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Silver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Silver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Etching of a short-handled spoon made in Denmark, engraved on the bowl with the figures of St Anne, the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ

The Old Walls, Constantinople, (c4th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Old Walls, Constantinople, (c4th century), 1890. Defensive stone walls surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey)

The Battle of Agincourt, (1415), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Agincourt, (1415), 1890. Battle of Agincourt and English victory during the Hundred Years War. Henry V of England led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting

Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Pyrrhus, in retreat at the Siege of Sparta, 272 BC from Spartans defending their city under command of Areus I

Retreat of the Athenians from Syracuse, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Retreat of the Athenians from Syracuse, 1890. Athenian infantry trapped in a quarry during their final retreat in the Sicilian Expedition 415- 414 BC) of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC)

Paris Street in Rainy Weather, 1877. Artist: Gustave Cailebotte
Paris Street in Rainy Weather, 1877. Caillebottes themes were catholic (as in universal ). He often chose an overhead vantage point for his compositions

Femme Australienne Chargee Des Armes De Son Mari, (Austrailan Woman with Husbands Weapons), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule XLI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900 ]

God, and your Majesty, protect mine innocence, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
God, and your Majesty, protect mine innocence, c1820. Satirical cartoon with a quote from Shakespeares " King Henry VIII"

Rope Screen Used For Protection While Pressing Explosive Gun-Cotton, 1901. Creator: Unknown
This Rope Screen Is Used For Protection While Pressing The Explosive Gun-Cotton At The Cordite Works, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI

View of Finse, Bergen Railway, 1914. Creator: Unknown
View of Finse, Bergen Railway, 1914. From " Norge - Turistruter I 65 Billeder". [Mittet & Co, Kunstforlag - Kristania, 1914]

Costume of the Glaciers, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Costume of the Glaciers, 1875. Caricature of British clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist William Buckland (1784-1856), scratched by his friend and fellow geologist Thomas Sopwith

St. Christopher. 1423, 1915. Creator: Unknown
St. Christopher. 1423, St Christopher (Christ-bearer) carrying Christ across the stream. Legend has it that St Christopher was a 3rd century Canaanite giant whose task was to carry travellers across

A Chiefs House, New Hebrides, 1923. Creator: Unknown
A Chiefs House, New Hebrides, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Interior of the cathedral, Amiens, northern France, c1914-c1918. Altar surrounded by sandbags. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Wings of the Protecting Goddess, c1935. Collar in the form of vulture goddess Nekhbert. From the tomb of Tutankhamun. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Fire screen seller, c1680, from Cries of London, (c1819?). Artist: John Thomas Smith
Fire screen seller, c1680, (c1819?). Fire screen seller of the late 17th century whose cry was I have Screenes if you desier to keep your Buty from ye fire. He is holding up an example of his wares

Mother and Child, 1911. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
Mother and Child, 1911

A monument in Paris, France, during World War I, c1914-c1918. A monument protected by sandbags and decorated with captured German helmets. The sign in front advertises the Credit Commercial de France

Pipe wrapping to prevent corrosion on steel pipes, Old Denaby, South Yorkshire, 1961. In the days before advances in manufacturing processes enabled plastic pipes to be produced

Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist
Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. A steelworker lit by the glow of the furnace. George Newton

Fort St John, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 21st century. Fort St John was built in the 16th century to protect the harbour of Dubrovnik

Sahara, c1930s
Sahara. Immured within the green litter which sways perilously from side to side, a woman of Islam is borne across the desert, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 5

Covering the road block, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Covering the road block, 1941. Men of the Home Guard in a dug-out, protected by sandbags, aim their rifles ready for action. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

A Man of the Time of William I, 1907. Artist: Dion Clayton Calthrop
A Man of the Time of William I, 1907. From English Costume, painted and described by Dion Clayton Calthrop. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1907]

She Sat The Livelong Day Upon the Roof of Her Palace, Expecting Him, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
She Sat The Livelong Day Upon the Roof of Her Palace, Expecting Him, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Design for Stained Glass, 1926. Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Design for Stained Glass, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Dawn Through the Palms, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Dawn Through the Palms, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Shan Chiefs watching the Durbar, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Shan Chiefs watching the Durbar, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Abou Ben Adhem: - I Pray Thee Then Write Me As One Who Loves His Fellow Men, 1916, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

A Thought-Form of Love and Peace Protection and Benediction, c1916, (1917). Artists: Charles Leadbeater, Annie Bessant
A Thought-Form of Love and Peace Protection and Benediction, c1916, (1917). Sent Forth By One Who Has The Power And Has Earned The Right To Bless

Studies of Shields for Protecting Foot Soldiers and of a Bomb exploding, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Shields for Protecting Foot Soldiers and of a Bomb exploding, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Our Lady of Promise, c1918, (1919). Artist: Edward Reginald Frampton
Our Lady of Promise, c1918, (1919). From The Studio Volume 75. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919]

The shark-shaped paravane, 1943. The paravane, invented in 1917 and kept secret from the Germans, gave warships and merchantmen their own protection against mines. From His Majestys Minesweepers

Peary in Arctic Outfit, 1910, (1928). Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on his expedition on April 6, 1909

The Fishermans Lass, c1903. Artist: Owen Graystone Bird
The Fishermans Lass, c1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1903-4, edited by William Gamble. [A. W. Penrose & Co. London, 1903-4]

Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

The Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine To France, 1917. Artist: Maurice Greiffenhagen
The Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine To France, 1917. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

The Meeting, c1918. Artist: Harry Clarke
The Meeting, c1918. From The Studio Volume 78, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919-20]

The Romans Cause a Wall to Be Built for the Protection of the South, 1905. The building of Hadrians Wall. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I

Baigneuse allongee sur le sol, c1885. Artist: Edgar Degas
Baigneuse allongee sur le sol, c1885. Painting housed at the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From The Studio Volume 118. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1939]

Mr. Churchill Spies the Enemy, 1942. Winston Churchill pays a visit to the El-Alamein area, August 19th, 1942. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton

The Dymoke Suit of Armour at Windsor Castle, 1902. Artist: C Clarke
The Dymoke Suit of Armour at Windsor Castle, 1902. A work depicting a suit of armour by Jacob Halder (active 1576-1608). From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Hoeing, c1872-1911, (1911). Artist: George Clausen
Hoeing. From A History of Painting Volume VIII by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, Lodon & Edinburgh, 1911.]

Charity, 16th century, (1903). Artist: Francesco Primaticcio
Charity, 16th century. After a drawing in Sepia and White by Francesco Primaticcio (1504-1570). From The Studio Volume 29 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1903.]

Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, c1902, (1903). Artist: Herbert James Draper
Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, c1902. After a work by Herbert James Draper (1863-1920). From The Studio Volume 29 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1903.]

Margaret and the Robber, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Margaret and the Robber, 1902. The legend of Queen Margaret of Anjou after the Battle of Hexham (1464) is a legend appealing in its pathos and high romanticism; it has, however, no basis in history

Ancient Havana city walls, (1667), 1920s
Ancient city walls. In 1667 they started to build the walls of Havana, which were almost completed in 1740 and demolished in 1863

Ingenious camouflage, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ingenious camouflage, World War I, c1914-c1918. Camouflage used to conceal lines of communication and gun emplacements from German aviators. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

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