HIM5295159: The execution of Anne Boleyn, 1536. Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in 1533 after divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Anne provided Henry with a daughter, the future Elizabeth I, but she failed to provide the king with his cherished male heir. As a result Henry had Anne charged with high treason on grounds of adultery. Although the charges were almost certainly fabricated, she was found guilty and beheaded at the Tower of London on 19 May 1536. She is shown here taking leave of her ladies-in-waiting before her execution. (Colorised black and white print). / Bridgeman Images
HIM5295160: James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Brindley (1716-1772) rests a hand on a theodolite and points to the aqueduct over the Irwell on the Worsley to Manchester (Bridgewater) canal. He became an engineer, inventing a water engine for draining a coalmine in 1752. In 1759, after seeing Brindley's design for a silk mill, Francis Egerton, the Duke of Bridgewater, employed him to build the canal between Worsley and Manchester. After its completion in 1772, he went on to build the Grand Trunk, Birmingham and Chesterfield canals. Although illiterate all his life, Brindley constructed 365 miles of canals. Engraving after a portrait by Francis Parsons (fl1763-1783). (Colorised black and white print). / Bridgeman Images
HIM5295172: Sir Francis Drake, 16th century, (1910). Portrait of the English sea-captain (1540-1596) at the age of 43, wearing a peascod doublet. This garment had a ridge down the front with a point to it, which crept lower and lower over time. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910). (Colorised black and white print). / Bridgeman Images
HIM5295187: George V and Queen Mary (Mary de Teck, 1867-1953) in Delhi, India, 1911, (1935). The King and Queen travelled to India to attend the Delhi Durbar, held to celebrate their coronation. A print from King Emperor's Jubilee, 1910-1935, by FGH Salusbury, Daily Express Publications, London, 1935. (Colorised black and white print). / Bridgeman Images
HIM5295189: Adolf Hitler dedicates new standards, Nuremberg Rally, Germany, 1934. Hitler (1889-1945) at the 6th Nazi Party Congress. A print from Adolf Hitler. Bilder aus dem Leben des Fuehrers, Hamburg: Cigaretten/Bilderdienst Hamburg/Bahrenfeld, 1936. (Colorised black and white print). / Bridgeman Images