Bearded Gallery

The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch

The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. England's team in WG Grace's final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge. The match, the first of that summer's Ashes series, ended in a draw, with Grace scoring 28 and 1. Back row: Dick Barlow (umpire), Tom Hayward, George Hirst, Billy Gunn, Jack Hearne (12th man), Bill Storer (wicketkeeper), Bill Brockwell, VA Titchmarsh (umpire). Middle row: CB Fry, KS Ranjitsinhji, WG Grace (captain), Stanley Jackson. Front row: Wilfred Rhodes, Johnny Tyldesley. A print from The Book of Cricket, a Gallery of Famous Players, edited by CB Fry, George Newnes Ltd, London, c1899

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Abraham Lincoln, signed carte-de-visite, 1864 (vignette, mount, gold-ruled border, ink)

985820 Abraham Lincoln, signed carte-de-visite, 1864 (vignette, mount, gold-ruled border, ink) by Berger, Anthony (fl.1861-65); 10.1x6.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham Lincoln, signed carte-de-visite. Anthony Berger (fl.1861-1865). Vignette, mount, gold-ruled border, ink. 10.1 x 6.1cm. Imprint of the Mathew Brady studio, Washington. Taken on Tuesday 9th of February, 1864.); Photo A© Christie's Images; out of copyright

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Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871, (c1920)

Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871, (c1920). Much of Alfred's reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders. After Alfred defeated them at Edington, Wiltshire, in 878, England was divided in half, with the south-western part in the hands of the Saxons, and the north-eastern portion, the Danelaw, administered by the Danes. War broke out again in the 890s, but by 897 the Danes had been defeated

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