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The Marigold - birthday flower for the month of October
It is because I love you so, I turn to watch you as you go.
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Montagu House makes way for the new British Museum
The old and new museum appear in the illustration.
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'Fritz' Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia in uniform
He was destined to wait 27 years until achieving his inheritance as German Emperor and King of Prussia
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Open House Weekend 2019 has ended
The 'Friends' sold book and postcards, Frontispiece Ltd exhibited images of shipbuilding at Millwall in the the mid nineteenth century.
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Chocolate and champagne to celebrate new English Channel swimming record
All attempts have been inspired by an Englishman, Captain Matthew Webb, who was the first person to swim the English Channel in 1875.
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The miners' strike of 1893: Lock-out, strike, and government intervention
Following the reading of the Riot Act by a local magistrate, and the failure of the crowd to disperse, the troops were ordered to open fire.
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Nansen's 'Fram Expedition' to reach the North Pole
"I am awfully glad to see you": The meeting of Mr Jackson and Dr. Nansen in Franz Joseph Land."
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HMS Queen is broken up at Rotherhithe, on the River Thames
One of those who had 'served' on the vessel did not die until 2004.
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Jamrach's Wild Beast Emporium, Wapping
The expansion of the British Empire led to an increasing interest in far flung lands and the animals that inhabited them.
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The day the Railway reached Falmouth in Cornwall
Describing Falmouth the ILN remarked, "in regard to its efficiency as a port, it is second to none in the kingdom, and in beauty inferior only to the Bay of Naples."
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The liberation of Valletta, Malta, in 1800
Next time you post a letter to Malta, remember that it's full postal address is Malta, G.C.
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The second day of the Great Fire and the Royal Exchange is destroyed
Following its destruction, the Royal Exchange was rebuilt on the same site and was re-opened in 1669.