Items matching soldiers taken from Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

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soldiers: People paid to fight and kill; the lowest dregs of any society, sadly necessary only when other nations or warlords also hire and train soldiers.

Synonyms: mercenaries, infantry, crusaders, looters, killers, murderers, thugs

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Pictures from Bill Nye’s History of England by (as you guessed) Bill Nye, in 1896; my copy is dated 1900 and has a preface that mentions the death of the author.

The cartoons are by W. M. Goodes and A. M. Richards.

Cæsar crossing the channel.

Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

“Cæsar [Caesar] first came to Great Britain on account of a bilious attack. On the way across the channel a violent storm came up. The great emporor and pantata believed he was drowning, so that in an [...]

Keywords: people, boars, soldiers, romans, cartoons, humour

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Added: 2006-06-27

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The Discovery of Tin in Britain

Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

A cartoon illustrating how the Romans discovered that Britain had... er... tin.

Keywords: people, boats, soldiers, weapons, romans, cartoons, humour

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Added: 2006-06-10

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