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Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Petty Officers and Seamen of the Royal Navy, 1891

Petty Officers and Seamen of the Royal Navy, 1891
Vintage colour engraving of Petty Officers and Seamen of the British Royal Navy, dressed in various styles of military uniform. The Graphic, 1891

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson
Engraving From 1873 Featuring Lord Nelson Who Was An Officer In The British Royal Navy. He Is Missing An Eye And An Arm From Injuries In Battle. Lord Nelson Lived From 1758 Until 1805

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Admiral Horatio Nelson

Admiral Horatio Nelson
Vintage engraving of Horatio Nelson one of Englands great national heros. The victor at Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Portrait of Queen Victoria

Portrait of Queen Victoria
Vintage engraving of a portrait of Queen Victoria. The Graphic, 1887

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: William Hogarth Gin Lane

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: HMS Dreadnought

HMS Dreadnought
1909: British warship HMS Dreadnought. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Dawn Swim

Dawn Swim
22nd February 1933: A 10 year old boy follows his father into the water at Victoria Park, London for an early morning swim

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: The kill at a Victorian fox hunt

The kill at a Victorian fox hunt
The horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Fox And Hounds

Fox And Hounds
November 1851: A Victorian hunting party from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Lancashire Mill Town; Cotton mill worker Alice Nelson sets out for work at the Lilac Mill in Shaw

Lancashire Mill Town; Cotton mill worker Alice Nelson sets out for work at the Lilac Mill in Shaw
Cotton mill worker Alice Nelson sets out for work at the Lilac Mill in Shaw, Lancashire, January 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7474 - Cottons Amazing Recovery - pub

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Spring Forward In London

Spring Forward In London
A railway worker stands on a ladder and changes a clock ahead one hour to begin Daylight Savings (or Summer) time, at Liverpool Street Station, London, early 20th Century. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: British Army Airspeed Horsa Glider Force

British Army Airspeed Horsa Glider Force
circa 1944: Four British Army Airspeed Horsa gliders with their tails detached for unloading and a Waco Hadrian glider all safely landed in a field

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: St Dubhthachs Church or Clachan Duich Cemetery

St Dubhthachs Church or Clachan Duich Cemetery
This ancient church and cemetery overlooks Loch Duich in between Dornie and Shiel Bridge, near A87 Morvich. In the distance to the left is the mountain Beinn Fhada or Ben Attow

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the British Empire in 1837

Map of the British Empire in 1837. At its height, the British Empire was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the British Empire in 1897

Map of the British Empire in 1897. At its height, the British Empire was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Illustration of Elizabethan theatre

Illustration of Elizabethan theatre

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: TT Race Finish

TT Race Finish
28th June 1912: Ed Kickham finishing first at the Isle of Man Junior Tourist Trophy Race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: W Somerset Maugham

W Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), English author and master of short stories. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Maugham Plays Bridge

Maugham Plays Bridge
27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club, contemplates his hand

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Watching Cockfight

Watching Cockfight
A crowd of men watching a cockfighting contest in the Cock-Pit Royal, circa 1735. Original Artwork: By William Hogarth. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Queen Anne of Cleves

Queen Anne of Cleves
Vintage coloured engraving from 1875 showing the costume of Queen Anne of Cleves the wife of King Henry VIII of England [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria

Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband and Prince Consort of Queen Victoria (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861). From " Albert The Good; Scenes in the Life of The Prince Consort"

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: September - Cockney Sportsmen

September - Cockney Sportsmen
A group of Cockney sportsmen, out in the wilds of east London, causing chaos as they try to shoot birds. Even their retrieving dogs would rather fight amongst themselves

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale
Engraving From 1873 Featuring The English Reformer And The Founder Of Modern Nursing, Florence Nightingale. Nightingale Lived From 1820 Until 1910

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Copperplate 17th century arms for Inns of Court

Copperplate 17th century arms for Inns of Court
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes Britannia, an atlas published in 1673

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Ellison and Watson

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Ellison and Watson
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes Britannia, an atlas published in 1673

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Bridge in Burghley Park, Stamford, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840

Bridge in Burghley Park, Stamford, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Bridge in Burghley Park, Stamford, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840 from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Bleak House

Bleak House
Vintage engraving from the works of Charles Dickens. From Bleak House. I m Fly, says Jo. But Fen larksm you know. Stow hooking it!

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the City of Bedford, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of the City of Bedford, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the City of Bedford, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Illustration, Harrier Jump Jet, elevated front view

Illustration, Harrier Jump Jet, elevated front view

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: 16th century timber-framed mansion

16th century timber-framed mansion

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Illustration of English and Welsh archers using cross bows against attacking French army during

Illustration of English and Welsh archers using cross bows against attacking French army during Hundred Years War

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Glastonbury Tor, England, UK

Glastonbury Tor, England, UK

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Looking seawards over cottage rooftops of the fishing village of Staithes, North Yorkshire, England

Looking seawards over cottage rooftops of the fishing village of Staithes, North Yorkshire, England
An elevated view of the fishing village of Staithes, North Yorkshire, England

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: The railway viaduct at Berwick-upon-Tweed, England

The railway viaduct at Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
Royal Border Bridge: 19th Century railway viaduct reflected in the river Tweed, Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Cold Blackfriars Southern Railway Station

Cold Blackfriars Southern Railway Station
18th December 1946: Platform at Blackfriars Southern Railway station covered in thick white frost. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Brighton Seafront

Brighton Seafront
circa 1903: Crowds strolling along the seafront at Brighton, Sussex (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral
Durham, England

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Hadrians Wall, Evening Sunset

Hadrians Wall, Evening Sunset
The evening sunlight catching the wall and Highshield Crags and Crag Lough

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Foxhounds invading a Victorian house

Foxhounds invading a Victorian house
A member of the local fox hunt has followed the foxhounds into a smart house - thankfully, without his horse - where the behaviour of the hounds is causing considerable uproar

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Womens Vote

Womens Vote
1853: A cartoon about the effects of giving women the vote with the ladies candidate being a dashing young man and the mens just the opposite

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Bronte
circa 1840: English novelist Charlotte Bronte (1816 - 1855). Original Artwork: Portrait by Thompson. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Bedlam

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Bedlam
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms 17th century Clegge and Wall

Coat of arms 17th century Clegge and Wall
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blome s

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Elwes and Choke

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Elwes and Choke
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blome s

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of British Isles, lithograph, lithograph, published in 1876

Map of British Isles, lithograph, lithograph, published in 1876
Map of British Isles. Lithograph, published in 1876



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