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History Collection: John Taverner (c1495-1545) English composer, born at Boston, Lincolnshire. Master of the Children

John Taverner (c1495-1545) English composer, born at Boston, Lincolnshire. Master of the Children (choristers) of Christ Church, Oxford, until accused of heresy and thrown in prison by Cardinal Wolsey

History Collection: Early Italian stringed instruments. 1: A kind of Hackbret, 2: Lute-shaped instrument

Early Italian stringed instruments. 1: A kind of Hackbret, 2: Lute-shaped instrument strung to be played like a harp, 3: Old Italian instrument played by plucking

History Collection: Musical notation. First page of Notkers Easter Sequence, Laudes Salvatori

Musical notation. First page of Notkers Easter Sequence, Laudes Salvatori showing Neums notation for Gregorian chant, a system of writing music which was superseded by Staff notation

History Collection: Musical notation. 10th century manuscript of Gregorian chant of Tutilos Trope

Musical notation. 10th century manuscript of Gregorian chant of Tutilos Trope Hodie Cantandus, written in Neums notation which was superseded by Staff notation

Signature of Thomas Tallis (1505 / 1510-1585) English composer. A Gentleman of the Chapel Royal
Signature of Thomas Tallis (1505/1510-1585) English composer. A Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, Windsor, under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I

History Collection: Facsimile of the traditional old Northumbrian round Sumer is icumen in

Facsimile of the traditional old Northumbrian round Sumer is icumen in. Written using Staff and proportional notation. An advance on Neums notation and a precursor of the notation we use today

History Collection: Various musical instruments. 1: Forms of Hurdy-Gurdy, also called Peasant Lyre, 2: Keyed violin

Various musical instruments. 1: Forms of Hurdy-Gurdy, also called Peasant Lyre, 2: Keyed violin, 3: Straw Violin, 4: Hunting Horns, 5: Triangle, 6: Bells, 7: Tambourine or Moorish Drum

History Collection: Bellows of a large organ, showing blowers working the bellows. Woodcut from Michael

Bellows of a large organ, showing blowers working the bellows. Woodcut from Michael Praetorius Syntagma Musicum, 1615-1620

History Collection: Perucssion Instruments. 1: Military drums, 2: Side drums, 3: Swiss pipes, 4: Anvil

Perucssion Instruments. 1: Military drums, 2: Side drums, 3: Swiss pipes, 4: Anvil. Woodcut from Michael Praetorius Syntagma Musicum, 1615-1620

History Collection: Stringed Instruments. 1: Bandoer, 2: Penorcon, 3: Orpheoreon, forms of Cittern

Stringed Instruments. 1: Bandoer, 2: Penorcon, 3: Orpheoreon, forms of Cittern and played with a plectrum. 4: Lyra da Gamba, bass form of the Lyra, played with a bow

History Collection: Violins and related instruments. l and 2: Pocket Violins, 3: Treble Violin, 4: Standard

History Collection: The Personification of Music from Gregor Reisch Margarita Philosophica, Strassbourg, 1508

The Personification of Music from Gregor Reisch Margarita Philosophica, Strassbourg, 1508. In left foreground man plays a portable organ, above him is a man playing a clarsach or Celtic harp

History Collection: Musical Notation: Lament written on the death of Charlemagne in 814 using Neumes

Musical Notation: Lament written on the death of Charlemagne in 814 using Neumes or Meumes notation of the 7th to 11th centuries

History Collection: German musicians playing lute, left, Clarsach (Celtic harp) and horn. Woodcut by Jost Amman

German musicians playing lute, left, Clarsach (Celtic harp) and horn. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1535-1591)

Lute Maker in his workshop. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1535-1591)

History Collection: German musicians playing various wind instruments such as flute and horn. Woodcut by Jost Amman

German musicians playing various wind instruments such as flute and horn. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1535-1591)

History Collection: German musicians playing on stringed instruments of the violin family from a pocket violin

German musicians playing on stringed instruments of the violin family from a pocket violin, centre, to a bass viol. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1535-1591)

History Collection: The Guidonian Hand, a mnemonic device to aid the learning of sight singing: a precursor

The Guidonian Hand, a mnemonic device to aid the learning of sight singing: a precursor of Tonic Sol-fa. Devised by the Guido of Arezzo (991/992-after 1033), Benedictine monk

History Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, lst Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683). In English Civil Wars

Anthony Ashley Cooper, lst Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683). In English Civil Wars was at first a Royalist but in 1644 attached himself to the Parliamentarians

Winter work for cowboys: Pulling a beast out of a muddy creek. Illustration published c1900

History Collection: Road driven through the bole of a Californian Redwood tree given the name Wawona

Road driven through the bole of a Californian Redwood tree given the name Wawona. Tree bole diameter 8.53m (28 ft) and height of 144.78m (275 ft). Photograph c1893

History Collection: Buffalo (Bison) stampeding over a precipice to escape an advancing prairie fire. Lithograph

