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The Year of the Three British Kings - 1936The Year of Three British Kings in 1936 - King George V (1865-1936), King Edward VIII (1894-1972) and finally King George VI (1895-1952). Date: 1936
King George V - Scenes of the British EmpireOne King, One Flag, One Fleet, One Empire - inset portrait of King George V (1865-1936) surrounded by images of the varied animals and wildlife of the British colonial territories (4/4)
Sheffield University - Portraits of Edward VI and AlexandraSheffield University - Inset portraits of Edward VI and Alexandra who opened the University in July, 1905. Date: 1905
King George V - Scenes of the British EmpireOne King, One Flag, One Fleet, One Empire - inset portrait of King George V (1865-1936) (1/4). Date: circa 1911
The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Landing Stage at Ahvaz - a city
King George V - Silver Jubilee celebration postcard, featuring portraits of the King and Queen Mary and a view of Buckingham Palace, London. Date: 1935
The Seated Scribe. 28th-23rd c. BC. It belongs to the 4th or 5th dynasty. Painted limestone, glass rock eyes inset into copper. It was found in the Old Kingdom burial ground at Sakkara. Egyptian art
Rare Russian Postcard - Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) - sent from Odessa, Ukraine on 9th May 1900. Date: 1900
Glasgow, Scotland - Four inset scenes of the city: The University Building, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the King George V Bridge and George Square. Date: 1937
Roman Catholic church, Farm Street, Mayfair, London, with an inset of Father Bernard Vaughan (1847-1922). Date: circa 1905
Chiropractor - Dr. A Ortman of South DakotaChiropractor - Dr. Amon S. Ortman (1892-1956) of South Dakota, USA - Founder of the Chiropractic Hotel & Clinic - practiced between 1918 and 1956 - developed the Ortman Technique
Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, TunisiaAn absolutely fabulous Arab Doorway in the port town of Sidi Bou Said Tunisia, with a pair of knockers for the main decorated wooden doors (for ease of knocking when on a camel or on horseback)
WW1 - King George V - his message to the Royal Navy - The Sure Shield. The shield in the bottom left-hand corner is the Royal Navy Kings Colours. Date: circa 1914
Royal Navy losses in both World Wars, 1945Illustration showing the ships lost by the British Royal Navy during the Second World War (main picture) compared with those lost during the First World War (inset bottom right)
Zulu War - Recovery of the Colours of the 24th in the Buffalo River after Battle of Isandlwana (of 22 January 1879) and honouring the graves of Lts Melville and Coghill Date: 1879
Waterloo Place, London - The Crimea MonumentHMS Victorys Signal. The flaghoist signals used by Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), England expects that every man will do his duty
Aa Parmentier / P JournalANTOINE-AUGUSTIN PARMENTIER Centenary celebration of the man who introduced the potato to France
Bermuda - Palms at Paget, Grasmere view and OleandersBermuda - with three inset leaf-shaped images depicting: Royals Palms at Paget, the view from Grasmere and Oleanders in bloom. Date: 1912
Proposed new Union workhouse, GatesheadBirds eye view, with inset plan, of the proposed new union workhouse at Gateshead, County Durham. It was designed by Messrs Newcombe and Knowles of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and JH Morton of South Shields
Cambridge Eight 1911The Cambridge Eight in Coronation Year
Paderewski / Petit J 1919IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI Polish pianist, composer and statesman
The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution or the Revolution of 1911, was a revolution that overthrew Chinas last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty)
Robert Falcon Scott and his Frys Cocoa and Chocolate supplyRobert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic
Railway map, Clapham Junction area, LondonRailway map, Clapham Junction, Stewarts Lane, Lavender Hill and Longhedge, SW London, with colour coding of the various railway companies. Date: 1912
Map, Surrey Docks, Bricklayers Arms and New Cross, LondonMap, Surrey Commercial Docks, Bricklayers Arms and New Cross, SE London, with railway lines and junctions. 1908
