Stern men with drawn swords closed in upon him mb-code BK002140 has foiled many an able

has foiled many an able politician from all parties over the years

From the Vale of Tombs

Mr Curtis Bennet listening to Christabel Pankhurst's speech from the dock

A British wiring party going up to the trenches

Golden Temple

Stern men with drawn swords closed in upon him mb-code BK002140 has foiled many an able'Stern men with drawn swords closed in upon him', 1605, (1905). The Gunpowder Plot; Guy Fawkes is discovered in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament. Illustration from Our Island Story by H E Marshall, published by T C & E C Jack Ltd, (London and Edinburgh, 1905). The book gave a very biased and pro British view of history.