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TOMB OF JEMIMA NICHOLASThe Fishguard tombstone of Jemima Nicholas, Welsh heroine of the French invasion of Britain, 22 February 1797. Aged 47 at the time, she rounded up 12 Frenchmen with her pitchfork! Date: 1750? - 1832
The Italian shipping line Lloyd Tristino continues to invite you to enjoy a trip on the Adriatic (where invasion)The Italian shipping line Lloyd Tristino continues to invite you to enjoy a trip on the Adriatic (where invasion, counter-invasion, revolt and civil war are now occurring). Date: 1940
EVENTS/ANCIENT ROMETHE FALL OF ROME Alaric, after sacking Rome, dies, and is buried in the Busento riverbed Date: 410
Spanish attack on Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole, West Cornwall, 23 July 1595. Supplies were seized, buildings raided and burned, and a mass was held
King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Date: 1066
Queen Elizabeth I addressing her troops at Tilbury, Essex, in preparation for the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada, August 1588. Date: 1588
British Attack on Buenos Aires (Second Battle of Buenos Aires), Argentina, 4-5 July 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Date: 1807
Tattooing a Maori Chief in New Zealand, during a period of conflict that included the First Taranaki War and the Invasion of the Waikato (1860-1863). Date: early 1860s
World War II rubble in Naha, Okinawa after the invasionWorld War II vintage photograph - rubbble in Naha, Okinawa after the invasion by US troops
World War II fires burning on Tarakan Island BorneoWorld War II vintage photograph - fires burning on Tarakan Island Borneo prior to invasion
A very great crowd gathered at Cardiff Arms Park for the international rubgy match between England and Wales. A section of the crowd breaking through the rails when an equalising try for Wales was
Ladies in crinolines embracing in front of a coachLadies in crinolines embracing in front of a gate, 19th century. Betsey Shannon and Lucy Somersville kiss and hug outside Beldon Hall
Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BCA standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC. Julius Caesar in breastplate and coat stands on board an anachronistic steamboat
Branch of pink plum blossom. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection, Ichimura Bunko
Costume of Albrecht von Hohenlohe, died 1319. In suit of chain mail armour, tunic, great helm, with shield and sword. From the grave effigy in Schloss Neuenstein
Map of Ancient Greece at the time of Xerxess invasionMap of Ancient Greece. Routes of King of Persia Xerxes Is army (blue) and navy (red) during its failed invasion of Greece 480BC. Carta della Grecia Antica
Greek athletes competing in the martial art of Pankration. After the Pancrastinae statue of Pankratiasts in the Florentine Museum (now in the Uffizi). Pancraziasti del Museo Fiorentino
Death of Major Peirson at St Helier, Jersey (British defence against French invasion). 1781
Cartoon, A Silly Trick -- Farmer John Bull can t be fooled by a trickster with a turnip head, pretending to be an invading French soldier. Date: 1848
Cartoon, Wellington Stirring Up the British Lion -- with the threat of a French invasion, the lion dozes unconcerned, telling the Duke that he will be ready when hes wanted. Date: 1848
Temporary emergency bridge in Belgium, Sept 1939Temporary emergency bridge constructed in Belgium in case of a German invasion. The bridge is supported by five barges which function as pontoons
Anti-tank barrier on the Belgian frontier, Sept 1939Photograph of a steel wall built on the border between Germany and Belgium as an anti-tank barrier. The Sphere describes its design as of " somewhat unique character"
German soldiers rounding up Polish civilians, Sept 1939German soldiers " mopping up" at Gdynia, Poland, with the examination of all civilians left behind in the port city
Polish troops practicing wearing gas masks, September 1939Polish troops practising wearing thier gas masks as they awair the call to march onwards, shortly after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939. 1939
Aftermath of an incendiary bomb in Poland 1939Polish civilians as they deal with a fire caused by an incendiary bomb in Poland. The Sphere contextualises the man on the left; describing him as a butcher whose daughter had been injured in an
Polish nationals praying for Poland in church, Sept 1939Polish nationals, including army officers, embassy staff, the ambassador and the Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Hinsley, praying for their country in a Polish Catholic church in Islington
