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75.—British War Chariot, Shield and Spears. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A war chariot, with scythed blades coming out from the wheels, lies with an axe (US: ax, battle-axe, battle-ax) underneath it, and with two spears and a shield resting on it.“There are no remains of t [...]

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Added: 2007-05-27

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Floriated initial letter “T” Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

An early Victorian capital letter T used as a 14-line drop cap. There is shading used to create a three-dimensional effect, enhanced by foliage going both behind and in front of the letter. I also ma [...]

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Added: 2011-04-17

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Floriated initial letter T, coloured version Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

I coloured adecorative initial capital letter Tthat was at the start of a chapter.

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Added: 2011-04-17

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76.—The Herefordshire Beacon. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

There are disagreements about whether the Herefordshire Beacon is the remains of an iron-age hill fort or perhaps is an unfinished Norman motte-and-bailey castle of the 11th century; an excavation in [...]

Keywords: celts, earthworks, castles, hills, views, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Colwall; Malvern; Herefordshire; England

Added: 2007-07-24

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77.—British Camp at caer Caradoc.—From Roy’s Military Antiquities. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Major-General William Roy producedThe Military Antiquities of the Romans in Britainin 1793.The Roman walls, the Saxon towers, the Norman cathedral, which have successively crowned this hill, have peri [...]

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Added: 2007-08-03

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79.—Symbols of Rome. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“In the latter part of the summer of the year 55 B. C. (Halley, the astronomer, has gone far to prove that the exact day was the 26th of August), a Roman fleet crossed the Channel, bearing the infantr [...]

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Added: 2007-07-05

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80.—British and Roman Weapons. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In the latter part of the summer of the year 55 B. C. (Halley, the astronomer, has gone far to prove that the exact day was the 26th of August), a Roman fleet crossed the Channel, bearing the infantry [...]

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Added: 2007-08-25

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81.—Captive wearing the Torque. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Torques, or gold and bronze necklaces composed of flexible bars, were peculiar to the people of this country.” (p. 22)“The symbols of the great republic were henceforward to become more familiar to t [...]

Keywords: prisoners, punishments, slavery, people, slaves, captivity, men, topless, shirtless, torques, collars, greyscale

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Added: 2007-03-26

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82.—Roman General, Standard Bearers, etc. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Here are some Roman soldiers in suitable effeminate poses as they reach the shore by crossing a bridge supported by their boats.It was here, then, that the British and Roman weapons first came into co [...]

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Added: 2007-11-07

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83.—Julias Cæsar. From a Copper Coin in the British Museum. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In the latter part of the summer of the year 55 B. C. (Halley, the astronomer, has gone far to prove that the exact day was the 26th of August), a Roman fleet crossed the Channel, bearing the infantry [...]

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Added: 2007-11-10

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84.—Julias Cæsar. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The laurelled conqueror (Figs. 83, 84)

Julias Cæsar (Caesar, Cesar), the Roman Emperor.

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85.—Roman Eagle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The cavalry and the war-chariots of the active Britons met the invader on the beach; and whilst the soldiers hesitated to leave the ships, the standard-bearer of the tenth legion leaped into the water [...]

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Added: 2008-06-06

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86.—Prow of a Roman Galley. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“In the latter part of the summer of the year 55 B. C. (Halley, the astronomer, has gone far to prove that the exact day was the 26th of August), a Roman fleet crossed the Channel, bearing the infantr [...]

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Added: 2007-04-24

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87.—Country near Dover. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“In the latter part of the summer of the year 55 B. C. (Halley, the astronomer, has gone far to prove that the exact day was the 26th of August), a Roman fleet crossed the Channel, bearing the infantr [...]

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Places shown: Dover; Kent; England

Added: 2008-09-15

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88.—Dover Cliffs. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The white cliffs of dover, complete with fishing boats. The plate is signed “SIBLY” but that could be the original artist or the engraver (or both).“In the latter part of the summer of the year 55 B. [...]

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Places shown: Dover; Kent; England

Added: 2008-09-17

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89. Roman Lighthouse, Church and Trenches in Dover Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In that curious record, in old French, of the foundation of the Castle of Dover, which we find in Dugdale’s ‘Monasticon,’ we are told that when Arviragus reigned in Britain, he refused to be subject t [...]

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Places shown: Dover; Kent; England

Added: 2010-09-08

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90.—Dover Cliffs. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The white cliffs of dover, complete with fishing boats in a storm, and with a barrel floating on a wave.“In the latter part of the summer of the year 55 B. C. (Halley, the astronomer, has gone far to [...]

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Places shown: Dover; Kent; England

Added: 2011-03-13

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91.—Roman Church in Dover Castle Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Close by the pharos are the ruins of an ancient church (Fig. 89). This church, which was in the form of a cross, was unquestionably constructed of Roman materials, if it was not of Roman work. The til [...]

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Places shown: Dover; Kent; England

Added: 2010-09-09

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92.—Roman Eagle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A Roman coin showing the Eagle, the symbol of the Empire. Germany and the USA have also used the eagle for a symbol.

See Fig. 91 for the accompanying text.

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Added: 2010-09-20

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93.—Roman Galley. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

An 1840s woodcut representing a Roman coin found in Britain; this coin shows a galley with cox and three (or six) oarsmen, or rowers. Counter to current practice, the rowers face forward. See Fig. 94 [...]

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Added: 2011-09-16

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