? Poster no. 7. No. 4921-14. Title from item.

Poster showing a robed allegorical figure of womanhood supporting an injured man as she helps him through a doorway, captioned, "Haven." Text continues: You can never repay these utterly broken men. But you can show your gratitude by helping to build this Home, where they will be tenderly cared for during the rest of their lives. Let every woman send what she can to-day to the Lady Cowdray, Hon. Treasurer, The British Women's Hospital Fund, 21 Old Bond Street, W. Patrons: H.M. the Queen & H.M. Queen Alexandra. Reproduced by permission of the Proprietors from Mr. Punch's appeal for the Star & Garter Fund. Title from item.

Poster showing a line of soldiers at attention, flanking a sign which reads, "This space is reserved for a fit man." Poster no. 35. W 12401/328. 10M. 2/15. Title from item.