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English Collection (page 93)

Background imageEnglish Collection: English tourists defacing an ancient tomb on the isle

English tourists defacing an ancient tomb on the isle
English tourists defacing an ancient tomb with hammer and chisel on the isle of Iona, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Doctor Prosody clears up the antiquities of Iona

Background imageEnglish Collection: English tourists on a boat near the basalt pillars

English tourists on a boat near the basalt pillars
English tourists falling overboard on a boat in choppy seas near the basalt pillars of Staffa, Inner Hebrides. Doctor Prosody proves the inconvenience of a timid companion at Staffa

Background imageEnglish Collection: English tourist sketching the waterfall from Ossian s

English tourist sketching the waterfall from Ossian s
English tourist sketching the Black Linn falls of the Braan River from Ossians Hall of Mirrors, Dunkeld, Scotland. A dog attacks its reflection and Dr. Factobend smashes a mirror

Background imageEnglish Collection: English tourists watch fishermen opening pearl oysters

English tourists watch fishermen opening pearl oysters
English tourists watch Scottish fishermen opening pearl oysters on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Doctor Prosody fishing for pearls in the Isle of Sky

Background imageEnglish Collection: English tourists hunting in the highlands of Scotland

English tourists hunting in the highlands of Scotland, caught by a Scottish gamekeeper in tartan kilt and gaiters. Doctor Prosody taken for a poacher in the neighbourhood of Stirling

Background imageEnglish Collection: English tourists in a boat riding the whirlpool at

English tourists in a boat riding the whirlpool at the Strait of Corryvreckan between Jura and Scarba, Scotland. Doctor Prosody in peril at Corryvreckan

Background imageEnglish Collection: English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys

English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys
English tourists losing hats and wigs when attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys. Seabirds protecting their nests and eggs. Doctor Prosody attacked by Soland fowl in the Orkneys

Background imageEnglish Collection: Woman in linen dress with pearl English lace

Woman in linen dress with pearl English lace, black and white slippers. Robe de linon a haut volant de Broderie anglaise perle, souliers noir et blanc

Background imageEnglish Collection: Woman in charmeuse gown, violet tunic and cape

Woman in charmeuse gown, violet tunic and cape
Woman in white charmeuse satin gown with violet chiffon tunic trimmed with skunk fur, cape of Etruscan velvet. Robe de charmeuse blanche a tunique de mousseline de soie violette brodee de vert et

Background imageEnglish Collection: Automobile Club Rally - The Old Ship Hotel, Brighton

Automobile Club Rally - The Old Ship Hotel, Brighton
Automobile Club Rally outside The Old Ship Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, England. Date: 1909

Background imageEnglish Collection: Ypres Ramparts CWGC Cemetery seen across the moat

Ypres Ramparts CWGC Cemetery seen across the moat
The earliest settlement in this area is thought to have been near Langemarck in about AD960 and gradually a cluster of villages grew up around the Yperlee

Background imageEnglish Collection: The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide

The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide
Listed as an International Peace Centre, the Tower is a symbol of Flemish Nationalism which came to a head during the First World War. The Towers history goes back to the 18th Century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Vlamertinghe Chateau, subject of Edmund Blunden poem

Vlamertinghe Chateau, subject of Edmund Blunden poem
Blunden wrote the poem, On Passing Vlamertinghe Chateau in July 1917 in which he describes Poppies by the million. The Chateau survived the war

Background imageEnglish Collection: The prolific English author Edmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (1890-1943)

The prolific English author Edmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (1890-1943), commonly known as E. M. Delafield, and Lorna Lewis, British writer ()

Background imageEnglish Collection: A very smart young man

A very smart young man from south east London - head and shoulders studio portrait photograph. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Sitting against a stone wall on a pebbly beach

Sitting against a stone wall on a pebbly beach
Mother, daughter and (possibly) Grandmother sitting on a pebble beach against a stone wall with a small black pet dog. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Large family group

Large family group photographed outside their attractive country home. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageEnglish Collection: A truly delightful candid seaside photograph of a Mother and her two young daughters on a sandy

A truly delightful candid seaside photograph of a Mother and her two young daughters on a sandy beach. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageEnglish Collection: WW2 - Home front - Wartime marriage group

WW2 - Home front - Wartime marriage group. Date: circa 1940

Background imageEnglish Collection: English Middle Class wedding party

English Middle Class wedding party - group photograph outside an elegant detached home. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Queue of tourists visit Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge

Queue of tourists visit Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge
A queue of tourists visiting Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long

Background imageEnglish Collection: Two girls with their new bicycles and proud parents

Two girls with their new bicycles and proud parents
British family outside their house. The parents look very proud, possibly because their two duaghters have just learning to ride their shiny new bicycles! Date: circa 1920

Background imageEnglish Collection: Modern Artistry in Wood

Modern Artistry in Wood - The English Wood Engraving Societys Exhibition at St. Georges Gallery. (clockwise from top left): Conway by C. W

