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Background imageWar Collection: Saint Louis (Louis IX of France) and his brothers Alphonse and Charles taken prisoner

Saint Louis (Louis IX of France) and his brothers Alphonse and Charles taken prisoner during the Sixth Crusade. Ransomed 1250. Woodcut of 1522. Incidence of Scurvy high amongst Crusaders

Background imageWar Collection: Envoys of Sultan, old merchant on crutches acting as interpreter, discussing ransoms

Envoys of Sultan, old merchant on crutches acting as interpreter, discussing ransoms with Christian knights taken prisoner during a Crusade

Background imageWar Collection: Gas light illuminations on Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, to mark the end of the Crimean War

Gas light illuminations on Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, to mark the end of the Crimean War. Woodcut. 31 May 1856

Background imageWar Collection: Christian De Wet (1854-1922) Boer soldier and politician c1900

Christian De Wet (1854-1922) Boer soldier and politician c1900

Background imageWar Collection: World War I postcard of 1914, showing British officer saying farewell to loved one

World War I postcard of 1914, showing British officer saying farewell to loved one and answering the call to duty

Background imageWar Collection: Harold II (c1022-1066) Nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by

Harold II (c1022-1066) Nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor. Harold killed by Norman arrow at Battle of Hastings 1066. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864

Background imageWar Collection: Peninsular Campaign, known in Spain as War of Independence (1808-1814). Storming

Peninsular Campaign, known in Spain as War of Independence (1808-1814). Storming of Badajoz by troops under the command of Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington 1814) 6 April 1812. Steel engraving

Background imageWar Collection: Survivors of the explosion of the Atom bomb at Hiroshima 1945 suffering the effects of radiation

Survivors of the explosion of the Atom bomb at Hiroshima 1945 suffering the effects of radiation. ICRC photograph

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-42: British army passing through Meyden valley on march

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-42: British army passing through Meyden valley on march from Meyden to Urghundee. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Encampment of lst Bengal European Regiment. Regiment

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Encampment of lst Bengal European Regiment. Regiment struggling over mountains with the artillery. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Ghanzi: fortress, citadel and remains of 2 minarets

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Ghanzi: fortress, citadel and remains of 2 minarets. Changed hands a number of times during hostilities. From Atkinson Afghanistan London c1850

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British army under canvas at Dadur at entrance to the Bolan Pass

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British army under canvas at Dadur at entrance to the Bolan Pass. Sioriab mountains in background. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-42: Dost Mohammed Khan surrendering to William MacNaghten

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-42: Dost Mohammed Khan surrendering to William MacNaghten (1793-1841) taking his morning ride outside Cabul (Kabul). MacNaghten shot by Akbar Khan 23 December 1841

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British army entering the Bolan Pass from Dadur

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British army entering the Bolan Pass from Dadur. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Tomb of Emperor Babur (d1530). From J Atkinson

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Tomb of Emperor Babur (d1530). From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. British army under canvas at Roree on the Indus

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. British army under canvas at Roree on the Indus. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British army at Urghundee with 25 guns abandoned by Dost Mohammed

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British army at Urghundee with 25 guns abandoned by Dost Mohammed. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph

Background imageWar Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Shah Shujah or Shoja, puppet of British, holding

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Shah Shujah or Shoja, puppet of British, holding a Durbar at Cabul (Kabul). From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph

Background imageWar Collection: 150-megaton thermonuclear explosion, Bikini Atoll, l March 1854. Unexpected spread

150-megaton thermonuclear explosion, Bikini Atoll, l March 1854. Unexpected spread of fallout led to awareness of, and research into, radioactive pollution. UNO photograph

Background imageWar Collection: Hiroshima after the dropping of the atom bomb in August 1945. USAF photograph

Hiroshima after the dropping of the atom bomb in August 1945. USAF photograph

Background imageWar Collection: Home from the War : Currier and Ives print of Union (northern) soldier returning safely to home

Home from the War : Currier and Ives print of Union (northern) soldier returning safely to home and family at end of American Civil War 1865

Background imageWar Collection: American Civil War 1861-1865: George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) American army

American Civil War 1861-1865: George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) American army officer in 1861 when Commander-in-Chief of Unionist (Northern) forces, a position he held for five months

Background imageWar Collection: American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla

American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at Memphis, Tennessee, July 1862. Wood engraving

Background imageWar Collection: Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) American soldier: 18th president of USA, in Civil

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) American soldier: 18th president of USA, in Civil War commander of Unionist (northern) forces from 1864. American Civil War 1861-1865. Signature. Engraving

Background imageWar Collection: American War of Independence: Defeat of British at Yorktown, Virginia 1781. Charles

