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Captain MacheathGays character of Captain Macheath is borrowed for a political cartoon
Finland / TurkuTurku, formerly known as Abo : the capital of Russian Finland
Fred VII at FlensburgFrederik VII is warmly received at Flensburg, then in Denmark, though later by his intransigence he will bring about the loss of Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia
Kronborg CastleThe original of Shakespeares Elsinore, the setting for his Hamlet
Romania DanubeThe river at Calafat (aka Kalafat), which is linked to Vidin in Bulgaria by ferryboat
Henrietta SontagHENRIETTA SONTAG German singer
Paris RebuildingDemolition around the Tour Saint-Jacques =-la-Boucherie, extension of the rue de Rivoli
Imperial FetesParisians celebrate the Fetes de l Empereur in the Champ de Mars : he keeps his subjects happy with bread and circuses
Thames ShipworksMare and Companys iron ship- building works, Bow Creek, Blackwall, on the Thames
Lord Dudley Stuart, (1803-1854)Portrait of Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, leading advocate of Polish Independence, engraved in 1843
Lord Milner, (1854-1925)Photograph of Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner of St Jamess and Cape Town. In 1906 he was facing Censure by the House of Commons over some decisions he had made when High Commissioner of South
Crimea ArtilleryA quiet day in the Diamond Battery : the gun is a Lancaster 68-pounder
The Docks SebastopolThe docks, with the ruins of Fort Saint Paul
Graves at BalaklavaGraves at the head of the harbour at Balaklava
Cavalry at BulganakCavalry engagement at Bulganak
Sebastopol, Distant ViewA distant view of the beleaguered city, seen from Old Chersonese and the ancient church of Saint Vladimir
Sebastopol, ChristmasOfficers enjoy their Christmas dinner on the heights before Sebastopol
Balaklava, the PortThe harbour, looking towards the sea
Bomarsund Bombarded - 2HMS Bulldog bombards Bomarsund, a Russian fortress in the Baltic, softening it up before it is taken by a combined French and British force under sir Charles Napier
Embarking Sick, BalaklavaEmbarking the sick at Balaklava
Supplies, BalaklavaBringing up supplies of huts and warm clothing for the British troops, Balaklava
French Camp, KamieschFrench camp at Kamiesch
Site of Inkerman BattleThe field of Inkerman, site of the battle of 5 November
The Harbour, SebastopolThe head of the harbour
Ruins of Inkerman 1854The ruins of Inkerman
Council of War 1854A Council of War at Lord Raglans headquarters
Allied CommandersThe Allied commanders
Yenikale FortressThe fortress of Yenikale, looking towards the Sea of Azov
Heights, BalaklavaA general view of the heights above Balaklava - the scene of the important battles and the notorious Charge of the Light Brigade
Balaklava, RailwayRailway in the harbour, looking south
Sebastopol, Raglans HqDistant view of Lord Raglans headquarters before Sebastopol, and two British encampments
Turkey ErzerumGeneral view of the town at the time of the Crimea war
Turkey KarsDistant view of the town, whose history is a series of sieges and changes of rulers through the centuries
Turkey GallipoliGeneral view of the harbour at the time of the Crimea War
Turkey Trabzon(formerly known as Trebizond) General view of the town viewed from Boz-Tepi
Russia KronstadtView of the harbour at the outbreak of the Crimea War
Crowds waiting for news outside the Tichborne TrialThe final hour of the long running Tichborne trial, for the conviction of Mr Arthur Orton for perjury. The crowds gather in the surrounding streets for the verdict
HORSE BEESWINGThe champion racehorse Beeswing (1833 - 1854) whose most notable victory was the Ascot Gold Cup in 1842
James Montgomery - 2JAMES MONTGOMERY The Scottish-born author of The world before the flood
George William ManbyGEORGE WILLIAM MANBY Inventor of equipment for saving life at sea
James Montgomery - 3JAMES MONTGOMERY The Scottish-born author of The world before the flood. with his autograph
James Montgomery - 4JAMES MONTGOMERY The Scottish-born author of The world before the flood
Seine Frozen 1854The Seine frozen over - Parisians are able to walk from one bank to the other without using the bridges
France SolesmesThe Benedictine Abbaye de Saint-Pierre has been periodically closed by the authorities, but survives and flourishes as the revivers of Gregorian chant
Pavel Karl. RennenkampfPAVEL KARLOVICH RENNENKAMPF, Russian soldier who took part in many major military events including the Boxer rising, the war with Japan and World War One. Date: 1854 - 1918
Cricketer, ThorntonDr Arthur Thornton Cricketer - Middlesex
Cricketer, ScottStanley Scott Cricketer - Middlesex
Nurses at work in a hospital at Scutari38 nurses departed with Florence Nightingale for the Barrack Hospital in Scutari, during the Crimean War (1854-1856). They were sent, against doctors wishes, to assist with the medical support