Punch, October 29, 1881

"Two Forces": Britannia vs. Anarchy. John Tenniel's illustration in Punch underscored the manichean, colonialist images of good and evil: a frightened, vulnerable, and feminized Hibernia has to be protected from the savage, stone-wielding Irish male, representing Anarchy; her protector is none other than a majestic Britannia, wielding the sword of The Law and standing upon the lawless banner of the Irish Land League.

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