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The Hon. Frank Pakenham (1905-2001), later to become Lord Longford the politician and social reformer. Here he is seen having joined up as a private at the outbreak of World War II
Winston Churchill and Anthony EdenWinston Churchill (1874-1965) and Anthony Eden (1897-1977), two future Prime Ministers. This front cover was published three days after Britain declared war on Germany
Grouse huntingHon. James Boyle and his sister Lady Hersey Boyle, children of Lord Glasgow, grouse hunting on his Knockendon Moor. Date: 1939
Goodwood PicnicAn alfresco luncheon party at Goodwood Races. Date: 1939
Lord Cowdray and Lady Anne BridgemanJohn Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray (1910-1995) marrying Lady Anne Bridgeman (1913-2009). Date: 1939
King George VI inspecting the Yeomen of the GuardKing George VI (1895-1952) inspecting the Yeomen of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The Yeomen are under the Captaincy of Arthur Chichester, Colonel The Lord Templemore (1880-1953). Date: 1939
A party at Cafe de ParisLord Lansdowne (1912-1999), the Hon Deborah Mitford (1920-2014) and the Hon Veronica Fraser (1920-2005) at the Cafe de Paris. Date: 1939
Taking a stroll at the Hurlingham Club, FulhamLady Helen Grosvenor (1888-1970), Lady Castlereagh (1878-1959), Lord Charles Beresford (1846-1919), Lord Hugh Cecil (1869-1956) and Miss Chaplin take a summer stroll at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham
Lord Shrewsbury at Hurlingham polo clubMajor Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl of Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot KCVO (1860-1921) was keen on polo. Here he is attending a pony show at the Hurlingham Club
Winston Churchill at St James's PalaceWinston Churchill (1874-1965) attending the first court of King George V at St James's Palace. Churchill had been appointed Home Secretary earlier in the year. Date: 1910
Polo playersA polo game being played at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham in 1910. The players shown below are the Duke of Westminster (1879-1953) and Lord Shrewsbury (1860-1921). Date: 1910
Cars with a personality, the Humber by Lord Cardigan. Advertorial with photographs of the new Humber 16/60 HP. With descriptions, Although carrying large and comfortable coachwork, the new 16/60-h.p
Caricature illustrations, captioned, Brilliant Brunettes by Pat Charles'. Showing, M Quaglino, Lord Warwick, Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord Castlerosse, Mr Charles Birkin'
Caricature illustration of Lord Beaverbrook, in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 9 Lord Beaverbrook'
Lord Howard de Walden, illustration by W Howard Robinson, in fencing outfit with epee and face guard. Captioned I was ever a fighter'
Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief JusticeSir Edward Coke (1552-1634), Lord Chief Justice, English judge, barrister and politician
Front cover, The British Gazette, General Strike, 1926Upper part of front cover, The Briitish Gazette, covering the General Strike, 8 May 1926 Date: 1926
Poster, London Opinion, Your Country Needs You, WW1Original news stand poster, London Opinion, Your Country Needs You, Lord Kitchener. This is the very rare poster that led to what was to become the famous Lord Kitchener Wants You recruiting poster
Cartoon, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the AdmiraltyPolitical cartoon, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty - Look what I have done! - with ships and aircraft in the background, by Louis Wain Date: 1914
Irene Vanbrugh in role of Sophy FullgarneyIrene Vanbrugh, English actress, in role of Sophy Fullgarney in Pinero's The Gay Lord Quex. Date: circa 1900
The Lord Mayor of London's State Coachi s, along with the Queen's Gold State Coach and the Speaker's State Coach, one of the three great State Coaches of the United Kingdom
HMS Courageous, aircraft carrierRoyal Navy - HMS Courageous, an aircraft carrier, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World
The Grosvenor Family by C R LeslieThe Grosvenor Family, monochrome reproduction of a painting by C R Leslie, with key. Date: 1833
David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, Royalist GeneralDavid Leslie, 1st Lord Newark (c1600-1682). He fought on behalf of Sweden, Russia, the Scottish Covenanters and the Scottish Royalists. Date: 17th century
HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrierRoyal Navy - HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher
Hawker Siddeley Dominie T. 1 XS710Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1 XS710 (msn 25012), from RAF Strubby in March 1966. View in the cockpit, during flight, piloted by Jim Perry and Dave Lord. Date: 1966
Ravenscroft (now called Cleddon Hall), Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, birthplace of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author
Lord Kitchener at a recruiting office, WW1Lord Kitchener with the Lord Mayor at a recruiting office, addressing a crowd of people outside in the street, First World War. circa 1914-1916
First inspection of Tutankhamun's tombThe first glimpse of the great Egyptian treasure: a drawing from material supplied by Lord Carnarvon. Lord Carnarvon, Lady Evelyn Herbert
Victorian Sheet Music Cover Warrior Return Alfredvictorian, sheet, music, cover, warrior, return, alfred, lord, tennyson, john, blockley, carry, carrying, body, bridge, medieval, middle, ages, people, procession, home, brought, dead, words
House where Lord Byron died, Missolonghi, GreeceHouse where Lord Byron died, in Missolonghi, Greece, in 1824. 1850
Lord Harrington with Prince Henry, the future King Henry IIIHenry III (1207-1272). King of England. Lord Harrington with Prince Henry, the future king of England, during a hunt. Engraving after a painting of Count Guildford. 19th century. Date:
Queen Victoria - Mourning card 1901A sombre postcard published on the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 (sent on 18th February 1901) - quotes by Alfred Austin
Ravenscroft (Cleddon Hall), cave in gardenRavenscroft (now called Cleddon Hall), Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, birthplace of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author
Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. Mosaic ofCzech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. The Mosaic of the Last Judgement (1372), by Niccoletto Semitecolo, Italian painter of the early-Renaissance. 14th century. Castle complex
Cartoon, O'er Neilson's Tomb -- lawyers and others throw up their hats in jubilation. A parody of a popular ballad, O'er Nelson's Tomb, written by the tenor John Braham
Embossed Victorian mourning card, In Memoriam, with a woman kneeling in grief -- Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord -- and an architectural border in Egyptian style. Date: circa 1880s
White flowers and a cross on an Easter cardWhite flowers and an ornate cross on a two-part Easter card, with cherub (left) and Paschal Lamb (right). Date: circa 1890s
Only interview between the Commanders, Wellington and NelsonThe Army and Navy representing the only interview between the Great Commanders, Wellington and Nelson! Chromolithograph, unknown publisher
Cartoon, Sin, Death, and the Devil, Vide Milton, by James Gillray. A parody of a scene from John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost, showing Prime Minister William Pitt (left) as Death
88 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Inlaid silver and copper damascene work depicting Rachel sitting
Funeral of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, St Paul'sThe funeral of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts on 19th November 1914, the scene inside St Paul's Cathedral. Earl Roberts died of pnemonia in France while visiting Indian troops fighting in the First
Navy's tribute to Lord Kitchener, WW1Admiral Sir David Beatty (right) and Admiral Sir Robert Lowry (centre) and their staff seen leaving St. Giles's Cathedral
Tatler cover, Death of Lord Kitchener, WW1Tatler front cover announcing the death of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl of Khartoum and Broome (1850-1916), British soldier and stateman
Lloyd George and Lord Reading, Western Front, WW1Lloyd George and Lord Reading visiting soldiers graves on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Lord Beaverbrook's appeal for aluminium 1940Lord Beaverbrook the Minister for Aircraft Production appealed for objects wholly or partly made of aluminium for the manufacture of aeroplanes
Lord Beaverbrook the Minister for Aircraft Production appealed for objects wholly or partly made of aluminium for the manufacture of aeroplanes
Chris Patten, British Conservative politicianChris Patten (Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, Lord Patten, b 1944), British Conservative politician and government minister