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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

Britain Collection: New Lanark Mills, Scotland. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills

New Lanark Mills, Scotland. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills, housing, education, worlds first day nursery, evening classes, village shop (beginning of Co-operative movement)

Britain Collection: Needle-making equipment including, fig 2: George Priors dry grinder with box

Needle-making equipment including, fig 2: George Priors dry grinder with box partly enclosing grindstone to minimise dust (1813). From Encyclopaedia Londinensis, London, 1819. Hand-coloured engraving

Britain Collection: Advertisement for Sunlight household soap c1890 recommending it to the housewife

Advertisement for Sunlight household soap c1890 recommending it to the housewife by claiming it would make life easier. Produced by Lever Brothers at their Port Sunlight works, Liverpool, England

Britain Collection: Hundred Years War between England and France (1337-1453) Battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415

Hundred Years War between England and France (1337-1453) Battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415. Henry V (1387-1422) in thick of fight. Notable victory for English. Copperplate engraving published 1825

Britain Collection: Harrington Pit Mill Colliery. Early 19th century pit head, showing steam engine house

Harrington Pit Mill Colliery. Early 19th century pit head, showing steam engine house, the energy source for winding gear which superseded the horse whim (left)

Britain Collection: Charging a blast furnace at the Govan Iron Works, Scotland. Charge fed into cup around cone

Charging a blast furnace at the Govan Iron Works, Scotland. Charge fed into cup around cone, as cone lifted the charge fell into top of furnace. Molten metal run off when furnace tapped at bottom

Britain Collection: Humphry Davy (1778-1829) English chemist. Artists impression of Davy testing

Humphry Davy (1778-1829) English chemist. Artists impression of Davy testing his miners safety lamp. From Edwin Hodder Heroes of Britain, London c1880. Wood engraving

Britain Collection: The Tunnel. From T T Bury Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831

The Tunnel. From T T Bury Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Engineer: George Stephenson. Aquatint

Britain Collection: Coal Mining : Bottom of pit shaft with train of wagons waiting to be hoisted to surface

Coal Mining : Bottom of pit shaft with train of wagons waiting to be hoisted to surface. Flanged wheels on coal wagon. From W Fordyce A History of Coal, Coke, Coal Fields... London, 1860. Engraving

Britain Collection: The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire. Tapping the furnace

The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire. Tapping the furnace and casting iron into pigs. Manager in top hat and tail coat watches the procedure. Wood engraving 1844

Britain Collection: William Hogarths print published in 1721, satirising the South Sea Bubble. People

William Hogarths print published in 1721, satirising the South Sea Bubble. People queue to enter Devils shop, while he cuts up Fortune

Britain Collection: North London Cemetery, Highgate, London, England. The Egyptian avenue, built in the

North London Cemetery, Highgate, London, England. The Egyptian avenue, built in the architectural style fashionable at this time. Wood engraving, 1838

Necropolis (cemetery) Glasgow. Steel engraving 1888

Britain Collection: Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1838. Victoria c1850

Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1838. Victoria c1850. Engraving

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

Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1838. Scrapbook souvenir for her Jubilee of 1887 showing her then and at her accession in 1837. Chromolithograph

Britain Collection: Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II of Great Britain from 1952) and Princess Margaret

Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II of Great Britain from 1952) and Princess Margaret Rose in 1933

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

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Protecting Your Windows: Sandbags - Exterior and interior views

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

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

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Choosing Your Refuge Room in various types of house

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Gas-proof Balloon Shelter (French Type)

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Women fighting fire with stirrup hand pump

Britain Collection: Childrens games in 16th century: In foreground boys are playing a form of skittles

Childrens games in 16th century: In foreground boys are playing a form of skittles, on right shuttlecock, left background playing at ball with strung rackets. Woodcut

Britain Collection: The Constable of the Watch with his dog. In Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing Act

The Constable of the Watch with his dog. In Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing Act 3 Sc 3 Dogberry is such a officer. Early 17th century illustration

Britain Collection: Coiners at work: Interior of a mint showing coins being stamped out and weighed to

