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The world's first cast iron bridge, built across the River Severn in Shropshire, England by Abraham Darby III (1750-89). It was completed in 1779 and opened to the public on New Year's Day, 1781. The design had to be a single-span arch to...

The coat of arms of the European House of Hanover. These arms were added to the British monarchy's coat of arms during the reign of the British Hanoverians.

Profile of pharaoh Ramesses VI (aka. Ramses VI). Similar drawings have been found inside the king's tomb. 1143-1136 BCE (20th Dynasty of Egypt). Exhibited in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France (N 498).

A Penny Black postage stamp, the first of its kind when introduced in Britain in 1840.

A contemporary print by J. R. Jobbins showing the 1840 assassination attempt on Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901).

An 1897 map showing the territories of the British Empire (shown in red). (Cambridge University Library)

An 1846 family portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter showing Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901), Albert, Prince Consort, and their then five children. (Royal Collection)

A photograph of Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901) taken in June 1887 during her Golden Jubilee celebrations. (National Portrait Gallery Photograph Collection, London)

Thetis changing into a lioness as she is attacked by Peleus. Attic red-figured kylix by Douris, c. 490 BCE from Vulci, Etruria. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.

Statue of Thetis with a triton. Thasian marble, Roman copy from a Greek original of the 2nd century BCE. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme. A recent reconstruction identifies the statue as a part of the sculptural group by Skopas of...