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FroggiesThe plague of frogs begins in Egypt, circa 1475 BC. Original Artwork: From Exodus 8: 7. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Despairing WomanClarissa Harlowe from the novel Clarissa, Or The History Of A Young Lady by English author Samuel Richardson (1689 - 1761)
Fallen GiantAn illustration from Gullivers Travels by Irish writer Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745), circa 1730. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
William WordsworthPortrait of the English poet, William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Drury Lane, by Orange Court, London, when it was a crowded slum. By Dore. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Turkish ArmyThe Turkish army approach the Armenian town of Kars. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Military DressSoldiers of the reign of King Henry VI, wearing colourful surcoats over their armour, circa 1447. Original Artwork: Aquatint - pub. 1812 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Military Dress15th century bowman, with horseman and infantryman in armour, circa 1450. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
BrewerA brewer at work making beer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mass MilkingMilk maids milk a long line of cows in a cow shed. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
GatunThe tug boat Gatun passing through Gatun Lock in the Panama Canal at the opening in 1913. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850), American general and the 12th President of the USA. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pugin ChaliceA Fifteenth Century-style holy chalice designed by Pugin and made by the Birmingham firm of J. Hardman and Co, circa 1850
Papal VestmentsPapal vestments, 1839. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Holy ChaliceA Fifteenth Century-style holy chalice designed by Pugin and made by the Birmingham firm of J. Hardman and Co, circa 1850. The chalice is decorated with champ-leve enamels and amethysts
Gold CenserA Fifteenth Century gold censer, or incense-burner, used in the Roman Catholic Church, circa 1470. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bishops ClaspA late Fifteenth-Century gilded leather clasp from a bishops vestments, circa 1570. The clasp is held at the Museum of Darmstadt, Germany. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Holy ChaliceA Thirteenth Century holy chalice made by an Italian craftsman named Guccio for Pope Nicholas IV, circa 1290. The chalice is in silver gilt with enamel decoration and is held at a church in Assisi
Christian PrayerA woman and a boy praying to a statuette of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1842. Engraving by Valerio (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Christian MissionaryA German protestant missionary at work in India, circa 1860. Lithograph by G. McCulloch from a drawing by Captain G.F. Atkinson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Blessing The SeaA priest blessing the sea at Pollet on the Normandy coast, France, circa 1825. Drawn and engraved by Jules Gaildrau (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
William HarrisonAmerican statesman William Henry Harrison (1773 - 1841), who became the 9th President of the United States of America, he served for only one month before dying of pneumonia
Picture Of HealthA little blonde girl sitting on a harbour wall looks through a lifebelt held up by an elderly fisherman, with the slogan Lifebuoy Soap For Preservation of Health. Manufactured by Lever Brothers
Machine DisplayMoving machinery at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London
Going DownA miner being lowered underground by a winch in a tin mine in Cornwall. Original Artwork: Drawing by P Ferat (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hampton CourtWolseys Hall, Hampton Court, Middlesex. Built by Cardinal Wolsey and given by him to Henry VIII in 1525. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Death To The EarlCrowds watching the execution of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Thomas Wentworth, Ist Earl of Strafford (1593 - 1641), 12th May 1641
Barton AqueductA sailing boat being towed by horses over Barton Bridge which carries a canal over a river. Original Artwork: Drawing - Johannes Swertner (1746 - 1813)
Sunday OutingCoaches taking passengers on a Sunday trip up Richmond Hill. One coach horse is refusing to go any further. Original Artwork
Newgate FuneralA funeral service round a coffin in Newgate chapel, London. The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey) was built on the site at the beginning of the 20th century
Kew GardensA view of the Wilderness with the Alhambra the Pagoda and the Mosque in the Garden of Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales at Kew
Chatsworth nestling against a wooded hillside. The original house was demolished and a new one built for William Cavendish, the 1st Duke of Devonshire, between 1695 - 1707
Castle Howard in Yorkshire seen from across the lake. The architects were Sir John Vanbrughand Nicholas Hawksmoor who designed the building for the Earl of Carlisle in 1702
Pretty PollyFrench womens fashions of 1868. The parrot was recommended as an accessory. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Kew Palm HouseThe Palm House at the Botanical Gardens, Kew, Surrey, made of plate glass and iron. In the background is the Chinese pagoda. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paying The PriceA cotton-mill worker being shot, one of two killed in riots in Preston, Lancashire. Soldiers backed up by top-hatted policemen fire on the rioters after the mounted magistrates have read the Riot
A Century Of FashionAn illustration, published in November 1800, comparing mens fashions from 1700 (left) and 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Servants Of The Harem1821: Behind the Bead Curtain a musician, playing a guitar-like instrument with a bow, a dancer and Khouzmat-Kar-Seray, Governess of the Harem (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Good Plain CookOctober 1836: A large, very plain woman holds a chicken on a spit. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
South Americanscirca 1850: Barefoot inhabitants of New Granada, South America. One is carrying a wicker cage of birds on his back and a woman carries a baby papoose style. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hohenlinden3rd December 1800: Battle of Hohenlinden in Bavaria where the French army under General Moreau defeated the Austrians under Archduke John. Original Artist - Denis Auguste Marie Raffet
Bare Essentialscirca 1820: Wearing only a loincloth a native of Dourca Strait, New Guinea with a spear and bow and arrows. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tea Plantation1821: Working in an open-sided hut, plantation workers tread tea in large baskets. Published 1st July 1821 by Ackermanns Repository of Arts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Woman Of Mysterycirca 1850: A woman with a black mask and a headdress of three large blue feathers is wearing a red cloak over a white dress with a floor length collar decorated with cabalistic signs
Charge Of The 21st LancersBritish light cavalry regiment, the 21st Lancers, clears the way to Omdurman in the Sudan, meeting strong resistance from the forces of Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, 2nd September 1898
Celestial BedA depiction of James Grahams Celestial Bed, with the inscription The Celestial Bed with the Rosy Goddess of Health reposing thereon, 1780
Scottish Abroad1815: Curious Parisians try to discover what Scottish soldiers wear beneath their kilts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)