Buffalo (Bison) stampeding over a precipice to escape an advancing prairie fire. Lithograph, 1864

History Collection: Driving in the golden rivet (spike) connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by railway

Driving in the golden rivet (spike) connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by railway: Promontory, Utah, 10 May 1869. Union Pacific Railroad

History Collection: Manhunters: William A Pinkerton, centre, son of Alfred Pinkerton founder of Pinkerton s

Manhunters: William A Pinkerton, centre, son of Alfred Pinkerton founder of Pinkerton s
Manhunters: William A Pinkerton, centre, son of Alfred Pinkerton founder of Pinkertons National Detective Agency in 1850, and two of his agents Pat Connell, left, and Sam Finley in the late 1870s

History Collection: The main street of Helena, 1869, a typical town in the American West with a freight

The main street of Helena, 1869, a typical town in the American West with a freight wagon drawn by mules in the foreground and signs for the local Saloon and Brewery further down the street

History Collection: Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926) known as Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, American sharpshooter

Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926) known as Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, American sharpshooter who joined Buffalo Bills Wild West Show in 1885

History Collection: Daily log of a Pinkerton operative recording witnesses interviewed. Pinkerton s

Daily log of a Pinkerton operative recording witnesses interviewed. Pinkerton s
Daily log of a Pinkerton operative recording witnesses interviewed. Pinkertons National Detective Agency, American private detective and security guard agency was founded by Alfred Pinkerton in 1850

History Collection: Pinkertons National Detective Agency, American private detective and security

Pinkertons National Detective Agency, American private detective and security guard agency founded by Alfred Pinkerton in 1850

History Collection: Cobbetts Lecture : William Cobbett (1763-1835) electioneering. Cobbett

Cobbetts Lecture : William Cobbett (1763-1835) electioneering. Cobbett stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1821 and 1826, and in 1832 he was elected for Oldham

History Collection: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) addressing Parliament. Foreign

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) addressing Parliament. Foreign Secretary 1830-1841: Prime Minister 1855-1857, 1858, 1858-1865

History Collection: The Solidarity of Labour : Factory worker, locked out because of lack of coal

The Solidarity of Labour : Factory worker, locked out because of lack of coal, telling a miner that he holds the key for all workplaces to open again. Cartoon by Leonard Raven-Hill, 11 May 1921

History Collection: Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Roseberry (1847-1919). British Liberal statesman

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Roseberry (1847-1919). British Liberal statesman. Prime Minister 1895-1896

History Collection: Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill (1849-1895) English Conservative politician. Secretary

Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill (1849-1895) English Conservative politician. Secretary of State for India 1885, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1886. Father of Winston Churchill

History Collection: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845) known as Viscount Howick 1806 and 1807. British Statesman

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845) known as Viscount Howick 1806 and 1807. British Statesman
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845) known as Viscount Howick 1806 and 1807.British Statesman. Prime Minister 1830-1830

History Collection: Arthur Wellesley, lst Duke of Wellington (1760-1852) Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman

Arthur Wellesley, lst Duke of Wellington (1760-1852) Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman. British Prime Minister 1827. Portrait after Thomas Lawrence, 1828

History Collection: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) British

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) British Conservative statesman. Prime Minister 1885, 1886, 1895-1902. Salisbury addressing the House of Lords

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) addressing Parliament. Foreign Secretary 1830-1841: Prime Minister 1855-1857, 1858, 1858-1865. Chromolithograph c1897

History Collection: Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquis of Hartington and 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908)

Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquis of Hartington and 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908) British Liberal statesman and landowner

History Collection: John Russell, lst Earl Russell (1792-1878) English Whig / Liberal politician. Prime

John Russell, lst Earl Russell (1792-1878) English Whig / Liberal politician. Prime
John Russell, lst Earl Russell (1792-1878) English Whig/Liberal politician. Prime Minister 1842-1852. Grandfather of Bertrand Russell

History Collection: Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer, on the Isthmus of Panama

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer, on the Isthmus of Panama in 1572 becoming the first Englishman to see the Pacific Ocean. Late 19th century illustration

History Collection: Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator, with members of his expedition

Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator, with members of his expedition on the island of Trinidad, 1595. Late 19th century illustration c1890

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer, on the Isthmus of Panama in 1572 being shown the Pacific Ocean, the first Englishman to see it. Late 19th century illustration

History Collection: Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife

Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Always a sickly child, he died of natural causes. Anonymous portrait

Edward VI (1537-1553) king of England and Ireland from 1547. Son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Always a sickly child, he died of natural causes. Portrait by Holbein

Catherine Parr (1512-1548). Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII. Anonymous portrait c1545

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Anonymous portrait

History Collection: Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Miniature from the studio

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer. Miniature from the studio of Nicholas Hilliard, 1591

History Collection: Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) First Bourbon monarch, son of Jeanne d Albret

Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) First Bourbon monarch, son of Jeanne d Albret and husband of Marie de Medici. Assassinated by Roman Catholic fanatic Ravaillac

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