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Simon De Montfort(Elder)SIMON DE MONTFORT 5th Earl of Leicester French nobleman, took part in 4th Crusade, prominent leader of Albigensian Crusade, died at siege of Toulouse in 1218
Bridge Club TournamentWell-dressed ladies and gentlemen taking part in a tournament at the new bridge club
Cardigan Castle / WalesCardigan Castle, in the town of Cardigan, Ceredigion. The castle was finally destroyed (in part) by Cromwell in the Civil War
Aeneid Title PageTitle-page for the second part of Virgils Aeneid, in a French edition of 1662, featuring gods above, battles below, and some of the protagonists
National Electric GridPart of Britains National Grid, this is the sub-station at Yoker, near Glasgow, Scotland. The tower is 90 metres tall and carries the lines across the Clyde
Map of Peru 1683 MalletPerou. A map showing a coastal part of South America on the South Pacific. Both the equator and tropic of Capricorn are given
Whitehall, with Holbein Gateway and Banqueting HallA view of Whitehall, Central London, showing the Holbein Gateway (right) and the Banqueting Hall (left), with part of the old Palace connecting them
Roman Wall, WalesThis fine Roman wall at Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, is part of the remains of the Roman city of Venta Silurum, the tribal capital of the Silures. Date: 1st century
Lake District FarmhouseLow Tilberthwaite Farm & Barn, a typical farmhouse in the Lancashire part of the Lake District, England. Note the spinning gallery, used for drying out wool. Date: 17th century
The Wallenda Family performing on the high wire, Olympia, 19Photograph showing the Wallenda family performing their high wire act, as part of Bertram Mills Circus, at Olympia, London, 1931
John King / ExplorerJOHN KING Explorer; part of the Burke and Wills expedition to Australia
Beagle A. 61 Terrier 2 G-ASACBeagle A.61 Terrier 2 G-ASAC (msn B.606, ex WE587), of the Airways Aero Club. Auster converted a number of ex- Army aircraft which became the Auster 6B
Bessie Bonehill music hall male impersonator 1855-1902Bessie Bonehill started on the halls as a clog dancer as part of the Sisters Bonehill act and became a male impersonator. Jaunty pose with hands in pockets
Short Rifle Diagram 1915Multi-part diagram, showing the complex working systems of a short rifle, taking a Lee- Enfield Mark III magazine. Date: 1915
Portolan chart, 1582. Map of the central part of the Mediterranean sea. Printed in Messina. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting
Convict in prison cell turning hand-crank
Anti-Poor Law poster c. 1834 showing the interior of an English workhouse under the new laws Date: c. 1834
Wrapper design, Oliver Twist by Charles DickensWrapper design, first monthly instalment of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank, dated January 1846. 1846
Jessica by Luke FildesA portrait of the Shakespeare character, Jessica from The Merchant of Venice by Sir Luke Fildes (1843-1918), part of a series of Shakespearean heroines painted by great Victorian artists for The
Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway, was built in 1950 to celebrate the citys 900th anniversary. It is the most distinctive part of the citys waterfront. Date: opened 1950
William Shakespeare on a Christmas cardHead and shoulders profile portrait of William Shakespeare with a quotation on a Christmas card (front and back covers) -- Heaven bless you and prosper your affairs (Henry IV, Part 2)
Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO InvestigationA very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers. The aircraft was part of the TOP SECRET Project Magnet - a UFO Investigation run by
Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading" Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading chivalresque novels. 1863. Illustration of " Don Quixote of La Mancha" (preface of the first part). Etching. SPAIN. Madrid
Durham Castle from WearDurham Castle (now part of Durham Univerity) with the fantastic Norman Cathedral in the background. Framwellgate Bridge is in the foreground Date: 1950s
Map / Europe / Germany 1880SMap of the German Empire (southern part) after the war with France, including Alsace and Lorraine
Maypole, Ickwell, BedsThe children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities
Wwi / DogfightMany bi-planes, silhouetted against the sky, take part in an aerial dogfight
Maypole Dancing, IckwellThe children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities
Clifton Suspension BrgThe Bridge under construction. Part of the bridge was moved from the old Hungerford Bridge over the Thames
Cover design, Dombey and SonCover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847
Result of running into a Teller MinePhotograph: Result of running into a Teller Mine. Shows the back part of a tank with a broken track in a desert landscape
Herm - Channel Islands - Belvoir BayBelvoir Bay at Herm (Haerme) - one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Date: circa 1930s
The Square, Magherafelt - a view of part of the square with a boy in the foreground at a water pump and shop fronts and people and horse vehicles behind
The Square, Portaferry - view of part of the square with people and bus outside the Nugent arms hotel. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Portaferry). Date: circa early 1900s
Caricature of the actor J G Taylor -- Much More Than The Ninth Part. circa 1880s
Dancing HoursBlack and white. Image shows a bas relief of six ladies, each holding the hand of the ones next to her, and apparently dancing. This is a Wedgwood bas relief originally attributed to John Flaxman Jr
Suffragette Jack-in-the-Box Votes for WomenA suffragette Jack-in-the-Box with a bisque headed figure of a snarling woman. She has grey wiry hair which extends either side of a Tyrolean style hat with feather
Suffragette Coronation Procession 1911 SouvenirA souvenir and programme of the Womens Coronation Procession, 17th June, 1911, giving details of the Pageants. The Suffrage Societies taking part and the routes
Flt Lt G Shaw with his British Klemm Eagle, G-ACVUFlt Lt G. Shaw with his British Klemm Eagle, G-ACVU. Both took part in the MacRobertson England to Australia race, October 1934
Holborn Military Hospital, MitchamThe Holborn Military Hospital operated during the latter part of the First World War in the premises of the Holborn Union workhouse at Mitcham
Men of the British First Airborne Division in a glider; SecoPhotograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division in a glider on the way to Arnhem, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan
British First Airborne Troops using a mortar, Arnhem; SecondPhotograph showing men of the British First Airborne Division using a 3-inch mortar in one of the woods surrounding Arnhem, in Holland, September 1944
Vilnius, LithuaniaGeneral view of the city, at a time when it was part of Poland
Cartoon by George Studdy, part of his Fruity Fables series, showing a lady orange peeling off her skin down to a bikini. Credit should read
HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiserRoyal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889
A corner of London Wall, City of London. In the foreground is part of St, Giles Cripplegate Church, restored after having been burnt out during the Blitz in 1940. Date: early 1960s
East African Reconnaissance Regiment in BurmaPhotograph of a soldier from the East African Reconnaissance Regiment, checking a machine-gun, Burma, 1945. The East African Reconnaissance Regiment, part of 11th East African Division
Bren Gunner, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Burma, 1944 (c)Photograph: A well-concealed Bren Gunner of the 7th Gurkha Rifles amongst the thick foliage of the Burmese jungle, 1944 (c)