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British history Collection: Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England

Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England
Remains of waterway at the Roman fort of Chesters along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

British history Collection: Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England

Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of a Roman latrine in the bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

British history Collection: Roman fort along Hadrians Wall in England

Roman fort along Hadrians Wall in England
Principia and well of a Roman cavalry fort along Hadrians Wall at Chesters, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

British history Collection: Charles Townshend

Charles Townshend
English statesman Charles Townshend, who introduced the tea tax on colonies. Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a portrait

British history Collection: Lord North, English prime minister during the American Revolution

Lord North, English prime minister during the American Revolution
Frederick North, known as Lord North, prime minister to King George III. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: GAFR2A-00014

GAFR2A-00014
British attack on Egyptian artillery at Tell el-Kebir, Egypt, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: Gatling-gun fired by British sailors, 1870s

Gatling-gun fired by British sailors, 1870s
Gatling-gun in use by the Royal Navy, 1878. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s

White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s
" White mans burden" is to teach cleanliness, described in a Pears Soap ad, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PREV2A-00180

PREV2A-00180
British General Simon Fraser, killed at the Battle of Saratoga, New York. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut of a portrait

British history Collection: PROY2A-00179

PROY2A-00179
William and Mary, " the Protestants Joy, " ruling England after the Glorious Revolution, 1688. Hand colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

British history Collection: Oliver Cromwell closing Parliament, 1655

Oliver Cromwell closing Parliament, 1655
Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell dissolving Parliment in 1655. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PUSA2A-00082

PUSA2A-00082
Penn family coat of arms. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century ilustration

British history Collection: PROY2A-00090

PROY2A-00090
William the Conqueror and his army entering London in triumph, 1066. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PEXP2A-00052

PEXP2A-00052
Sir John Hawkins, English explorer and naval commander against the Spanish Armada, 1588. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

British history Collection: PROY2A-00058

PROY2A-00058
Charles I leaving Westminster after his trial as an enemy of the nation, 1649. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s

Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s
British and Egyptian officials unwrapping an Egyptian mummy in the Boulak Museum, Cairo, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PUSA2A-00060

PUSA2A-00060
Chigwell Grammar School in Wanstead, Essex, where William Penn was educated. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

British history Collection: PROY2D-00006

PROY2D-00006
Oliver Cromwell statue next to Westminster Abbey, London, England. Digital photograph

British history Collection: PROY2D-00002

PROY2D-00002
Equestrian statue of King Richard I in front of the Houses of Parliament, London, England. Digital photograph

British history Collection: PROY2A-00043

PROY2A-00043
Edward VI entering London in his coronation procession, 1547. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PROY2A-00045

PROY2A-00045
Visit of Queen Elizabeth I to Blackfriars, 15 June, 1600. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

British history Collection: PROY2A-00081

PROY2A-00081
Elizabeth I signing the death warrant to execute Mary, Queen of Scots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PSCI2A-00056

PSCI2A-00056
George Stephenson experimenting with his safety lamp in an English coal mine, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: HUSG2A-00004

HUSG2A-00004
Irish emigrants saying goodbye to family and friends at Clifden, County Galway, 1800s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PEXP2A-00007

PEXP2A-00007
Sir Walter Raleigh. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

British history Collection: PEXP2A-00010

PEXP2A-00010
Richard Grenville, English naval commander, portrait. Hand-colored engraving

British history Collection: PREV2A-00116

PREV2A-00116
Henry Clinton, British commander-in-chief during the American Revolution. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut

British history Collection: PREV2A-00061

PREV2A-00061
Charles Cornwallis, British general who surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00057

GGBR2A-00057
Christ Church (Cardinal) College, Oxford University, 1566. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a drawing by Neale

British history Collection: PNAT2A-00025

PNAT2A-00025
Pocahontas in England presented to King James I, with her husband John Rolfe, 1616. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00060

GGBR2A-00060
Cluricauns of Irish folklore leading a traveler astray. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PMYT2A-00027

PMYT2A-00027
Round Table of King Artus of Brittany. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a miniature of the 14th century

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00059

GGBR2A-00059
House of Commons in session during the reign of George II, early 1700s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00061

GGBR2A-00061
New College, Oxford, and its one hundred clerics, circa 1453. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 15th-century illustration

British history Collection: Sailing in the English Channel, 1800s

Sailing in the English Channel, 1800s
Sailing-ships in the English Channel near the White Cliffs of Dover. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PMYT2A-00011

PMYT2A-00011
Banshee wailing to foretell death in an Irish village. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: Dartmouth, England, from the sea

Dartmouth, England, from the sea
Sailing ships approaching the harbor of Dartmouth, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PMYT3A-00012

PMYT3A-00012
Robin Hood and Little John hunting deer in Sherwood Forest. Hand-colored woodcut

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00066

GGBR2A-00066
Interior of an English cathedral. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00065

GGBR2A-00065
Oliver Cromwell making his first speech in Parliament, March 2, 1629. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00067

GGBR2A-00067
A rural English cottage, with a woman spinning, a traveler, and a hunter, 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

British history Collection: PGBR2A-00005

PGBR2A-00005
Guy Fawkes brought before King James I after discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, 1605. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: PGBR2A-00004

PGBR2A-00004
Edward Coke. Hand-colored engraving of a contemporary portrait

British history Collection: GGBR2A-00069

GGBR2A-00069
Map of English holdings in the 10th and 11th centuries, showing earldomes and vassal kingdoms. Printed color lithograph, 19th-century

British history Collection: HOUS2A-00137

HOUS2A-00137
Reception in the Toynbee Hall dining room, England, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

British history Collection: Hadrians Wall across northern England

Hadrians Wall across northern England
Hadrians Wall, an ancient Roman fortification, crossing fields on the moors of Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

British history Collection: GGBR2D-00104

GGBR2D-00104
Dragons and other decorations on a medieval Belgian cannon, displayed on the grounds of the Tower of London, England. Digital photograph

British history Collection: GGBR2D-00103

GGBR2D-00103
Dragons and other decorations on a medieval Belgian cannon, displayed on the grounds of the Tower of London, England. Digital photograph

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