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Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator, with members of his expedition

Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator, with members of his expedition on the island of Trinidad, 1595. Late 19th century illustration c1890

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer, on the Isthmus of Panama

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer, on the Isthmus of Panama in 1572 being shown the Pacific Ocean, the first Englishman to see it. Late 19th century illustration

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife

Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Always a sickly child, he died of natural causes. Anonymous portrait

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife

Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Always a sickly child, he died of natural causes. Portrait by Holbein

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Catherine Parr (1512-1548). Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII. Anonymous portrait c1545

Catherine Parr (1512-1548). Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII. Anonymous portrait c1545

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Anonymous portrait

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Anonymous portrait

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Miniature from the studio

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Miniature from the studio of Nicholas Hilliard, 1591

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) First Bourbon monarch, son of Jeanne d Albret

Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) First Bourbon monarch, son of Jeanne d Albret and husband of Marie de Medici. Assassinated by Roman Catholic fanatic Ravaillac

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Hernando Cortez (Fernado Cortes - 1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico

Hernando Cortez (Fernado Cortes - 1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico, making contact with native Mexicans. Hand-coloured lithograph, 1827

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Title page of Vocabulary in Castilian and Mexican Language by Alonso de Molina, Mexico

Title page of Vocabulary in Castilian and Mexican Language by Alonso de Molina, Mexico, 1572, the first dictionary printed in the New World

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Ferdinand Magellans (1480-1521) ship Victoria. Magellan led the first

Ferdinand Magellans (1480-1521) ship Victoria. Magellan led the first voyage of circumnavigation (1519-1522). He was killed by natives in the Philippines

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Title page of Libro de Experiencias de Medicina, Toledo, 1544, by Luis Lobera de Avila

Title page of Libro de Experiencias de Medicina, Toledo, 1544, by Luis Lobera de Avila. Born in Avila in the late 15th century

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator. Favourite of Elizabeth I

Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator. Favourite of Elizabeth I. Half-brother of Humphrey Gilbert. Said to have introduced Tobacco and Potatoes into England

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator. Favourite of Elizabeth I

Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator. Favourite of Elizabeth I. Half-brother of Humphrey Gilbert. Said to have introduced Tobacco and Potatoes into England. 19th century woodcut

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife

Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Always a sickly child, he died of natural causes

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: A Martialist. Wodcut from George Whetstone Honourable Reputation of a Soldier (1585)

A Martialist. Wodcut from George Whetstone Honourable Reputation of a Soldier (1585)

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Elizabeth I (1533-1603) queen of England and Ireland from 1558. Hampden portrait

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) queen of England and Ireland from 1558. Hampden portrait. Full length portrait of the young queen. Oil on canvas mid to late 1660s

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Bromley (1530-1587) English lawyer and statesman. Expert on property law

Thomas Bromley (1530-1587) English lawyer and statesman. Expert on property law: served on Edward VIs regency council: Lord Chancellor from 1579

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: George V (1865-1936), King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India 1910-1936

George V (1865-1936), King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India 1910-1936

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: William Cecil, lst Baron Burghley (1520-1598) appointed Secretary of State by Elizabeth I in 1558

William Cecil, lst Baron Burghley (1520-1598) appointed Secretary of State by Elizabeth I in 1558 and was the prominent English statesman of his age. Cecil in the robes of the Order of the Garter

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Four generations of British monarchs, 1894. Queen Victoria holding infant future Edward VIII

Four generations of British monarchs, 1894. Queen Victoria holding infant future Edward VIII, flanked by, right, her son the future Edward VII, and her grandson the future George V

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert (1506-1563) English statesman and diplomat

William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert (1506-1563) English statesman and diplomat, adviser to Henry VIII. Comptroller of the Household to Edward VI

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: James II of England VII of Scotland (1633-1701). Reigned 1685-1688. Anonymous portrait

James II of England VII of Scotland (1633-1701). Reigned 1685-1688. Anonymous portrait

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Mural depicting four generations of the Hohenzollern Dynasty at the Kaiser Wilhelm

Mural depicting four generations of the Hohenzollern Dynasty at the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche Breitscheidplatz, Berlin-Charlottenburg

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Gamal Abdul Nasser (1918-1970) President of Egypt, with Yasser Arafat (1929-2004)

