Images Dated 2021 August

Interior of the new Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes

Interior of the new Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, its sittings in one of the Chancery Courts of Westminster Hall, London. Date: 1858

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Professor Dale's balloon adventure at Gibraltar, 1889. An interesting balloon ascent was

Professor Dale's balloon adventure at Gibraltar, 1889. An interesting balloon ascent was performed on 7th December 1889 by the aeronautic Professor Dale and four officers of the British garrison at Gibraltar, taking with them the dog Charlie. 1. The car and its occupants. 2. Landed! 3. En route to Tarifa, accompanied by two Spanish soldiers. Date: 1889

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Death of Michael Godfrey, first Deputy Governor of the recently founded Bank of England

Death of Michael Godfrey, first Deputy Governor of the recently founded Bank of England, on 17 July 1695, during the Siege of Namur (2 July to 4 September 1695, part of the Nine Years War), in the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Wallonia, Belgium). He was shot dead from Namur Castle while visiting the trenches with King William III (and probably not, as the illustration implies, taking part in any form of military action). Date: 1695

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