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Leon Trotsky / Iln 1920LEON TROTSKY or LEV DAVIDOVICH BRONSTEIN Russian Communist leader in 1920, at the height of his popularity as the Peoples Commissar for War
Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, was one of the first womens colleges in England, when it was opened by Queen Victoria in 1886. Designed by W.H. Crossland for T. Holloway
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Defending the hospital against the Zulu attack
Aston Villa FcASTON VILLA An early Team Picture
Apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, which took place on 21 August 1879. Fifteen people of different ages saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary, St Joseph, St John the Evangelist
Four of the Eddystone LighthousesEngraving of the four Eddystone Lighthouses. From left to right: the first lighthouse (1699) built by Henry Winstanley; the second lighthouse (1708) built by John Rudyerd; the third lighthouse (1759)
Lumley Castle / 1879Lumley Castle, County Durham
Bernadette / Anon PhotoBERNADETTE SOUBIROUS French visionary and saint as a nun at Nevers
Harlaxton Manor / LincsHarlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire
Sunday in Gin PalaceSunday afternoon in a London gin-palace
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Lieutenant-Colonel Russell and his men arrive at the garrison to find that Bromhead, Chard and their men have held out against a massive Zulu attack the previous day
Salmo stomachicus, or Gillaroo, also known as Gizzard Trout, a variety of trout inhabiting Lough Melvin, Ireland. Date: 1879
Albert Einstein in 1922
Alnwick Castle / NorthumbeAlnwick Castle, Northumberland Date: 1879
Trotsky at DeskLEON TROTSKY Russian statesman, at Brest- Litovsk 1918
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Chard and Bromhead with their men, the morning after the Zulu attack had been withstood
Natal Native Contingent (NCC) armed with assegaisPhotograph of members of the Natal Native Contingent (NCC) armed with assegais (short spears) and shields, 1879 (c). The NNC was formed in 1878 to bolster the defences of the British colony of Natal
Variety Theatre, Monte SaldoEnglish born Monte Saldo 1879 - 1949 (real name A. M. Woolaston). Strong-man, Gymnast and also an artists model. Here he is photographed in various statuesque classical poses as well as in the more
American Indians. Sitting Bull, Chief of the SiouxPortrait of Sitting Bull with elaborate feathered head dress reaching to the ground. Sitting Bull lead the resistance against the Americans which culminated in the defeat of General Custer
The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)After the Battle of Isadhlwana. A description by Lieutenant Crealock reads, Day waned and the night hung over the hill, when we reached the last ridge, beyond which lay what had been our camp
The Zulu war. Lord Chelmsfords retreat from Isandhlwana theLord Chelmsford surveying the damage after the Battle of Isandlwana. The battlefield strewn with corpses is in the foreground, Isandhlawana Hill is in the distance, as are the Zulu impi (warriors)
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Soldiers and natives fighting
Earths CrustCross-section of the solid crust of planet Earth Date: 1879
The Zulu Wars. Zulu method of advancing to the attackLarge war party of Zulus with shields and spears held in front of them, including one with a rifle, running into battle
Queen Victoria travelling over the Tay bridgeQueen Victoria crossing the Tay Bridge, Dundee. Later that year the Tay bridge collapsed while a train was crossing resulting in the deaths of 75 people
Ripley Castle / Yorks / 1879Ripley Castle, Yorkshire Date: 1879
Albert Einstein 1921ALBERT EINSTEIN German physicist in 1921
Cartoon / Zulu War / PunchA LESSON Punch comment on the British defeat; the lesson - despise not your enemy
Zulu War Britannia 1879British Imperialism symbolically represented at the time of the Zulu War
Gabriel Masselin, WaiterGabriel Masselin served as a waiter at the Grand-Vefour, Paris, for over thirty years. Date: 1879
Trotsky in 1920LEON TROTSKY Russian statesman, haranguing soldiers in 1920
Officer of Royal Regiment of Artillery (1879) in undress uniform with sword and undress sabretache. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
American Indians. Sitting Bull addressing a meeting of braveSitting was an inspirational Sioux Chief, who together with Crazy Horse, defeated Custer and tried to prevent the American Indians being forced into reservations
Colonel Redvers Buller at Inhlobane, Zulu War, 1879Illustration showing Colonel (later General) Sir Redvers Henry Buller (1839-1908) (centre, on horse) rescuing Captain D Arcy during a skirmish with Zulu warriors on Inhlobane Mountain, 1879
Frances Ridley HavergalFRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL writer, at age 9
Zulu / Surrender 1879The end of the Zulu War - the surrender of native chiefs to Sir G. Wolseley. They sit together on the plains and hold a peace conference
Astor as 1st Woman MpNANCY, LADY ASTOR Vicountess Astor, standing between Lord Balfour and Lloyd George, becomes the first woman MP, 1919
Claire ClairmontCLAIRE CLAIRMONT stepdaughter of William Godwin, and mother of Byrons daughter Allegra
James Clerk MaxwellJAMES CLERK MAXWELL physicist
Kimbolton Castle / 1879Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
The Zulu war. Sir Garnet Wolseleys camp at Ulundi. Zulus coFollowing the Zulu defeat at Ulundi, Zulu capital and place of their ancestors, Garnet Wolseley took command of the British army from Lord Chelmsford
Ireland / Dunluce CastleIreland/Dunluce Castle
Afghan Futtehabad 1879At the battle of Futtehabad during the Afghan War, Lieutenant Hamilton of the Guide Corps is awarded the Victoria Cross for his brave cavalry charge
Sandringham (Morris)Sandringham House, Edward VIIs country home, seen from the gardens
Albert EinsteinALBERT EINSTEIN German born physicist in 1920
England / Burton AgnesBURTON AGNES HALL where the ghost of one of three sisters, killed by a robber, caused violent disturbance until her skull was brought into the house she loved
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Melvill and Coghill try to cut through Zulu lines
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Chard and Bromhead with their men, the morning after the Zulu attack