Images Dated 31st August 2007 (page 2)

The royal visit to Brompton Hospital, 1850s, (c1920). Victoria and Albert visit soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson

Queen Victoria visiting the wounded, 1850s, (c1920). Artist: Jerry Barrett
Queen Victoria visiting the wounded, 1850s, (c1920). Victoria and Albert visit soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson

Balmoral Castle, Scotland, c1920. Artist: Valentine & Sons
Balmoral Castle, Scotland, c1920. Queen Victorias favourite royal residence. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author and poet, mid 19th century. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The birthplace of Hans Andersen, Odense, Denmark, c1920. The home of Danish author Andersen (1805-1875). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London)

The First Sikh War, India, 1840s, (c1920). The charge of the 16th Lancers at Aliwal, January 1846; the 3rd Kings Own Light Dragoons at Firozshah, December 1845; the 31st Regiment at Mudki

George Borrows house, Hereford Square, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
George Borrows house, Hereford Square, London, 1912. The home of English author George Henry Borrow (1803-1881). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock

Robert Browning, British poet and playwright, (1912). Portrait of Browning (1812-1889) from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock, (J M Dent and Sons, London, New York, 1912)

Benjamin Franklins house, 36 Craven Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Benjamin Franklins house, Craven Street, London, 1912. Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, printer and scientist (1706-1790), lived here between 1757 and 1775

Dickens house, 48 Doughty Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Dickens house, 48 Doughty Street, London, 1912. The home of English author Dickens (1812-1870) is now the Charles Dickens Museum

Lamb Building, Temple, from the cloisters, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Lamb Building, Temple, from the cloisters, London, 1912. The legal chambers near the Temple Church date from the 16th century. The Lamb Building is named after the Agnus Dei or Lamb of God

William Makepeace Thackeray, Anglo-Indian novelist, (1912). Portrait of Thackeray (1811-1863) from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock, (J M Dent and Sons, London, New York)

William Makepeace Thackerays house, Kensington, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
William Makepeace Thackerays house, Kensington, London, 1912. The home of English artist and writer William Makepeace Thackeray (1822-1863)

The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. The Charterhouse has variously been a Carthusian monastery, a public school, a medical school and a home for pensioners

Thomas Carlyles house, 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Carlyles house, 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian

Thomas Carlyles house, Ampton Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Carlyles house, Ampton Street, London, 1912. The home of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian

Queens House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Queens House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator, lived here

George Eliots house, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
George Eliots house, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of English novelist Mary Anne Evans (1819-1880), better known by her pen name of George Eliot

George Eliots house, Wimbledon Park, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
George Eliots house, Wimbledon Park, London, 1912. The home of English novelist Mary Anne Evans (1819-1880), better known by her pen name of George Eliot

Thomas Hood, British humorist and poet, (1912). Artist: WH Smith
Thomas Hood, British humorist and poet, (1912). Portrait of Hood (1799-1855) from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock, (J M Dent and Sons, London, New York, 1912)

Thomas Hoods house, St Johns Wood, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Hoods house, 28 Finchley Road, St Johns Wood, London, 1912. The home of author and poet Thomas Hood (1799-1845). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock

Charles Lambs cottage, Church Street, Edmonton, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Charles Lambs cottage, Church Street, Edmonton, London, 1912. The home of English essayist Charles Lamb (1775-1834). Edmonton, then a village outside London, is now part of the city

Charles Lamb, English essayist, (1912). Lamb (1775-1834) is best known for his Essays of Elia and for the childrens book Tales from Shakespeare

Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1912. The home of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet

Thomas Days house, 36 Wellclose Square, Whitechapel, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Days house, 36 Wellclose Square, Whitechapel, London, 1912. Author Thomas Day (1748-1789) was born in this house. Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London

Thomas de Quincey, English author and intellectual, (1912). Portrait of de Quincey (1785-1859) from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock, (J M Dent and Sons, London, New York)

Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Poland Street, Borough of Westminster, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Poland Street, Borough of Westminster, London, 1912. The home of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet

The helmet in armour as worn in Britain from 78 AD to 1901. Artist: F Stansell
The helmet in armour as worn in Britain from 78 AD to 1901. Helmets from the Roman period up until the beginning of the 20th century. Illustration from the Boys Own Paper

The railway strike of 1911, London, (c1920). A convoy of Pickfords removal vans being escorted over Waterloo Bridge by soldiers

Aviation push-ball, c1914. British cavalrymen playing a game involving racquets and a large ball like a beach ball. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson

Nicholas II of Russia, 1894, (c1920). Portrait of Nicholas (1868-1918), last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland

Battle of Balaclava, 25th October 1854, (c1920). Artist: John Charlton
Battle of Balaclava, 25th October 1854, (c1920). Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

The Great Exhibition at Dublin, 1853, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Lord Byrons house, 4 Bennet Street, St James, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Lord Byrons house, 4 Bennet Street, St James, London, 1912. The home of English Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

Lord Byron, Anglo-Scottish poet, (1912). Portrait of George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824), a leading figure in Romanticism

Evolution of ManArtist: Karen Humpage
Evolution of Man

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, early 20th century. Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914) was assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist. This event incident precipitated World War I

William Morris, English artist, writer, socialist and activist, late 19th century, (c1920). Portrait of Morris (1834-1896), founder of the Arts and Crafts movement

Samuel Plimsoll, British politician and social reformer, late 19th century. Known popularly as the sailors friend because of his championing of sailors interests

Queen Victoria firing the first shot at Wimbledon, July 1860, (c1920). The queen opens the first meeting of the National Rifle Association by firing the first shot from a Whitworth rifle

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