Background imageEnglish Collection: St Andrews Church, Plymouth, Devon

St Andrews Church, Plymouth, Devon
St Andrews Church (Church of England, Minster Church), Plymouth, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageEnglish Collection: St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon

St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon
Interior of St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon, with a view of the altar. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version (Queen Victoria)

Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version (Queen Victoria)
Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version. England, Scotland and Ireland, represented by three female figures posing as the classical Three Graces, hold a diminutive figure of Queen Victoria

Background imageEnglish Collection: Cartoon, The Ancient Mariner in the City (financiers)

Cartoon, The Ancient Mariner in the City (financiers)
Cartoon, The Ancient Mariner in the City -- a satirical comment on the difficulties financiers in the City of London were facing at the time, in a parody of Coleridges long narrative poem: Money

Background imageEnglish Collection: Thomas Cromwell presenting Cranmers Bible to Henry VIII Thomas Cromwell presenting

Thomas Cromwell presenting Cranmers Bible to Henry VIII Thomas Cromwell presenting
Thomas Cromwell presenting a copy of Cranmers Bible to King Henry VIII. 1530s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Music cover, Merci, Cheri, Merci, Bud Flanagan

Music cover, Merci, Cheri, Merci, Bud Flanagan
Music cover, Merci, Cheri, Merci (Trois Fois Merci), sung by Bud Flanagan (Crazy Gang in Ring Out the Bells), music by Michel Emer, English lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons, French lyrics by Pierre Dorsey

Background imageEnglish Collection: Relics associated with King Henry VIII

Relics associated with King Henry VIII. Miniature of Anne of Cleves by Holbein, lid of ivory box containing Cleves miniature, lid of ivory box containing Henry VIII Holbein miniature

Background imageEnglish Collection: Duke of Cambridge, visit to Guernsey, Channel Islands

Duke of Cambridge, visit to Guernsey, Channel Islands
Reception of the Duke of Cambridge, visit to Guernsey, Channel Islands, 17 September 1862. 1862

Background imageEnglish Collection: Queen Elizabeth I going hunting from Richmond Palace

Queen Elizabeth I going hunting from Richmond Palace, Surrey. late 16th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham, 1642

Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham, 1642
Opening scene of the English Civil War - Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham. 1642

Background imageEnglish Collection: King Henry V naming the Battle of Agincourt, France

King Henry V naming the Battle of Agincourt, France. 1415

Background imageEnglish Collection: JMW Turner, caricature by Hawkesworth Fawkes

JMW Turner, caricature by Hawkesworth Fawkes
Joseph Mallord William Turner, English artist, caricature from life by Hawkesworth Fawkes. 19th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Henry VIIIs New Clock, Hampton Court, 1540 Henry VIIIs New Clock, Hampton Court

Henry VIIIs New Clock, Hampton Court, 1540 Henry VIIIs New Clock, Hampton Court
Henry VIIIs New Clock, Hampton Court, 1540. 1540

Background imageEnglish Collection: Henry VIII, Yule Log, Christmas at Hampton Court

Henry VIII, Yule Log, Christmas at Hampton Court. 16th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet Henry Bells first English steamboat

Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet Henry Bells first English steamboat
Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet, built in 1812. circa 1812

Background imageEnglish Collection: Armed Knight Rocks, Lands End, Cornwall

Armed Knight Rocks, Lands End, Cornwall. circa 1890

Background imageEnglish Collection: Kynance Cove, Cornwall

Kynance Cove, Cornwall. circa 1890

Background imageEnglish Collection: BBC Children in Need, Lands End, Cornwall

BBC Children in Need, Lands End, Cornwall
BBC Children in Need, Lands End Hotel, Lands End, Cornwall. The bearded man seated at the centre is Peter John de Savary (b.1944), English entrepreneur

Background imageEnglish Collection: Cartoon, The True Lovers Knot

Cartoon, The True Lovers Knot -- a satirical comment on a free trade treaty (the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty, signed on 23 January 1860) between Britain and France

Background imageEnglish Collection: Lady Clara Vere de Vere

Lady Clara Vere de Vere
Lady Clara Verede Vere is an English poem byAlfred Tennyson, part of his collected poems published in 1842. The poem is about a lady in a family ofaristocrats

Background imageEnglish Collection: Sybil Carlisle, English actress

Sybil Carlisle, English actress. 1904

Background imageEnglish Collection: Queen Elizabeth I entering Kenilworth Castle

Queen Elizabeth I entering Kenilworth Castle. 1575

Background imageEnglish Collection: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children

Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children. 1849

Background imageEnglish Collection: Lily Brayton, English actress and singer

Lily Brayton, English actress and singer. 1904

Background imageEnglish Collection: Henry Ainley, English Shakespearean actor

Henry Ainley, English Shakespearean actor
Henry Hinchliffe Ainley, English Shakespearean actor of stage and screen. 1904



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