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L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914
Match at Hambledon / 1777A cricket match at Hambledon, Hampshire. The club was founded in 1750, and beat a strong All-England team in 1777. The early matches were played on Broadhalfpenny Down
Sidney Sussex CollegeA bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & formal gardens. N.B ball game being played
Nottingham Forest vs. Derby County F. A. Cup Final, 1898Illustration of John McPherson scoring the third goal for Nottingham Forest in their F.A. Cup Final Match against Derby County, played at Crystal Palace, London, 1898
England / Ludlow 1950SBroad Gate, Ludlow, Shropshire, the last of seven gates in the old city walls. The town is on the Welsh borders and played a great part in the Marches history
Gillray / Anglo-FrenchPoliteness The state of Anglo-French relations played out by John Bull and his French counterpart
Windsor Real Tennis 1500Real tennis is played at Windsor Castle, during the reign of Henry VII
Rugby School with pupils playing rugbyExterior view of Rugby School with pupils playing rugby in foreground
Real Tennis at Lord sA match is played at Lords Court, London. Date: circa 1860
Margaret of AnjouMARGARET OF ANJOU Queen of Henry VI, she played an active part in the Wars of the Roses. Date: 1430 - 1482
The Unknown Warrior - scene at Westminster Abbey, 11th November 1920. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time
Piper Daniel Laidlaw V. CPiper Laidlaw won the V.C. at Loos (World War I) on 25th September 1915: During the worst of the bombardment, seeing that his company was somewhat shaken from the effects of gas
Scotland vs. England Football Match, 1872Illustrations from the Scotland vs. England Friendly of 30th November 1872, played at West of Scotland Cricket Club Ground, Partick, near Glasgow
Sailing Ship / NonsuchThe replica of the sailing ship the Nonsuch, built in 1970. The original ship sailed to Canada in 1668 and played a part in the establishment of the Hudson Bay Company
Blackburn Olympic vs. Old Etonians F. A. Cup Final, 1883Engraving showing a number of scenes from the F.A. Cup Final of 1883, played between Blackburn Olympic and the Old Etonians at Kennington Oval, London. The match was won by Blackburn 2-1
Empire Air Day PosterA poster for the Empire Air Day on Saturday 20th May 1939 at Warmwell near Dorchester. The Hawker Hurricane planes played a key role in attack and defence during WW2
DR. PANGLOSS / CANDIDEDr. Pangloss, played by Mr. Harley in the stage version
Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. DavisNoises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929
Blackburn Rovers vs. Notts County F. A. Cup Final, 1891Engraving of the Football Association Cup Final between Blackburn Rovers and Notts County, played at the Kennington Oval, London, on 21st March 1891. The game was won by Blackburn Rovers 3-1
Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1846Engraving showing the traditional game of football, played on Shrove Tuesday, in the marketplace of Kingston-Upon-Thames. This match was played between the Thames-Street Club and the Townsend team
A Viking WarriorOld Vic Company - the role of Ornulf the Viking played by Percy Walsh
Cricket in CoventryCricket played on Grey Friars Green, Coventry
Bamburgh Castle, perched on a basalt outcrop on the edge of the North Sea at Bamburgh, Northumberland, it played a great part in the Border Wars (with Scotland)
Muddy Soccer GoalieAn amateur game of football played on a very muddy pitch: the goalkeeper catches the ball in mid-air
Ranjitsinhji / Spy / V. FairRanjitsinhji Vibhaji Rajput nobleman and English cricketer who played for Sussex
Uncle Toms cabin - as it will have to be played if Johnson wins. Illustration shows in a theatrical production of Uncle Toms Cabin, heavyweight champion boxer Jack Johnson standing over Simon Legree
A Game of Eton Fives, 1911Two photographs showing a game of fives, played in one of the courts at Eton College, 1911
Titanic Hymn Sheet 1912A photograph of the ship on the cover of a French music sheet: the hymn was played by the band on deck as the ship sank
Gordon Highlander interrogated by German OfficersI won t - After a raid on the British lines in Northern France, a Gordon Highlander is being interrogated by German Officers.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)
Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the FewLeslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942
Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914
Bali Dancing GirlsLovely young women of Bali, Indonesia, performing the Kebyar, a purely demonstrative dance, in which they interpret the mood of music played by a gamelan orchestra. Date: 1930s
Muriel Beaumont. Actress. Wife Gerald du Maurier. She played Nerissa The Merchant Venice and appeared in English translations light French comedies. Unattributed photograpic portrait Date: circa 1905
A Game of Football in the Streets of London, c. 1314Illustration of a game of football being played in the streets of London during the 14th century. Football of this time, played without rules in narrow medieval streets
Motorcycle FootballA daily game of motorcycle football being played at Pangbourne, Berkshire
Tennis: A Hot RallyA doubles tennis match played at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: George Derville Rowlandson Date: 1902
Taking the wounded aboard a British ambulance train on the Western Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)
With the field guns on the Western Front. A visit to a British battery. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)
Aristocrats at Whites Golf Club Golf TournamentLady Allington, Lord Tennyson, Lord Lothian and Lady Astor at Whites Golf Tournament, played at Prince s, Sandwich. Date: 1932
LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual ReviewThe Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War
Old Man Watching CricketAn old man in a flat cap stands and watches a cricket match being played on Giggs Hill Green, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s
William LillywhiteWILLIAM LILLYWHITE The Father of Modern Cricket A right-handed bowler, who played for Sussex in the 1820s. Date: early 19th century
Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955)Photograph of Gilbert Jessop, the Gloucestershire and England batsman, who was famous for his feats of quick-scoring - he once scored a century in only 40 minutes
Newcastle United vs. Barnsley, F. A. Cup Final, 1910Illustration of the F.A. Cup Final between Newcastle United and Barnsley, with one of the Barnsley defenders (in dark shirts) chesting down the ball; Crystal Palace Football Ground, 23rd April 1910
Sketches of Cricket in India, 1890A series of sketches by an English Cavalry Officer of a game of cricket played between an Indian College and British Officers, in India, 1890
Melville MacnaghtenSir MELVILLE LESLIE MACNAGHTEN Police chief, at Scotland Yard, played a leading part in the investigation into the nefarious misdeeds of Jack the Ripper
Turnbull / Clapton OrientR Turnbull, player for Clapton Orient; also played for Arsenal, Charlton and Chelsea
Vyacheslav MolotovVYACHESLAV MIKHAYLOVICH MOLOTOV, Russian statesman whose revolutionary career began in the 1905 rising, and played a leading part in 1917, followed by senior posts