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Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). In 1877, Theophilus Shepstone (1817-1893) a British South African statesman was responsible for the annexation of

Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Laura Secord (1775-1868) Canadian heroine of the War of 1812

Albrecht von Wallenstein at the Battle of Lutzen, 1632 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
Albrecht von Wallenstein at the Battle of Lutzen, 1632 (1913). Through their ranks rode Wallenstein, drawn sword in hand. The Battle of Lutzen was an engagement in the Thirty Years War fought between

Long Live his Imperial Majesty Emperor William I, 1913. Artist: Arthur C Michael
Long Live his Imperial Majesty Emperor William I, 1913. Wilhelm I (1797-1888), King of Prussia from 1861, was proclaimed the first Emperor of Germany in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, 18th century (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, 18th century (1913). Frederick II (1712-1786) ruled Prussia from 1740. He enlarged Prussian territory by acquiring Silesia from Austria in the War of

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, fighting with a bear, late 15th century (1913). Once when attacked by a she-bear he choked her with his bare hands

The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Hus (1369-1415), a Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, was condemned to death by the Council of Constance for preaching the teachings of

The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II crowns himself King of Jerusalem, 1229 (1913). He reached the altar where the crown lay: lifting it he placed it upon his head, 1913

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Germany, 9 AD (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Germany, 9 AD (1913). On and on they came, hungering for battle. The defeat of the Roman legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus (46 BC- 9 AD)

Aftermath of the Battle of Legnano, Italy, 1176 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
Aftermath of the Battle of Legnano, Italy, 1176 (1913). In vain they sought his dead body among the slain. Searching for the body of Frederick I (1122-1190), known as Barbarossa

Henry IV of Germany outside the gates of Canossa, Italy, 1077 (1913). Barefoot, clad in a hair shirt, Henry appeared before the gates, begging for admission

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, jousting at a tournament, late 15th or early 16th century (1913). Maximilian I (1459-1519) was king of Germany (1486-1519) and Holy Roman Emperor (1508-1519)

British Soldiers Were Seen Fighting Their Way Through The Streets, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
British Soldiers Were Seen Fighting Their Way Through The Streets, 1908, (c1920). The Siege of Lucknow occurred during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
The Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). The Siege of Cawnpore during the Indian rebellion of 1857

Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). The death of Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, a kingdom of southern India

Crushed by Rolling Stones, Mown Down by Volleys of Musket-Shot The Men Fell In Hundreds, 1908, (c1920). The First Afghan War 1839-1842, ended with an Afghan victory and a decimated British Army

Clive Fired One of the Guns Himself, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Clive Fired One of the Guns Himself, c1908, (c1920). The Siege of Arcot (23 September-14 November 1751) took place at Arcot

Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Thomas Roe (1581-1644), English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods

The Bullock-Waggons Wound Slowly Over The Billowy Plains, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
The Bullock-Waggons Wound Slowly Over The Billowy Plains, c1908, (c1920). The Great Trek was an eastward and north-eastward emigration away from the British Cape Colony during the 1830s

Where Now The Great City of Cape Town Stands, They Set Up Their Tents And Huts, c1908, (c1920). The Cape Colony 1652-1691, South Africa

Shouting Their War-Cry, The British Charged The Breach, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Shouting Their War-Cry, The British Charged The Breach, c1908, (c1920). Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai (c1808-1850), Maori Rangatira (chief) and war leader in Northern New Zealand

Cook Told The Maoris That He Had Come To Set A Mark Upon Their Islands, c1908, (c1920). James Cook (1728-1779) British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy

The Coach Would Be Held-Up and All The Passengers Robbed, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
The Coach Would Be Held-Up and All The Passengers Robbed, c1908, (c1920). Bushrangers originally referred to escaped convicts from the British colonial settlement, living in the Australian Bush

Natives Gathered Round Them, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Natives Gathered Round Them, c1908, (c1920). Captain Matthew Flinders (1774-1814), English navigator and cartographer, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent

All Day Long The Sound of the Pick and the Rumble of the Cradle Were Heard, c1908, (c1920). An illustration of men mining for gold. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall

Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (1643-1687), French explorer

Canada, c1920, (c1920)
Canada, 1908, (c1920). A map of the Dominion of Canada, in English Miles. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall. [Thomas Nelsom And Sons, London, c1920]

These Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
These Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Henry Hudson (c1560-1611), English Sea Explorer and navigator of the early 17th century

No Man Was Safe, No Life Was Safe, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
No Man Was Safe, No Life Was Safe, 1908, (c1920). Madeleine de Vercheres (1678-1747) of New France (Quebec) was credited with thwarting a raid on Fort Vercheres when she was 14 years old

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