Heros Collection

Fallen solder's mother receiving Victoria Cross
King George V presenting the Victoria Cross Buckingham Palace, London to Mrs Warner for her son Private Edward Warner, Bedfordshire Regiment, who won the decoration for most conspicuous bravery

Lea Hurst, home of Florence Nightingale
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florence's social standing to become

Florence Nightingale's carriage
The nursing carriage that accompanied Miss Florence Nightingale through the Crimean War. Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father

GUYNEMER/HEROS DE FRANCE
France mourns the death of her greatest aviator, Georges-Marie Guynemer Date: 1917

Long-horned beetles on a tree
Herophila tristis beetle 1, great capricorn beetle, Cerambyx heros 2, Rosalia longicorn beetle, Rosalia alpina 3 (endangered), musk beetle, Aromia moschata 4, and long-horned beetle

Distribution of the Crimean medals 1856
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert awarding medals to soldier who have served in the Crimean War. Date: 1856

HEROS WATER DISPENSER
Coin-in-the-slot scent dispenser, patented 1889, operates on the same principles as holy water dispenser by Hero of Alexandria in 1st century AD Date: 1st century AD

Gauromydas heros
The worlds largest fly

Marche Des Boers
MARCHE DES BOERS March by Desire Leclercq, dedicated : Salut a nos amis les Heros du Transvaal - and he doesn t mean the British ! Date: 1902

A statue of Joan of Arc. French female folk hero

Heros autochthon. Catalogue number 1961_7_7_6

Freedom heros death, 2nd August 1810. Early 19th

L Oeuvre de Gustave Tery commencera le 3 novembre. Scipion Pegoulade ou Le Heros malgre lui par G. de la Fouchardiere et Rodolphe Bringer. Man holding a suitcase

Patriotic postcard - Czechoslovakia
A patriotic postcard from Czechoslovakia, possibly published to mark the end of the First World war and the creation of Czechoslovakia out of the remnants of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

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