Title

The Blackthorn Mania'

Description

Belfast Telegraph 1912 - Sketch entitled 'The Blackthorn Mania', reproduced with special permission of Punch magazine. The image depicts a chaotic scene in the House of Commons. Characters featured in the scene include the Conservative Party leader Andrew Bonar Law, Lloyd Georgem Churchill and Asquith. The text reads: 'Is it in order for the right honourable gentleman to bring these bludgeons into the House'.

Theme

War Art and Poetry