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WW1 naval blockadesMap of English and German naval blockades around Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Norway
Rose FylemanRose Amy Fyleman (1877-1957) - an English writer and poet, noted for works on fairy folk, for children"
Patriotic dogsAn English Bull Terrier, a Scottish terrier and an Irish terrier make ready for the Coronation as canine representatives of England, Ireland and Scotland
Christmas Day 1914Fraternisation between German and English soldiers on Christmas Day 1914 on the Western Front in France during World War I
Sir Edward ElgarSir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (1857-1934), English composer. He composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies, instrumental concertos, and songs
Mr and Mrs W. E. GladstoneColour illustration of William Ewart Gladstone, English Liberal statesman, (1809-98) together with his wife, Catherine Gladstone (1812-1900), nee Glynne, enjoying tea in the garden at their home
Agatha Christie (1890-1976)Photographic portrait of Agatha Christie (1890-1976), the English novelist and playwright, pictured in 1923
Charles Dickens, by Andre Gill, 1868Engraved caricature of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the English writer, produced by the French artist, Andre Gill, first published in 1868
Circular countryside sceneA watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith showing a typical English rural countryside setting of a half-timbered cottage set amid fields, surrounded by fauna in the shape of a passing Cuckoo
Rural scenery with wildflowersA red Admiral Butterfly flies above a hedgerow border of wildflowers in this landscape painting by Malcolm Greensmith, encapsulating the English countryside
Beryl GreyDame Beryl Elizabeth Grey (b. 1927) English ballet dancer with husband Sven Svenson and their baby son Ingvar Neil
Isabella Mary Beeton (1836-1865)Photographic portrait of Isabella Mary Beeton, nee Mayson, the English cookery writer, pictured c.1856. Beetons Book of Household Management, first published in 1859, made her name a household word
George GissingGEORGE GISSING George Robert Gissing, English novelist
William I the ConquerorWILLIAM I THE CONQUEROR Defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to claim the English throne
Arboretum with fountain and Royce statue, DerbyThe Arboretum, a public park near the centre of Derby, with a fountain (left) and a statue of Sir Frederick Henry Royce (1863-1933), the English engineer and automobile manufacturer
Sunday RoastA mouth-watering Sunday roast meal - a joint of roast beef, served with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding
Christina Rossetti / 1866CHRISTINA ROSSETTI English poet
100 Years War / AgincourtHenry V leads the English to victory at Agincourt, defeating an army four times as large : the French lost 8000, the English 400
Art / Hogarth / Roast BeefTHE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French
John Milton VertueJOHN MILTON English poet and puritan at the age of 21, with the motto: " Poets are born, not made"
Baddesley Clinton HallThe moated manor house of Baddesley Clinton Hall in Solihull, Midlands; the building dates from the 15th century
HENRY MORGAN 1635-1688Sir Henry Morgan, a Welsh buccaneer in the English service, carrying out many raids on the Spanish, favoured by Charles II and appointed Governor of Jamaica
Village Cricket MatchAn enthusiastic crowd gather to watch a cricket match on the village green, Bearstead, Kent, England
Jane Seymour / HolbeinJANE SEYMOUR 3rd wife of Henry VIII; died in childbirth; mother of Edward VI
Anne Boleyn / HolbeinANNE BOLEYN 2nd wife of Henry VIII; mother of Elizabeth I
OLD ENGLISH COINSOld (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - tails
Spanish Armada DefeatedThe Spanish Armada is defeated by the sailors of the English fleet in the Channel
Percy Shelley / FindenPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English romantic poet
Charles Darwin / PhotoFRENCH EXPEDITION Juarezs guerrillas led by Pedro Mendez set light to a warehouse at Tantoyuquita
JOHN WESLEY 1703 - 1791JOHN WESLEY English religious leader preaching
William Blake / EngravingWILLIAM BLAKE English artist, poet and mystic
Pub Dominoes 1930SA game of dominoes in an English country pub
Fox Hunting / AccidentA hunting accident - " A squire-trap, by jove", cries Mytton, " a little more and I should have done it" ! English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) takes a tumble
We Gladstone / Pound / MayalWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE English politician MP sitting in a chair
Battle of Stirling BridgBATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE English defeated by Scots, led by William Wallace
Allington Castle, near Maidstone, KentSouth view of Allington Castle, near Maidstone, Kent. It was built by St Stephen de Penchester -- in 1281 King Edward I gave him a licence to build a crenellated castle
Boston Tea Party 1773Boston citizens, dressed as Indians, board English ships and throw tea chests into the harbour in protest against taxation
Wwi / Xmas Truce / 1914English & German troops fraternising on Christmas Day, chasing a hare and playing a football match (the German team won)
A Rough Day, Whitby, North YorkshireA Rough Day in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Date: early 20th century
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
The English Promenade - Nice, France circa 1930s
Hundred Years War. 1337 to 1453. Battle. Miniature. 15th cHundred Years War. Conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453, pitted the Kingdom of England against the Valois Capetians for control of the French throne. Battle. Miniature. 15th century
Thomas Goodwin / CaldwellTHOMAS GOODWIN English clergyman Date: 1600 - 1680
Arnold BennettENOCH ARNOLD BENNETT English novelist, dramatist and critic Date: 1867 - 1931
A biplane and a steam trainSpeed on the rails and in the air. A biplane flying over a steam train - the London Express - about to disappear into a tunnel. Date: 1928
English Electric Canberra B2 WH713English Electric Canberra B2, WH713, was powered by two Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojets
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). English novelist. Engraving
John Ruskin SelfportraitJOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer as a young man. Date: 1819 - 1900