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Britain Collection: Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. The Civilian Respirator (gasmask)

Britain Collection: Interior of St Pancras Railway Station, London 1865. Using an iron latticed arched

Interior of St Pancras Railway Station, London 1865. Using an iron latticed arched roofand by dispensing with struts and ties

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Britain Collection: High level bridge over Tyne at Newcastle. Builder: Robert Stephenson 1803-1859. Bowstring Girder

High level bridge over Tyne at Newcastle. Builder: Robert Stephenson 1803-1859. Bowstring Girder: North British Railway. First passenger train crossed on 15 August 1849

Britain Collection: Pen grinding room: Hanks, Wells & Cos factory, Birmingham. More than 50 women

Pen grinding room: Hanks, Wells & Cos factory, Birmingham. More than 50 women sit at individual grindstones finishing metal pen nibs

Britain Collection: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856 The New Works at the Siege of Sebastapol

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856 The New Works at the Siege of Sebastapol. Mortar battery on right of Jordans battery. From William Simpson Illustrations of the War in the East 1855-1856

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Britain Collection: Charles II (1630-1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration

Charles II (1630-1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration of the monarchy. Engraving

Britain Collection: Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II of Great Britain from 1952) as a child in the garden

Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II of Great Britain from 1952) as a child in the garden of Royal Lodge, Windsor with Y Bwthyn Bach (The Little House) the play house given by the people of Wales

Britain Collection: Charles II (1630-85) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration of the monarchy

Charles II (1630-85) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration of the monarchy. Charles, during the Civil War, disguised as a woodman. Copperplate engraving, London, 1824

Britain Collection: Carding, drawing and roving cotton. Carding engine (left) delivers cotton in a single sliver

Carding, drawing and roving cotton. Carding engine (left) delivers cotton in a single sliver. Factory operated by shafts & belting. Could be powered by water or steam. Engraving c1830

Britain Collection: The Bellman of London: Title page of ballad in the Bagford Collection (British Museum)

The Bellman of London: Title page of ballad in the Bagford Collection (British Museum) showing London night-watchman going on his rounds with bell, lantern and pike, with his dog at his heels

Britain Collection: Knights jousting at a tournament: England during the time of Henry II (1154-1189)

Knights jousting at a tournament: England during the time of Henry II (1154-1189). Early 19th century hand-coloured engraving

Britain Collection: Prisoners at Clerkenwell House of Correction, London, taking their turn on the treadmill

Prisoners at Clerkenwell House of Correction, London, taking their turn on the treadmill while the men who have just done their stint wait in silence until it is their turn again

Britain Collection: A Puritan Family. Father teaching his family to sing Psalms rather than vayne

A Puritan Family. Father teaching his family to sing Psalms rather than vayne and tryflying ballades. From the position of his hands it seems he is using a mnemonic device such as the Guidonian hand

Britain Collection: Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street. From

Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street. From William Robertson Rochdale Past and Present, Rochdale, 1876. Colour-printed engraving

Britain Collection: Industrial landscape. Ironworks at night, blast furnace in centre. Wales. Artist

Industrial landscape. Ironworks at night, blast furnace in centre. Wales. Artist, Penry Williams (1798-1885) Private collection

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Britain Collection: Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II of Great Britain from 1952) as a child, riding her

Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II of Great Britain from 1952) as a child, riding her pony in Windsor Great Park Windsor

Britain Collection: Production of woollen cloth: shearing, raising pile and pressing in screw press

Production of woollen cloth: shearing, raising pile and pressing in screw press. Copperplate engraving London 1750

Britain Collection: Artists impression of boys in Tudor times playing football at Berkhamsted Grammar School

Artists impression of boys in Tudor times playing football at Berkhamsted Grammar School, Hertfordshire

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Britain Collection: Henry Ireton (1611-51) English Parliamentary commander. Son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell

Henry Ireton (1611-51) English Parliamentary commander. Son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. Copperplate engraving

Britain Collection: Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1838. Victoria c1838

Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1838. Victoria c1838. Engraving

Charles II (1630-1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration of the monarchy. Chromolithograph after portrait by John Greenhill

Britain Collection: Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated

Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits, Wales. Wood engraving 1851

Frost Fair on the Thames at London 1683. Facsimile of a contemporary print

Charles II (1630-1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration of the monarchy. Engraving showing Charles in profile, wearing armour and laurel wreath

