Keeping the Ring mb-artist William_Birch Saint Christopher

Saint Christopher

Partial view of St Katherine Cree and the Aldgate watch house

1st Earl of Orford (Second Creation)

'Ph-pps The Fortunate'

with all our soul

Keeping the Ring mb-artist William_Birch Saint Christopher'Keeping the Ring', 1876. Turkey, brandishing a sword, is beset on all sides by the dogs of war, Servia, Montenegro, Herzegovina and Bosnia. In the background are all the European powers, amongst them Russia and Germany. At the far right, John Bull and Mr Punch represent the British. This relates to the Eastern Conflicts presently involving Turkey and the Balkan States. Recently, Prince Milan of Servia had joined his army to fight for Servian