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Queen Victoria with Alexander BattenbergQueen Victoria holding her grandson, Prince Alexander of Battenberg, later Marquess of Carisbrooke(1886-1960), eldest son of Priness Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg
Prince Leopolds engagementPrince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1855-1884) and his future wife, Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont in 1881. The fourth son and eight child of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria photographed with the BattenbergsQueen Victoria with the Battenbergs in 1889; Prince Henry of Battenberg holds his son Alexander ( Drino - later Marquess of Carisbrooke), while Princess Beatrice holds their only daughter
The Restraining HandConstantine I, King of the Hellenes wonders whether to join the Triple Entente, or to remain neutral. The mailed fist of the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, tries to influence his decision
Princess Louise, Duchess of ArgylePrincess Louise (1848-1939), Duchess of Argyle. Louise was Queen Victorias fourth daughter and sixth child. She married the Duke of Argyll in 1871 and was the only one of Victoria
HindenburgPhotograph of Marshal Paul von Hinderburg (1847-1934), sitting at a strategic map. A veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, he was recalled from retirement on the outbreak of World War I
Philomel and ProcnePHILOMEL AND PROCNE Procne tries to persuade her sister Philomel to come back to the city, but she prefers to remain in solitude (from Greek mythology)
Sunday closingA poster criticising the introduction of Sunday closing for public houses, the one day when the working classes had leisure time
Truffle huntingA man and boy accompanied by four small dogs, hunt for truffles in a forest. Truffles, a fungus that grows in symbiosis with certain trees, and a culinary delicacy
Cisterns of CarthageDelenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) declared Roman statesman Cato the Elder, but these cisterns remain, impressive relics of the once-mighty city
Louis Comes to ParisEven after the fall of the Bastille, Parisians remain loyal to the monarchy, and the royals are welcomed with enthusiasm when they return to Paris from Versailles
Wizard of Oz / HouseDorothy and Toto realise that their house has landed on top of the wicked Witch of the East. Only her feet remain
Ouija-BoardThe OUIJA Board and its claimed inventor, a French civil servant who prefers to remain anonymous
Charing X Stn (Aerial)A pigeons view of the Strand front of the station : most of the traffic is motorised now, the horse buses and hansom cabs are gone but horse drawn carts and wagons remain
St Antony / Egypt / MiniaturSAINT ANTONY OF EGYPT hermit who managed to remain true to his faith despite all temptations to do otherwise
Wolsey Dismissed / 1529Cardinal Wolsey pleaded guilty before the Kings bench to a near treasonable offence. He was stripped of his power, forfeited his property, but allowed to remain at liberty
Deportation of Silesians who choose to remain German citizens
Ww1 / 8Oct15 / Trench / PertheA German trench re-taken by the French at Perthes. The bodies of casualties remain