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Background imageAction Collection: Between Two Fires, c1892, (1938). Artist: Francis Davis Millet

Between Two Fires, c1892, (1938). Artist: Francis Davis Millet
Between Two Fires, c1892. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Background imageAction Collection: The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789

Background imageAction Collection: Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887 Artist: Eadweard J Muybridge

Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887 Artist: Eadweard J Muybridge
Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography

Background imageAction Collection: Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1346 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1346 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1864. King Edward III, (1312- 1377) standing on a hillside refusing succour to his son Edward the Black Prince, (1330-1376)) at the at the Battle of Crecy

Background imageAction Collection: Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816. Creator: John Martin

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816. Creator: John Martin
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816

Background imageAction Collection: 1962 Ford Consul Cortina. Creator: Unknown

1962 Ford Consul Cortina. Creator: Unknown
1962 Ford Consul Cortina

Background imageAction Collection: Study of a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Study of a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageAction Collection: A Horseman, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

A Horseman, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Horseman, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageAction Collection: The Queen of Hearts, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel

The Queen of Hearts, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Queen of Hearts, 1930. The Queen of Hearts from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

Background imageAction Collection: Whitney Straight (Maserati) at the Members Bridge turn, Brooklands, 1933, (1937)

Whitney Straight (Maserati) at the Members Bridge turn, Brooklands, 1933, (1937). Artist: Gordon Crosby
Whitney Straight (Maserati) at the Members Bridge turn when breaking the Mountain lap record, Brooklands, 1933, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists

Background imageAction Collection: Arsenal footballer Alex James passes three Manchester City players, c1929-c1937

Arsenal footballer Alex James passes three Manchester City players, c1929-c1937. Artist: Graphic Photo Union
Arsenal footballer Alex James passes three Manchester City players, c1929-c1937. An inside forward renowned for his ball control and passing

Background imageAction Collection: Siege of Yorktown, 1781 (c1836). Artist: Auguste Couder

Siege of Yorktown, 1781 (c1836). Artist: Auguste Couder
Siege of Yorktown, 1781 (c1836). French General Jean de Rochambeau (1725-1807) and American General George Washington (1732-1799) giving the last orders for the attack, October 1781

Background imageAction Collection: Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Creator: Charles Mills Sheldon

Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Creator: Charles Mills Sheldon
Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Koos de la Rey ambushed Methuens column at Tweebosch on on 7 March 1902, Lord Methuen was captured by the Boers

Background imageAction Collection: The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th 1900, 1901. Creator

The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th 1900, 1901. Creator
The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th 1900, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Background imageAction Collection: Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916

Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916. British troops in gas masks charged German trenches at the Battle of Loos on the Western Front

Background imageAction Collection: A Horseman Trampling on a Fallen Foe, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

A Horseman Trampling on a Fallen Foe, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Horseman Trampling on a Fallen Foe, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageAction Collection: Volcano on the island of Thera (Santorini) in eruption, 1866

Volcano on the island of Thera (Santorini) in eruption, 1866. The horseshoe shape of the island was created during a cataclysmic eruption c1500 BC

Background imageAction Collection: The Campbells are Coming! Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917

The Campbells are Coming! Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917
" The Campbells are Coming!" Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917. The tune of the The Campbells Are Coming was played by pipers at the Battle of Delville Wood

Background imageAction Collection: Jack Allen heads Newcastles first goal, FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1932

Jack Allen heads Newcastles first goal, FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1932. Artist: Graphic Photo Union
Jack Allen heads Newcastles first goal, FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1932. The Arsenal players are Eddie Hapgood, goalkeeper Frank Moss, Herbie Roberts and George Male

Background imageAction Collection: Take away that Bauble: Cromwell dissolving the long Parliament, 1850. Artist: John Leech

Take away that Bauble: Cromwell dissolving the long Parliament, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Take away that Bauble: Cromwell dissolving the long Parliament, 1850. A satirical illustration on the expulsion of Members of Parliamnet by Cromwell, 1653

Background imageAction Collection: U.S. Army enters Germany, Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

U.S. Army enters Germany, Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. Army enters Germany, Dec 1918. The American 18th Infantry crossing the Moselle River into Germany after World War I. The town in the background is Gravenmacher, in the Grand Dutchy of Luxemburg.

Background imageAction Collection: British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British enter Lille, 18 Oct 1918. British soldiers of the 8th Battalion (Liverpool Regiment) with a French boy, entering Lille, France on October 18, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageAction Collection: German battery in action, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

German battery in action, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German battery in action, between c1915 and 1918. German soldiers with artillery caisson during World War I.

