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Voyage Of The ArgoJason 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
Columbia And ShamrockThe 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)
Clerkenwell BombingThe aftermath of a bombing carried out by Fenian Irish nationalists at Clerkenwell Prison, London, 1867. Twelve people were killed
Harrods Entrance1925: A doorman stands at the entrance to Harrods, the famous London department store in Knightsbridge. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Learning To Swim1871: A Victorian swimming class at Brighton in East Sussex. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1875 The Graphic (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bride And Groomcirca 1858: Bride and groom. She wears a tiered crinoline dress decorated with lace. He is in military uniform. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Waitemata HarbourThe Ferry buildings and quay at Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand, circa 1925. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
GlasgowThe city of Glasgow, circa 1714. Published by Alexander Hogg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Attack On SevastopolFrench 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
Stevensons Home1892: Author Robert Louis Stevensons home at Vailima, Samoa. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Chariot RaceA chariot race at the Circus Maximus, Rome, circa 50 BC. Print after a painting by Professor Alex Wagner. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of WaterlooA 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
Cawnpore MassacreBritish 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)
The Great PlagueThe 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
Great Plague Of Londoncirca 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
First Boat RaceThe Oxford boat on the Thames during first ever Boat Race between between the Oxford and Cambridge university boat clubs, 10th June 1829
A London ThoroughfareLondons Fleet Street, leading to St Pauls Cathedral, 1848. After a drawing by J. W. Archer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Piratescirca 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
Cholera Epidemiccirca 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
Belgrave SquareGrand properties on Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London, circa 1900. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Caribbean PirateFrench 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)
Seven Years WarA 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
Capture Of ChuenpeeThe 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
Garrett ThresherA 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)
London From ClerkenwellLondon as seen from Clerkenwell, in the north of the city, circa 1750. From a view by Canaletto. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tower Of LondonThe Tower of London as seen from the River Thames, 1647. From an engraving by Hollar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Roman CircusA Roman circus, circa 100 AD. Engraving by Huyot from Pougins Dictionnaire du Theatre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pentonville CellA 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
York City WallsThe 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)
Trent Bridge in Nottingham, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Puddling Processcirca 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
Whittingtons GrammarA 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)
Thomas Jeffersoncirca 1802: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), 3rd President of the United States of America (1801 - 1809, founder of the Democratic Republican Party)
Fellside SceneA 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)
Begging TechniquesThree 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
Bloomsbury SlumPoor families in Church Lane, Bloomsbury, London, 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Birmingham Onion FairTraders and customers at the Onion Fair, Birmingham, September 1872. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Park In RioA park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Commissariat DifficultiesCommissariat 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
Karsino22nd 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)
Fighting In The BushThe Kaffir War - Fighting in the Bush, during the Xhosa Wars or Kaffir Wars in South Africa, circa 1877. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Times Of The DayHuguenots 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
Emmigrants DepartIrish emmigrants leaving for Liverpool on board the paddle steamers Nimrod and Athlone, during the Great Famine (aka the Irish potato Famine), Ireland, 1851
Bridge of DeeThe Bridge of Dee at Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland, circa 1900. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victoria Gardens1890: Children playing in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London in 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Abraham Lincolncirca 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)
Finishing Touch1909: A factory girl works on the finishing of a length of gold chain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
RichmondThe 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