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HMS Norfolk, British heavy cruiser, WW2HMS Norfolk, British County-class heavy cruiser, launched 1928, served throughout the Second World War, decommissioned 1950. Date: circa 1940s
Queen Elizabeth II, 1970Portrait of Queen Elizabeth in December 1970, standing by a globe. Date: 1970
Italian recruitment poster, Second World War, featuring two soldiers asking the viewer what they are doing for the war effort. 1940s
5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, Basingstoke, WW1Men of the 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, 10th Division, arriving at Basingstoke from Ireland before going to Gallipoli during the First World War. Date: May 1915
Art deco cover for Theatre World, November 1925Art deco cover for the magazine Theatre World, November 1925, Vol II no10. Artwork by Bovey. Date: 1925
Halong Bay, Quang Nin, VietnamView of Halong (or Ha Long) Bay, near Ha Long City (also known as Hong Gai), capital of Quang Nin Province, Vietnam. Ha Long Bay (meaning Descending Dragon Bay)
Dig for Victory poster - WWIIWorld War Two poster encouraging British civilians to dig for victory, featuring somebody doing just that
The Battle of BritainA circular painting depicting the brave men of the Royal Airforce on the ground and in action during the Battle of Briatin
Poster advertising Pan American World AirwaysPoster for Pan American World Airways, later known as Pan Am, advertising a direct service between Paris and New York. Enfin!
The Somme 1916British troops advance through barbed wire across No Mans Land
The Pontcysyllte AqueductThe fantastic Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham. Designed by Thomas Telford and William Jessop and finished in 1805, the aqueduct is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain
The Battle of the Roer Triangle; Second World War, 1945Sketch showing the Allied Second Army crossing the Vloed Beek in Holland during a night attack on the 17th January 1945. On the left of the image one can see sappers constructing an improvised
RAF Bombers over Berlin; Second World War, 1943Illustration showing Royal Air Force bombers heading towards their target of Berlin during the Spring of 1943. This drawing shows several types of German anti-aircraft defences which were new to
Liberty Loan / Wwi PosterAgainst a backdrop of the American flag and fighting US troops, the American public are urged to buy US Government war bonds
Churchill / Iwn May 1915WINSTON CHURCHILL As First Lord of the Admiralty during the political crisis in the early months of the First World War
Train Derailed / 1914A German supply train, having been derailed by Belgians
Ww1 GurkhasThree Gurkha soldiers serving with the Indian Army during World War One
Ww1 / 15Sep16 / Battle SommeFIRST BATTLE OF THE SOMME British tanks are used in action for the first time, causing panic among the Germans
Birmingham Bull RingThe old Bull Ring Centre, a notorious symbol of post World War Two modernism, now demolished. Completed in 1964; Britains first multi-storey fully enclosed shopping centre
Ration Book July 1942A Ministry of Food ration book issued in July 1942, to be returned if lost to the Greenwich food office
A Flood at StainesFlood water from the river Thames at Staines in Surrey, threatens the premises of Ws Biffen Boat Builder and the gasometer, one of the largest in the world
Ww1 / 1916 / British TroopsBritish troops returning to France after leave; boarding the troop train at Victoria Station, London
Depiction of a flat planet Earth, with curious little wheels for the ships to go round without (hopefully) falling off into space
Fairey Gannet AEW-3Royal-Navy 849 Squadron B Flight Fairey Gannet Aew-3 Taking-Off Operating on Aircraft-Carrier Hms Ark Royal R09 Using the Catapult System Date: 1974
Hawker Hurricane Mk 5A Hawker Hurricane Mk 5 / V (Converted from a Mk IV ) Flying above Fields Date: 1940s
Advert for Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1921 - the temple of terpsichore Date: 1921
Free French - Honour the Maquis. The Maquis were rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance fighters, called maquisards, during the Occupation of France in World War II Date: circa 1941
WW2 - NaFI presents ENSA Production at Alexandria, EgyptWW2 - A playbill for a production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde produced by N.A.A.F.I (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes)
Aerial view of Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Isles of ScillyAerial view of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Bishop Rock is a small rock at the westernmost tip of the Isles of Scilly. It is the smallest island in the world to have a building on it
Winston Churchil visiting gun sites, England, 1944Winston Churchill visiting anti flying bomb defences in June 1944. Seen here at a gun battery in southern England. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, " The Prime Minister today
The Subzeppmarinellin by Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoonThe subzeppmarinellin for making sure of your enemy. All bases covered with this combined submarine and zeppelin from the imagination of William Heath Robinson during the First World War. Date: c.1916
Avro 683 Lancaster I of No 467 Squadron bombing-up-became the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, the type entering operations in February 1942
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920Four sentries stand with heads bowed at the grave of the unknown soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. 1920
WW2 greetings card, Corporal Joan PearsonWW2 greetings card, Corporal J.D.M. Pearson, official war picture by Laura Knight, official war picture from the National Gallery
Tango, 1912. Dance originating in Argentina that was introduced in Europe after World War I
WWI Poster, Remember ScarboroughWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Remember Scarborough! Great Britains resolve to crush the German Barbarians. Enlist Now! Date: 1915
Ad for Goodbye, Old Man by Matania, WW1Advertisement in The Sphere magazine promoting one of the most popular images painted by their special artist Fortunino Matania as a limited edition print
British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1Recruitment poster, Its Our Flag. Fight for it. Work for it, 1914 (c). Chromolithograph after a pastel drawing by Guy Lipscoyne, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Poster No 107
Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire StationWhitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940
Trench Art Lighter, WW1Round Trench Art lighter with officers button on either side
Oval Trench Art lighter, WW1Oval Trench Art lighter with officers button on either side
Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1Advertisement for quintessential London department store, Fortnum & Mason, in particular their Thirty Shilling Xmas Box of selected provisions which could be sent to the front for lucky soldiers
WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there! Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Date: 1940s
WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British commando raid on a German-held port in Norway. Date: 1940s
Britains frogmen divers by G. H. DavisIntroducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches
Singapore, bastion in the East, by G. H. DavisBritains great bastion in the East: Singapore, stubborn obstacle to Japans ambitious projects in Southern Asia during the Second World War
British RAF aeroplanes in 1939 by G. H. DavisThe huge array of aircraft in the RAF in 1939, imposing for its size and variety. 37 types of machine, ranging from the Sunderland flying boat to light trainers
Two Wellington bombers by G. H. DavisTwo Wellington bombers: two outstanding aircraft ready to strike. Equally famous in attack and defence: a Wellington MK 1A and (above) a Wellington Mk II. Date: 1940