The First Lesson! phone box 'The Blue Devils'

'The Blue Devils'

from London Bridge'

11th November 1964

Topsail barge under sail on the Thames

Church of St Giles without Cripplegate

The First Lesson! phone box 'The Blue Devils''The First Lesson!', 1859. 'Not so Bad for a Beginner!' In this cartoon, Liberty in the role of a schoolmistress helps a childish Napoleon III to write the word 'Amnesty' on the blackboard. All around are the accoutrements of the playroom, including a toy sword and a battered and broken drum. In mid August 1859, the army that had accompanied Napoleon III to Italy made a triumphal entry into Paris. In honour of the occasion, Napoleon issued an amnesty