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An 1897 map showing the territories of the British Empire (shown in red). (Cambridge University Library)

A 1918 photograph of a British medical officer inspecting the feet of soldiers for the common problem of 'trench foot' caused by conditions of constant humidity during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial...

The Coronation Spoon of the British Crown Jewels. The spoon is the only object in the regalia which survives from the 12th century CE. The gold spoon is used for anointing the sovereign during their coronation...

A portrait of the Greek philosopher Antisthenes (c. 450-370 BCE), founder of the Cynic school of philosophy. Roman copy of a lost Greek original c. 300 BCE. (British Museum, London)

A 1917 photograph of a destroyed British Mark I tank, a relic of the First Battle of the Somme (July-November 1916) in the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A peaked copper-alloy helmet decorated in La Tene style. This style of helmet inspired the Roman "coolus" type helmet, which was one of the more common helmets used by Roman soldiers until its gradual replacement by...

A painting of the British Crown Jewels used before the English Civil Wars (1642-51). These were broken up and sold off following the execution of Charles I of England in 1649.

A selection of postage stamps from British Somaliland (aka the Somaliland Protectorate). The protectorate was established in 1884 and became part of an independent Somalia in 1960. Private Collection

A 1941 photograph showing Sikh infantrymen training with mortars and Bren guns as part of the British Eighth Army in the North Africa Campaign during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

Front-line medical station with wounded British soldiers during the Boer War (1899-1902), photograph by Reinhold Thiele. Imperial War Museums, London.