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The Sketch front cover: Mrs Ernest Simpson
Front cover of The Sketch magazine in March 1935, featuring a portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Mrs Ernest (Wallis) Simpson. The caption reads: Mrs Simpson is the beautiful wife of Mr

Achilles & Hector
Apollo intervenes between Hector and Achilles and warns Hector that Achilles might slay him. (Which eventually happens)

Roman Praetor
A Roman PRAETOR : originally magistrates, as time goes on the praetors acquire increasing authority and eventually become consuls

Honour Was Satisfied by H M Bateman, or, The Seasons Retrospect. This illustration shows a man hunting, but is such a bad shot that he hits nothing

The Artistic Smoker by H M Bateman - or, Practice Makes Perfect. This illustration shows an artist teaching himself to blow smoke rings. His easel is abandoned in the background

Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, Oregon, USA
The cascading Multnomah Falls in Oregon. - its flow eventually becoming the Columbia River, Date: circa 1895

Telegram mobilising VAD 1914
This telegram, sent to Birchington late in the day on 14 October 1914, was the call to mobilise the local Voluntary Aid Detachments to set up their hospitals

Alfred Dreyfus
ALFRED DREYFUS French soldier, wrongfully accused of espionage and condemned to Devils Island; eventually exonerated after a series of sensational trials. Date: 1859 - 1935

Jean Cavalier
JEAN CAVALIER French Camisard leader of Protestant resistance, successfully defied the government. Eventually governor of Jersey. Date: 1681 - 1740

Floki Vilgerdasson / Expl
Floki Vilgerdasson sends out ravens on his voyage of exploration that eventually led him to Iceland, where he wintered in 865. Date: circa 865

Saint Begge
SAINT BEGGE (Begga) Belgian noblewoman, sister of Gertrude de Nivelles : when her husband died, she became a nun and eventually abbess of Ardennes, near Namur Date: ? - 698

Buckingham (Droeshout)
GEORGE VILLIERS, first duke of BUCKINGHAM statesman, royal favourite, eventually assassinated (and not before time !) Date: 1592 - 1628

Georges Couthon / Duereux
GEORGES COUTHON ruthless French revolutionary, loyal supporter of Robespierre whom he eventually accompanied to the guillotine. Date: 1755 - 1794

Masons and Police
When Paris magistrates led by police commissioner Jean de Lespinay seek to break up a Masonic meeting, the duc d Antin defies them, but the Lodge is eventually closed Date: 10 October 1737

Canada : Defiant French
CANADA : FRENCH RESISTANCE Le chevalier de Levis, Montcalms successor, defies the English and refuses to surrender, but eventually the French agree to British terms Date: summer 1760

The Capitals Lacrosse Club of Canada (which is apparently still in existence today) visiting the Battersby Hat Factory in Stockport in 1906

Boeing Stratocruiser N74606 North West Idlewild
Stratocruiser Washington of North West Airlines was delivered in 1949. Initially used on the Honolulu route it eventually flew the long distance Tokyo route as well. Date: 1954

Beagle Basset CC1 XS772 RAF Transport Command Mildenhall
This Beagle Basset XS772 was flown by 207 and 32 Squadrons Royal Air Force before eventually being re-registered as G-BCJB Date: 1967

Avro Vulcan XA903 Farnborough
First public appearance of the then unnamed stand-off bomb. Eventually called Blue Steel it became the standard British air carried nuclear weapon

Wellingborough Boys Home Picnic
Boys and staff from the Hatton Home, Broad Green, Wellingborough, on an Easter picnic. The homes premises, previously known as Hatton Hall, was donated to the Waifs and Strays Society in 1913

A German 15cm Siege gun
A photograph showing a German gun captured by French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme. Intended to be a decisive breakthrough

India Yamuna River
The source of the Yamuna (Jumna) river in the Himalayas; it will eventually flow into the Ganges, by way of Delhi and Agra. Date: circa 1835

Waldeck-Rousseau Photo
PIERRE MARIE RENE WALDECK- ROUSSEAU French statesman who eventually pardoned Dreyfus, photographed in 1902. Date: 1846 - 1904

