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A painting from an 1846 engraving by Thomas Ashburton Picken showing the launch of the steamship SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to...

A model of the steamship SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845. Model made by Thomas Richard Guppy. (Science Museum...

A c. 1685 oil-on-canvas portrait of Anne, Queen of Great Britain (r. 1702-1714) when she was Princess of Denmark. Painting by Jan van der Vaart and Willem Wissing. The princess is here 18 years of age and...

A 1744 portrait by Thomas Hudson of George II of Great Britain (r. 1727-1760). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

A painting showing the steamship SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) after it ran aground in Dundrum Bay in Ireland in 1846. (Science and Society Picture Library)

Conquering the Ocean: The Roman Invasion of Britain by Richard Hingley

A c. 1714 painting of George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727) by Godfrey Kneller. (National Portrait Gallery, London)

The restored steamship SS Great Britain in Bristol, England. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845.

The pre-First World War arms race between Britain and Germany was fuelled by Britain's desire to protect its empire, Germany's desire to build an empire, and a general atmosphere of suspicion amongst...

The Norman Conquest of England began in 1066 following the death of Edward the Confessor (reign 1042–1066), who left no direct heir, triggering a succession...