Coiners at work: Interior of a mint showing coins being stamped out and weighed to see they contain correct amount of metal. From Ralph Holinshead Chronicles of England, Scotlande and Irelande 1577

Britain Collection: Artists reconstruction of a Theatre of Playhouse in the time of Elizabeth I

Artists reconstruction of a Theatre of Playhouse in the time of Elizabeth I. Woodcut

Britain Collection: Farmyard scene showing stable by an oak wood, horses, horned sheep by a pond, and chickens

Farmyard scene showing stable by an oak wood, horses, horned sheep by a pond, and chickens. Animals are waiting to be given feed by farm worker

Britain Collection: George V (1865-1936) King of Great Britain from 1936. riding on an elephant on a

George V (1865-1936) King of Great Britain from 1936. riding on an elephant on a hunting trip in Nepal, December 1911, while in India to be installed as King-Emperor of India

Britain Collection: Anne Hyde (1637-1671) by Sir Peter Lely. Lady Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (22 March

Anne Hyde (1637-1671) by Sir Peter Lely. Lady Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (22 March 1638 - 10 April 1671) first wife of James, Duke of York (the future King James II of England and VII of Scotland)

Britain Collection: Transportation of convicts from Britain to Australia in the 19th century. The regime

Transportation of convicts from Britain to Australia in the 19th century. The regime on board the convict ships was harsh as were the punishments

Britain Collection: Lewis Carrol cot, in Alice Ward, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London

Lewis Carrol cot, in Alice Ward, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London. Named for the author of Alices Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carol pen name of the English mathematician Charles

Britain Collection: Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, also called the Peak Hole or the Devils Arse

Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, also called the Peak Hole or the Devils Arse, a cave in the Peak District limestone with the largest cave entrance in Britain

Britain Collection: English inventor Lewis Pauls (d1759) cylinder wool carding machine and needle stick

English inventor Lewis Pauls (d1759) cylinder wool carding machine and needle stick. Engraving after his specification drawing for the machine which he patented in 1748

Britain Collection: Side view of the spinning mule perfected in 1779 by Samuel Crompton (1753-1827) English

Side view of the spinning mule perfected in 1779 by Samuel Crompton (1753-1827) English inventor of Bolton, Lancashire. Cromptons mule made it possible to spin any yarn by machinery

Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, also called the Peak Hole or the Devils Arse, a cave in the Peak District limestone with the largest cave entrance in Britain

Britain Collection: Forth Railway Bridge from South-East, c1890, Scotland. The partly built bridge viewed from the West

Forth Railway Bridge from South-East, c1890, Scotland. The partly built bridge viewed from the West, October 1888.This bridge, built for the North British Railway Company

Britain Collection: Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England: research students, 1898. J(oseph) J(ohn) Thomson

Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England: research students, 1898. J(oseph) J(ohn) Thomson (1856-1940) is in the centre of the front row with his arms crossed

Britain Collection: English Civil War. Charles I (1600-1649) King of Great Britain from 1625, a prisoner

English Civil War. Charles I (1600-1649) King of Great Britain from 1625, a prisoner at Holdenby House, Northamptonshire, seized and taken to Newark, Nottinghamshire

Britain Collection: Sectional view of Radley coal mine, Bilston, Staffordshire, England, showing the engine house

Sectional view of Radley coal mine, Bilston, Staffordshire, England, showing the engine house, head gear, and shaft leading to the mine which is being worked on a pillar (G) and Stall (H) system

Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, also called the Peak Hole or the Devils Arse, a cave in the Peak District limestone with the largest cave entrance in Britain

Britain Collection: Forth Railway Bridge from the South-East, c1890, Scotland. Completing the first bay

Forth Railway Bridge from the South-East, c1890, Scotland. Completing the first bay. This bridge, built for the North British Railway Company, was begun in 1882 and opened on 4 March 1890

Britain Collection: Seaside holiday photograph from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Women posing in a mock

Seaside holiday photograph from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Women posing in a mock up of a ballooning scene set up in the photographers studio. c1910

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