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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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

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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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