ABT1207491: A view of urns and statues in the Italian styled gardens of Yew Tree Farm at Reagill, which was known locally as 'The Image Garden', 1930s-60s (b/w photo), Hardman, Joseph (1893-1972) / Bridgeman Images

TW427211: The Green Shutters, Viaticum, Belgium, 1918 (oil on canvas), Spenlove-Spenlove, Frank (1866-1933) / Bridgeman Images

WNG6369803: The great 'height' to which a saintly soul reaches still falls far shot of the infinite 'heights' of the holiness of God, from whom we receive life, and faith and hope., 2003 (w/c on paper), Wang, Elizabeth (1942-2016) / Bridgeman Images

WNG6341245: Every time we choose to do God's Will and not our own, we are like someone who removes the threads which still cling to Him, when he has bravely 'parachuted' into a life of grace, 2002 (w/c on paper), Wang, Elizabeth (1942-2016) / Bridgeman Images

ABT1204919: A view across a still lake with jetties/moorings to the left and fells and woodland in the background, 1930s-60s (b/w photo), Hardman, Joseph (1893-1972) / Bridgeman Images

ABT1205729: View of a Derwentwater still, with rowing boat moored on lakeshore, fells in the background , 1930s-60s (b/w photo), Hardman, Joseph (1893-1972) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168958: Laos: A traditional stilted house belonging to ethnic Lawa people in Laos, illustrated by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte in 1867. / Bridgeman Images

KDC488432: Front and reverse of a promotional card for the drink 'Chicorée à la Bergère' with depictions of life in Wales, c.1890 (colour litho) (see also 488433), French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

MGP617743: Antonia Byatt, 1992 (photo), Gerson, Mark / Bridgeman Images

USB1157459: A Peach and Grapes on a Ledge, Walscapelle, Jacob van (1644-1727) / Bridgeman Images

WNG6341244: Every time we choose to do God's Will and not our own, we are like someone who removes the threads which still cling to Him, when he has bravely 'parachuted' into a life of grace, 2002 (w/c on paper), Wang, Elizabeth (1942-2016) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5131117: Harry Roberts and John Duddy murdered three policemen in Braybrook Street, Shepherds Bush, London in August 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MNX5053435: The old cannon, corner of Stowell's Lane, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1933 (b/w photo), Frowde, John James (1868-1946) / Bridgeman Images

USB1159952: Birds and Fruit in a Landscape with a Fountain in the background, Bogdani or Bogdany, Jakob (1660-1724) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170685: Japan: Hand-tinted photograph of a seated samurai, c. 1895. / Bridgeman Images

USB1159642: English Wild Flowers, Stillman, William James (1828-1901) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4632742: The First Life Forms on Earth - Eoarchean Earth - 3.8 billion years ago, 770 million years after the formation of the Earth, the first life forms appeared as a unicellular organism. Bacteries and archeobacteries (archaea) began to populate the Earth's surface while the atmosphere was still filled with volcanic gases and probably without oxygen. In this illustration, these micro-organisms came out of the ocean to attach themselves to the rock remains of a caldera, bringing colour to this monochrome landscape. 770 million years after the formation of the Earth - - 3.8 billion years ago - - the first life may have appeared in the form of simple, single - celled organisms. Bacteria and archaea may have even found a way to populate the otherwise sterile and inhospitable surface. The atmosphere would likely have consisted solely of gases vented by volcanoes: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen, methane, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and water vapor. In this image, a variety of single - celled organisms have ventured out of the ocean and onto the rocky remains of two volcanic calderas, adding color to an otherwise bleak and monochromatic landscape. While the lack of breathable oxygen would be anathema to complex life forms like ourselves, this primitive atmosphere was a rich source of sustenance for these terrestrial vanguards / Bridgeman Images

TW473867: The Black Middens, North Shields (w/c on paper), Balmer, George (c.1806-46) / Bridgeman Images

KDC498868: Joseph II ploughing the field near Slawikowitz in southern Moravia on August 19, 1769 (colour lithograph), European School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4875308: Sep. 09, 1953 - Heavy Damage Following cloudburst in Genoa. Bridge wrecked when River floods. A cloudburst brought life to a stand still for several hours and caused heavy damage in Genoa, Italy - when the River Bisagno overflowed and turned streets into streams and squares into lakes. Cellars and basements were flooded to a depth of six feet - and many families were rendered homeless. The Molassana bridge was wrecked / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635557: China: Diagram or 'facial map' indicating age and points of significance employed in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) including Qigong / Bridgeman Images

PFH2838914: India: Colonel James Skinner (1778-1841), Anglo-Indian officer in India, often known as Sikandar Sahib later in life. Oil on canvas, after William Melville (fl. 1815-1851), 1836 / Bridgeman Images

MNX5052904: Parade Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1932-34 (b/w photo), Frowde, John James (1868-1946) / Bridgeman Images

BLH7207419: Portraits of Princess Mary (1631-1660) and James, Duke of York (1633-1701) (oil on canvas), Weesop, John (d. c.1653) / Bridgeman Images

PRK6201198: Figures on Cliff Top (oil on panel), Fergusson, John Duncan (1874-1961) / Bridgeman Images

LLM2782231: Boers reading Lord Kitchener's proclamation in South Africa (colour litho), French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5910491: The Call to Arms: Lord Roberts addressing the New Battalion, 1914 (cartoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182569: Japan: Samurai warrior in full armour, c. 18th century / Bridgeman Images

ABT1207139: A view looking up a high street with parked cars and people, on the right is the Stramongate Hotel, 1930s-60s (b/w photo), Hardman, Joseph (1893-1972) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5910492: The Call to Arms: Lord Roberts addressing the New Battalion, 1914 (cartoon) / Bridgeman Images

MEP2627749: Healing of the Crippled Man and Raising of Tabitha, 1424-1425 (fresco), Masolino da Panicale, Tommaso (1383-c.1447) / Bridgeman Images

USB1162494: Roses, Tulips and Crown Imperial in a Vase with a Bird's Nest, Os, Jan van (1744-1808) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075203: Fashion 1970's. The very best of British. Fashion designers are planning a sporting life for us all later this year. And, fittingly for Jubilee Year, the great British look is the one that really matters. Even French designer Ann Dupuy of Jousse and Japanese designer Michiko have gone for hunting, shooting and fishing clothes in their autumn collections. They will be showing and - hopefully - selling them at the British Fashion Week opening in London on March 30. But the British are still the best in the world at tailoring and Jeff Banks, for example, has had his tweeds made up in a factory which also produces clothes for the eminently traditional Burberry company. March 1977 / Bridgeman Images

CVL500300: Barber Shop, 1934 (oil on canvas) , Sample, Paul Starrett (1896-1974) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158135: Actor Phil Silvers took the bookies to the cleaners in true Sergeant Bilko fashion. The man who immortalised Bilko, the loveabler American army spiv, gave a real life demostration of how to make a fast buck at Gosforth races in Newcastle. Phil, who was starring in 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, backed Record Run in the 3 o'clock race. It Stormed home at 6-5 on. But the bookie who paid out Phil, Mr Alec Lewis, was still smiling. A chat with the 63 year old star made his day - even though it was at the wrong end of a bundle of fivers. 3rd April, 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658368: Aerial view of South Shields, UK, May 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images