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Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: William Thompsons fight off Poole, Dorset, 30 May 1695

William Thompsons fight off Poole, Dorset, 30 May 1695. Thompson was a local fisherman whose fishing boat was fired on by a French privateer near the Isle of Purbeck

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn

Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1314

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe

Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe, Scottish battle axes used in medieval times, preserved at Edinburgh

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Iron hat of King Charles I, worn during the English Civil War (1642-1646)

Iron hat of King Charles I, worn during the English Civil War (1642-1646), said to be at Warwick Castle. Date: 17th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Ice skaters in Hyde Park, Serpentine lake, London. Date: 1825

Ice skaters in Hyde Park, Serpentine lake, London. Date: 1825

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart

Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart Hill led by Father John Murphy (visible on the far right). Date: 1798

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Sir Francis Drakes burial at sea, near Portobelo, Panama

Sir Francis Drakes burial at sea, near Portobelo, Panama. He died of dysentery in January 1596, after an unsuccessful attack on San Juan, Puerto Rico. Date: 1596

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Plan of Bosworth Field, Battle of Bosworth, near Leicester, 22 August 1485

Plan of Bosworth Field, Battle of Bosworth, near Leicester, 22 August 1485, towards the end of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). Date: 1485

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: The Bishop of Durhams charge on the English side at the Battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298

The Bishop of Durhams charge on the English side at the Battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Anthony Bek was Bishop of Durham and Patriarch of Jerusalem

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands

Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands, by British troops, winter of 1794-1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Covenanters prayer meeting in the glen of Drumclog, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Covenanters prayer meeting in the glen of Drumclog, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, prior to the Battle of Drumclog, Sunday 1 June 1679

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack

Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack, the Sao Filipe, containing gold, spices and silk), off the Azores, 8 June 1587

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Group of Marathas during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1819)

Group of Marathas during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1819), between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, India. Date: 1818

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757

Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland

The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, 10 June 1719, part of the Jacobite rising of 1719, an attempt to restore James Francis Edward Stuart

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Attack on Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as

Attack on Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as the Fifteen, an attempt by James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to regain the throne. Date: 1715

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: The Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim), Hochstadt, Germany, 13 August 1704

The Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim), Hochstadt, Germany, 13 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Map of the Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim), Hochstadt, Germany, 13 August 1704

Map of the Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim), Hochstadt, Germany, 13 August 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1704

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: 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)

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Charge of French cavalry at the Battle of Neerwinden or Landen

Charge of French cavalry at the Battle of Neerwinden or Landen, in the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), 29 July 1693, part of the Nine Years War (1688-1697). Date: 1693

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: King James II landing at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 12 March 1689

King James II landing at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 12 March 1689. This marked the beginning of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Defence of Londonderry, during the Siege of Derry, 18 April to 1 August 1689

Defence of Londonderry, during the Siege of Derry, 18 April to 1 August 1689, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Lochiels charge at the Battle of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland, 27 July 1689

Lochiels charge at the Battle of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland, 27 July 1689, part of the Jacobite Rising of 1689. Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was fighting on the Jacobite side. Date: 1689

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 22 June 1679

The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 22 June 1679, fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, part of the Scottish Covenanter Wars

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Sir Hector Maclean of Duart, 2nd Baronet of Morvern, leading the charge at the Battle of

Sir Hector Maclean of Duart, 2nd Baronet of Morvern, leading the charge at the Battle of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, fought between the English

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Charge of the Clan Maclean infantry (a Highland Scottish clan) at the Battle of Kilsyth

Charge of the Clan Maclean infantry (a Highland Scottish clan) at the Battle of Kilsyth, near Stirling, Scotland, 15 August 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David

Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, at the Battle of Dunbar, Scotland, 3 September 1650

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Mons Meg cannon, a medieval cannon built in 1449 in Mons, Belgium (Wallonia)

Mons Meg cannon, a medieval cannon built in 1449 in Mons, Belgium (Wallonia), given as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1457, and now located at Edinburgh Castle. Date: mid-15th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, leading the Royalist cavalry at

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, leading the Royalist cavalry at the Battle of Edgehill, Warwickshire, 23 October 1642, during the English Civil War (1642-1646). Date: 1642

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: English attack on Puerto Rico, Battle of San Juan, June 1598

English attack on Puerto Rico, Battle of San Juan, June 1598, part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604). Date: 1598

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven

Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven there by storms, September 1588. Date: 1588

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Suit of full armour, mid-15th century, as worn during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)

Suit of full armour, mid-15th century, as worn during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). Date: mid-15th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: The Battle of Towton, West Riding of Yorkshire, fought in a snowstorm on 29 March 1461

The Battle of Towton, West Riding of Yorkshire, fought in a snowstorm on 29 March 1461, during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). It was a Yorkist victory. Date: 1461

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Crossbow-man (right), pavisier (man firing from behind an oblong shield or pavise

Crossbow-man (right), pavisier (man firing from behind an oblong shield or pavise, bottom), archer with bow and arrow (left), and the standard of Richard, Earl of Warwick (top)

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Surrender of King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers, 19 September 1356

Surrender of King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers, 19 September 1356, during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). Date: 1356

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Beaurepaire Abbey (or Bear Park), County Durham, a ruined manor house near where

Beaurepaire Abbey (or Bear Park), County Durham, a ruined manor house near where the Battle of Nevilles Cross took place on 17 October 1346, part of the Second War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1346

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: William Wallace, Scottish leader, talking to two Dominican friars who were acting as

William Wallace, Scottish leader, talking to two Dominican friars who were acting as messengers for the English before the Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11 September 1297

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Corporal John Shaw of the 2nd Life Guards fighting French cuirassiers at the Battle of

Corporal John Shaw of the 2nd Life Guards fighting French cuirassiers at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. A large man, he was an obvious target for the enemy

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Agnes Reston (1771-1856), known as The Heroine of Matagorda

Agnes Reston (1771-1856), known as The Heroine of Matagorda, wife of Sergeant Reston of the 94th Regiment of Foot. In 1810, during an early phase of the Siege of Cadiz by the French

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799

Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799, ending the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799) between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship

Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: The Chevalier de Saint-George of the ship Invincible surrenders his sword to Admiral

The Chevalier de Saint-George of the ship Invincible surrenders his sword to Admiral Anson after the First Battle of Cape Finisterre between Great Britain and France, 14 May 1747

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Lord Howes Victory off the French island of Ushant, 1 June 1794, Fourth Battle of Ushant

Lord Howes Victory off the French island of Ushant, 1 June 1794, Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of June, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Rising at four o'clock in the morning everyday, the lone worker goes to the newspaper office to

Rising at four o'clock in the morning everyday, the lone worker goes to the newspaper office to procure a few of
Rising at four o'clock in the morning everyday, the lone worker goes to the newspaper office to procure a few of the first morning papers allotted to him, at extra charges

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: King George II at the Battle of Dettingen, Electorate of Mainz

King George II at the Battle of Dettingen, Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Bavaria, Germany), 27 June 1743, part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, Council of War before the Battle of Sheriffmuir

John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, Council of War before the Battle of Sheriffmuir, Perthshire, Scotland, 13 November 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as the Fifteen

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: General John Richmond Webbs attack on the French army, Battle of Wijnendale

General John Richmond Webbs attack on the French army, Battle of Wijnendale (present-day Flanders, Belgium), 28 September 1708, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1708

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2021: Louis Francois, Duke de Boufflers, Marshal of France (1644-1711)

Louis Francois, Duke de Boufflers, Marshal of France (1644-1711), French soldier who fought in many battles and military campaigns



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