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Christmas Day in the Workhouse
Illustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877

Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey
Sir Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey GCVO (1885-1947) and his bride, Lady Victoria Manners, a daughter of the 8th Duke of Rutland

Boys playing rugby football at Rugby School

Large classroom, Harrow School
A large classroom at Harrow School with several classes held at once

Quadrangle, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV (652-658) and his retinue
Constantine IV (652-685). Byzantine Emperor from and his retinue granting privilege to the Ravennate church. Mosaic. Basilica of Sant Apollinare in Classe. Ravenna. Italy

Eton College courtyard
Scene with teachers and pupils in the courtyard of Eton College

Street scene, Harrow School
Pupils in the street outside Harrow School. Date: 1918

Annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords
Scene during the annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords Cricket Ground in NW London, 13 July 1934. Showing people strolling about during the lunch interval

Schoolboys at Eton College, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire. Date: 1920s

Guests at the Riviera villa of Maxine Elliott, 1933
A page from The Bystander reporting on the distinguished guests being entertained at the Chateau l Horizon, the villa belonging to American actress

Little boy on rocking horse
A rather superior looking little boy dressed in a tartan kilt and Scottish velvet jacket rides on a rocking horse. In the background are a toy castle, a model train engine with signals

Almodis De La Marca (?-1071). Countess of Barcelona
" Almodis De La Marca (?-1071). Countess of Barcelona, wife of Ram󮠂 erenguer I.; Ramon Berenguer I (1023-1076). Count of Barcelona and Girona (1035-1076)

Roll call of Etonians on 4 June, Eton School, Berkshire
Roll call of Etonians on 4 June, Eton School, near Windsor, Berkshire -- a special occasion at this famous public school, with a procession of boats, ending with a firework display. Date: 1922

Rugby School with pupils playing rugby
Exterior view of Rugby School with pupils playing rugby in foreground. Date: 1906

Chemistry Laboratory at Eton College, Berkshire
Boys being taught in the Chemistry Laboratory at Eton College, Berkshire. Date: circa 1905

Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

H C Prior, King's School Scholar, Eton Wall Game
H C Prior, King's School Scholar, Keeeper of the College Wall, The Eton Wall Game Date: 1909

SAUDI ARABIA MECCA
The cemetery : for Moslems, to die and be buried in Mecca is a unique privilege. Date: circa 1870

First Master's House at Harrow School. Date: 1816

The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress

Italian noble youth fashions from the late 15th century. They wear doublet and hose with many cutout panels, slits and slashes. From an oil painting by Bernardo Pinturicchio

Cartoon, Noble Poulterers; or, Licensed to Sell Game -- a Peer of the Realm, making money out of the game caught on his estate, mostly fed at the expense of his tenant farmers. Date: 1845

Cartoon, Court of Young England -- The New Generation. A comment on Benjamin Disraelis Young England movement, a political splinter group consisting mostly of Conservative aristocrats who were at

Mock funeral with Cambridge University students
Mock funeral attended by Cambridge University students, which takes place when an undergraduate is " sent down", and has to be escorted to the station. Date: 1922

Schoolboys in Vaughan Library, Harrow School, Middlesex
Schoolboys in the Vaughan Library, Harrow School, Middlesex, named after the headmaster, Dr Charles John Vaughan, with portraits of famous old Harrovians on the walls

Schoolboys on Founders Day, Harrow School, Middlesex, setting off to play the annual ball game, their own version of football, which takes place on 10 October. Date: 1922

Schoolboys practising hose drill, Eton School, Berkshire
Schoolboys practising hose drill at Eton School, near Windsor, Berkshire, under the supervision of the Chief of the Eton Fire Brigade. Date: 1922

Famous wall game in progress, Eton School, Berkshire
The famous wall game, a kind of football game, in progress at Eton School, near Windsor, Berkshire -- an annual event, on St Andrews Day (30 November) at this famous public school

Domestic science at a girls English public school, Sherborne, Dorset. Two young women are seen here ironing linen and collars. Date: 1922

Speech day at a typical English public school, with a boy speaking from the stage, a teacher at a table with a pile of prize books, and family members in the audience. Date: 1922

Postcard booklet, mansion in Dixieland, USA. Date: 1937

Guests at the Riviera villa of Maxine Elliott, 1932
Page from The Bystander magazine in 1932 reporting on guests staying at the beautiful villa belonging to the American actress Maxine Elliott on the French Riviera

Wheel of Fortune. Miniature, 15th century. France
Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortuane. Concept in medieval and anceint philosophy referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Miniature, 15th century. France

Pomp and Circumstance by Charles Robinson
A small child, bewigged and holding a fan, is carried in a sedan chair carried by footmen in livery. Date: 1914

Llibre Verd (Green Book). Book of Privileges of the City of Barcelona. Miniature. Copy iluminated by Arnau Penna in 1380. Oath of allegiance to the king. Municipal Archives of History. Barcelona

One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 1 of 2
A fabulously elegant and sedate picnic, with the diners being waited on by a team of servants as a gramophone plays. One of two cartoons by H. M

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Black Puppy Book. A cute little lapdog puppy called Darling, sitting on a red cushion. Date: 1909

Little boy with rocking horse, sailing boat and castle
A little boy standing in a room (perhaps a nursery) containing a rocking horse, a sailing boat, a train engine with signals and a castle. Date: circa 1930s

Hyams of Oxford Street, boys outfitters, advertisement
Advertisement for Hyams of Oxford Street, Leeds, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, one of the oldest established houses for boys tailoring and outfitting, providing first class goods at moderate prices

Wall Game: Why Not War Game? WW1
Wall Game: Why Not War Game? Three young men taking part in the Eton Wall Game, with a comment that public schools would be wise to spend some time on military training during the First World War

Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace, London
The London Season of 1912: the Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace. A diagrammatic view showing the progress of the debutante from the moment she enters the building to the time she leaves. 1912

Europeans on elephants, India. Date: circa 1890s

Linlithgow Viceroy
VICTOR ALEXANDER JOHN, second marquis of LINLITHGOW viceroy of India, who once had the privilege of meeting the writer of this caption when I was very young. Date: 1887 - 1952

James III of Mallorca (1315-1349). King of Mallorca
" James III of Mallorca (1315-1349). King of Mallorca (1324-1349). Llibre de franqueses i privilegis del Regne de Mallorca" (Book of truth and privilege from Majorcas reign" )

Court of the Great Knight. Illustration from
" Court of the Great Knight. Illustration from " Codice dei privielegi" (" Codex of privilege" ). 15th century. Mss. H-V5. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Brescia

What our forefathers did to special privilege. Illustration shows a British soldier trying to dodge bullets during the American Revolutionary War. Date 1912 July 3

Special privilege. Illustration shows an old woman labeled Monopoly Tariff sitting next to an old shoe labeled Special Privilege

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