Images Dated 2nd November 2010

Queen Victoria family tree 1897

Queen Victoria's family tree Date: 1897
Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration

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HMS Suffolk

HMS Suffolk, heavy cruiser, the ship that shadowed the Bismarck by maintaining radar contact from the evening of 23rd May 1941 for 31 long hours until the early morning of 25th May. The Suffolk was one of the famous county class cruisers. She is shown here painted in camouflage and patrolling the north Atlantic in the spring of 1941. Date: 1941

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Empire of India

Imre Kiralfy's Empire Of India Exhibition at Earl's Court London 1895 Date: 1895

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118, 19th, Century, Copy1, Exhibition, F230, Poster, Posters