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Background imageBrought Collection: Saartje Baartman, also known as The Hottentot Venus

Saartje Baartman, also known as The Hottentot Venus
Saartje ( Sarah ) Baartman (1789-1815), also known as The Hottentot Venus - an African servant girl from South Africas Eastern Cape of the Khoisan tribe brought to London in 1810 & exhibited at freak

Background imageBrought Collection: Pandora and her Box

Pandora and her Box
Hephaistos created Pandora, on Zeuss orders, to bring ruin to mankind : married to Epimethus, she brought a box which when opened released all the evils

Background imageBrought Collection: Archie Andrews, Peter Brough and Vera Lynn

Archie Andrews, Peter Brough and Vera Lynn
Forces Sweetheart Vera Lynn at the BBC, recording with Peter Brough and famous ventriloquist dummy, Archie Andrews, 1944. Lynn had only just returned from a tour of India

Background imageBrought Collection: The HMS Victory - brought in to Portsmouth Harbour

The HMS Victory - brought in to Portsmouth Harbour
The HMS Victory - in Portsmouth Harbour. Fitted up as a Naval School of Telegrapha before becoming a floating signal school proper (as can be seen on this card) until 1904

Background imageBrought Collection: Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1846

Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1846
Engraving showing the traditional game of football, played on Shrove Tuesday, in the marketplace of Kingston-Upon-Thames. This match was played between the Thames-Street Club and the Townsend team

Background imageBrought Collection: Nativity - Magi

Nativity - Magi
The Magi present the young Jesus with the birthday gifts they have brought him

Background imageBrought Collection: Snow is brought by the Fairy of the North Wind

Snow is brought by the Fairy of the North Wind Date: early 20th century

Background imageBrought Collection: The Tetbury Duel or the bully brought down

The Tetbury Duel or the bully brought down

Background imageBrought Collection: Potters Bar Zep Downed

Potters Bar Zep Downed
A Super-Zeppelin is brought down in flames over Potters Bar

Background imageBrought Collection: The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1

The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1
The destruction of the German Zeppelin L-21 over Cuffley, Hertfordshire after being shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2nd/3rd September 1916

Background imageBrought Collection: Jesus before Pilate

Jesus before Pilate
Jesus is brought before Pilate, the Roman governor

Background imageBrought Collection: Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic

Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic

Background imageBrought Collection: British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1

British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1
A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917

Background imageBrought Collection: Torpedoed Ship in Dock

Torpedoed Ship in Dock
A steamship - torpedoed by the Germans although flying the neutral Norwegian flag - is brought into dry dock for repairs

Background imageBrought Collection: Indian Elephant in London Zoo 1896

Indian Elephant in London Zoo 1896
Jung Perchard the Indian elephant was presented to Prince of Wales (Edward VII), during the shooting expeditions in Indian twenty years before in 1876

Background imageBrought Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Columbia

Lear / Nonsense / Columbia
There was an Old Man of Columbia, who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot, which disgusted that man of Columbia

Background imageBrought Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting Wombwells Menager

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting Wombwells Menager
Engraving showing Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children looking at the animals of Wombwells Menagerie, which had brought all its animals to the Great Quadrangle of Windsor Castle for

Background imageBrought Collection: Pet Gazelle

Pet Gazelle
Gazelle brought to England from Africa by Captain Denham of the Avon steamship : though a popular pet, it is sufficiently unusual to be mentioned by the ILN

Background imageBrought Collection: Lyons Girl with Tea Pot

Lyons Girl with Tea Pot
A pot of tea is brought to a customer by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Background imageBrought Collection: Napoleon I / Ashes Return

Napoleon I / Ashes Return
His ashes are brought back to France from Saint Helena, and carried in triumph through the streets of Paris to Les Invalides

Background imageBrought Collection: A Zeppelin brought down on the south coast of England - WW1

A Zeppelin brought down on the south coast of England - WW1
A Zeppelin brought down on the south coast of England during the First World War

Background imageBrought Collection: A Zeppelin brought down near Colchester - WW1

A Zeppelin brought down near Colchester - WW1
A Zeppelin brought down near Colchester during the First World War

Background imageBrought Collection: Reconstructed Warships back in Service. Date: 1939

Reconstructed Warships back in Service. Date: 1939

Background imageBrought Collection: Naval Military Man And Jolly Jack

Naval Military Man And Jolly Jack
A pair of wartime illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows authoritative naval man holding papers tucked under his arm

Background imageBrought Collection: WW2, The Kitchen Front

WW2, The Kitchen Front
An illustration which shows a wartime girl thinking up some recipes with her pencil placed to her lips, she must be careful because ingredients would be rationed and brought from overseas during WW2

Background imageBrought Collection: Loaves were brought from all the bakers, by Muriel Baines

Loaves were brought from all the bakers, by Muriel Baines
Illustration, Loaves were brought from all the bakers, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century

Background imageBrought Collection: You have brought me to life again - romantic scene

