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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
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
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Defending the hospital against the Zulu attack
Aston Villa FcASTON VILLA An early Team Picture
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
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
Harlaxton Manor / LincsHarlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire
Bernadette / Anon PhotoBERNADETTE SOUBIROUS French visionary and saint as a nun at Nevers
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
Albert Einstein in 1922
Building / Eastnor CastleEastnor Castle. 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
Alnwick Castle / NorthumbeAlnwick Castle, Northumberland Date: 1879
Salmo stomachicus, or Gillaroo, also known as Gizzard Trout, a variety of trout inhabiting Lough Melvin, Ireland. Date: 1879
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)
Trotsky in 1920LEON TROTSKY Russian statesman, haranguing soldiers in 1920
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Soldiers and natives fighting
Earths CrustCross-section of the solid crust of planet Earth Date: 1879
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sandringham (Morris)Sandringham House, Edward VIIs country home, seen from the gardens
Claire ClairmontCLAIRE CLAIRMONT stepdaughter of William Godwin, and mother of Byrons daughter Allegra
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
James Clerk MaxwellJAMES CLERK MAXWELL physicist
Kimbolton Castle / 1879Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
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
Albert EinsteinALBERT EINSTEIN German born physicist in 1920
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Chard and Bromhead with their men, the morning after the Zulu attack
Albert EinsteinALBERT EINSTEIN German Scientist
Cyprinus carpio, or Common Carp. Date: 1879
Lenin and Stalin sitting on a benchVladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870 - 1924) and Josef Stalin (1879 - 1953), Communist Russian leaders, sitting on a bench. Date: circa 1920
Hannover / BorzoiFLOCK Dog owned by Max Hartenstein Date: 1879
Duchess of Connaught on her wedding dayPrincess Luise Margarete of Prussia, Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917) on her wedding day, 13 March 1879 to Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria
Zulu war. At Bay. The Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana), JanuaThe last order we heard given was Fix bayonets, men, and die like English soldiers do, and so they did. Extract from a letter from a survivor
The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year
The new coffee tavern at BradfordInterior and exterior views of the new coffee tavern in Bradford, inaugurated by W. E Forster, M.P in 1879. The Coffee Tavern movement was a Victorian effort to get people out of pubs
D. H. Lawrence & WifeD H LAWRENCE English novelist, with his German wife Frieda (1879 - 1956)
Apparition at KnockApparitions of Mary, Joseph and John the Evangelist appear on the wall of the Catholic church in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland : pilgrims continue to flock
ZULU WAR 1879Colour Sergeant Booth of the 80th Regiment wins a Victoria Cross at Intombi River
Cartoon, Hot Pies! (Disraeli and Foreign Affairs)Cartoon, Hot Pies! Disraeli (Conservative Prime Minister), Salisbury (Foreign Secretary) and two others sit on low stools like schoolboys
Compton Verney / WarksCompton Verney, Warwickshire Date: 1879
Perca fluviatilis, or European Perch, also known as Redfin Perch and English Perch. Date: 1879
Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LondonThe Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London. A tram passes by. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell
Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), King of the Zulus, in captivityPhotograph of King Cetshwayo, taken after he was captured at the end of the Zulu wars
Alexander I / BulgariaALEXANDER I Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who was briefly Alexander I of Bulgaria (First Prince) from 1879-86. Known as Sandro
The outer boulevards, Snow, 1879, by Camille PissarroCamille Pissarro (1830- 1903). French painter. The outer boulevards, Snow, 1879. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France
John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialistJohn Maclean (1879-1923), Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary Marxist socialist. He was imprisoned for his opposition to the First World War, and lost his teaching post
Salmo fario, or Common TroutSalmo fario (Salmo trutta morpha fario), or Common Trout, also known as Brown Trout. Date: 1879
Burghley House / MorrisBurghley House, Huntingdonshire Date: 1879
Young woman holding a baby, with sunflowersA young woman holding a baby, looking at some sunflowers. first published 1879
Inside a tent on Mitcham Common, the home to two men, their wives, and fourteen children of various ages. Mr. George Smith, social reformer of Coalville, Leicester
Gladstone and the Midlothian CampaignSketches of four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone on his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign which saw the elderly statesman come out of the retirement to take the ultra-Tory
Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley BayThe Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay (or Whitley-on-Sea), was an industrial school established in 1879 for 140 girls. It became an Approved School in 1933
Birmingham Union Cottage Homes, Marston Green, WarwickshireA girl stands in front of one of the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green in Warwickshire, to the east of Birmingham. The homes were opened by the Birmingham Poor Law Authorities in 1879 to house
Bagshot House, Surrey, the residence of the duke & duchess of Connaught
Gypsy life inside a tentSketches of Gypsy life: inside a tent on Mitcham Common
The end of the Zulu warsMounted Infantry skirmishing with Zulus in a sketch by an ILN special artist. British troops wearing pith helmets and carrying rifles showing British soldiers on the higher ground
The Zulu war. Rorkes Drift, near the scene of the recent coFrom a sketch by Major North Crealock, 95th Regiment, Assistant Military Secretary. Panoramic scene of the undulating country on the Zululand/ Natal border
Ruth St Denis / Jugend 08RUTH ST DENIS (Ruth Dennis) American vaudeville dancer and choreographer doing a serpent dance (Schlangentanz)
Britannia and CetewayoRetribution : Britannia seizes the Zulu chief Cetewayo round the neck, in a landscape dominated by the dead bodies of both British soldiers and Zulus
The Zulu wars. Dabulamanzi, brother of King Cetewayo (CetshwPortrait of Dabulamanzi, with Zulu warriors behind him. Dabulamanzi was the leader of the Zulu army in their most famous victory against the British at Isandhlawana
Minister Von RoonALBRECHT THEODOR EMIL VON ROON Prussian soldier and politician successful in the wars of 1866 and 1870-1871
Lord Roberts 1900FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier riding his arab charger, Volonel, which he rode to Kandahar in 1879 during the Afghan conflict
