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Kitchener Poster - Your Country Needs YouPoster, Britons - (Kitchener) wants YOU. Join your countrys army. The classic World War One recruitment poster designed by Alfred Leete. circa 1916
Uffington White HorseThe famous White Horse of Uffington, Berkshire, probably the oldest example of such a figure, believed to ascribe the victory of Alfred over the Danes in 871 AD
Queen Boudicca inciting the Britons to revoltQueen Boudicca of the Iceni tribe inciting the Britons to revolt against Roman domination. circa 60 AD
Boadicea (As Forrest)BOADICEA (or Boudicca) Queen of the Iceni, encouraging the Britons to defend their country against the Romans
Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs You
Roman Wall, WalesThis fine Roman wall at Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, is part of the remains of the Roman city of Venta Silurum, the tribal capital of the Silures. Date: 1st century
Julius Caesar invading BritainCaesar at the coast of Britain surveying his new opponents who have already assembled upon a cliff on horseback awaiting Roman attack. Date: 51 B.C
Two Ancient Britons, male and female, painted with woad (a blue dye) and armed with swords and spears
Tatler front-cover: The Prince of WalesThe Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII. Caption reads Our prince has the happiest of smiles- and so he ought to have, as the whole of his future subjects love him and are proud of him
Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen BoudicaAncient Briton with spear and shield, naked Caledonians with woad tattoos, and Queen Boudica with wooden chariot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Julius Caesars invasion of BritainThis picture shows the British forces trying to prevent Roman soldiers from landing on the shores of Kent. The Romans, following the standard bearer, wade from their ship toward the shore. Date: 54 BC
A Bard singing to Ancient BritonsA Bard singing his poetry for the Britons around the campfire. These soldiers would be fighting their rivals in battle the next day... Date: circa 43 AD
Prehistoric men hunting a mammoth in BritainEarly Prehistoric Britons prepare to hunt a Woolly Mammoth. Date: Prehistoric
Selfridge and Co AdvertisementAn advertisement illustration for Selfridge & Co, Ltd, aptly titled, The Romance of Commerce. 1, 000 years B.C. the Phoenicians traded with the Ancient Britons
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
King Alfred, Angles, Saxons and NorsemenKing Alfred the Great, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen, agriculture, ships and churches. (3 of 4) 9th century
Venerable Bede finishing his translation of St Johns Gospel into Anglo-Saxon, not long before he died. Date: 735
King William I, Normans, Architecture, Laws, Art, LearningKing William I (The Conqueror), Normans, architecture, laws, art and learning. (4 of 4) 11th century
Phoenicians trading with Early Britons, exchanging richly coloured cloths for animal skins and furs. Date: BCE
Romans in Britain - Hadrian, Temples, ChristianityRomans in Britain - Emperor Hadrian, Hadrians Wall, roads, temples and Christianity. (2 of 4) 1st century
Romans in Britain - Ancient Britons and Boudicca, Stonehenge, cromlech or dolmen, pottery, stone weapons and tools. (1 of 4) 1st century
Hunting for food in the later Ice Age (Last Glacial Period), showing a family of cave dwellers with bow and arrow. At this time there was no English Channel
Scene in a Bronze Age foundry, showing men pouring molten metal into a container, and various weapons on display. BCE
Boadicea Haranguing the BritonsBoadicea (Boudica, Queen of the Iceni) Haranguing the Britons. circa AD 60
WICKER MAN (2)The WICKER MAN in which the ancient Britons are supposed to have placed victims, setting it alight as a burnt offering to their gods Date: BC
WICKER MAN (1)The WICKER MAN in which the ancient Britons are supposed to have placed victims, setting it alight as a burnt offering to their gods Date: BC
Caractacus before Claudius. Caractacus was a British King who fought against the Roman invaders. The Romans won the battle by ambushing the Britons, capturing Caractacuss wife, daughter and brother
Bronze statue of Boudicca and Big Ben - WestminsterQueen of the Iceni - This bronze statue of Boadicea (Boudicca), at the foot of Westminster Bridge, London, was sculpted in 1850 by Thomas Thornycroft. The iconic shape of Big Ben looms behind
Advert for Wolsey pure wool underwear 1914Advertisement for Wolsey pure wool underwear, made in Britain, by Britons. September 1914
Stamping Clay by FootThis method of stamping clay by foot was still employed as late as the 1930s for making the large pots used for melting glass - the method used by the Ancient Britons. Date: 17 February 1933
In England 2, 000 years ago: a prehistoric lake villageIn England 2, 000 years ago: a prehistoric village organised and defended.The entrance to Glastonbury lake village of the ancient Britons: the skilfully built landing-stage
Peace Day in Trafalgar Square by Eduardo MataniaRevellers in Trafalgar Square dancing and waving flags during the Peace Day celebrations in London, July 1919. Date: 1919
WWI Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs YouWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs You. Dramatic red text superimposed on a map of the British Isles. Date: 1915
Reading Armistice terms on a village green by nightA small group of British villagers, having received a newspaper containing the terms of the Armistice, signalling the end of the First World War, gather around on a village green to hear the news
Re-enactment at Royal Tournament, Olympia, LondonA re-enactment of the Invasion of Britain by the Romans, at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1921
Wartime in London, WW1A two page spread, showing what happened in Hyde park during WW1, telling of the different lifestyles of each soldier. The illustration is showing how Hyde park had changed since the war started but
The Ancient Briton on his CrannogAn artists impression of the interior of an ancient British dwelling, of the type to be found at the lake village near Glastonbury, Somerset
Coracle FishermanA coracle fisherman on the River Teifi, at Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The coracle was used as a river craft by Ancient Britons. Date: 1960s
Roman invasion of BritainJulius Caesar leads an attempted landing on the British mainland, somewhere on the Kent coastline. Facing the Britons gathered on the shore
Cassivellaunus, opposing Julius Caesars second invasion of Britain, rouses his followers with a speech, pointing out the Roman camp on the hill behind him, the Romans lined up for the attack
Roman merchants attacked by BritonsA Roman merchant, travelling through a forest with his servants and merchandise, is attacked by a band of robbers Date: A.D. 1
Lake-dwellers attackedLake-dwelling Britons near Glastonbury are attacked by rival land-dwellers
Britons in ChariotsAncient Britons use various types of chariot to attack the invading Roman infantry. Date: 54 B.C
The first Saxons in BritainWhen the Romans withdrew their troops from Britain after about 400 years, the British King needed help with organising his army, so two Saxons
Belgic Britons BcBelgic Briton, whose people settled in Britain during the second century BC : depicted with one of the Cassiterides Date: 2nd century BC
Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery, 1879Engraving showing a group of Victorian Britons admiring the paintings in an art gallery, 1879. This image was originally entitled Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery and was drawn from life
Immigrants arriving at Winnipeg, Canada, 1909Photograph of crowds of immigrants arriving at the train station in Winnipeg, Canada, 1909. Winnipeg was at that time the chief distributing centre for Western Canada
Losing AmericaNews from America, or the Patriots in the Dumps - Britons hear from lord North that their American colonies are revolting