You have brought me to life again - romantic scene Date: late 19th century

Background imageBrought Collection: De Reszke Advertisement Miss America Arrives

De Reszke Advertisement Miss America Arrives
An illustrated advertisement poster design for De Reszke American Cigarettes, titled Miss America Arrives, as she is welcomed by the boys

Background imageBrought Collection: Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos of Greece

Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos of Greece
Venizelos, seen at his desk, brought Greece into the war on the side of the Allies though King Constantine, whose wife was German, would have preferred to have remained neutral. WW1 Date: 1914

Background imageBrought Collection: Laplanders and Reindeer

Laplanders and Reindeer brought to London by W Bullock Date: 1822

Background imageBrought Collection: Victorian Sheet Music Cover Warrior Return Alfred

Victorian Sheet Music Cover Warrior Return Alfred
victorian, sheet, music, cover, warrior, return, alfred, lord, tennyson, john, blockley, carry, carrying, body, bridge, medieval, middle, ages, people, procession, home, brought, dead, words

Background imageBrought Collection: Body of a Malayan Terrorist trussed to a stake

Body of a Malayan Terrorist trussed to a stake
Photograph: the body of a Malayan Terrorist trussed to a stake, brought in by a British patrol, 1952. Associated with Malaya (1948-1957). Date: 1952

Background imageBrought Collection: DEATH OF LOUIS IX

DEATH OF LOUIS IX
Louis IX dies (of illness) while leading a crusade near Tunis : his body is brought home to France by his son, Philippe III le Hardi. Date: August 1270

Background imageBrought Collection: The mortal remains of Frederik VII are brought to Copenhagen. Date: 1864

The mortal remains of Frederik VII are brought to Copenhagen. Date: 1864

Background imageBrought Collection: TSAR NICOLAS I DIES

TSAR NICOLAS I DIES
Tsar Nicolas I (1796 - 1855), lies on his deathbed, not greatly lamented as it is his intransigeance which has brought the Crimea war to his country. But he did want to abolish serfdom. 1855

Background imageBrought Collection: WILLIAM DUKE GLOUCESTER

WILLIAM DUKE GLOUCESTER
WILLIAM duke of GLOUCESTER son of princess (later queen) Anne : his death at age 11 brought about the importation of those Hanoverians. with his autograph Date: 1689 - 1700

Background imageBrought Collection: PLAGUE OF LONDON 1665

PLAGUE OF LONDON 1665
Bodies are brought out of the city in carts and buried in pits dug for the purpose during the Great Plague of London Date: 1665

Background imageBrought Collection: LOUIS XVI ON TRIAL

LOUIS XVI ON TRIAL
Louis XVI - known as citoyen Louis Capet - appears before the Convention Nationale to hear the charges brought against him. He will be found guilty and condemned to die. Date: 25 December 1792

Background imageBrought Collection: ELISHA POSTHUMOUSMIRACLE

ELISHA POSTHUMOUSMIRACLE
After Elisha's death, a supposedly dead man's body happens to touch his bones and he is brought back to life and stands up on his feet

Background imageBrought Collection: NOT AS DEAD AS HE SEEMED

NOT AS DEAD AS HE SEEMED
An old man is brought into Roubaix Hospital, appearing to be dead from cold. A nun tidies the supposed corpse when he comes back to life, to her astonishment Date: 1924

Background imageBrought Collection: Elaine Dies Love Myth England Arthurian Legend

Elaine Dies Love Myth England Arthurian Legend
elaine, dies, love, myth, england, arthurian, legend, astolat, lancelot, body, brought, arthur, court, arthur's, of, and, to, for, the, 10047138

Background imageBrought Collection: CLODIUS ALBINUS DEAD

CLODIUS ALBINUS DEAD
The body of his rival, Clodius Albinus, is brought before the emperor Septimus Severus Date: 198

Background imageBrought Collection: NAPOLEON I/ASHES/BOUGRD

NAPOLEON I/ASHES/BOUGRD
His ashes are brought to Paris and a procession takes them down the Champs Elysees which is lined with soldiers. 15 December 1840

Background imageBrought Collection: NAPOLEON I/ASHES/LAMI

NAPOLEON I/ASHES/LAMI
His ashes are brought to Paris and are taken to Les Invalides. Date: 15 December 1840

Background imageBrought Collection: NAPOLEON I/LAS CASAS

NAPOLEON I/LAS CASAS
His ashes are brought to Paris and are taken to Les Invalides. Date: 15 December 1840

Background imageBrought Collection: NAPOLEON I/ASHES/INSIDE

NAPOLEON I/ASHES/INSIDE
His ashes are brought to Paris and are taken to Les Invalides. This interior scene shows where they were placed. Date: 15 December 1840

Background imageBrought Collection: PEER GYNT Peer Gynt brought before the King of the Trolls

PEER GYNT Peer Gynt brought before the King of the Trolls

Background imageBrought Collection: NICOLAS II TO SIBERIA

NICOLAS II TO SIBERIA
NICOLAS II OF RUSSIA his way to exile is lined by those whose death he brought about Date: 1917



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