British history Collection (page 2)

Roman Emperor Constantine I (the Great) in York, GB
Statue of Constantine the Great in York, England, where he was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306 AD. In the background is the cathedral, York Minster. Digital photograph

Roman Emperor Constantine I (Constantine the Great), York GB
Statue of Constantine the Great at York, England, where he was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306 AD. In the background is the cathedral, York Minster. Digital photograph

Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s
British view of how the Ashanti will live after English occupation, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Trial of a Quaker in England
Quaker man on trial in an English courtroom. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Mass grave for plague victims, Holywell Mount, England, 1665
Burying dead bodies at Holywell Mount during the Bubonic plague, England, 1665. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s
British hunting party in India en route to a tiger netting, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

People fleeing London to escape the plague, 1630
Flight of townspeople into the countryside to escape the plague in England, 1630. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Edward III in the Hundred Years War
King Edward III of England leading the English army across the Somme in France. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Celtic cross
Celtic sunwheel cross at Rostrevor, Northern Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Clonmacnoise, Ireland, site of an early Christian abbey
Celtic cross amid ruins of the 6th-century abbey at Clonmacnoise, Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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William Howe, British Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

William Caxton, the first English printer
William Caxton examining his first proof sheet in Westminster Abbey, England, 1475. Printed reproduction of a color lithograph illustration

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Saint Margarets Chapel, Westminster, circa 1700. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an 18th-century engraving

Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone, with his signature. Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Lord Randolph Churchill, father of Winston Churchill
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, Member of Parliament, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

People in Elizabethan England
English merchant (left), noble, and a lady-in-waiting for Elizabeth I. Antique hand-colored print

Sir Francis Drake
Admiral Francis Drake, first Englishman to sail around the world. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Opening of Parliament, 1886
Members of Parliament taking the oath during the opening ceremonies, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Treaty of Bretigny territory settlements, 1360
England and France after the Treaty of Bretigny, Hundred Years War, 1360. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Thames docks in the 1800s
Houses of Parliament and Westminster from across the Thames, London, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Norman Invasion of England, 1066
Taillefer rousing the French army by singing the Song of Roland at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Early cannon used in battle, early 1500s
English artillery in action during the reign of Henry VIII. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Shrewsbury, England, in the 1500s
Street of Castle Gate, Shrewsbury, England, in Tudor times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gold ornament of the Celtic sun-wheel
Hammered gold spangle with pagan Celtic sun-cross, from Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Women in 16th-century England
Lady of the court and a country woman during the reign of Elizabeth I, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Irish feast in olden days
Banquet in ancient Ireland Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Celtic ruins in western Ireland
Archaic beehive huts, Fort of the Wolves on the west coast of Ireland. Hand-colored engraving

Battle of Crecy, Hundred Years War
Archers and knights at the Battle of Crecy, France, Hundred Years War, 1346. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Druid priest and sacrificer
Druid priest with the crescent of the sixth day of the moon, and a Druid sacrificer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Irish farmers harrowing poor soil, 1800s
Irish family harrowing rocky soil on a mountain farm in County Mayo, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Night walk by gasight in London, 1800s
Londoner in a top hat walking at night by gaslight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Elizabethan lords and a halberdier
Two Peers, in their robes, and a halberdier during Elizabethans reign, 1500s. Color lithograph reproduction

British flags and coat of arms
Flags and the coat of arms of Great Britain. Color lithograph reproduction

British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902
Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph

Boer War battle, 1902
Boer assault on a British convoy in South Africa, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

Battle of Auray, France, Hundred Years War, 1364
Capture of Bertrand de Guescelin in the Battle of Auray, where John de Montford and Charles de Blois led opposing sides, 1364. Hand-colored woodcut

Guienne reclaimed for France, Hundred Years War
Recovery of Aquitaine, or Guienne, by the French, Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

City of Bordeaux retaken by the French, Hundred Years War
French army recaptures Bordeaux during the Hundred Years War, 1451. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Child laborers inspected in Britain, 1880s
English government inspector visiting child workers in a factory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

London flower vendor, 1800s
Flower-seller surrounded by children on a London street-corner, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Roman army of Julius Caesar landing in Britain, circa 55 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England
Remains of waterway at the Roman fort of Chesters along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of a Roman latrine in the bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Lord North, English prime minister during the American Revolution
Frederick North, known as Lord North, prime minister to King George III. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British attack on Egyptian artillery at Tell el-Kebir, Egypt, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gatling-gun fired by British sailors, 1870s
Gatling-gun in use by the Royal Navy, 1878. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mount Vernon slave cemetery
Slave burial-ground memorial at Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home in Virginia. Photograph

White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s
" White mans burden" is to teach cleanliness, described in a Pears Soap ad, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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