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A fearful woman (Britannia) is encouraged by three British politicians to resist the invading fleet of France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.

Sir Robert Walpole as Jack in 'Jack and the beanstalk'; representing his domination by the giants Spain and potentially France in the 'War of Jenkin's Ear'. Engraving by C Mosley, 1739.

The Entente Cordiale: Marianne (a woman representing France) is chasing away a frog on which is written "Anglophobia"; King Edward VII and President Émile Loubet shaking hands in the background. Ink drawing by A.S. Boyd, ca. 1903.

The politics of grand strategy : Britain and France prepare for war, 1904-1914 / Samuel R. Williamson, Jr.

King Charles II greeting his sister, Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans.  Etching and engraving by W. Bromley, 1804, after T. Stothard.

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The Entente Cordiale: Marianne (a woman representing France) is chasing away a frog on which is written "Anglophobia"; King Edward VII and President Émile Loubet shaking hands in the background. Ink drawing by A.S. Boyd, ca. 1903.

The politics of grand strategy : Britain and France prepare for war, 1904-1914 / Samuel R. Williamson, Jr.

A fearful woman (Britannia) is encouraged by three British politicians to resist the invading fleet of France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.

King Charles II greeting his sister, Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans. Etching and engraving by W. Bromley, 1804, after T. Stothard.

Sir Robert Walpole as Jack in 'Jack and the beanstalk'; representing his domination by the giants Spain and potentially France in the 'War of Jenkin's Ear'. Engraving by C Mosley, 1739.