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England Expects
Admiral Horatio Nelsons flagship HMS Victory being towed into Gibraltar and also shown moored at Portsmouth. Also shown are the semaphore flags with which Nelson signalled his fleet before the battle

Flea Circus
circa 1900: Publicity for Professors Kontilis Wonderful Romanian Flea Circus, which involves fleas performing ballet, fighting a duel, walking the tightrope and drawing carriages

Lobster Jockey
circa 1880: A mouse rides a lobster on this Victorian Christmas greetings card. The card wishes the recipient Paix, Joie, Sante, Bonheur or Peace, Joy, Health and Happiness

Poaching
Two poachers with a sack. At their feet their lurcher dogs and the corpses of several hares. Original Artwork: Artist - Henry Alken (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Curlew
circa 1800: The Curlew, a wading bird named after its plaintive whistling cry. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gordon Highlander
1794: A Gordon Highlander in his regimental uniform and holding a gun and bayonet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Samurai Visitor
Two geishas receive a visiting samurai, Japan, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Byrons Burial Place
circa 1850: The church at Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, where English poet (Lord) George Byron (1788 - 1824) is buried. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Great Exhibition
Waiting for Queen Victoria to arrive at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace. The glass and iron building was designed by Joseph Paxton and initially erected in Hyde Park, London

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)

Cricket Bats
circa 1890: An illustration of a variety of types of old cricket bats. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dancing Fairies
circa 1900: A German print illustrating a scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, showing dancing faries. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Afghan War II
Circa 1880: British troops in occupied Kabul in 1879 during the period of British Imperial rule in India. (Photo by John Burke/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

William Wordsworth
circa 1840: The English poet, William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Porcelain Works
circa 1850: Workers labour at the royal porcelain works, Worcester. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Kings Shilling
A cartoon entitled Beating Up for Recruits shows a soldier accompanied by a drummer dangling a bag of coins in front of a group of farm labourers to entice them into the army with the promise of good

Clod Crusher
1848: A farmer works the land with Crosskills Clod-Crusher, drawn by three horses. Original Artist: By J W McLea and J Bower. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Klondike Actresses
A group of actresses crossing the Dyea River heading for the new boom towns, after gold is discovered in the Klondike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Stage Coach Travel
Two cartoons by Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827) showing on the left, a coach and passengers outside The Dolphin inn at Greenwich, London

Red Geranium
circa 1850: A rich red Pelargonium imogen (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Albatross
circa 1800: An Albatross, a large-winged sea bird capable of long flights. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Saints
circa 1850: The four patron saints of Great Britain, (from left to right) St Patrick of Ireland, St George of England, St Andrew of Scotland and St David of Wales on a drunken spree

Irish Jig
1906: Irish villagers dancing a traditional Irish Jig. Original Publication: The OULD IRISH JIG Then a fig for the new fashioned waltzes imported from Spain and from France

Nuns Habits
Various types of habit worn by French nuns, circa 1850. Lithograph by Charpentier (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Midsummer Night
circa 1900: A German print illustrating a scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, showing Bottom asleep and Puck removing the asses head, with Titania and Oberon and faries watching

Grim Reaper
A poor man being visited by an apparition on his death bed. Original Artwork: By John Leech for Punch - Vol IN:I (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dressing Rooms
A work by William Hogarth, (1697 - 1764), of a theatre dressing-room, one of his modern moral subjects, circa 1735. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Original Polka
circa 1860: A moustachioed young man and a girl in long braids dance the original polka on page one of Julliens Celebrated Polkas, dedicated to Mr E Coulon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Scots Greys
circa 1850: An officer of the 2nd Royal Regiment of Dragoons, the Scots Greys, leading the charge into battle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Indian Tent
1851: India No 1 at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Needle Gun Plan
circa 1850: A blueprint of the Prussian needle-gun and the Snider-Enfield rifle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Overground Train
17th June 1876: New York elevated street train in the 19th century (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Self-Trimming Saloon
1875: A cross section of the Bessemer Saloon Steamer which contains the self-trimming saloon designed by inventor and engineer Sir Henry Bessemer, and its lavish interior design

Medieval Dress
A woman of the Ursin family during the reign of King Charles VI, circa 1420. She is wearing a rich brocade, fur-trimmed jacket over a red woollen dress, and a large headdress

Chief Tatanka Yotaka or Sitting Bull (c.1834 - 1890), who led the Sioux in their resistance against the settlers before touring America as part of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show

Railway Juggernaut
The railway juggernaut of 1845. Original Publication: Punch Cartoon - Vol 9 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Walking Dress
circa 1900: A toilette de promenade, consisting of a red fur trimmed jacket over a bell-shaped black skirt. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Milk Maid
circa 1813: A woman selling milk in the street from pails carried on a yoke. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Yoke Of Oxen
circa 1880: A yoke of oxen will plough one acre in a day, or draw one ton and a quarter for a distance of 20 miles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ready For The Ball
1866: A victorian fashion plate from La Mode Illustree, showing two ladies in extravagant hooped ballgowns. Published in Paris, 1866 Vict 0102 79 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace
1851: Crowds outside the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Original Artwork: Drawing and lithograph by Augustus Butler

Paddington Station
18th July 1912: Passengers at Paddington Station, London, boarding special trains bound for the Kings garden party at Windsor. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Health Foods
17th June 1970: Baldwinss heath shop a collection of 600 dried herbs and spices. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Delhi Palace
A view of Delhi from the RIver Yamuna (Jumna) showing the Kings palace. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Diamond Jubilee
22nd June 1897: Queen Victoria arrives at St Pauls Cathedral for her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mansion House
7th March 1863: Huge crowds outside the Mansion House welcome Princess Alexandra of Denmark, the future bride of The Prince of Wales, on her arrival in Britain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Trafalgar Square
7th March 1863: Crowds fill Trafalgar Square to watch the procession of Princess Alexandra of Denmark who has arrived in Britain to marry the future King Edward VII

Palace Exterior
circa 1850: Buckingham Palace and courtyard, in which the Marble Arch, moved into position in 1847, is situated. It was positioned when the English architect Edward Blore

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