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Magna Charta, 1215: King John submits to the Barons, and signs the Great Charter of British Liberties [Frontispiece]
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Queen Elizabeth going on board the "Golden Hind" [80]
Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, 1653 [116]
Nelson's Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 [144]
The British Squares at Quatre-Bras, 1815 [150]
The British in India: A native prince receiving the decoration of the order of the Star of India from Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales [170]