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Background image1 2 Collection: Voyage Of The Argo

Voyage Of The Argo
Jason and the Argonauts, heroes from Greek mythology set out in to win the Golden Fleece, circa 1200 BC. Dedicated to Arthur Herbert, Earl of Torrington and Baron of Torbay

Background image1 2 Collection: Columbia And Shamrock

Columbia And Shamrock
The Columbia outstrips the Shamrock I to win the Americas Cup, October 1899. An engraving after Seppings Wright from Cassells Illustrated History of England. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Clerkenwell Bombing

Clerkenwell Bombing
The aftermath of a bombing carried out by Fenian Irish nationalists at Clerkenwell Prison, London, 1867. Twelve people were killed

Background image1 2 Collection: Harrods Entrance

Harrods Entrance
1925: A doorman stands at the entrance to Harrods, the famous London department store in Knightsbridge. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Learning To Swim

Learning To Swim
1871: A Victorian swimming class at Brighton in East Sussex. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1875 The Graphic (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Bride And Groom

Bride And Groom
circa 1858: Bride and groom. She wears a tiered crinoline dress decorated with lace. He is in military uniform. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Waitemata Harbour

Waitemata Harbour
The Ferry buildings and quay at Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand, circa 1925. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Glasgow

Glasgow
The city of Glasgow, circa 1714. Published by Alexander Hogg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Attack On Sevastopol

Attack On Sevastopol
French and British warships of the Allied fleet begin their attack on the city of Sevastopol (Sebastopol), the base of the Russian Tsars Black Sea fleet, during the Crimean War, October 1854

Background image1 2 Collection: Stevensons Home

Stevensons Home
1892: Author Robert Louis Stevensons home at Vailima, Samoa. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Chariot Race

Chariot Race
A chariot race at the Circus Maximus, Rome, circa 50 BC. Print after a painting by Professor Alex Wagner. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Battle Of Waterloo

Battle Of Waterloo
A plan of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, which saw the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by an allied force led by the Duke of Wellington and Prince Gebhard von Blucher, 18th June 1815

Background image1 2 Collection: Cawnpore Massacre

Cawnpore Massacre
British captives are killed by rebel sepoys during the massacre at Bibighar, in the besieged city of Cawnpore (now Kanpur), during the Indian Rebellion (also known as the Indian Mutiny)

Background image1 2 Collection: The Great Plague

The Great Plague
The angel of death presides over London during the Great Plague of 1664-1666, holding an hourglass in one hand and a spear in the other. Published in The Intelligencer, 26th June 1665

Background image1 2 Collection: Great Plague Of London

Great Plague Of London
circa 1665: Two gentlemen come across the body of a young woman lying in the street during the Great Plague of London. The epidemic killed 20 per cent of Londons population between 1665 and 1666

Background image1 2 Collection: First Boat Race

First Boat Race
The Oxford boat on the Thames during first ever Boat Race between between the Oxford and Cambridge university boat clubs, 10th June 1829

Background image1 2 Collection: A London Thoroughfare

A London Thoroughfare
Londons Fleet Street, leading to St Pauls Cathedral, 1848. After a drawing by J. W. Archer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: The Pirates

The Pirates
circa 1850: A young man stands on a barrel to play a violin while pirates sprawl on deck armed to the teeth and in the background an American ship comes to the rescue of delighted captives

Background image1 2 Collection: Cholera Epidemic

Cholera Epidemic
circa 1850: The inhabitants of Granada in Spain build bonfires to disinfect the streets during an outbreak of cholera. Original Artist: By W H Overend, from a sketch by Mr H Stanier

Background image1 2 Collection: Belgrave Square

Belgrave Square
Grand properties on Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London, circa 1900. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Caribbean Pirate

Caribbean Pirate
French pirate Pierre Francois attacks and boards the Spanish Vice Admiral, which is defending the pearl fleet off Colombia, circa 1660. By W. H. O. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Seven Years War

Seven Years War
A representation of various events of the Seven Years War in North America, 1755. The French coat of arms is eclipsed by the British, and Britannia receives the locals as her subjects

