Oars Gallery
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Training Ship Mercury and boys racing crew, River Hamble
The racing crew of the training ship Mercury with the ship itself in the background. The Mercury, established in 1885 by Charles Hoare, was originally based at Binstead, Isle of Wight, but moved in 1892 to the River Hamble, near Southampton, Hampshire. Boys aged 12-15 were trained in seamanship, with many going on to join the naval services
© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection

The Capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch forces, 1 to 4 August 1704
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The English fleet before Cadiz, Spain, 30 June 1596, prior to an attack on the harbour
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The Battle of Dover (Battle of Sandwich), 24 August 1217
The Battle of Dover (Battle of Sandwich), 24 August 1217, part of the First Barons War (1215-1217). An English fleet led by Hubert de Burgh attacked a French armada, forcing them to return to Calais. Date: 1217
© Mary Evans Picture Library
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Comic postcard, Children in a rowing boat on the sea Date: 20th century
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Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century
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Comic postcard, Plump woman and thin man in a rowing boat Date: 20th century
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Comic postcard, Plump woman in a rowing boat Date: 20th century
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Comic postcard, Two children at the seaside in a boat Date: 20th century
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Cartoon, The Coming Struggle (Disraeli versus Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Coming Struggle -- using the Boat Race as an analogy for politics, Disraeli and Gladstone are depicted as rowers in competing boats, with the radical MP John Bright in a separate boat in the background. Lord John Russell is with Gladstone as the Coxswain of the Government (Liberal) boat. The main issue being debated at the time was electoral reform. Date: 1866
© Mary Evans Picture Library