Paris Thomas Wolsey Behind the two politicians are

Behind the two politicians are the Indian Tiger and the British Lion

with a figure

View of London and the River Thames from under Westmister Bridge

Map of London during the Saxon period

Peter Thomson

Paris Thomas Wolsey Behind the two politicians are'Paris, 1870'. France, armed and in full armour, mans her country's defences. At France's feet can be seen a number of contemporary newspapers, and a fool's cap. This relates to the Franco Prussian war of 1870. The French had suffered a number of heavy defeats at the hands of the Prussians. However, French newspapers had carried a number of stories applauding French victories and so the news of the Prussian advances was cause for much excitement and