Background image1 2 Collection: Capture Of Chuenpee

Capture Of Chuenpee
The British attack and capture Chuenpeh, an island on the Pearl River in southern China, at the start of the First Opium War, circa 1839. Engraving by H. Adlard after a drawing by Thomas Allom

Background image1 2 Collection: Garrett Thresher

Garrett Thresher
A diagram of a threshing machine by Garrett, 1851. Original publication: Illustrated London News, pub 23rd August 1851 (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: London From Clerkenwell

London From Clerkenwell
London as seen from Clerkenwell, in the north of the city, circa 1750. From a view by Canaletto. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Tower Of London

Tower Of London
The Tower of London as seen from the River Thames, 1647. From an engraving by Hollar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: A Roman Circus

A Roman Circus
A Roman circus, circa 100 AD. Engraving by Huyot from Pougins Dictionnaire du Theatre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Pentonville Cell

Pentonville Cell
A single cell, furnished with a suspended bed and a loom for day work, in Pentonville Prison, London, 1850. Prisoners were subjected to solitary confinement under the separate system operated at

Background image1 2 Collection: York City Walls

York City Walls
The medieval city walls around the old part of York in North Yorkshire, with York Minster in the background, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Trent Bridge

Trent Bridge in Nottingham, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Puddling Process

Puddling Process
circa 1860: A puddling furnace and shinging hammer. The Puddling process introduced by Henry Cort, which made possible the production of refined bar-iron with coke

Background image1 2 Collection: Whittingtons Grammar

Whittingtons Grammar
A teacher and pupils depicted on the title page of Whittingtons Grammar, an early modern school text, published in York in 1516. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson
circa 1802: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), 3rd President of the United States of America (1801 - 1809, founder of the Democratic Republican Party)

Background image1 2 Collection: Fellside Scene

Fellside Scene
A stereoscopic image of two men and a woman sitting by a moorland stream, circa 1857. (Photo by William Grundy/London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Begging Techniques

Begging Techniques
Three types of British beggar. At top left is a soap-eater of the Elizabethan period, who would eat soap in order to froth at the mouth, while feigning a fit to gain sympathy

Background image1 2 Collection: Bloomsbury Slum

Bloomsbury Slum
Poor families in Church Lane, Bloomsbury, London, 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Birmingham Onion Fair

Birmingham Onion Fair
Traders and customers at the Onion Fair, Birmingham, September 1872. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Park In Rio

Park In Rio
A park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Commissariat Difficulties

Commissariat Difficulties
Commissariat difficulties during wet weather in Kadikoi, on the road from Balaklava to Sevastopol, during the Crimean War, circa 1855. A lithograph by Day & Son after E. Walker and W. Simpson

Background image1 2 Collection: Karsino

Karsino
22nd June 1913: Londons newest riverside resort, the Karsino, situated on Taggs Island on the River Thames. It was founded by music hall impresario Fred Karno. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Fighting In The Bush

Fighting In The Bush
The Kaffir War - Fighting in the Bush, during the Xhosa Wars or Kaffir Wars in South Africa, circa 1877. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Times Of The Day

Times Of The Day
Huguenots leave the French Church in Hog Lane, in the St Giles area of London (later part of Soho), 1736. An engraving of Noon from the Four Times of the Day series of paintings by William Hogarth

Background image1 2 Collection: Emmigrants Depart

Emmigrants Depart
Irish emmigrants leaving for Liverpool on board the paddle steamers Nimrod and Athlone, during the Great Famine (aka the Irish potato Famine), Ireland, 1851

Background image1 2 Collection: Bridge of Dee

Bridge of Dee
The Bridge of Dee at Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland, circa 1900. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Victoria Gardens

Victoria Gardens
1890: Children playing in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London in 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
circa 1860: American statesman Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), 16th president of the United States of America from 1861 to 1865. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Finishing Touch

Finishing Touch
1909: A factory girl works on the finishing of a length of gold chain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1 2 Collection: Richmond

Richmond
The cobbled square at Richmond, showing some of the weathered stone houses in this famous Yorkshire town, circa 1910. This is the biggest market place in the county, if not in England



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