Gamal Abdul Nasser (1918-1970) President of Egypt, with Yasser Arafat (1929-2004) Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Cairo, 1969

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Score card of voting record for the two rival Presidential candidates in the 1960

Score card of voting record for the two rival Presidential candidates in the 1960 United States Election. Produced by the American Federation of Labour

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Dawsons Field hijackings, 6 September 1970: Four jet aircraft bound for New

Dawsons Field hijackings, 6 September 1970: Four jet aircraft bound for New York City were hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: President Anwar Sadat (1918-1981) President of Egypt, centre, with the Israeli Prime Minister

President Anwar Sadat (1918-1981) President of Egypt, centre, with the Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin (1913-1992), at the start of his historic visit to Israel in 1977

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) 36th President of the United States in talks with

Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) 36th President of the United States in talks with Civil Rights leaders in the White House, including Martin Luther King, Jr (1929-1968), left

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Swearing in of Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) as 36th President of the United States

Swearing in of Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) as 36th President of the United States, 22 November 1963. The ceremony took place on Air Force One, Love Field, Dallas, Texas

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Erich Mielke (1907-2000), German Communist politician. Minister of State Security

Erich Mielke (1907-2000), German Communist politician. Minister of State Security in the German Democratic Republic (DDR) 1957-1989

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: President John F Kennedy and Willy Brandt, Mayor of Berlin, at the White House, 13 March 1961

President John F Kennedy and Willy Brandt, Mayor of Berlin, at the White House, 13 March 1961. Photographer Marion S.Trikosko

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Egypt-Israel peace treaty: Jimmy Carter, President of the USA, shaking hands with Anwar Sadat

Egypt-Israel peace treaty: Jimmy Carter, President of the USA, shaking hands with Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: John F Kennedy motorcade, Dallas, Texas USA, 22 November 1963. Close-up view of President

John F Kennedy motorcade, Dallas, Texas USA, 22 November 1963. Close-up view of President and Mrs Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally and his wife. Photographer: Victor Hugo King

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Stele showing part of the Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi), the best preserved ancient law code

Stele showing part of the Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi), the best preserved ancient law code, was created c1760 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Limestone relief from the Palace of Sennacherib, Nineveh, 700-692 BC. The King is

Limestone relief from the Palace of Sennacherib, Nineveh, 700-692 BC. The King is shown in his chariot pulled by men. An attendant holds an umbrella over the kings head

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Egyptian Tomb relief showing Isis and Horus receiving offerings from a Pharaoh

Egyptian Tomb relief showing Isis and Horus receiving offerings from a Pharaoh

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Wooden printing block with print on paper, Tibetan 18th-19th Century. Woodblock printing

Wooden printing block with print on paper, Tibetan 18th-19th Century. Woodblock printing adapted from Chinese methods dating to 11thcCentury before the invention of movable type

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Pen Box with inkwell and pens (steel with gold inlay) Iran, Qajar Dynasty 19th Century

Pen Box with inkwell and pens (steel with gold inlay) Iran, Qajar Dynasty 19th Century

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Predynastic Egyptian Man in a reconstruction of his grave-pit. This illustrates the

Predynastic Egyptian Man in a reconstruction of his grave-pit. This illustrates the early Egyptian custom of placing the body in a contracted position

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Nadezhda (Nadia) von Meck (1831-1894), Russian business woman and patron of Tchaikovsky

Nadezhda (Nadia) von Meck (1831-1894), Russian business woman and patron of Tchaikovsky

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Chromolithograph

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Chromolithograph

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Director on set during the filming of a Silent era film. Circa 1918

Director on set during the filming of a Silent era film. Circa 1918

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Film set during the filming of a Silent era film. Circa 1925

Film set during the filming of a Silent era film. Circa 1925

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Childrens ward in a hospital where nuns act as nurses. France circa 1905

Childrens ward in a hospital where nuns act as nurses. France circa 1905

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Jan Sibelius (1865-1957) Finnish composer

Jan Sibelius (1865-1957) Finnish composer

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: The March on Rome, a coup d etat by which Mussolinis National Fascist Party

The March on Rome, a coup d etat by which Mussolinis National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, or PNF) came to power in the Kingdom of Italy

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Late 1930s poster advertising Volkswagen, the Peoples Car. The text: Save 5 marks a week

Late 1930s poster advertising Volkswagen, the Peoples Car. The text: Save 5 marks a week and you will drive your own car




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