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"Compiled: A Glimpse into History and Fashion" Step back in time with a compilation of intriguing hints that offer a window into the past

Background imageCompiled Collection: Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul). Chivalric romance

Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul). Chivalric romance first compiled in Zaragoza in 1508 by Garci Rodr ez de Montalvo. Title page of Amadis de Gaula

Background imageCompiled Collection: The Siete Partidas (Seven-Part Code), aka Libro

The Siete Partidas (Seven-Part Code), aka Libro de las Leyes or Libro de las Posturas, was a Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284)

Background imageCompiled Collection: Suffragette Womens Freedom League Birthday Book

Suffragette Womens Freedom League Birthday Book. The Womens Freedom League Birthday Book compiled by the Scottish Council of the W.F.L

Background imageCompiled Collection: world map is believed by some to have been compiled by Zheng He. Zheng He (1371-1435)

world map is believed by some to have been compiled by Zheng He. Zheng He (1371-1435)
world map is believed by some to have been compiled by Zheng He.Zheng He (1371-1435), or Cheng Ho, Chinas most famous navigator

Background imageCompiled Collection: Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad)

Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad)
Photograph: Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad). Shows two men in a truck with a gun pointing out of the front

Background imageCompiled Collection: Arriving at Catania to embark for Italy

Arriving at Catania to embark for Italy
Photograph: Arriving at Catania to embark for ItalyShows tanks, trucks and other vehicles lined up for embarkation. From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert

Background imageCompiled Collection: Use of X-ray equipment

Use of X-ray equipment
Photograph of the use of X-ray equipment, nd. From an album of 37 photographs compiled by Sgn Gen Sir William Taylor, 1897-1898. Date: 1898

Background imageCompiled Collection: Bren practice

Bren practice
Photograph: Bren practice. Shows two men lying on their stomachs, one is holding a Bren gun and the other is adjusting the gun

Background imageCompiled Collection: A Sqdn Tanks

A Sqdn Tanks
Photograph: A Sqdn Tanks. Shows a row of tanks. From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)

Background imageCompiled Collection: C Squadron half-track wading ashore

C Squadron half-track wading ashore
Photograph: C Squadron half-track wading ashore. Shows a half-track being driven through the water loaded with equipment and three men aboard

Background imageCompiled Collection: Mortar practice

Mortar practice
Photograph: Mortar practice. Shows two men firing mortar. From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC

Background imageCompiled Collection: A Mark I tank surrounded by troops of 122nd Brigade

A Mark I tank surrounded by troops of 122nd Brigade
Photograph of troops gathered around a tank. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). From a group of 550 photographs

Background imageCompiled Collection: Divisional Guard (2nd Arm d [?] Div)

Divisional Guard (2nd Arm d [?] Div)
Photograph: Divisional Guard (2nd Arm d [?] Div). Shows a line of armed men wearing tin helmets, and carrying their kit. From a photograph album containing 328 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred

Background imageCompiled Collection: WW1 - The interior of a mine crater

WW1 - The interior of a mine crater
Photograph of the interior of a mine crater. From a group of 550 photographs, compiled by Lord Henry Seymour Rawlinson while Commander in Chief in India, 1916 (c)-1919

Background imageCompiled Collection: Through the commanders periscope. Frank Day

Through the commanders periscope. Frank Day
Photograph: Through the commanders periscope. Frank Day. Photograph taken through a periscope of a tank, showing a man on some open ground

Background imageCompiled Collection: WW1 - Vickers machine gun team in gas masks, near Ovilliers

WW1 - Vickers machine gun team in gas masks, near Ovilliers
Vickers machine gun team in gas masks, near Ovilliers on the Somme, July 1916. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

Background imageCompiled Collection: WW2 - Operation Overlord - unloading equipment

WW2 - Operation Overlord - unloading equipment
Photograph, 7 Jun 1944: unloading transport, tanks, stores and equipment, from landing ship tank Associated with Operation Overlord, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945)

Background imageCompiled Collection: WW2 - view of beach-head

WW2 - view of beach-head
Photograph: view of beach-head. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). From a collection of 650 photographs compiled by the Commando Association. Date: 1944

Background imageCompiled Collection: WW2 - Rocket Gun Battery in action

WW2 - Rocket Gun Battery in action
Photograph, 1941 (c): rocket gun battery in action. The trail of scores of rockets shooting towards the sky and bursting. Associated with World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)

Background imageCompiled Collection: One of our tanks entering the A Squadron leaguer at THAON

One of our tanks entering the A Squadron leaguer at THAON
Photograph: One of our tanks entering the A Squadron leaguer at THAON. Shows a tank driving, covered in camouflage. From a photograph album containing 210 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert

Background imageCompiled Collection: British soldier crossing the river on a log, Malaya, 1946

British soldier crossing the river on a log, Malaya, 1946
Photograph: a British soldier crossing the river on a log, Malaya, 1946. From an album of 59 photographs compiled by Sgt William Johnson, Coldstream Guards, relating to his service in Malaya, 1946

Background imageCompiled Collection: 7 / 1 / 16 Battle of Shaik Saad. 18 pounder battery in action

7 / 1 / 16 Battle of Shaik Saad. 18 pounder battery in action
Photograph: 7/1/16 Battle of Shaik Saad. 18 pounder battery in action at Battle of Shaik Saad on right bank. Shows 18 pdr battery in action. Inscribed as title on reverse

Background imageCompiled Collection: New Zealanders going over the top

New Zealanders going over the top
Photograph: New Zealanders going over the top following an artillery barrage, during an attack on Cassino. Associated with World War Two, Italy (1943-1945)

Background imageCompiled Collection: Vickers machine-gun team marching past a working party

