Images Dated 21st December 2006

Trees sit in fog covered land in Leicestershire countryside

Trees sit in fog covered land in the Leicestershire countryside, central England December 21, 2006. The thick fog at many of the country's airports left many passengers fearing they will not be able to join their families abroad in time for Christmas, while others dreaming of a winter holiday on the beach have given up hope. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN) - GM1DUFDUYMAA

EDWARD IV (1442-1483). King of England, 1461-70, 1471-83

EDWARD IV (1442-1483).
King of England, 1461-70, 1471-83. Edward IV enthroned. Kneeling at his feet are Sir William Herbert and his wife. Illumination from a mid-15th century manuscript

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Kafir of the Amakosa, 1848

Kafir of the Amakosa, 1848. A man from the Amakosah people in what is now South Africa. Kafir, an offensive term, is no longer used. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

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