Queen Elizabeth II presents Bobby Moore with World CupWorld Cup Final 1966. Queen Elizabeth II presenting the World Cup trophy to Englands Bobby Moore victorious after winning the game against West Germany in London on 30 July 1966. Date: 1966
JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD 1The hero of this popular story of a dog in Africa, narrated by sir Percy Fitzpatrick
Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fireHeroic fireman rescuing a girl from a fire. Date: 19th century
Sir Claude and Lady Champion de Crespigny, Tatler coverSir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 4th Baronet (1847-1935), soldier, sportsman and adventurer, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1927 beside his wife
Michael O leary PosterRecruitment poster from WWI encouraging men to join an Irish regiment and emulate the bravery of their fellow countryman, Sergeant Michael O Leary VC
German propaganda poster, WW1German propaganda poster, encouraging women to work in the Home Army during the First World War, for example by working in munitions factories to make grenades for soldiers to use. Date: 1914-1918
William Wallace - statue in AberdeenA statue of William Wallace (1270 - 1305) in Aberdeen, Scotland erected in 1888. A Scottish knight and landowner who is known for leading a resistance during the Wars of Scottish Independence
Alexander & BucephalusALEXANDER THE GREAT Young Alexander impresses his father, Philip of Macedon and his courtiers by taming the wild horse Bucephalos
Hercule PoirotHERCULE POIROT the Belgian detective, hero of many of Christies books
Don Quixote riding with Sancho PanzaA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title rides with his companion Sancho Panza along a mountain pass
WW2 poster, Fly with the RAFWW2 poster, Men in reserved occupations can now fly with the RAF as pilot or observer. Apply nearest combined recruiting centre. Date: 1941
The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officerIn 1915 Hans Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called " The Last Man". The image shows a German navy officer holding up a German flag as his ship sinks because he would
Piper Daniel Laidlaw V. CPiper Laidlaw won the V.C. at Loos (World War I) on 25th September 1915: During the worst of the bombardment, seeing that his company was somewhat shaken from the effects of gas
Eric Liddell celebrating his Olympic win at Edinburgh UniverEric Liddell, the 400m gold medallist at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, crowned and chaired at Edinburgh University where he had studied science
John, Bonny DundeeJOHN GRAHAM of Claverhouse, viscount DUNDEE (k.a. Bonny Dundee) a Scottish hero through his support for the Stuart cause, but will die at the battle of Killiecrankie
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). King of Sparta. Monument in SpartLeonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[
England cricket team of 1885Cricketers of the England eleven of 1885, with W G Grace at the centre, surrounded by Barnes, Lyttelton, Shrewsbury, Gunn, Bates, Steel, Read, Peate, Barlow and Ulyett. 1885
WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there! Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Date: 1940s
General Zapata, leader of rebels in Southern Mexico, 1913Mexican rebel and revolutionary hero, Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), whose followers, known as Zapatistas, fought for the restoration of lands taken from the people by ex-President Diaz
Cecil Rhodes / Davie / HeroCECIL RHODES Statesman, entrepreneur and imperialist in South Africa, making peace with the Matabele, 1896
Cincinnatus called from the ploughLucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519 BC-438 BC) is called from the plough to serve as Roman Consul
WW1 poster, Enlist in the Navy, All Together - Allied sailors of six nationalities. Date: 1917
Douglas Bader - Flying Ace of WW2Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982) - Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. A postcard produced for the (Royal)
Trafalgar Square and Lord Nelson. Date: circa 1950
Ismail Enver Pasha, Turkish leader, WW1Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), Turkish military officer, leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars, architect of the Ottoman-German Alliance during the First World War
Theodoros Kolokotronis - Greek HeroTheodoros Kolokotronis (1770 - 1843), a Greek General and hero of the Greek War of Independence (1821-29) fought against the Ottoman Empire
John Paul JonesAmericans would be indignant to see their gallant naval hero portrayed on the London stage as a PIRATE ! - yet here he is, as acted by Mr Elsgood with bravo galore
Don Quixote and the sheepA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title encounters a flock of sheep and thinks they are an approaching army
Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of SheppeyCommemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties
A Night to Remember, film posterPoster advertising the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912
Awarding Victoria CrossHis Majesty King George V investing 2nd Lieutenant C.L. Cox of the 150th Field Co. R.E. with the Victoria Cross at the 2nd Army Headquarters, Blendecques, France
Bulldog Drummond / SapperBound he may be, but in a moment the square-jawed hero will rescue the girl from the evil clutches of the villain
Abd El Kader, Algerian leaderAbd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century
Misfitz - Robin Hood. early 20th century
War Bonds Poster WwiWorld War One poster encouraging the public to do their bit by buying National war bonds to help fund the war effort
Private John Caffrey VCIllustration recording the VC action of Private John Joseph Caffrey VC (1891-1953) at La Brique, France in November 1915. His citation reads as follows: On 16 November 1915 near La Brique, France
Peggy Prince received an M.B.E. after making two journeys out to sea in a canoe in order to rescue the crew of a crashed bomber, saving the wireless operators life. 1940
Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Memorial wall dedicated to Pepe George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405A?i?1468). National hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening Battle scene
Davy CrockettDavid Crockett (1786 - 1836) - celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; referred to in popular culture as Davy Crockett
Medea and Jason stealing the Golden FleeceDepiction of Medea and Jason from Greek mythology. Medea drugs a serpent while Jason prepares to kill it and steal the Golden Fleece. Venus and a winged youth stand at their side
Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747). Corfu. GreeJohann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747). Marshal defender of the city of Corfu of the Turkish invasion of 1716. Marble statue. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece
Sir Douglas Bader playing golfGroup Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982), RAF pilot during the Second World War despite having lost both legs in a crash in 1931
Statue of Emperor Augustus, Rome, ItalyStatue of the Roman Emperor Augustus (Julius Caesar Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD), in Rome, Italy
Odysseus & PenelopeHaving killed the Suitors, the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) embraces his faithful wife, Penelope, while two adoring maids watch them
Wounded Red Cross DogA French soldier salutes a war hero - a Red Cross dog wounded in action
Avenant and DragonAvenant confronts a fearsome dragon - fortunately, a helpful owl is bringing him a magic phial, and all are able to live happily ever after, hero and dragon alike
Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Diving BellAlexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He is said to have used a diving vessel for seeing underwater
Don Quixote attacks a windmillA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant
