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The San Nicolas and San Josef, carried by boarding, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797. Artist: R Golding
The San Nicolas and San Josef, carried by boarding, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797. At the Battle of Cape St Vincent, the British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated the numerically

Nelson and the signal, Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Nelson won a victory over the Danish-Norrwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 after disregarding the order of his superior

Nelson boarding the San Josef, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797. Artist: JJ Crew
Nelson boarding the San Josef, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797. At the Battle of Cape St Vincent, the British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated the numerically superior Spanish

Gunboat encounter between Nelson and Don Miguel Tyrason, 1797. Artist: George Greatbatch
Gunboat encounter between Nelson and Don Miguel Tyrason, 1797. Whilst making a night attack on Spanish gunboats at Cadiz, Nelsons barge encountered a Spanish launch commanded by Don Miguel Tyrason

Victory. A prize crew taking possession of a captured enemy ship. After an original painting by WH Overend

Nelson sealing his historic message at Copenhagen, 1801. Nelson won a victory over the Danish-Norrwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 after disregarding the order of his superior

Cyril Maude (1862-1951), English actor and theatre manager, 1906. Artist: Rotary Photo
Cyril Maude (1862-1951), English actor and theatre manager, 1906

Battlecruiser HMS Hood during spring exercises, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Training naval gunners, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The Navy, Army and Air Force Institute (NaFI), 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

An anti-aircraft gun on board HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Queen Victoria inspecting HMS Galatea, Osborne Bay, c1860s. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

The Exposure of Prince Edwin, (1810). Artist: Milton
The Exposure of Prince Edwin, (1810). In 938 AD, Edwin, brother of King Athelstan, was implicated in a conspiracy. As a punishment he was set adrift in a small boat with no rudder or sail

Captain George Nicholas Hardinge, British naval officer, 19th century. Artist: H R Cook
Captain George Nicholas Hardinge, British naval officer, 19th century. Captain Hardinge (1781-1808) was commander of HM Frigate San Fiorenzo

Kroomen, 19th century. Kroomen were West African fishermen recruited as sailors by the Royal Navy in the 19th and early 20th century

The shooting of Admiral Byng on board the Monarque, 1757
The shooting of Admiral John Byng on board the Monarque, 1757. British admiral John John Byng (1704-1757) was shot to death on board the Monarque, at Spithead

The Royal Hospital, Greenwich, London, 19th century. The Royal Hospital was established as a residential home for injured sailors

The little Caesarevitch with his sailor friend, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
The little Caesarevitch with his sailor friend, 1908. The Tsarevich Alexei Romanov (1904-1918) was the only son of Nicholas II

A tavern at Montparnasse, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
A tavern at Montparnasse, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Section view of batteries in the ironclad frigate Alexandra, (c1880). A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The Queens Visit to Cherbourg - Piping Hands to Man Yards, 1858. Royal visit to France by Queen Victoria. Illustration from the Illustrated London News, (7 August 1858)

The Spanish Armada, 1588, (c1850). The Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in 1588. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Artist: J Jackson
Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Russian soldiers firing on an English boats crew, under the protection of a flag of truce, 1855. Depiction of an incident at Hango, in what is modern Finland, during the Crimean War

Sir Frederick William Richards, (1833-1912), Admiral of the Fleet, 1901. Richards was the British First Sea Lord from 1893 to 1899

Destruction of the Turkish fleet at Sinope, 1853, (1900). The port of Sinop on the Black Sea was attacked by Russia, precipitating the Crimean War

Opening of the London Coal Exchange, Royal Procession, Custom-House Quay, London, c1888. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

The queen presenting the Albert Medal to coastguard George Oatley, late 19th century, (1900). Queen Victoria decorates one of her subjects

Municipal dignitaries introduced to the Prince of Wales, c1840s, (1900). Queen Victorias son, the future King Edward VII (1841-1910), meets dignitaries of Penryn

The Queen at the Launch of Trafalgar, 1841, (1900). Queen Victoria launches HMS Trafalgar, a warship of 120 guns, at Woolwich, 21 June 1841

Mr Gladstone Addressing the Officers and Crew of the Grantully Castle, late 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Serving out porter on a troop-ship, 1878. A print from The Illustrated London News, (13 April 1878)

The Horse Car at Wimbledon, 1872. Horse-drawn public transport on rails. A print from The Graphic, (13 July 1872). Hand-coloured later

John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, British admiral, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, British admiral, 1926. Portrait of Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935)

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, admiral, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, admiral, 1926. Portrait of Beatty (1871-1936) who was Admiral of the Fleet. Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons

Sir Francis Drake, 16th-century navigator, sailor and pirate, (1851). Portrait of the Elizabethan naval hero Drake (1540-1596) who defeated the Spanish Armada

Motors and cycles in Kensington High Street, London, 1903. Artist: Percy Spence
Motors and cycles in Kensington High Street, opposite Holland House, London, 1903. Illustration from the Illustrated London News, (27 June 1903)

Robert John Le Mesurier MacClure, pioneer arctic explorer, 1853. British explorer Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure (1807-1873) is credited as the discoverer of the North-west passage

Robinson Crusoe Saves the Crew of a Ship on Fire at Sea, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Robinson Crusoe Shipwrecked at Yarmouth, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Demonstration of sailors, 19th century, (1900). British sailors demonstrating in favour of the navigation laws. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Prince William Henry as a midshipman on board the Prince George, (1831). Artist: R Page
Prince William Henry as a midshipman on board the Prince George, (1831). The future King William IV (1765-1837) was the third son of King George III

King George V knights Vice-Admiral Pakenham aboard HMS Princess Royal, c1930s
King George V knights Vice-Admiral Vice-Admiral Pakenham aboard HMS Princess Royal, c1930s. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

The Endeavour on the reef, Australia, 1770 (1886). The Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef on 10 June 1770

Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886). Cook (1728-1779) claimed Australia for Britain after he arrived there in 1770 on the first of this three voyages of

Captain John Hindmarsh, RN, KH, 1886. Hindmarsh, of the Royal Navy, was the first Governor of South Australia, holding the post from 1836 to 1838

Effigy of Philippe de Chabot, Admiral of France, c1570, (1870). An engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

Christopher Columbus on board his ship, during his first voyage to the west, 16th century, (1870). A merman and a mermaid blow conch shells as Columbus stands steadfastly under the flag bearing

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