Background imageAction Collection: British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Three 8 inch howitzers of 39th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), firing from the Fricourt-Mametz Valley during the Battle of the Somme

Background imageAction Collection: British Cavalry after attack on enemy, 21 Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

British Cavalry after attack on enemy, 21 Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British Cavalry after attack on enemy, 21 Apr 1917. Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) troops after an attack near Vermand, France during World War I.

Background imageAction Collection: Latest French anti-aircraft gun, 1917 29 Nov 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Latest French anti-aircraft gun, 1917 29 Nov 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Latest French anti-aircraft gun, 1917 29 Nov 1917. A French 75mm field gun which has been mounted for use as an anti-aircraft weapon, during the Salonika Campaign during World War I.

Background imageAction Collection: German field gun in action, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

German field gun in action, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German field gun in action, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers firing field gun during World War I.

Background imageAction Collection: Working German gun against Russians, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Working German gun against Russians, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Working German gun against Russians, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers with machine gun during World War I.

Background imageAction Collection: Troops march into a town. Creator: Romeyn de Hooghe

Troops march into a town. Creator: Romeyn de Hooghe
Troops march into a town

Background imageAction Collection: Isobayashi Taii on Horseback at Castle Gate with Falling Stones, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Isobayashi Taii on Horseback at Castle Gate with Falling Stones, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Isobayashi Taii on Horseback at Castle Gate with Falling Stones, 1886. Series: Lives of Modern People

Background imageAction Collection: Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageAction Collection: The Cone of Mount Etna and the 'English House' (Destroyed by the Recent Earthquake), 1858

The Cone of Mount Etna and the "English House" (Destroyed by the Recent Earthquake), 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Cone of Mount Etna and the "English House" (Destroyed by the Recent Earthquake), 1858. After traversing beds of lava for almost an hour

Background imageAction Collection: The Crater of Mount Etna a few days prior to the Late Earthquake, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Crater of Mount Etna a few days prior to the Late Earthquake, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Crater of Mount Etna a few days prior to the Late Earthquake, 1858. A violent earthquake has occurred upon the high cone of Etna...it threw down, with a tremendous noise

Background imageAction Collection: The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Before us and beneath us was the crater of Etna. The circumference of the crater, according to Sig

Background imageAction Collection: Headquarters at Sentoguchi, Kumamoto, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Headquarters at Sentoguchi, Kumamoto, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Headquarters at Sentoguchi, Kumamoto, 1877. Series: An Oral Account of the Subjugation of Kagoshima

Background imageAction Collection: The Crater of Hekla; Hekla (Iceland), 1875. Creator: Unknown

The Crater of Hekla; Hekla (Iceland), 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Crater of Hekla; Hekla (Iceland), 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageAction Collection: The Real Master on the House, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

The Real Master on the House, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
The Real Master on the House, 1825-1870

Background imageAction Collection: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, c1520. Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, c1520. Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, c1520

Background imageAction Collection: A Wicked Foreigner Refuses to Pay a Young Prostitute, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

A Wicked Foreigner Refuses to Pay a Young Prostitute, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Wicked Foreigner Refuses to Pay a Young Prostitute, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 571

Background imageAction Collection: Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 1 of 3), early 1810s

Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 1 of 3), early 1810s

Background imageAction Collection: The War at Kagoshima, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The War at Kagoshima, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The War at Kagoshima, 1877

Background imageAction Collection: Gojo Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Gojo Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Gojo Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, 1881

Background imageAction Collection: Woman with Baby and Group of Children, 1856. Creator: Jakob Dielmann

Woman with Baby and Group of Children, 1856. Creator: Jakob Dielmann
Woman with Baby and Group of Children, 1856

Background imageAction Collection: Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Series: Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

Background imageAction Collection: Disappointed Bride: Kono Flees Upon Discovering That the Ugly Bridegroom Is Not Whom... 1879

Disappointed Bride: Kono Flees Upon Discovering That the Ugly Bridegroom Is Not Whom... 1879
Disappointed Bride: Kono Flees Upon Discovering That the Ugly Bridegroom Is Not Whom She Promised to Marry, 1879. Series: The Kanayomi Newspaper, no. 891

Background imageAction Collection: Wild Boar Hunt, c1675. Creator: Unknown

Wild Boar Hunt, c1675. Creator: Unknown
Wild Boar Hunt, c1675. Two princely figures on horseback powerfully charge at a wild boar, simultaneously plunging their weapons into its side just in time to save their companion

Background imageAction Collection: The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm, 1523, 1908. Creator: Carl Larsson

The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm, 1523, 1908. Creator: Carl Larsson
The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm, 1523, 1908

Background imageAction Collection: How to make a surprise attack; Arrival at the enemy trench and execution of the surprise... 1917

How to make a surprise attack; Arrival at the enemy trench and execution of the surprise... 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Arrival at the enemy trench and execution of the surprise attack; in the foreground, limping with a bullet in his leg, a wounded man returns, 1917



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