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An illustration showing the British East India Company's successful attack on the Afghan fortress of Ghazni in July 1839. The attack was during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42). (National Army Museum, London)

A photograph of a group of evacuated children at Stevenage railway station, 1 September 1939. The children are carrying gas masks and wearing identity tags. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph taken during the Christmas Truce of 1914 on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Possibly showing Riflemen Andrew (middle) and Grigg (second from the right, background) of the...

A whimsical illustration of a Celtic druid from ancient Britain by William Stukeley from his 1740 CE book 'Stonehenge'. The axe in the druid's belt is actually of a bronze age type.

Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) personnel operating a searchlight during the Second World War (1939-45). Searchlights, often with the aid of radar, could help identify enemy aircraft for anti-aircraft gunners to...

A 1916 aerial photograph of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet at anchor in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The fleet famously engaged the German High Seas Fleet at the Battle of Jutland (May-June 1916) during the First World...

A photo of a painting, depicting the Siege of Fort Meigs (28 April to 9 May 1813) during the War of 1812. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.

A clothing ration book used during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)

The First World War (1914-18) witnessed an arsenal of new weapons as all sides were desperate to gain an advantage, particularly in the static trench warfare of the Western Front. There were some old tried-and-tested...

During the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840), textile production was transformed from a cottage industry to a highly mechanised one where workers were present only to make sure the carding, spinning...