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The Peter and Paul Cathedral in Sevastopol after the Crimean War, Crimea, late 1850s. Sevastopol suffered extensive damage during the siege of the city in 1854-1855
Damaged building in Sevastopol after the Crimean War, Crimea, 1850s. Sevastopol suffered extensive damage during the siege of the city in 1854-1855
The South Bay and Cape Paul, Sevastopol, Crimea, 1850s. Buildings damaged during the siege of the city in the Crimean War can be seen in the foreground
The ruins and cathedral of Caen, Normandy, France, c1944. The Battle of Caen from June to August 1944 was crucial to the Allied effort to break out from Normandy after the D-Day landings
HMS Victory towed back to Gibraltar, 1805, 19th century. Nelsons ship Victory was a ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765
Our Troops take Steinbach, Alsace, World War I, 1915. Artist: Leven and LemonierOur Troops take Steinbach, Alsace, World War I, 1915. French infantry capturing a village. A print from Le Pays de France, 28 January 1915
A fire damaged prison camp in Germany, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 26 August 1915
Hall of columns, Carnac, 1839. Artist: William James MullerHall of columns, Carnac, 1839. Found in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Destoyed vehicle, Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August
Burned out cars, Place de la Concorde, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August
Roman bust, possibly of Agrippa. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63-12 BC), Roman statesman and naval and military commander. Agrippa was a friend, son-in-law, and deputy of the Emperor Augustus
Destroyed aircraft at Le Bourget airfield, German-occupied Paris, July 1940
The ruins of a village in Lorraine, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915
The ruins of Revigny, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris
The ruins of Sermaize-Les-Bains, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris
Ruined church, Huiron, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris
Laying the transatlantic telegraph cable, 1865. On the deck of the SS Great Eastern searching the cable for a fault after its recovery from the bottom of the Atlantic on 31 July 1865
Coptic Textile Head of Christ, Painting on Linen, Egypt, 6th century
Coptic Mural of Christ, c6th-7th century
British Celtic Bronze Helmet, 1st centuryBritish Celtic Bronze Helmet, 1st Ccentury. With decorated neck-guard
Temple C at Selinunte in Sicily, 6th centuryThe doric temple C at Selinunte in Sicily, destroyed by an earthquake in the 8th century AD, 6th century
The Chudov Monastery in the Moscow Kremlin after shelling in November 1917. Artist: Pyotr Petrovich PavlovThe Chudov Monastery in the Moscow Kremlin after shelling in November 1917. The monastery suffered damage during the two weeks of fighting that broke out in Moscow following the October Revolution
Medusa-head mosaic from Fishbourne Roman palace. It has been laid over an earlier black and white mosiac
L Automobile Pendant la Guerre, France World War I, 1914-1918. French motorised ambulances and walking wounded towards the end of the war
The 0ffensive at Yser, 1917. The French line near Het-Sas just before 31 July. Soldiers waiting for orders amongst trees shattered by the gunfire of previous engagements
English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office after its destruction by the rebels, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916
Before and after, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. The Hotel Metropole and the Post Office before and after being blown up by the rebels
Postcard showing damage to Deffieux Restaurant, Porte St. -Martin, after the 1871 Paris CommunePostcard showing damage to Deffieux Restaurant, Porte St.-Martin, after the 1871 Paris Commune
Families leaving their village bombarded during the Normandy landings, France, 1944
Destroyed building, liberation of France, St Cyr, August 1944
Wax models of Peary and Cook, polar explorers, at Madame Tussauds, London, 1909Wax models of Peary and Cook, polar explorers, at Madame Tussaud s, London, 1909. American explorer Robert E Peary claimed he had reached the North Pole in 1909 at his third attempt
Alcock and Browns aeroplane after completing the first non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919. British aviators John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)
Marble head of a youth from the north wing of the Royal palace at Fishbourne, Sussex
A street in Strasbourg during the siege and bombardment, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 15 October 1870)
Crash of La Republique, 1909. The French military airship (dirigible) La Republique which made her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne in 1908
The New Science, 1887. Palm-reading and spiritualism were popular pastimes in the Victorian period. However, the damage that a reading could do to a happy relationship is illustrated in this cartoon
Pandy Mill, Church Pool, and one other subject, from Picturesque Selections, c. 1860
After the Battle, 17th century. Creator: Reinier ZeemanAfter the Battle, 17th century