Vickers machine-gun team marching past a working party
Photograph of a Vickers machine-gun team marching past a working party heading in the opposite direction, September 1916. From a group of 550 photographs

Background imageCompiled Collection: Scenes from Malvern Camp, 1938

Scenes from Malvern Camp, 1938
Photograph, one of an album of 73, compiled by Chief Commander Blanche Barton, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1938-1945.Photographs show scenes from Malvern Camp, 1938, including: groups

Background imageCompiled Collection: Lancaster, 1939

Lancaster, 1939
Photograph, one of an album of 73, compiled by Chief Commander Blanche Barton, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1938-1945.Photographs show scenes from Malvern Camp, 1938, including: groups

Background imageCompiled Collection: Barrack Room

Barrack Room
Photograph from an album of 73 photographs possibly compiled by Lt Peter Marrow, 1st (or King s) Dragoon Guards, 1871-1874.Showing groups of officers and other ranks, troops

Background imageCompiled Collection: The Long + Short of It. Kilmainham Camp Dublin

The Long + Short of It. Kilmainham Camp Dublin
Photograph: The Long + Short of It. Kilmainham Camp Dublin 1922.From an album of 82 photographs compiled by Brig Bowcher Campbell Stenhouse Clarke DSO (d 1969)

Background imageCompiled Collection: Telegraph map of Upper Egypt

Telegraph map of Upper Egypt 1882, compiled by the Intelligence Branch, War Office; scale 1:4 000 000; one of five maps, probably belonging to Capt George Frederick Wilson, Royal Engineers

Background imageCompiled Collection: Photograph: Capture of Benin - Military Tournament

Photograph: Capture of Benin - Military Tournament. From photograph album of 174 photographs compiled by Maj N Burrows, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 1893-1897. Date: 1893

Background imageCompiled Collection: Photograph of German and Indian troops, China

Photograph of German and Indian troops, China, 1900 (c). From photograph album of 203 photographs compiled by A H McCleverty, 2nd Queen Victorias Own Rajput Light Infantry, China and India

Background imageCompiled Collection: Terence. Comedies

Terence. Comedies
Terence (195-159 BC). Latin comic writer. Title cover of his comedies. Compiled by Elio Donato (4th century). 1518 edition

Background imageCompiled Collection: John Harris / Theologian

John Harris / Theologian
JOHN HARRIS English theologian and scientist who compiled Lexicon Technicum in 1704. Date: 1666? - 1719

Background imageCompiled Collection: Arming a Knight. Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul)

Arming a Knight. Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul). Chivalric romance first compiled in Zaragoza in 1508 by Garci Rodr ez de Montalvo

Background imageCompiled Collection: Popular Songs of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force)

Popular Songs of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force)
Popular Songs of the A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Force). Compiled by Bureau of Libraries and Periodical, A.E.F. Y.M.C.A. Published by the Y.M.C.A. Paris, 1918

Background imageCompiled Collection: British Legion Album - for Field Marshal Earl Haigs Appeal

British Legion Album - for Field Marshal Earl Haigs Appeal
The British Legion Album in aid of Field Marshal Earl Haigs Appeal for ex-Servicemen of all ranks. Compiled by E. Lonsdale Deighton. Book

Background imageCompiled Collection: Procession of a Bride going home to her Husband, illustration from A New General

Procession of a Bride going home to her Husband, illustration from A New General
XJF441984 Procession of a Bride going home to her Husband, illustration from A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels, compiled by John Green, 1747 (engraving) by Parr

Background imageCompiled Collection: Jerome in a cave, Quirin Boel, David Teniers (II), in or after 1673 - 1700

Jerome in a cave, Quirin Boel, David Teniers (II), in or after 1673 - 1700

Background imageCompiled Collection: Christ sitting on the cross, Anonymous, 1490 - 1510

Christ sitting on the cross, Anonymous, 1490 - 1510

Background imageCompiled Collection: Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 980-1037, Arab physician and philosopher. An interpreter of Aristotle to Islam

Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 980-1037, Arab physician and philosopher. An interpreter of Aristotle to Islam: compiled encyclopaedia of medical knowledge




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"Compiled: A Glimpse into History and Fashion" Step back in time with a compilation of intriguing hints that offer a window into the past. From the "Wreck Chart of the British Isles For 1868, " revealing treacherous encounters at sea, to the aftermath of running into a Teller Mine, these snippets remind us of the dangers faced by sailors. Delve further into legal history with the mention of "Corpus Iuris Civilis, " an influential collection of Roman laws that shaped legal systems for centuries. Meanwhile, tanks from the 3rd and 4th Sharpshooter regiments take center stage, showcasing military might during times of conflict. For those interested in local craftsmanship, "Fitters local protection" highlights skilled workers ensuring quality workmanship within their community. The move from Witley Station to Westbury signifies changes in transportation infrastructure and its impact on society. Literary enthusiasts will appreciate John Bouvier's contribution as his name echoes through legal dictionaries worldwide. Additionally, we encounter significant moments like when Domesday Book was written—a testament to medieval England's meticulous record-keeping practices. Fashion takes its turn in this compilation as well—Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase aboard HMS Medina holds secrets behind glamorous ensembles worn by Countess de la Falaise. Her evening gown adorned with countless frills showcases Chanel's timeless elegance. Actress Isabel Jeans captivates our attention next, donning an unconventional cocktail or cinema gown designed by Peggy Morris—an outfit sure to make heads turn wherever she goes. Lastly, Maggy Rouff presents short coats for longer days—a reflection on how fashion adapts to changing seasons just like our unpredictable spring climate. In this eclectic mix of historical events and fashionable creations lies a tapestry woven together by human ingenuity and creativity—an invitation to explore different facets that have shaped our world throughout time.