Images Dated 29th July 2005 (page 40)

Victoria Cross. British decoration for gallantry instituted by Queen Victoria after the Crimean War and made of bronze from captured Russian guns

Romulus and Remus, c500 BC. Bronze of the legendary twin founders of Rome being suckled by the she-wolf. From the Museo Capitolino, Rome

Gold mask, Chimu people, Peru, 1100-1500. The Chimu were a pre-Inca people who were fine goldsmiths. They were conquered by the Inca in 1475-1476

Cliff Palace, Native American, Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA, 12th-13th century. Cliff Palace is a settlement built into an alcove in a sandstone cliff by Pueblo People

The Death of Romeo, 19th century. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet, showing Friar Lawrence finding Romeos body. The play was first performed c1595

Scene from Shakespeares The Tempest, 1856-1858. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Scene from Shakespeares The Tempest, 1856-1858. Prospero, holding his daughter Miranda, regards Caliban, a savage, deformed, sub-human creature, whom he has enslaved

Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London, as it appeared c1598. Wood engraving after contemporary drawing. The original Globe Theatre opened in 1598 and staged several of Shakespeares plays

Forging a magnet, 1600. The piece of metal on the anvil is aligned north/south. From De Magnete by William Gilbert. (London, 1600)

Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, c1520. Henry (1491-1547) reigned from 1509 until 1547. Anonymous portrait. From the National Portrait Gallery, London

Macbeth and the Witches, 1835. Artist: Joseph Anton Kock
Macbeth and the Witches, 1835. The witches flying through the sky riding goats and broomsticks are holding up the crown which Macbeth covets. Scene from Shakespeares play, first performed c1606

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1580
Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558. Flemish school portrait. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. The Darnley portrait, artist unknown. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. From the National Portrait Gallery

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1558-1603. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. She is depicted seated on the throne holding a sceptre

Henry VII at the Tower of London, 1485-1509. Henry (1457-1509), the first Tudor monarch, is variously shown greeting a guest, looking out of a window, and signing a document in the White Tower

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1575. Artist: Federico Zuccaro
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1575. Crayon drawing of Elizabeth (1533-1603) attributed to Fredrigo Zuccaro

Queen Elizabeth I and her attendants out hawking, 1575. The Queen rides side-saddle, on the left a man has just released his hawk, while above a hawk is bringing down a bird

A falconer, 1611. The bird perched on the gauntlet on the mans wrist is still hooded. From the Book of Faulconrie by George Turbevile

Tudor falconry, mid 19th century. A woman, with a falcon perched on her glove, is riding side-saddle

Scene from Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1856-1858. William Shakespeares comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor was first performed in 1597 or 1600

Scene from Shakespeares Much Ado about Nothing, 1856-1858. William Shakespeares comedy Much Ado about Nothing was first performed c1598

Scene from Shakespeares Much Ado about Nothing, 1870. Artist: Henry Courtney Selous
Scene from Much Ado about Nothing, 1870. William Shakespeares comedy Much Ado About Nothing was first performed c1598. In this scene Dogberry and Verges, local constables of the watch

Interior of Haddon Hall, 19th century. Artist: Laslett John Pott
Interior of Haddon Hall, 19th century. Painting by Laslett John Pott (1837-1898), British history painter, showing Haddon Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire, in Elizabethan times

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex, 1781. Begun by Lord Thomas Howard in 1603, this shows the mansion as it appeared in 1781

Testing weights and measures during the reign of Henry VII, England, 1497-1509. At bottom right measures which do not come up to standard are being burned

Elizabeth I performing the ceremony of assaying the stag, 1576. Elizabeth (1533-1603) alights from her horse onto the hunting field to perform the ceremony and is handed the knife by the huntsman

Theatre or Playhouse in the time of Elizabeth I
Artists reconstruction of a Theatre or Playhouse in the time of Elizabeth I, mid to late 16th century

Boys in Tudor times playing football at Berkhamsted Grammar School, Hertfordshire
Artists impression of boys in Tudor times playing football at Berkhamsted Grammar School, Hertfordshire

Schoolboy having knowledge beaten into him with the birch, 1526
Schoolboy having knowledge beaten into him with the birch, a scene familiar to schoolboys in Europe and Britain. Illustration for February from Les petites Heures a l usage de Chartres, 1526

English countrywoman with lady of the Court, 1572. Artist: Georgius Braun
English countrywoman with lady of the Court, 1572. English countrywoman carrying basket of chickens and wearing apron over plain clothes (right)

Fish stall in a market, 1572. Artist: Georgius Braun
Fish stall in a market, 1572. A woman guts a fish while her companion drums up custom. Third woman rides into market with goods for sale. From Braun Civitates Orbis Terrarum, 1572

An apprentice, carrying a wooden vessel as tall as himself, on his way to fetch water, 1572. Artist: Georgius Braun
An apprentice, carrying a wooden vessel as tall as himself, on his way to fetch water, 1572. From Braun Civitates Orbis Terrarum, 1572

Childrens games in the 16th century: from left to right are shown rattle, windmill, hobby-horse, and boy blowing soap bubbles using a reed

Shepherd guarding his flock at night, early 16th century. Under his arm are his bagpipes. He has two dogs with spiked protective collars to help him guard his animals

Shepherds with their flocks and dogs, early 16th century. Figure on left is holding bagpipes and, as well as crooks for handling the sheep, there are woodwind instruments on the ground

London nightwatchman going through the streets with his pike and lantern, 1569

Constable of the Watch with his dog from Much Ado About Nothing Act3 Sc3, 17th century
The Constable of the Watch with his dog. In Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing Act 3 Sc 3 Dogberry is such a officer. Early 17th century illustration

A Puritan Family, 1563
A Puritan Family - father teaching his family to sing Psalms rather than vayne and tryflying ballades, 1563. From the position of his hands it seems he is using a mnemonic device such as

Coiners at work, 1577. Artist: Ralph Holinshead
Coiners at work: Interior of a mint showing coins being stamped out and weighed to see they contain correct amount of metal, 1577

Women sealing flasks of donated blood, World War II, Moscow, 1941. Thousands of Moscow citizens responded to appeals to donate blood as the Germans advanced on the city

Children at a home run by the German Ministry of Health, World War II, 1939-1945. Staff serve the children a meal outside

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Rendering your refuge room gas-proof: red arrows highlight danger points

Woman armaments worker, World War II, 1940. A woman in a tank factory being instructed in the use of a metal power drill

British firefighters damping down a bombed church, World War II, June 1940. Two firefighters use a hose to spray water onto smouldering roof timbers

Members of the Womens Volunteer Defence Corps being trained in rifle drill, World War II, 1940. Small arms were in short supply

Local residents supplying refreshments to soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk, World War II, 1940. After the dramatic German advance through the Low Countries and France in May 1940

Rescue workers releasing a man from a bomb damaged building, World War II, 1940. The large-scale German bombing campaign directed at Britains cities began in August 1940

Londoners made homeless by a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II, October 1940. Holding some treasured possessions recovered from the ruins, they put on brave, smiling faces

Womens Land Army lifting a crop, World War II, 1940. The Womens Land Army was established to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused by the absence of male farm workers on active service

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