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A caricature of Prince Charles flying a plane.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="princecharles.jpg" ALT="A caricature of Prince Charles flying a plane."/>
The famous features of King Henry VIII.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="henryviii.jpg" ALT="The famous features of King Henry VIII."/>
An old-fashioned sailing ship.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="williambligh.jpg" ALT="An old-fashioned sailing ship."/>
A Greek philosopher.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="democritus.jpg" ALT="A Greek philosopher."/>
Rasputin, historical figure and star of Boney M's pop song.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="rararasputin.gif" ALT="Rasputin, historical figure and star of Boney M's pop song."/>
Elizabeth I<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="queenelizabeth.jpg" ALT="Elizabeth I"/>
A veteran of the Normany landings stands in front of a cemetery.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="normandy.jpg" ALT="A veteran of the Normany landings stands in front of a cemetery."/>
The Flags of the American Civil War armies intertwined.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="civilwar.jpg" ALT="The Flags of the American Civil War armies intertwined."/>
A Roman stands in the British countryside - bet his knees are cold...<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="romansinbritain.jpg" ALT="A Roman stands in the British countryside - bet his knees are cold..."/>
A bronze-ade man uses his axe to cut a slice of bread<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="bronzebread.gif" ALT="A bronze-ade man uses his axe to cut a slice of bread"/>
Two men strolling across a yellow cornfield during the Great Depression.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="ofmiceandmen.jpg" ALT="Two men strolling across a yellow cornfield during the Great Depression."/>
A caricature of former Conservative Party leader William Hague<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" H2G2IMG="williamhague.jpg" ALT="A caricature of former Conservative Party leader William Hague"/>
A man considers the Marxist and Feminist viewpoints of history.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="doinghistory.jpg" ALT="A man considers the Marxist and Feminist viewpoints of history."/>
Faces of the 1960s.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="sixties.jpg" ALT="Faces of the 1960s."/>
Ancient stones covered in Latin grafitti<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5014907" ALT="Ancient stones covered in Latin grafitti"/>
A WWII pilot surrounded by a glowing triangle.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5600307" ALT="A WWII pilot surrounded by a glowing triangle."/>
Women in a factory.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="woolwich_arsenal.jpg" ALT="Women in a factory."/>
A scene from La Malade Imaginaire by Moliere depicting a king sitting on his throne while still wearing his nightshirt, despite the pleas of his servants to get dressed.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="hypochondria.jpg" ALT="A scene from La Malade Imaginaire by Moliere depicting a king sitting on his throne while still wearing his nightshirt, despite the pleas of his servants to get dressed."/>
A man in Tudor clothes is attacked by a knife-wielding man down a dark Elizabethan street.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="marloweconspiracies.jpg" ALT="A man in Tudor clothes is attacked by a knife-wielding man down a dark Elizabethan street."/>
A fly with the head of Gandhi<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="gadfly.gif" ALT="A fly with the head of Gandhi"/>
Napoleon's famous hat<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="napoleon.jpg" ALT="Napoleon's famous hat"/>
A black fist, in chains, in front of the Liverpool Docks<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5382678" ALT="A black fist, in chains, in front of the Liverpool Docks"/>
An axe and a Lacrosse stick.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5479733" ALT="An axe and a Lacrosse stick."/>
St Magnus on the shores of Orkney.<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5442283" ALT="St Magnus on the shores of Orkney."/>
A ship with sailors hanging from the yard-arm<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5276887" ALT="A ship with sailors hanging from the yard-arm"/>
A poster for the Women's Land Army<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5085967" ALT="A poster for the Women's Land Army"/>
An World War II poster depicting an old man 'digging for victory'.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B5180475" ALT="An World War II poster depicting an old man 'digging for victory'."/>
A tapestry illustrating a battle<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B4689534" ALT="A tapestry illustrating a battle"/>
Christopher Columbus<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B4896901" ALT="Christopher Columbus"/>
King Arthur's Round Table<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B4807917" ALT="King Arthur's Round Table"/>
A nuclear missile and three flags<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1078872" ALT="A nuclear missile and three flags"/>
Edward II, King Of England<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B168794" ALT="Edward II, King Of England"/>
A 'guy' on a bonfire<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B160259" ALT="A 'guy' on a bonfire"/>