American War of Independence: Defeat of British at Yorktown, Virginia 1781. Charles, Marquis of Cornwallis (1738-1805) O Hara and Chewton surrendering their swords to Washington. Engraving

Background imageWar Collection: Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) American Confederate (southern) general in American

Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) American Confederate (southern) general in American Civil War 1861-1865. Mortally wounded at Shiloh. Engraving

Background imageWar Collection: Heidelberg Castle and town viewed across the Necker river. After 1620 woodcut. Home

Heidelberg Castle and town viewed across the Necker river. After 1620 woodcut. Home of Frederick V Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia (1619-20) and Elizabeth

Background imageWar Collection: Spartans asking Oracle at Delphi whether to make war against Athenians. Peloponnesian War

Spartans asking Oracle at Delphi whether to make war against Athenians. Peloponnesian War (Second or Great 431-404BC) between Athens and Sparta. Wood engraving 1910

Background imageWar Collection: Cassandra, legendary Greek Trojan princes and prophetess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba

Cassandra, legendary Greek Trojan princes and prophetess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, delivering a prophecy. Rejected Apollos advances, so he made it so no one believed her usually true prophecies

Background imageWar Collection: David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) British naval commander, World War I: Battle of Jutland

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) British naval commander, World War I: Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916: Commander-in-chief Grand Fleet 1916: First Sea Lord 1919

Background imageWar Collection: David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) British naval commander, World War I: Battle of Jutland

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) British naval commander, World War I: Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916: Commander-in-chief Grand Fleet 1916: First Sea Lord 1919

Background imageWar Collection: World War I: Battle of Loos. Scottish regiments, with bayonets drawn, charging

World War I: Battle of Loos. Scottish regiments, with bayonets drawn, charging and overwhelming German trenches

Background imageWar Collection: Italian World War I Poster shows a soldier looking down at his small son. 1917

Italian World War I Poster shows a soldier looking down at his small son. 1917 Aurelio Craffonara, 1875-1945, artist

Background imageWar Collection: Sottoscrivete al prestito Italian World War I Poster shows a classical female figure

Sottoscrivete al prestito Italian World War I Poster shows a classical female figure, representing Italy, wearing a crown, armour and draped in the Italian flag

Background imageWar Collection: Der Wahlsturm fegt durchs Land German World War I Poster shows a man in red

Der Wahlsturm fegt durchs Land German World War I Poster shows a man in red running from a deluge of blue and white pieces of paper marked Bayerische Volkspartei

Background imageWar Collection: Think Are you content for him to fight for youja Won t you do your bitja We shall

Think Are you content for him to fight for youja Won t you do your bitja We shall win but you must help. Join to-day. World War I Poster showing silhouette of a soldier striding forward with bayonet

Background imageWar Collection: Carry on Buy Liberty Bonds to your UTMOST: American World War I patriotic poster

Carry on Buy Liberty Bonds to your UTMOST: American World War I patriotic poster, 1918, by Edwin Howland Blashfield (1848-1936). Lithograph

Background imageWar Collection: World War I poster (British) Lads you re wanted: Go and help. 1915

World War I poster (British) Lads you re wanted: Go and help. 1915

Background imageWar Collection: Poster shows a hand holding a pen and signing a German war bond certificate. 1918

Poster shows a hand holding a pen and signing a German war bond certificate. 1918

Background imageWar Collection: (Detail from a ) Poster showing a battalion marching down a lane, as two women standing

(Detail from a ) Poster showing a battalion marching down a lane, as two women standing by a gate watch and wave. This was a propaganda poster in England during the First World War. dated 1915-16

Background imageWar Collection: Poster showing a father with his children after the war. the children are saying

Poster showing a father with his children after the war. the children are saying Daddy what did you do in the warja. This was a propaganda poster in England during the First World War. dated 1915-16

Background imageWar Collection: Wold war one Poster the British King George V and a slogan Surely you will fight for your

Wold war one Poster the British King George V and a slogan Surely you will fight for your (King, implied) and country (implied).This was a propaganda poster in England during the First World War

Background imageWar Collection: German air raid over central London 1940, Blitz, World War II

German air raid over central London 1940, Blitz, World War II

Background imageWar Collection: Central London Recruiting depot during World War I 1914

Central London Recruiting depot during World War I 1914

Background imageWar Collection: Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan, December 8, 1941. world war II

Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan, December 8, 1941. world war II

Background imageWar Collection: English arms factory with female workers in 1915. World War I

English arms factory with female workers in 1915. World War I

Background imageWar Collection: Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863-28 June 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian

Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863-28 June 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death

Background imageWar Collection: Front page of the Daily Mirror, a British newspaper during the First World War 1915

Front page of the Daily Mirror, a British newspaper during the First World War 1915. The headline refers to the sinking of the naval vessel HMS Formidable




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