Neutrality Under Difficulties mb-artist Charles_Edwin_Gwilt Bird's-eye view of the Royal

Bird's-eye view of the Royal Hospital

Paternoster Row

Jack Fossett and Maureen the elephant at Belle Vue to promote the 1983 Belle Vue Circus 2nd September 1983

and an omnibus

Royal Academy of Arts in Somerset House

Neutrality Under Difficulties mb-artist Charles_Edwin_Gwilt Bird's-eye view of the Royal'Neutrality Under Difficulties', 1876. The Conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, sits comfortably in a chair, whilst Britannia urges him to look up from his book at the fighting in the Bulgaria. This relates to the recent conflicts involving Turkey that had culminated in a Bulgarian uprising. In reply to a question in the House, Disraeli had said that the government had not received any official confirmation of the atrocities apparently