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A Christmas Visitor
A woman is interrupted from her Christmas decorations by the sight of her husband returning home from the war. A truly filmic moment

Sir Robert Baden-Powell leading a cavalry charge, 1899
Illustration showing Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, leading a cavalry charge in South Africa, 1899. He is shown in the uniform of the Special Corps

Captain Frederick Burnaby on the Road to Khiva, 1875
Engraving showing Captain Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885), the English soldier and explorer, travelling, with a companion, across the Russian Steppes in the winter of 1875

A Soldiers Homecoming
A soldiers homecoming from the battlefields of France during World War I. Three sons return home to wives, mothers, sisters and sweethearts

The Babes in the Wood Race, Bermuda, 1904
Illustration showing the Babes in the Wood race at a gymkana held in Bermuda, 1904. The race was as follows: The men had to gallop up to a wall, dismount and climb over

Romanian Troops attacking Ghemesh Station, Austro-Hungaria
Illustration showing the surprise attack launched by Romanian troops on Ghemesh railway station in Austro-Hungaria, 1916. On the first day of hostilities between these two countries the Romanians

The British 34th Regiment leaving the Crimea, 1856
Massed British troops, many bearded, boarding the ship the Prince Arthur for their return to England after the Crimean War

Emigration. From New to Old England, in the Inman Steamer. T
Engraving of a group of passengers playing deck quoits as they return to England from America

Lisbon Taken by French
Lisboa is taken by a Spanish- French army; but the British will come to Portugals rescue and return the city to its owners

Deputy and Voter
A French deputy looks coldly at an elector who has the effrontery to seek a favour in return for his vote

Serb Soldiers Kiss Cross
Serbian soldiers kiss the Christian crucifix before invading Bulgaria. Sadly, it won t do them a spot of good, they will be soundly beaten and return home in gloom

Return from Italy
The French expedition to Italy returns in triumph and parades through the streets of Paris to tumultuous applause

Louis XVIII returns triumphantly to Paris, re- establishing the monarchy and the Bourbon dynasty : but Napoleons return will make him flee again

Nice and Savoie
In return for French help in freeing Italy of the Austrians, Savoie and Nice are passed to French hands : the citizens of Nice, now French, proceed to the vote (scrutin). Date: summer 1860

Boleslav III and Sword
King Boleslaw III (known as Wrymouth) pays tribute to emperor Lothair II and carries his sword in token of fealty. (But he gets lots of land in return.)

The Inside of a School - or the first meeting - after the -
A satire on the return of Fox to Parliament, for a debate on the peace overtures from France, having left in 1797. He is in the centre of the classroom wearing a fools cap labelled Truant

Louis XVIII Flees - 2
At the news of Napoleons return from Elba, Louis XVIII hastily quits the palais des Tuileries amid much bowing and scraping

Franco-Prussian War. The Military Trumph at Berlin: Captured
Prussian Troops return to Berlin victorious at the end of the Franco-Prussian War

H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expedition to Central Africa
Engraving showing a scene, during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877, in the Central African forest

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbur
Engraving of Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903), the English Conservative statesman, pictured in 1878, shortly after his return from the Berlin Congress

Derby & Canterbury / Paris
The Archbishop of Canterbury is sent as an ambassador by the citizens of London to Paris to meet the exiled Earl of Derby and ask him to return to supplant Richard II

Marco Polo / Returning
Marco Polo and his brother return via Ormuz in a boat - they bring with them an elephant

Child Prays for Father
A little child lies in bed, praying for fathers safe return from the war, while mother watches

The Nimrod, Falmouth Harbour, 1909
Photograph showing the polar research ship Nimrod shortly after its return from the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09; off Falmouth, 1909

Sven Hedin to Tibet - 6
The Dalai Lama, forewarned of Hedins expedition, stops them and forces them to return to Ladak. Though he never reaches Lhasa, he makes very important discoveries

France Villefranche
Formerly Villafranca in Italy, Villefranche on the Cote d Azur was ceded to France along with Nice and Savoy in return for Frances aid in Italian independence

Fable / the Rabbits
THE RABBITS Rabbits flee at danger, but when it has been forgotten return to the same risk: a metaphor for human behaviour

William John Wills (1834-1861)
Engraving of William John Wills, the Australian surveyor and explorer, pictured in 1860. Wills was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1852, joining the staff of Melbournes observatory

Odysseus Laid Out
Having pleaded with King Alicinous of Phaeacia to return home, the Phaeacian men lay Odysseus (Ulysses) down on the coast of Ithaca

R. M. S. Queen Mary Arriving at Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at Southampton after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

Electric light on the Thames Embankment
Illustration showing crowds admiring the electric lighting on the Thames Embankment, London in 1879. When the Victoria Embankment was opened in 1870 it was lit by cast iron gas lamps

Murat to Corsica
Joachim Murat switches sides on news of Napoleons return from Elba, sailing to Corsica in a doomed effort to establish Italian independence

Louis XVIII Restored
After Waterloo, Louis XVIII can safely return to Paris, where he presides at a sitting of the Assemblee Nationale

Louis Comes to Paris
Even 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

Anne and Mazarin
During a (temporary) lull in fighting between the royalist forces and the Frondeurs, the regent, Anne d Autriche, and her unpopulaar minister Mazarin return to Paris

Jan Willem De Winter
JAN WILLEM DE WINTER Dutch Admiral of the Napoleonic Wars. Threw himself into support for the French Revolution before a return to Holland

Large Welsh Banquet / 1846
The Cyfarthfa Banquet given by William Crawshay to the ladies of Merthyr Tydfil and the vicinity in acknowledgement of the high honour paid to his son and bride on their return

Battle of Alcolea - 3
The Republican victors of the battle return to Madrid and parade triumphantly through the streets

Ross in Arctic Boats
An episode during the Parry/Ross Arctic expedition, the return of the boats is hailed by the ships crew

Paterfamiliass Census
Paterfamilias filling up the census return. The head of a large Victorian family, consisting of several generations, fills in the census

Peter at Amsterdam
Peter travels Europe in quest of knowledge : at Amsterdam a naval battle is staged for his benefit. On his return he will strengthen Russias maritime resources

Robinsons Lunaires Cover
(The lunar family Robinson) by G Le Faure. A balloon is carried to the Moon, but make a successful return to Earth

Burns / Soldiers Return
THE SOLDIERs RETURN The embrace

Falklands / Return
Veterans of the conflict are kissed by their wives and girlfriends on their return to Britain

Lenin in Stockholm
VLADIMIR LENIN Soviet statesman, seen here in Stockholm, Sweden, before his return to Russia

New Zealanders Heads
Having defeated their enemies in battle, the warriors of a Maori tribe return to their village with the heads of those that they have slain

German Xmas Shopping
DER WEINACHTSABEND Christmas Eve, and a German family return home with presents, the maid carries two trees and big basket, and even the dog helps !

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