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Background imageBriefly Collection: Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell
RICHARD CROMWELL son of Oliver Cromwell, and briefly Lord Protector after his fathers death

Background imageBriefly Collection: Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell
RICHARD CROMWELL son of Oliver Cromwell, and briefly Lord Protector after the death of his father

Background imageBriefly Collection: HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900

Background imageBriefly Collection: Alexander I / Bulgaria

Alexander I / Bulgaria
ALEXANDER I Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who was briefly Alexander I of Bulgaria (First Prince) from 1879-86. Known as Sandro

Background imageBriefly Collection: Neville Hall, Ulverston

Neville Hall, Ulverston

Background imageBriefly Collection: Schempp-Hirth Minimoa BGA338

Schempp-Hirth Minimoa BGA338 under repair With Slingsby Sailplanes at Kirbymoorside in 1943.After being impressed into the Royal Air Force BGA338 was flown briefly by the ATC at 123 Elelmentary

Background imageBriefly Collection: HMS Courageous 50

HMS Courageous 50
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous 50, an aircraft carrier, seen in July 1936, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy

Background imageBriefly Collection: HMS Courageous

HMS Courageous
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous (pennant number 50'), in August 1938. HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

Background imageBriefly Collection: HMS Courageous, aircraft carrier

HMS Courageous, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, an aircraft carrier, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World

Background imageBriefly Collection: HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hornet, an Acheron-class Destroyer that served during the First World War and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Hornet

Background imageBriefly Collection: HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrier

HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher

Background imageBriefly Collection: United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

Background imageBriefly Collection: United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Background imageBriefly Collection: de Havilland DH. 125 G-ARYA

de Havilland DH. 125 G-ARYA
de Havilland DH.125 G-ARYA (msn 25001), the first prototype of the DH.125 / HS-125 family (briefly named Jet Dragon), at the 1962 SBAC Farnborough Air Show from 3-9 September 1962. Date: 1962

Background imageBriefly Collection: Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W

Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W (msn PW-1). In the mid-1920s George Wilbur Cornelius started a program of experimentation on variable incidence wings, forming the Cornelius Aircraft Co

Background imageBriefly Collection: Theodore Hook

Theodore Hook
(1788-1841). He was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810

Background imageBriefly Collection: Daniel Alexandrovich

Daniel Alexandrovich
DANIEL ALEXANDROVICH Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir, ruled briefly at Moscow in 1294, not usually included in in the list of rulers Date: reigned 1294

Background imageBriefly Collection: Dmitri I of Russia

Dmitri I of Russia
DMITRI I OF RUSSIA Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir, pushed off the throne in 1293 but got back on again - briefly - in 1294 Date: reigned 1276-?1294

Background imageBriefly Collection: Water shrew, adult, rests after a meal (as it consumes

Water shrew, adult, rests after a meal (as it consumes a few of its own weights worth of food a day, its rests often but briefly) (Neomys fodiens)

Background imageBriefly Collection: Essad Pasha, President of the government of Albania

Essad Pasha, President of the government of Albania
The President of the government of Albania, Essad Pasha (1863-1920), photographed on a visit to London during the First World War

Background imageBriefly Collection: Marie Jose Skiing

Marie Jose Skiing
Princess Marie Jose of Italy (1906 - 2001), wife of Umberto II, (briefly King of Italy in 1946) seen here on a skiing trip. Date: early 1930s

Background imageBriefly Collection: Roger Walden Archbishop

Roger Walden Archbishop
ROGER WALDEN, Secretary to Richard II and Treasurer of England, briefly Archbishop of Canterbury until the Pope declared him an intruder. He then became Bishop of London. Date: ? - 1406

Background imageBriefly Collection: Iollan & Tuirenfionn

Iollan & Tuirenfionn
Tuiren (the sister or aunt of Finn) with Iollan who was her husband for a while. When briefly transformed into a dog she bore Bran & Sceolan who became Finns faithful hounds

Background imageBriefly Collection: Henryk De Valois

Henryk De Valois
HENRYK DE VALOIS Henri III of France, briefly ruler of Poland as well

Background imageBriefly Collection: Edward VII & Relatives

Edward VII & Relatives
Finding that his train will pass that of the Tsar, Edward arranges for both to stop at Le Bourget, France, so they and their wives can briefly pass the time of day

Background imageBriefly Collection: DESCHANEL

DESCHANEL
PAUL-EUGENE-LOUIS DESCHANEL French statesman President briefly in 1920

Background imageBriefly Collection: Lili Schonemann

Lili Schonemann
LILI (ANNE ELIZABETH) SCHONEMANN Briefly engaged to Goethe in 1775; later Baroness von Turckheim (pictured here with Baron von Turckheim)

Background imageBriefly Collection: Marguerite Georges

Marguerite Georges
MARGUERITE GEORGES WEYMER French actress, made her Paris debut in 1802 and was briefly the mistress of Napoleon

Background imageBriefly Collection: British Take Trujillo

British Take Trujillo
To secure repayment of debts, the Royal Navy ship Plumper captures the port of Trujillo and briefly occupies it, destroying property etc

Background imageBriefly Collection: Margaretta Fox

Margaretta Fox
MARGARETTA FOX (Mrs Kane) American spiritualist pioneer, briefly the wife of explorer Elisha Kent Kane, then his widow

Background imageBriefly Collection: Dhuleep Singh

Dhuleep Singh
DHULEEP SINGH as a boy Briefly the Sikh Maharaja of Lahore; after annexation by the British, he became a Christian and lived in England


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