Celebrating the New Turkish Constiution - French postcard. The Young Turk Revolution (July 1908) of the Ottoman Empire was when the Young Turks movement restored the Ottoman constitution of 1876
Trowbridge, Wiltshire - Mulit-scene Greetings Postcard, featuring inset views of: the Parish Church, River Avon at Staverton, Stallards Street and Trinity College, The Rectory and Clarendon
Portrait of Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny - 18581921) - the last German empress and queen of Prussia by marriage to Kaiser Wilhelm II
WW1 - Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Patriotic messageAn inset portrait accompanies a message to the German people from Kaiser Wilhelm II a month after the start of the First World War - 26th August 1914 (the war began on 28th July 1914). Date: 1914
Italy, Sestri Ponente, Santuario di Nostra Signora del GazzoItaly - Sestri Ponente and inset view of Santuario di Nostra Signora del Gazzo (Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy) Date: 1898
Home of Louisa May Alcott at Concord, Massachusetts, USALouisa May Alcott (1832-1888) - the Home at Concord, Massachusetts, USA of the American writer. The Birthplace of the Concord School of Philosophy in 1879.. Date: circa 1920s
Coronation of Edward VII - Commemorative postcardCoronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on - August 9, 1902 - The Golden State Carriage leaving Buckingham Palace - Commemorative postcard
Memorial postcard - King Edward VII (1841-1910), with inset portrait and views of Buckingham Palace and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Date: 1910
RMS Titanic - signet ring recovered by CS Mackay-BennettRMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - an 18 carat gold and small old-cut diamond solitaire band/signet ring, slightly tapering (1/4ins)
HMS Princess Royal, 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron, with inset portraits of Admiral Jellicoe and Lord Nelson - England expects that every man this day will do his duty. Date: 1914-1918
Landmarks at Birkenhead, Wirral, MerseysideGreetings from Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside - five inset views: Swiss Bridge, Boat House Park, Park Entrance, Town Hall and the Laird and Queen's Memorial. Date: 1908
PORTUGUESE TAKE DIU 1509A sea battle in the harbour of Diu, on the west coast of India, results in the death of Sultan Badur and Portuguese annexation. Inset : Nugno d'Acona who founds the colony. Date: 1509
MALTESE TOMB COVERINGA marble tomb cover, inset into the floor above St Paul's catacombs, Rabat. The Maltese cross has eight points, symbolising the eight beatitudes Date: 2005
The Old Stadt Theater - Hamburg, Germany - inset illustration inside a piece of Silver Birch Tree Bark. Showing the new facade designed by Martin Haller in 1874. Date: 1900s
A typical group of Fanchon and Marco dancers and an inset of Fanchon Simon, 1929 - Fanchon was half of the famous stage producing duo Fanchon and Marco who created The Big Idea stage shows
Railway map, Acton, Kew, Turnham Green, LondonRailway map, Acton, Kew, South Acton & Turnham Green, London, with colour coding of the various railway companies. Date: 1913
Great Southern Hotel, Parknasilla, County Kerry, Ireland. Date: circa 1908
Insetting, Stitching and Cutting, Black & White magazineInsetting, Stitching, Cutting, Black & White magazine. 1893
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
WW1 - The Enemys Eastern Frontier - 1914WW1 - The Enemys Eastern Frontier - The Splendid work of Russian Strategy. Pictorial map showing the strategy of Russian Commanders
Theatre Royal, Haymarket, LondonPromotion postcard for The Pigalle, Piccadilly, London - Souvenir of the Wedding of Princess Margaret (1930-2002) to Anthony Armstrong-Jones (1930-2017) on 6th May 1960. Date: 1960
Traditional customs, Portugal -- people in the open air, working on a large weaving frame. Inset top left is a large building, the Grand Hotel Central. Date: circa 1900s
RMS / HMS Medina, P&O M-class in service during WW1RMS/HMS Medina, P&O M-class in service during the First World War, torpedoed in April 1917. With an inset portrait of King George V. Date: circa 1914