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Armour plated German plane used to attack the Allied trenches, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

A Speciality, 1882 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
A Speciality, 1882. A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume I, London, 1891

The calabash baby, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
The calabash baby, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Armour of Henry II of France, 16th century (1882-1884). Artist: P Sellier
Armour of Henry II of France, 16th century (1882-1884). Henry (1519-1559) came to the French throne in 1547. His reign saw extensive suppression of Protestantism in France

Infantry fitted with the latest gas marks and steel helmets, World War I, 1915-1918. The Germans were the first to make use of poison gas on the Western Front, at Ypres in April 1915

The God Bes, c350 BC (1936). Limestone statue. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris. Bes was an Egyptian deity worshipped in the later periods of dynastic history as a protector of households

Guarding sheep and cattle at night, South Africa, 18th century (1931). Plate taken from Historic Farms of South Africa, by Dorothea Fairbridge, published by Oxford University Press (London, 1931)

Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Artist: Kawanabe Kyosai
Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Fom a kakemono by Kawanabe Kyosai. Zhong Kui (Shoki) is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings

Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. It was Ramses II who erected this splendid avenue of sphinxes, or really of rams, though they are often called sphinxes

Mitre case of William of Wykeham. 1905
Mitre-case of William of Wykeham. 1905. William of Wykeham (1320-1404) was the Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford

The Guardian Angel, 1926. Artist: Louis Tessier
The Guardian Angel, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

St George and the Dragon, 1930s. Artist: Birket Foster
St George and the Dragon, 1930s

Britannia having chained the demon of war, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Britannia having chained the demon of war, 1816. From The History of the War, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, volume I, by Hewson Clarke

Revolutionary fury setting out to enslave or destroy the nations of Europe, 1816. Artist: I Brown
Revolutionary fury setting out to enslave or destroy the nations of Europe, 1816. Fury is stopped by the interposing shield of Britannia, who launches her thunders on the lawless fiend

Edinburgh Castle, c1535-1570 (1843). Artist: J Jackson
Edinburgh Castle, c1535-1570 (1843). An engraving from The Art-Union Scrap Book, Henry G Bohn, London, 1843

Diver, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Diver, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

House-Sparrow -- Pas ser domes ticus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
House-Sparrow -- Pas ser domes ticus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Front cover of Coastal Command, 1943. Coastal Command was a booklet issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information

Rottmann & Co. Makers of Japanese & English Wall & Ceiling Decorations, 1897. From The Studio Volume 10 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1897]

The widow of the Black Prince appealing to Wat Tyler for protection from the mob, 1381
The widow of the Black Prince appealing to Wat Tyler for protection from the mob. Wat Tyler (1360-1381) was the leader of the Peasants Revolt

Caernarvon castle, Caernarfon in North Wales, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Fort Belvedere, Sunningdale, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Dover Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Her Guardian Angel. Artist: Keystone View Company
Her Guardian Angel. Stereoscopic card detail

Taklakot Fort, Tibet, 1898. Plate taken from In The Forbidden Land (an account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture, and ultimate release), volume II

Advert for Gibbs Solid Dentifrice, 1922. A print from the Graphic, 4th March 1922

Indian wedding procession, c19th century

Woman with servants, c1808. Artist: J Haafner
Woman with servants, c1808

A Japanese umbrella maker, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A Japanese umbrella maker, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A man walking with an umbrella under his arm, 1784

Lady Elizabeth Grey soliciting assistance and protection from Edward IV, (1793). Artist: Warren
Lady Elizabeth Grey soliciting assistance and protection from Edward IV, (1793). Lady Elizabeth Grey (c1437-1492) was married to Sir John Grey, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby

Queen Margaret presenting her son to a robber for protection. Artist: Morris
Queen Margaret presenting her son to a robber for protection. Queen Margaret having been stripped of her jewels by other ruffians

City walls, Samarra, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921

Golden dome of the Samarra mosque, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Samarra city from the Malwiya tower, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Yosemite National Park, California, 19th century. Artist: Paul Huet
Yosemite National Park, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde

The Tower, London, 19th century. From a survey made in 1597 by W Haiward and Gascoyne. Hand-coloured later

Lighthouse at New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, 1904

Miss Calash drawn by Miss Calash, 1778. Artist: Miss Calash
Miss Calash drawn by Miss Calash, 1778. Woman wearing a large folding hood to protect her elaborate hairstyle. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

The Bulla, 1923. Amulet given to babies in Ancient Rome, believed to protect against evil spirits. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Buckle of Isis, 1923. Ancient Egyptian symbol thought to represent eternal life or resurrection. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Utchat, 1923. Ancient Egyptian symbol also known as the Eye of Horus. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Crescent and Hand, 1923. Islamic symbol of protection. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

Gas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front

Crossbowman protected by shield bearers, 15th century, (1870). A wood engraving after a miniature from the Chronicals of Froissart in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris

Minerva protecting Telemachus, and preserving him from the Shafts of Love, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Minerva protecting Telemachus, and preserving him from the Shafts of Love, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Barrage balloon at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, USSR, 1942. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus, 1788. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus, 1788. Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1732-1792). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

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