Images Dated 3rd September 2008

Jewel Tower, London J920690

JEWEL TOWER, Westminster, London. Middle Ages reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell. Jewel Tower in the foreground and Westminster Abbey in the distance. The Jewel Tower, or King's Privy Wardrobe, was built c.1365 to house Edward III's treasures. It is one of only two buildings of the original Palace of Westminster to survive the fire of 1834

© Historic England

Bay de Oro, Ile des Pins, New Caledonia, South Pacific

Llle-des-Pins is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Llle-des-Pins is made up of the Isle of Pines, the smaller Kotomo Island, and several islets around these two, as well as the distant island of Walpole, which is located almost 150 km (93 mi) to the east. The Isle of Pines and adjacent islands are located to the south of New Caledonias mainland

© Michael Runkel/Danita Delimont

WORLD WAR I: CARTOON, 1914. The mashers

WORLD WAR I: CARTOON, 1914.
The mashers. The Allied and Central Powers attempt to woo Italy to their respective sides. American cartoon, 1914, by Boardman Robinson

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