Images

The mosaic of the Triumph of Dionysus was found in a private house of Caesarea in Mauretania. The central panel depicts Dionysus holding a thyrsus and riding a chariot drawn by two tigers. It is dated to the middle to late 3rd century CE...

The Archaeological Museum of Cherchell in Algeria is located in the centre of the seaport town of Cherchell in Tipaza Province, Algeria. Constructed in 1908 and made up of four galleries opening onto a patio, the museum contains an extraordinary...

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)