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British Imperial State Crown
Image by Cyril Davenport

British Imperial State Crown

The Imperial State Crown of the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island. Used in coronations and other state events, it contains the famous Black Prince’s ruby (actually a balas or spinel), the Cullinan II diamond...
British Troops, D-Day
Image by Imperial War Museums

British Troops, D-Day

A photograph showing British Commando troops landing on the Normandy beaches (Gold Beach here) during D-Day 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)
Pre-Civil War British Crown Jewels
Image by Unknown Artist

Pre-Civil War British Crown Jewels

A painting of the British Crown Jewels used before the English Civil Wars (1642-51). These were broken up and sold off following the execution of Charles I of England in 1649.
British Squares Halt the French Cavalry Charge at Waterloo
Image by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux

British Squares Halt the French Cavalry Charge at Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers (18 June 1815), oil on canvas by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, 1874. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Epicurus Bust, British Museum
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Epicurus Bust, British Museum

Epicurus (Epikouros), 342/1 - 271/0 BCE. He was the founder of the Epicurean school. From near the Via Appia, Rome. Roman copy of a lost Greek original of the late 3rd or 2nd century BCE. (The British Museum, London)
Coronation Spoon, British Crown Jewels
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Coronation Spoon, British Crown Jewels

The Coronation Spoon of the British Crown Jewels. The spoon is the only object in the regalia which survives from the 12th century CE. The gold spoon is used for anointing the sovereign during their coronation ceremony. It measures 26.7 cm...
British Soldier Shaving in the Desert
Image by J.T.Silverside - Imperial War Museums

British Soldier Shaving in the Desert

A 1942 photograph of a British tank regiment soldier shaving in the desert in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
British Lee Tank, El Alamein
Image by J.P.H. Flack - Imperial War Museums

British Lee Tank, El Alamein

A Lee tank of the British Eighth Army at the First Battle of El Alamein (July 1942) during the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North Africa. (Imperial War Museums)
British Attack on Portobelo, 1739
Image by Samuel Scott

British Attack on Portobelo, 1739

A detail of an 18th-century oil painting by Samuel Scott showing the British attack on Portobelo in November 1739 by Admiral Vernon. Portobelo, now in Panama, was a major port on the Spanish Main and a collection point for the treasure fleets...
Celtic Helmet, British Museum
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Celtic Helmet, British Museum

A peaked copper-alloy helmet decorated in La Tene style. This style of helmet inspired the Roman "coolus" type helmet, which was one of the more common helmets used by Roman soldiers until its gradual replacement by the so-called "Imperial...
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