Albrecht Wallenstein
ALBRECHT von WALLENSTEIN German military commander, generally but not consistently supportive of the Empire, eventually assassinated. Date: 1583 - 1634

Raphael Semmes - 2
RAPHAEL SEMMES American naval captain, as captain of the Alabama he sank or captured 80+ merchant vessels but she was eventually sunk by the Kearsage, 1864. Date: 1809 - 1877

The Civil war in America. Portaits of notable officers in th
RAPHAEL SEMMES American naval captain, as captain of the Alabama he sank or captured 80+ merchant vessels but she was eventually sunk by the Kearsage, 1864. Date: 1809 - 1877

Edward Pease, Fabian
EDWARD PEASE Political and social thinker, co-founder and secretary of the Fabian Society and eventually its historian. Date: 1857 - 1955

Fouquier-Tinville - 1
ANTOINE-QUENTIN FOUQUIER- TINVILLE, revolutionary lawyer and statesman, prosecutor who sent thousands to the guillotine and was eventually guillotined himself. Date: 1746 - 1795

Abdcation crisis: sloganed car
Sloganed car in support of King Edward VIII during the Abdication crisis of December 1936. The kings desire to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson split the government

The Marriage Tie
A man is torn between duty to his family and duty to his country during World War One. Eventually, conscription would include married men also

Battle of Ostrolenka
Led by Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki, Polish forces fight valiantly at Ostrolenko, but are eventually defeated by the Russians and forced to retreat to Warsaw. Date: 26 May 1831

Antwerp Taken
The French come to the assistance of Belgium : they besiege Antwerp and will eventually take it from the Dutch

Charles VI Insane
Charles VI alarms his entour- -age by bouts of insanity which though at first intermittent will eventually make him unfit to rule : the feuding ducs govern instead

Riots in Croatia
Just who will rule Croatia is much disputed, leading to riots such as these at Agram : eventually count Khven- Hedervary will be installed as Ban of Croatia

Turks Quit Belgrade
The Turkish forces of occupation evacuate Belgrade, which will now become the capital of Serbia, and eventually of Yugoslavia

J. B. Hobbs Batting, 1924
Photograph of Jack Berry Hobbs (1882-1963), the Surrey and England batsman, in attacking pose, during the 1924 season. Hobbs was the first cricketer to surpass W.G

Fable / Fox and Turkeys
THE FOX & THE TURKEYS Some turkeys who have escaped from a fox into a tree, are unable to sleep for the foxs tricks and contrivances, and eventually fall to the ground

Miss Gabrielle Ray
Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British stage actress brushing her hair and wearing pyjamas. Ray was a star of the Gaiety Theatre and was adored by fans for her beauty and dancing

Wilkins Nautilus 1931 -3
The Nautilus of Commander Wilkins runs into storms on its way to the North Pole, which it eventually reaches by sailing beneath the ice

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

Game of chess by telegraph
A game of chess played between London and Portsmouth, through the electric telegraph of the South Western Railway on April 10th, 1845. Suggested by Mr

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the central stree
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the central street of shops, over 150 meters long, with the spacious embarkation hall

The most powerful French locomotive that was running in 1914
The most powerful French locomotive running in 1914. The Mikado began service in 1914 and was used by the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway Company for goods transportation

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the chapel, where
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the decorative chapel, where passenger could attend religious services and practise their devotions during a voyage

Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into port
The burnt out liner, L Atlantique successfully brought into port at Cherbourg. The fire broke out in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given

A JACOBIN
Originally a club of Breton deputies, the Jacobins eventually number about 500, 000 members throughout France, representing the hard, uncompromising viewpoint

Barras in Favour
Une matinee chez Barras - skilful general and adroit politician, he keeps his head while so many are losing theirs, until he eventually falls out with Napoleon

Mr George Lewis
GEORGE HENRY LEWIS Society lawyer. Acted in many sensational Victorian cases and eventually represented the Prince of Wales and other members of society

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