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King Edgar I the peaceable on a throne

King Edgar I the Peaceful or Peaceable crowned, seated on his throne and holding a palm, reigned 959 - 975

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Lion mauling woman 1870

Performance in the Bowery Theatre in New York, were young woman Minnie Wells the Lion Queen, was doing her usual act, but on this fateful night, two lionesses sprang upon her, she was thrown down to the floor, where they fastened their teeth and claws into her throat and shoulders. Date: 1870

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James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan

James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797 - 1868), British military leader and politician, pictured c.1865. Cardigan is renowned as the leader of the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War of 1854-6

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