Alfred the Great, King of England<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B365076" ALT="Alfred the Great, King of England"/>
Psychedelic astronaut landing on the moon<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B417400" ALT="Psychedelic astronaut landing on the moon"/>
Heart shape<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B80835" ALT="Heart shape"/>
Swords<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B476858" ALT="Swords"/>
A set of scales and a wodge of money<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B75045" ALT="A set of scales and a wodge of money"/>
Diagram illustrating the world's spiralling population<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B73048" ALT="Diagram illustrating the world's spiralling population"/>
Brian Boru<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B525079" ALT="Brian Boru"/>
Joan Of Arc<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B547788" ALT="Joan Of Arc"/>
A hackney cab<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B551860" ALT="A hackney cab"/>
Man who'd like a wig<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B62391" ALT="Man who'd like a wig"/>
A stone slab with a crown on it<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B659335" ALT="A stone slab with a crown on it"/>
Picture of a blindfolded man, arms tied and raised above his head, framed in a red circle with a line through it ie, 'Stop the Torture'<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B695573" ALT="Picture of a blindfolded man, arms tied and raised above his head, framed in a red circle with a line through it ie, 'Stop the Torture'"/>
The emblems of Amnesty International, The United Nations, The European Union and The Council of Europe<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B790601" ALT="The emblems of Amnesty International, The United Nations, The European Union and The Council of Europe"/>
Scales weighing up right and wrong<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B885047" ALT="Scales weighing up right and wrong"/>
Executioner poised to chop off m'Lady's head<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B952648" ALT="Executioner poised to chop off m'Lady's head"/>
Ngawang Sangdrol and the Tibetan flag behind bars<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B886955" ALT="Ngawang Sangdrol and the Tibetan flag behind bars"/>
A Ration Book<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1041250" ALT="A Ration Book"/>
A Victorian hand and ballot box<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1057516" ALT="A Victorian hand and ballot box"/>
Someone holding a green flag with one person on it (Monarchy)<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B945723" ALT="Someone holding a green flag with one person on it (Monarchy)"/>
Someone holding a green flag with lots of people on it (Republic)<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B945722" ALT="Someone holding a green flag with lots of people on it (Republic)"/>
Ninja<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1132274" ALT="Ninja"/>
Face of Nelson Mandela superimposed upon map of Africa.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1281170" ALT="Face of Nelson Mandela superimposed upon map of Africa."/>
McCarthy in a stop sign with the Communist symbols painted in American colours.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1517018" ALT="McCarthy in a stop sign with the Communist symbols painted in American colours."/>
Guy Fawkes standing over a keg of gunpowder holding a lantern, sporting a fine beard.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1437007" ALT="Guy Fawkes standing over a keg of gunpowder holding a lantern, sporting a fine beard."/>
A one-eyed Viking<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1551572" ALT="A one-eyed Viking"/>
Strikers marching.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1726167" ALT="Strikers marching."/>
Emperor Joshua Norton<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1732207" ALT="Emperor Joshua Norton"/>
Joe Hill in a mugshot<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1803109" ALT="Joe Hill in a mugshot"/>
Rochester Castle<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1811559" ALT="Rochester Castle"/>
A soldier crying with the peace symbol in his helmet<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B1977356" ALT="A soldier crying with the peace symbol in his helmet"/>
King Edward VIII<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B2252604" ALT="King Edward VIII"/>
A reenactment of an historical military scene<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B2365980" ALT="A reenactment of an historical military scene"/>
A bayonet<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B2713664" ALT="A bayonet"/>
Flags and soldiers from the American Civil War<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B2996654" ALT="Flags and soldiers from the American Civil War"/>
The Green Howards insignia.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B3396279" ALT="The Green Howards insignia."/>
A Tory rosette pointing to an exit door!<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" BLOB="B3917599" ALT="A Tory rosette pointing to an exit door!"/>
The scales of justice<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" blob="B4100352" ALT="The scales of justice"/>
Ballot box.<PICTURE EMBED="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B4489483" ALT="Ballot box."/>

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