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Background imageOrig Collection: Dining At The Savoy

Dining At The Savoy
Diners at the Savoy Restaurant, London, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: The Human Brain

The Human Brain
circa 1830: The brain and nerves from an early 19th century book of anatomy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Fox In The Arctic

Fox In The Arctic
The yacht Fox, under the command of Irish explorer Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819 - 1907), makes its way through arctic pack ice, circa 1858

Background imageOrig Collection: Two-headed Janus

Two-headed Janus
circa 1890: Two-headed Janus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Chemical Elements

Chemical Elements
Lecture diagrams prepared by English scientist John Dalton, showing a list of elements (left) and the composition of organic acids, circa 1810

Background imageOrig Collection: Watch This Space

Watch This Space
October 1919: Tottenham Court Road at the junction with Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, London. The Court Playhouse is on the right, and the Underground station in front

Background imageOrig Collection: Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan
GENGHIS KHAN (variously spelt) (orig. Temujin) Mongol Conqueror He is fatally shot during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Hsi Hsia

Background imageOrig Collection: Christs College

Christs College
The gatehouse of Christs College, Cambridge, on St Andrews Street, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Cliffords Tower

Cliffords Tower in York, which is the stone keep of a larger castle complex built by Henry III in the thirteenth century. The moat can be seen in the foreground. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Samurai Visitor

Samurai Visitor
Two geishas receive a visiting samurai, Japan, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Three Samurai

Three Samurai
Three samurai warriors in armour, circa 1880. (Photo by Kusakabe Kimbei/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Clacton Pier

Clacton Pier
Holidaymakers on the beach at Clacton, Essex, circa 1925. (Photo by A. H. Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Military Flogging

Military Flogging
1844: A doctor in a cocked hat supervises an army flogging. The drummer boys drown the sounds and a soldier on the right has fainted at the spectacle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Waterloo

Waterloo
18th June 1815: French cuirassiers charging a British square during the Battle of Waterloo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Chester-le-Street

Chester-le-Street, Durham, from behind the works of Mr, Thomas Murray, Engineer, & Co, circa 1650. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Great Exhibition

Great Exhibition
Waiting for Queen Victoria to arrive at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace. The glass and iron building was designed by Joseph Paxton and initially erected in Hyde Park, London

Background imageOrig Collection: Fox And Hounds

Fox And Hounds
November 1851: A Victorian hunting party from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod

Background imageOrig Collection: The Australian Club

The Australian Club
A hansom cab speeds past the Australian Club in Bent Street Sydney, Australia, 1880. The club is the oldest institution of its kind in Sydney. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Woodstock Palace

Woodstock Palace
The remains of Henry IIs palace in Woodstock park, Oxfordshire, 1714. Henry IIs mistress Rosamund Pike lived here. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Milford Haven

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, circa 1790. Published 1794, engraved by Thomas. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Victorian Christmas

Victorian Christmas
A family at their Christmas dinner, circa 1840. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Sail And Steam

Sail And Steam
September 1859: The Great Eastern designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel rounding the point opposite Blackwall on the Thames

Background imageOrig Collection: Durham Castle

Durham Castle and Framwellgate Bridge, Durham, County Durham, circa 1820. Engraving by J. H. Le Keux after R. W. Billings, early 19th century print. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Wine Tasters

Wine Tasters
A group of men tasting wine in a cellar. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Jacott from a painting by JP Hasenclever (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Clerkenwell Tunnel

Clerkenwell Tunnel
January 1868: Entrance to Clerkenwell Tunnel on the Metropolitan railway. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Brixton Prison Cell

Brixton Prison Cell
A single cell in the old part of Brixton Prison, London, circa 1862. At this time the prison housed female convicts, who were subjected to solitary confinement under the separate system operated at

Background imageOrig Collection: Storming The Bastille

Storming The Bastille
14th July 1789: French troops storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. The prison represented the hated Bourbon monarchy

Background imageOrig Collection: Halleys Diving Bell

Halleys Diving Bell
An early diving bell invented by English physicist Edmond Halley (top left), with three similar contraptions, circa 1690. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Robin Redbreast

Robin Redbreast
circa 1900: A traditional Christmas robin and sprigs of holly decorate a Victorian Christmas greetings card. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Colossus Solis

Colossus Solis
The Colossus Of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, straddles the harbour on the Greek island of Rhodes, circa 250 BC

Background imageOrig Collection: Domestic Violence - Plate VI of George Cruikshanks The Bottle

Domestic Violence - Plate VI of George Cruikshanks The Bottle
Plate VI of George Cruikshanks The Bottle, a series of eight etchings published in 1847 and depicting the effects of alcoholism

Background imageOrig Collection: Shaftesbury Park Estate

Shaftesbury Park Estate
The Shaftesbury Park Estate in Lavender Hill, Battersea, south London, 1874. It was founded by the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury in 1872 to accommodate working men. A print by H. Johnson

Background imageOrig Collection: Battle Of Bosworth Field

Battle Of Bosworth Field
King Richard IIIs Yorkist troops fight Lancastrians in the Battle of Bosworth Field, during the Wars of the Roses, 22nd August 1485

Background imageOrig Collection: Bricklayer

Bricklayer
A bricklayer and a hod carrier at work on a building site, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Common Hemlock

Common Hemlock
Illustration entitled Common Hemlock - Conium maculatum, depicting the highly poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants, with small white flowers, circa 1850

Background imageOrig Collection: Forres

Forres, Elgin, Moray, Scotland, circa 1700. Engraved by F. Carey after A. Grant, circa 1700. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Stanhope Castle

Stanhope Castle, Durham, circa 1835. Drawn by T. Allom, engraved by W. H. Capone. Published 1835. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Temple At Highclere Castle

Temple At Highclere Castle
The temple in the grounds of Highclere Castle, the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, Hampshire, England, circa 1850. Engraving published 4th November 1854. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Hedingham Castle

Hedingham Castle
The stone keep of Hedingham Castle, Essex, March 1818. The building is a Norman motte and bailey castle dating from around 1135. Engraving by J. Greig. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Smithfield Meat Market

Smithfield Meat Market
Meat porters shifting baskets, which have been unloaded from the early meat train to Smithfield Market, London, January 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: London Stereoscopic Company (1854-1922)

London Stereoscopic Company (1854-1922)
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Vintage Collections: London Stereoscopic Company (1854-1922)

Background imageOrig Collection: School Rugby

School Rugby
Students playing a game of rugby at Rugby Public School, England. Original Artwork: A painting by George Barnard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Brighton Station

Brighton Station
circa 1860: The Brighton terminus of the London & Brighton Railway in Sussex. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Newman after F W Woledge. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Tunnel Pump

Tunnel Pump
1837: Pumps draining the Kilsby Tunnel of quick sand during construction of the London - Birmingham Railway. Original Artwork: Lithograph by J C Bourne after a drawing by the same

Background imageOrig Collection: Ascot Racegoers

Ascot Racegoers
16th June 1925: A group of spectators at Ascort racecourse. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: The Smallest Shop

The Smallest Shop
The smallest shop in London, occupied by a cobbler, at 4 Bateman Street, Soho. The shop is six feet long, five feet high and two feet deep, the rent three pounds a week

Background imageOrig Collection: Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales
The title page to the Grimm fairy tale of Snow White from the German Fairy Tales in Words and Pictures. What would youth be without fairy tales... (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Times Of The Day

Times Of The Day
A lady makes her way through Covent Garden in London, ignoring the scenes of public debauchery, 1736. An engraving of Morning from the Four Times of the Day series of paintings by William Hogarth



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