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A c. 1900 photograph showing members of a Boer commando during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) in Southern Africa.

A c. 1890 photograph of Paul Kruger (1825-1904), the Boer statesman who served as Prime Minister of Transvaal from 1883 to 1902.

An illustration of the Jameson Raid, a failed coup d'etat against the Boer Republic of Transvaal in 1895. The raid was led by Dr Leander Starr Jameson (1853-1917).

A photograph of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) and Dr Leander Starr Jameson (1853-1917) who conspired to launch the Jameson Raid, a failed coup d'etat against the Boer Republic of Transvaal in 1895. National Photo Company Collection, Library of...

An 1893 photograph of early prospectors at the Witwatersrand gold mines in Transvaal, Southern Africa. Mechanical Curator Collection, British Library

An 1893 photograph showing Black miners with a White overseer at the Witwatersrand gold mines in Transvaal, Southern Africa. Mechanical Curator Collection, British Library

A chunk of quartz with gold from the Witwatersrand mines in South Africa. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

A Silver penny of Edmund I of England, York Museum Trust, York, c. 936 - 946. A silver coin from 10th century England with the inscription "EADMUND REX," which refers to King Edmund I of England. Yorkshire Museums Trust, York

Edmund I of England, miniature by unknown artist, included in Genealogical roll of the kings of England, London, c. 1300 - 1340. Younger half-brother of King Athelstan, Edmund I consolidated English holdings in Britain and conquered northern...

An infographic of eight major military failures through history. Across history, significant military campaigns have often begun with overwhelming force and confidence in rapid success, reflecting the strategic assumptions of powerful states...