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Olympic 400m race finish 1924, Eric LiddellEnd of the 400 metres final at the 1924 Paris Olympics, showing Scot, Eric Liddell, crossing the finish line first. Liddell was made famous in the film, Chariots of Fire. Date: 1924
St. George patron saint of EnglandOur Ancient Word of Courage, Fair St. George - The Patron Saint of England. Pictured here by Georges Scott (1873-1943) expertly slaying the dragon, despite looking quite like a girl. Date: 1928
CORONATION LEGENDThe Legend of the Coronation Stone. Jacob sleeping on the Stone at Bethel. Edward I dedicating the Stone to the Confessor. The wanderings of the Stone. A Westminster scholar's freak in 1801
North American B-25J Mitchell F-AZIDNorth American B-25J-35/37-NC Mitchell F-AZID (msn 108-47562. ex 45-8811), of Flying Legends based at Dijon-Longvic. Date: circa 1992
Junkers Ju 52 - 3mg8e D-CDLH - D-AQUIJunkers Ju 52-3mg8e D-CDLH - D-AQUI (msn 130714), at the Duxford for the Flying Legends Air Show on 8 July 2006 Date: 2006
Bill Edrich and Denis Compton coming out to bat at Lords Cricket ground during the legendary summer of 1947 when Compton scored 3, 816 runs and Edrich 3, 539. Date: 1947
Out upon the wharfs they came. Illustration by Florence Harrison from Tennysons poem, The Lady of Shallott. Date: c.1920
Out flew the web and floated wide. Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons The Lady of Shallott. Date: c.1920
Hernes Oak, Windsor Great Park, BerkshireHernes Oak, in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, felled in 1796. Associated with the legend of Herne the Hunter, the tree features in Shakespeares comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor. Date: 1790
Fred Astaire and Ginger RogersCinema and Dance legends Fred Astaire (1899-1987) and Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) in Flying Down to Rio (1933) Date: 1933
RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM Author, best known for his Ingoldsby Legends which include the Jackdaw of Reims, The Spectre of Tappington and other fanciful tales. Date: 1788 - 1845
Filming the Holy Thorn at Kingsthorn, Herefordshire - and the buds which came into bloom around Midnight, Old Christmas Eve (January 5th)
Zmey Goynych (Slavic Three-headed dragon)Reproduction of a painting by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin depicting the Zmey Goynych (Slavic three-headed dragon). The Russian version (pictured) has three heads, is green, walks on two back paws
Helen of Troy by MataniaHelen of Troy and King Priam watch Paris and Menelaus fight for her sake. Illustration to accompany the first story in a series on Famous Women from History written by Kenneth Bell
Siegfried slaying the great dragon FafnerAct two : armed with the magic sword Notung, Siegfried kills Fafner, who has taken on the form of a dragon. Scene from Wagners Siegfried. Date: 1903
St. George and the Dragon by Briton RiviereSt. George lying prone and perhaps thanking some higher deity for helping him slay the dragon, the remains of which are coiled beside him. Date: 1914
Big Stone - Cloughmore, Co. Down, Northern IrelandThe Big Stone - Cloughmore, Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland. This 30-ton granite boulder perches on the slopes of Slieve Meen, 1000 ft above the village of Rostrevor
Trees in Superstition and Legend by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting the various trees of legends and superstition
An Italian Fairy Tale - Deodato the Florentine & EnchanterThe magician claims the beautiful young girl for himself, leaving Deodato alone. Date: 1929
A Legendary SpanishTale - Virgin leads Spain to victoryThe Blessed Virgin leads Queen Isabellas army to the fortress to defeat the Moorish king who plunges into the abyss in fright. Date: 1929
Thomas Crofton CrokerTHOMAS CROFTON CROKER Irish antiquary, author of the classic folklore collection Irish fairy legends : this portrait done in 1831. Date: 1798 - 1854
Richard Harris BarhamRICHARD HARRIS BARHAM (1788 - 1845) Author, best known for his Ingoldsby Legends which include the Jackdaw of Reims, The Spectre of Tappington and other fanciful tales. Date: circa 1820
Frontispiece, Legends of the Commandments of the Church. Date: published 1860
Frontispiece, Legends of the New Testament -- nativity scene. Date: published circa 1860s
Frontispiece, Legends of the Wandering Jew and the Sixteen Queens of Munster -- the Wandering Jew and the tailor Jean de Leyde (John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader). Date: published 1866
Frontispiece, Legends of Origins -- The Knight of the Swan. Date: published circa 1870s
Frontispiece, Legends of Gods Commandments -- Fridolin, a page of the King of Portugal. Date: published 1864
Frontispiece, Legends of Women in Real Life. Date: published 1861
Glastonbury Thorn, Glastonbury, SomersetThe Glastonbury Thorn, a legendary tree at Glastonbury, Somerset. A flowering hawthorn, it is associated with Joseph of Arimathea and the arrival of Christianity in Britain
Pharmacopoeia Augustana reformata. Date: 1672
The Flotsam & Jetsam of the Sea by Charles RobinsonBeautiful illustration by Charles Robinson showiong a sailor and a lady friend peering over the edge of a ship to see a bevy of beautiful mermaids in the sea below. Date: 1939
Annie WilsonANNIE WILSON - innkeepers wife and guide to Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh, where she perpetuated such legends as the Apprentices Pillar. Burns wrote a poem in her praise. Date: CIRCA 1780
Slaughter of the innocents
Image depicting Christ in majesty. From: Legenda sanctorum. Date: 1518
Title page of the 1518 edition of the Golden legend.. From: Legenda sanctorum. Date: 1518
Romans fight the SabinesMarginal drawings depicting combat between the Romans and the Sabines. 1543
Fight between Romulus and Mettius CurtiusPage of text with marginal drawing showing a horseman outside Rome, and a fight between the horseman and another figure. The horse has collapsed under its rider
View of RomeAn imaginary view of Rome in a marginal drawing. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads
Romulus and Remus being suckled by LupaDetail from a page of text, showing a marginal drawing of Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she wolf Lupa. 1543
Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of RomePage of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads
Hercules strikes CacusPage of text with marginal drawing, showing Hercules with a large club about to strike at Cacus (the bearded man on the right) who is pulling a bull backwards by the tail. 1543
Hereward the WakeHEREWARD known as The Wake Anglo-Saxon rebel and outlaw who opposed William I, taking refuge on the Isle of Ely, the subject of romantic legends. Date: ? - 1072
Olwen by Daphne AllenScene from The Mabinogion showing Olwen, wearing a robe of flame-coloured silk, with cascades of yellow hair and anenome white skin
Evergreens and flowers by Pauline BaynesThe evergreens and flowers associated with English customs and legends depicted here by Pauline Baynes in a charming design
King Sebastian is the subject of many Portuguese legends : here he is depicted enjoying the pleasures of the fabulous island of Incoberta
Danish Bard of 1000A Danish skalde (bard) sings the sagas of past glories to an attentive group of warriors
Joseph of ArimatheaJOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA supposed wealthy follower of Jesus who requested his body after the crucifixion : the subject of many pious legends