Polish national Mr Hutton offering gas mask cases 1939Mr Hutton, originally from Poland, photographed handing gas mask containers to Members of Parliament. The Sphere describes how Mr Hutton provided individually named gas mask containers for each
German plane wreckage on the outskirts of Warsaw, Sept 1939A crowd inspects the remnants of a German plane, having been shot down just outside Warsaw as part of the Polish resistance to German invasion, in September 1939. September 1939
Polish military delegation in London, September 1939Photograph of the Polish military section of the Government Delegation for Poland in London as they leave the War Office after a meeting, following Germanys invasion of Poland, September 1939
The Sphere front cover showing the German advance, Sept 1939Front cover of the Sphere, showing German soldiers and supplies as they advance into the Polish corridor. 1939
Imaginary raft, Napoleonic invasion of EnglandImaginary raft for a Napoleonic invasion of England which never happened. Date: circa 1804
William the Conqueror, King Harold, Battle of HastingsPortraits of William the Conqueror and King Harold, opponents in the Battle of Hastings of 1066, with the Seal of Battle Abbey, a view of the coast where the Normans landed, and Pevensey Castle
The British Valhalla -- Our Crusading Kings. Showing King Richard I of England (the Lionheart) viewing Jerusalem, and Richard with King Philip II of France, during the Third Crusade (1189 - 1192)
Bronze figure found at Roman fort at Richborough, KentBronze figure of a Roman soldier playing the bagpipes, found at the Roman fort at Richborough, Kent, site of the Claudian invasion of Britain in 43 AD. Date: 1843
Aerial plan of the Roman fort at Richborough, Kent, site of the Claudian invasion of Britain in 43 AD. Date: 1843
Remains of Roman fort at Richborough, KentRemains of the Roman fort (north wall) at Richborough, Kent, site of the Claudian invasion of Britain in 43 AD. Date: 1843
50th Northumrian Division Asnelles NormandyThe memorial is at a crossroads named Alexander Stanier after the Commander of the leading brigade (the 231st) of the 50th that landed on Gold Beach. Nearby are memorials to the leading battalions
Museum of Underwater Wrecks Port en BessinIn 1970 Jaques Lemonchois was asked to clear war wrecks not cleared by the government. The results here include tanks, parts of aeroplanes and torpedos, plus films, photos and documents
Sphere cover - The Italians in TripoliFront cover of The Sphere featuring a symbolic illustration by the Italian artist, Eduardo Matania, to reflect the involvement of young Italy in the Tripoli campaign
Picknickers at the fences at Aintree - Grand NationalThe Grand National Steeplechase being over, the public at once invade that part of the course that is out in the country. They utilise the jumps
Capt. Faulknor Storming Fort Royal, MartiniqueCaptain Faulknor in the ship Zebra, storming Fort Royal in Martinique in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Faulknor uses his sword to point up a set of wooden stairs
The French Occupation of TehuacanThe French occupation of Tehuacan by the column of Colonel Jolivet. Soldiers march towards the town of Tehuacan in the near distance. 1863
Spanish attack Aztec fleet on Lake TexcocoPart of the seige of Tenochtitlan by Cortes and the Tlaxcala army, the Spanish ships are vastly outmatching the Aztec war canoes, both in size and the technology
Cortes, having landed on mainland, destroys his fleetHernan Cortes, having reached Mexico and discovering already a mutiny, decided to sink the ships to stop any more arising. Men in longboats surround ships, either sunk or sinking. Date: 1519
Cortes orders his men to sink his shipsHernan Cortes orders his men to sink the ships, so that they cannot retreat. Camp has been set up on the banks, as men in longboats surround various boats either sunk or in the process of sinking
Market scene in pre-Columbian TlatelolcoA market scene in the city state of Tlatelolco before the Spanish invasion. Various Mexica people crowd around market vendors in a colonnade selling wares such as pottery, animals skins, livestock
Tenochtitlan before the Spanish ArrivedTenochtitlan city before the Spanish conquest. Date: 1519
Charles V Authorises Pizarro to Conquer and Govern PeruCharles V sits and receives Pizarro and then authorises the invasion and conquest of Peru. Date: 1528