Image of the week: ‘The Tree of Liberty – with the Devil tempting John Bull’ by James Gillray (1798)
James Gillray’s (1765-1815) hand-coloured etching was originally published by Hannah Humphrey (1745-1818) in 1798. It would have been…
Image of the week
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Image of the week: Charles Bradlaugh’s struggle and triumph
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Image of the week: Ajita Kesakambali, ancient Indian materialist and one of the Six Heretics
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Image of the week: celebrating the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the Butcher of Tehran
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