Images Dated 27th January 2012

Dog sits near its owner at Termini railway station in Rome

A dog sits near its owner at the Termini railway station in Rome January 27, 2012. Italian rail workers went on strike on Friday against government measures aimed at opening up public services, including trains and buses, and professions to more competition. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY - Tags: BUSINESS ANIMALS TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Nelson's Last Signal at Trafalgar (colour litho)

RNM283999 Nelson's Last Signal at Trafalgar (colour litho) by Davidson, Thomas (fl.1863-1908) (after); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: England expects that every man will do his duty; Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) 1st Viscount Nelson, on the deck of HMS Victory; Sir Thomas Hardy (1769-1839) British naval officer; Lieutenant Pasco; Captain Blackwood of the Euryalus; Captain Prowse of the Sirius; Captain Adair of the Royal Marines; Secretary Scott; hoisting flags of Nelson's famous signal; Battle of Trafalgar;); A© National Museum of the Royal Navy; English, out of copyright

© © National Museum of the Royal Navy / Bridgeman Images

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Onopordum acanthium
Thistle - Scotch thistle / Cotton thistle
Green subject
Perennial
Flowering season Summer
Herb
Edible
Medicinal uses
Thistle
Wild flower
Europe indigenous
Asia indigenous
Frost hardy
Plant
Cotton Thistle
Scotch Thistle
Scottish Thistle
Spear Thistle

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