Paris Thomas Wolsey Map of London during the

Map of London during the Saxon period

View showing building work in the foreground

February 1982

Peter Thomson

Chauffeurs are standing by the cars

Paris Thomas Wolsey Map of London during the'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