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French cuirassiers charging a British infantry square at the battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1906). From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. V. (Cassell and Company Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne). Artist P Jazet. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Two members of the BEF (British Expeditionary Forces)

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Indian soldiers at Dunkirk

Clash between the English Temeraire and the French Redoutable ships during the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Charles Cundall’s painting ‘The Withdrawal From Dunkirk, June 1940’

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Painting of the Field of Cloth of Gold (artist unknown) from around 1545

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A portrait of Marie Antoinette dated 1783 and painted by Vigée-Le Brun. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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B-17 bombers make their way to England to aid the British in WW2, April 1942. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Soldiers from the Women's Royal Army Corps

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Expelled Germans leaving Poland's western territories

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Flying the flag: A sailor signals a merchant ship in the Thames Estuary, 1939. Allied maritime capacity was paramount in the final victory. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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A silhouette of troops of the 1st Australian Division during the First World War.

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The British Museum in London

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Coco Chanel photographed in Paris, c1936

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