The Next Invasion Finish:Single With a dedication to Matthew

With a dedication to Matthew Wood

Barrels wait on the wharf

View of the south front of the Bank of England with a street scene and horse-drawn carriages

Unicorn Hotel in Weobley

17th May 1956

The Next Invasion Finish:Single With a dedication to Matthew'The Next Invasion', 1860. 'Landing of ther French (Light Wines) and Discomfiture of Old General Beer'. Earlier in February, England and France had committed themselves to the Treaty of Commerce. Under the terms of the Treaty, Britain could import French wines more cheaply, and this cartoon depicts Old General Beer, a rotund and florid man riding a cask of home brewed. He is looking in dismay at the advancing ranks of militant French wine bottles. Old