Britain Collection: Crystal Palace, London, designed by Joseph Paxton: Queen Victoria arriving to open Great Exhibition

Crystal Palace, London, designed by Joseph Paxton: Queen Victoria arriving to open Great Exhibition, 1 May 1851. Emblems of British Empire surrounding corners. Le Blond print

Charles II (1630-1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 after restoration of the monarchy. Engraving

Britain Collection: West India Docks, London. Built 1799-1802. Engineer William Jessop. Warehouses by George Gwilt

West India Docks, London. Built 1799-1802. Engineer William Jessop. Warehouses by George Gwilt (1746-1807). Illustration by Pugin & Rowlandson Microcosm of London Ackermann, London 1808-10. Aquatint

Britain Collection: A Spitalfields silk weaver: This man could earn 70p in a good week, but by this date

A Spitalfields silk weaver: This man could earn 70p in a good week, but by this date the industry had declined and work was hard to come by

Britain Collection: Reaper / Haymaker sharpening his scythe with a whetstone (also called a side stone)

Reaper / Haymaker sharpening his scythe with a whetstone (also called a side stone)
Reaper/Haymaker sharpening his scythe with a whetstone (also called a side stone) Early nineteenth century hand-coloured lithograph

Britain Collection: Weaver at his loom. This man would be a piece-worker with his loom in his house

Weaver at his loom. This man would be a piece-worker with his loom in his house, and would produce lengths of cloth for a merchant who often supplied him with his yarn

Britain Collection: Stocking Frame Workshop, showing women winding and reeling the yarn, and the man

Stocking Frame Workshop, showing women winding and reeling the yarn, and the man working the knitting frame. From The Universal Magazine London 1750

Britain Collection: Transportation: Convict ship ready to sail from England to Australia, parts of which

Transportation: Convict ship ready to sail from England to Australia, parts of which Britain used as a penal colony. Friends and relations having said farewell, probably for ever

Britain Collection: Young girl tending the fire holes of a brick kiln. It was estimated that at this

Young girl tending the fire holes of a brick kiln. It was estimated that at this time there were between 20, 000 & 30, 000 children aged 5 to 16 at work in British brickyards. Wood engraving 1871

Britain Collection: Scene on the Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, Yorkshire showing shipping, warehousing

Scene on the Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, Yorkshire showing shipping, warehousing and smoking chimneys in background. From History of the County of Yorks 1828. Hand-coloured engraving

Britain Collection: Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837

Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 and Empress of India from 1875. Three-quarter length portrait of queen wearing star

Britain Collection: Boudicca (Boadicea) lst century British queen of Iceni, rallying her troops. Finally

Boudicca (Boadicea) lst century British queen of Iceni, rallying her troops. Finally overwhelmed by Romans, Boudicca is said to have taken poison. Wood engraving c1900

Britain Collection: Henry IV (1367-1413) First Lancastrian king of England from 1399: son of John of Gaunt

Henry IV (1367-1413) First Lancastrian king of England from 1399: son of John of Gaunt, known as Henry Bolingbroke from birthplace in Lincolnshire. Coronation at Westminster

Britain Collection: Charles II (1630-1685) king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660: Charles entering

Charles II (1630-1685) king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660: Charles entering London on horseback 29 May 1660 after the restoration of the monarchy

Britain Collection: Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London (right) and the Bear Garden c1597. Copperplate

Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London (right) and the Bear Garden c1597. Copperplate engraving 1825

Britain Collection: Man, looking as if he has been in a drunken brawl, serving his sentence in the village stocks

Man, looking as if he has been in a drunken brawl, serving his sentence in the village stocks. Attached to stocks is the pillory post with constraints for the arms. Lithograph London 1834

Britain Collection: St Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604) preaching before Ethelbert (552ja-616) Anglo-Saxon

St Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604) preaching before Ethelbert (552ja-616) Anglo-Saxon
St Augustine of Canterbury (d.604) preaching before Ethelbert (552ja-616) Anglo-Saxon king of Kent whom he baptised in 597. Augustine sent by Pope Gregory I to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity

Britain Collection: Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets (corves) of coal being loaded

Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets (corves) of coal being loaded on a tram wagon using a crane. Pit ponies used to haul coal underground

Britain Collection: Industrialisation c1925. Factory chimneys pouring out polluted smoke - Sheffield

Industrialisation c1925. Factory chimneys pouring out polluted smoke - Sheffield. Illustration

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