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Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Wales / Milford Haven

Wales / Milford Haven
The harbour and part of the town of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Newport Bridge 1906

Newport Bridge 1906
Newport Transporter Bridge, Monmouthshire, Wales, is one of the worlds few surviving aerial ferries. It was completed in 1906 by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin. Date: 1906

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Princess Elizabeths Wedding - Procession - Admiralty Arch

Princess Elizabeths Wedding - Procession - Admiralty Arch
The marriage of Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip of Greece on 20th November 1947. The wedding procession en route to Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Margram Abbey Church

Margram Abbey Church
Margram Abbey church, near Port Talbot, Wales, a Cistercian monastery, founded by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, dedicated to St. Mary. The two towers were added later. Date: founded 1147

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: British soldiers with artillery, Cameroon, Africa, WW1

British soldiers with artillery, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
British soldiers with artillery, including a Howitzer gun, in the bush in Duala, Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. Date: 25 December 1915

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: England / Alford

England / Alford
A little girl walks through the centre of Alford, Lincolnshire, England, past the George Hotel and the bakery, the church tower looming above. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Atlantic Breakers

Atlantic Breakers
Atlantic breakers - a wave study. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Pool Championships

Pool Championships
An overview of the British Pool Championships, Lyceum, Strand, London. Date: 1984

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Skiing Break

Skiing Break
Two skiers take a break and enjoy the spectacular Alpine scenery. Date: 1960s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Uffington White Horse

Uffington White Horse
The famous White Horse of Uffington, Berkshire, probably the oldest example of such a figure, believed to ascribe the victory of Alfred over the Danes in 871 AD. Date: 1940

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Commune Hotel De Ville

Commune Hotel De Ville
The ruined Hotel de Ville, Paris, massively destroyed in the fighting between the Communards and the Versailles government forces. Date: May 1871

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: MOTHER HUFF CAP PUB

MOTHER HUFF CAP PUB
The splendid sign of the Mother Huff Cap pub, depicting a strapping wench serving a flagon of frothy ale, Great Alne, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Heinrich Steinmetz

Heinrich Steinmetz in military uniform

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) - Communist Premier of Russia from 1941 until his death in 1953. It was during Stalins rule that the COld War began which was partly due to his control over so many of

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Herero man, German South West Africa

Herero man, German South West Africa
A native Herero man in German South West Africa (now Namibia), either before or during the First World War. A rebellion by the Hereros against the German colonists took place between 1904 and 1907

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Group of Herero people, German South West Africa

Group of Herero people, German South West Africa
A group of native Herero people in German South West Africa (now Namibia), either before or during the First World War. A rebellion by the Hereros against the German colonists took place between 1904

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: German soldiers on a camel, South West Africa, WW1

German soldiers on a camel, South West Africa, WW1
Two German soldiers with a guide, riding on a camel, probably in German South West Africa (now Namibia) during the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1915

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, near Stock: New chorten, landscape. Date: 2011

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Ranbirpura: Old chorten, landscape. Date: 2011

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Stock: Royal Palace, old chorte. Date: 2011

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Stock: Chorten, Royal Palace at rear. Date: 2011

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Shey: Royal Palace (and Temple). Date: 2011

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Distress in Paris 1874

Distress in Paris 1874
The war with Prussia, followed by the Commune, leave France in an impoverished condition : in Paris the poor are forced to pawn household possessions such as bedding, Date: 1874

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Third Republic 1

Third Republic 1
Red Republicans break into the council chamber where the provisional government is inaugurating the Third Republic, protesting Thiers conservative policies. Date: 4 September 1870

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Place Royale Damage

Place Royale Damage
The entrance gates of the Place Royale, Paris, bear witness to the fierce street fighting - the gates thrown down, the stonework pitted with the marks of gunfire. Date: 23-26 July 1830

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Government at Bordeaux

Government at Bordeaux
While Paris is under the control of the Commune, the Assemblee nationale is housed in the Grand-Theatre at Bordeaux. Date: April-may 1871

