Images Dated 1st May 2018

The All Clear sounded by bugle after WW1 air raid

All Clear by bugle call: in London after an air-raid. With a boy scout as bugler: a Special Constable's car giving the all clear notice after the recent Zeppelin raid on London. The system of sounding the all clear by bugle in London came into operation in connection with the Zeppelin raid of 19th-20th October 1917. Date: 1917

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Edwy or Eadwig, King of England, and Queen Elgiva

Edwy or Eadwig (?-959), King of England, and his wife Elgiva (Aelfgifu). Their marriage was annulled against their will by Archbishop Dunstan's supporters, for political reasons, citing the fact that they were third cousins.
10th century

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Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), British lawyer and Conservative politician. He served as Lord Chancellor for fourteen years under four different Prime Ministers.
circa 1790s

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