Britain Gallery

Map of Britain in 597 AD

Map of territory controlled by Celts, Picts, Anglos, Saxons, and other tribes in Britain in 597 AD.
Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Battle of Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession

Duke of Marlborough leading his English troops at Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession, 1704.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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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

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