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: 1830 Revolution France

1830 Revolution France
Street fighting during the 1830 revolution - overturned wagons and paving stones are used to make a barricade to prevent the army from passing. Date: 28-29 July 1830

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Paris Barricade 1830

Paris Barricade 1830
In the Paris streets, trees are felled to build a barricade to prevent troops advancing : the tricouleur waves proudly over the heads of the insurgents. Date: 1830

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Attacking Communards

Attacking Communards
Forces of the Versailles government attack the heavily barricaded Paris Communards headquarters in the place Vendome. Date: May 1871

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Vendome Column 2

Vendome Column 2
The column in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the Communards, as a symbol of the previous regime, at the instigation of artist Gustave Courbet. Date: 8 May 1871

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: India / Paliacatta

India / Paliacatta
The town of Paliacatta, also known as Gesdret, in southern India, where the Portuguese maintain a trading post or settlement. Date: 1671

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Vendome Column 4

Vendome Column 4
A veteran of Napoleons campaigns mourns the destruction of the Vendome column by the Communards who see it as a symbol of the previous regime. Date: 8 May 1871

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Zola and Maitre Labori

Zola and Maitre Labori
Maitre Labori, Dreyfuss defence counsel, with Emile Zola who fiercely defended Dreyfus : on the right is Clamenceau, another ally. Date: 1898

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Female Communardesde

Female Communardesde
Vivre la commune ! - the women of Paris fight alongside the men to defend the Commune against the government. Date: 1871

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Garricks Birthplace

Garricks Birthplace
The Raven Hotel, Hereford, England, where the famous actor David Garrick was born, 19 February 1717. He grew up to be a great Shakespearian actor. Date: 1717 - 1779

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Young Birdwatchers

Young Birdwatchers
Youthful enthusiasm! Young birdwatchers observing waterfowl through their binoculars, Pen Ponds, Richmond Park, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: England / Babbacombe

England / Babbacombe
Babbacombe, a picturesque resort on the coast of Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: England / Lincoln

England / Lincoln
Historic buildings at the top of The Straight, close to the Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Kings Arms Inn Sign

Kings Arms Inn Sign
An interesting placard outside the Kings Arms Inn, Stow- on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Licensed in 1548; King Charles I stayed there on 8 May 1645. Date: licensed 1548

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Christening Silver 1818

Christening Silver 1818
Silver candelabras and candlesticks, also Russian samovar and silver dish with ewer, used at the christening of King Christian IX (father of Queen Alexandra), 1818. Date: 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: St. Benets Abbey

St. Benets Abbey, near Horning, Norfolk, was founded by Suneman, a hermit. King Canute built the Monastery of St. Benet-at-Holm on the same site. Survived the Dissolution Date: founded 9th century

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Neath Abbey Night Stairs

Neath Abbey Night Stairs
The night stairs at Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales. The first Cistercian monks arrived from Normandy in 1130. The abbey was ravished by Welsh uprisings in the 1200s. Date: 12th century

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Attacking the Commune

Attacking the Commune
Forces of the Versailles government attack the Commune : artillery at Fort Valerien firing at the city. Date: April 1871

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Penmon Church

Penmon Church
The Priory Church Dovecotes Penmon, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. It is believed to have been founded in the 6th century by Saint Seiriol. Date: rebuilt 12th century

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Revolution Game

Revolution Game
A board game in which successive squares are incidents in the Revolution, such as the King coming to Paris and the abolition of the gabelle (the hated salt tax). Date: circa 1790

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Exiled Communards 2

Exiled Communards 2
Living as best they can, French communist refugees after the collapse of the Commune find refuge in London. Date: 1872

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Dreyfus Guilty Verdict

Dreyfus Guilty Verdict
Dreyfus is found guilty by the Rennes court-martial, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment : newspapers sell like hot cakes on the boulevards. Date: September 1899

Background imageImages Dated 24th August 2011: Exiled Communards 1

Exiled Communards 1
Fleeing France after the Commune, communist refugees establish a community in London : they maintain a co- operative kitchen in Newman Passage, near Charing Cross. Date: 1872



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